Oregon Public Utility Commission Rejects Utilities’ Proposal for Pension Cost...
On August 3, 2015, the Oregon Public Utility Commission issued a final order in its long-running investigation into the way utility pension costs are treated in rates. The order rejects the utilities’...
View ArticleParties Reach Full Settlement in Portland General Electric Rate Case
The parties to Portland General Electric Company’s (PGE) 2015 general rate case filed a settlement of all remaining issues with the Oregon Public Utility Commission on August 28, 2015. Despite the...
View ArticleAvista Files Rebuttal Testimony in Washington General Rate Case
On September 4, 2015, Avista filed rebuttal testimony in its Washington general rate case which trims its proposed electric rate increase to $3.9 million—with Avista anticipating a further decrease to...
View ArticleThe Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”) Kicks-Off Southern Intertie Process
Pursuant to BPA’s final Record of Decision (“ROD”) issued in July 2015 in the BP-16 rate case, BPA kicked-off a workshop process to evaluate potential rate and non-rate solutions to stakeholder claims...
View ArticleOregon Public Utility Commission Finds that the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill Is...
On September 29, 2015, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (“Commission”) issued a declaratory ruling (Docket DR 49) finding that the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill (the “Mill”) is not a captive...
View ArticleInvestigation of Alternative Secondary Sales Forecasting underway at the...
On October 22, 2015, BPA launched an investigation into whether there is an alternative manner of incorporating extra-regional sales to improve BPA forecasting in the future. In the Final Record of...
View ArticlePuget Sound Energy Files 2015 Integrated Resource Plan
On December 1, 2015, Puget Sound Energy (“PSE” or the “Company”) filed its 2015 Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”) with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“Commission”). The IRP...
View ArticleOregon Public Utility Commission Rejects Utility Request for Extraordinary...
On December 18, 2015, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (Commission) issued a final order rejecting a joint request from Portland General Electric Company (PGE) and PacifiCorp to recover on a...
View ArticleWUTC Rejects Pacific Power “ERF” Characterization in New Rate Case
On December 29, 2015, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“WUTC”) established a procedural schedule in Pacific Power and Light Company’s (“Pacific Power”) new rate case, Docket...
View ArticleAvista Ordered to Reduce Washington Rates by $8.1 Million
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“WUTC”) ordered Avista Utilities (“Avista”) to reduce Washington electric rates by $8.1 million, in a final order on Avista’s 2015 general rate...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals Affirms WUTC Decision in 2013 PacifiCorp Rate Case
On April 27, 2016 the Washington State Court of Appeals issued its decision in PacifiCorp’s (or the “Company”) appeal of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission’s (“Commission”) final...
View ArticleWUTC Rejects Avista Corporation’s Request for Rate Increase
On December 15, 2016, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“WUTC” or “Commission”) issued an order completely rejecting Avista Corporation’s request for an electric rate increase as...
View ArticleOPUC Acknowledges PacifiCorp’s 2016 RPS Implementation Plan with Conditions
At a special public meeting on January 10, 2017, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (“OPUC”) acknowledged PacifiCorp’s 2016 Renewable Portfolio Standard (“RPS”) Implementation Plan. PacifiCorp (or...
View ArticleBPA Issues a Final ROD in the BP-18 Rate Case
On July 26, 2017, Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”) Administrator Elliot Mainzer issued his Final Record of Decision (“Final ROD”) in the BP-18 rate case proceeding. BPA’s Priority Firm (“PF”)...
View ArticleWUTC Rejects Avista Corporation’s Request for Power Cost Rate Adjustment
On August 15, 2017, The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“WUTC” or “Commission”) issued an order fully rejecting Avista Corporation’s (“Avista” or the “Company”) request for an...
View ArticleOPUC Grants “Limited Approval” for PacifiCorp’s 2017 RFP
At a Special Public Meeting on August 29, 2017, the Public Utilities Commission of Oregon (“OPUC” or “Commission”) favored a “limited approval” of PacifiCorp’s (or the “Company”) 2017 Draft Request for...
View ArticleWUTC Issues Final Order on Net Removal Tariff Revisions Proposed by Pacific...
On October 12, 2017, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“Commission”) issued a Final Order rejecting Pacific Power’s (the “Company”) proposed revisions to its currently effective...
View ArticleOPUC Approves Ratepayer Advocate Adjustments in 2018 TAM
On November 1, 2017, the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (“OPUC” or the “Commission”) approved PacifiCorp’s (or the “Company”) 2018 net power costs (“NPC”) forecast in Docket UE 323, the Company’s...
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