PacifiCorp Electric Rate Case and Commission Conditions

WA UTC Recent Orders

Published May 10th, 2023

Detected March 14th, 2026

Summary

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) has issued conditions for PacifiCorp's electric rate case, docket UE-230172. The order modifies the company's tariff revisions, requiring a refund of $1.3 million and specific documentation regarding federal reimbursement funds.

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What changed

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) has issued a final order with conditions for PacifiCorp's general rate case (Docket UE-230172). The order modifies the company's Schedule 94, Capital Review Adjustment, requiring a reduction in provisional rate base additions by approximately $12.5 million for January 2024. Additionally, PacifiCorp must file tariff revisions to provide customers with a $1.3 million refund related to discrete projects by April 1, 2026.

Regulated entities, specifically PacifiCorp, must comply with these conditions. The company is required to provide Commission Staff with requested documentation concerning Inflation Reduction Act/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IRA/IIJA) reimbursement funds within 30 days. Failure to comply with these conditions could lead to further review and potential additional refunds. The annual review will not be finalized until Staff verifies outstanding issues concerning federal reimbursement funds.

What to do next

Modify WN U-76, Schedule 94, Capital Review Adjustment, to reflect a reduction in provisional rate base additions of approximately $12.5 million for January 1, 2024, to January 31, 2024.
File tariff revisions to provide customers the $1.3 million refund associated with discrete projects by April 1, 2026.
Provide Commission Staff with all requested documentation concerning IRA/IIJA reimbursement funds within 30 days.

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Docket Number 230172

| Docket Number | UE-230172 |
| --- | --- |
| Advice | 23-01 |
| Company | PacifiCorp |
| DBA | Pacific Power & Light Company |
| Filing Type | Tariff Revision |
| Industry (Code) | Electric (140) |
| Status | Closed |
| Lead Staff | Hawkins-Jones, Jacque (UTC) |
| Filed Date | 04/10/2023 |
| Effective Date | 05/10/2023 |
| Summary | General Rate Case to request an increase in revenues of approximately
$26.8 million from Washington operations for the first rate year, effective March 1, 2024. For the second rate year, the requested increase is approximately $27.9 million. (Do Not Change Summary.) |

Event History

03/12/2026 -- Allowed (Commissioner Rendahl moved to issue an order, in Docket No. UE-230172, PacifiCorp’s d/b/a Pacific Power & Light Company, filing on July 15, 2025, as revised on January 29, 2026, reflecting its Schedule 94, Capital Review Adjustment, granting the filing, subject to the following conditions:
Requiring PacifiCorp d/b/a Pacific Power & Light Company to modify WN U-76, Schedule 94, Capital Review Adjustment, to reflect a reduction in provisional rate base additions of approximately $12.5 million for the period of January 1, 2024, to January 31, 2024.
Requiring the company to file tariff revisions to provide customers the $1.3 million refund associated with discrete projects to be effective by April 1, 2026.
Requiring the company to provide Commission Staff with all requested documentation concerning reimbursement funds received related to Inflation Reduction Act/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IRA/IIJA) and the specific projects to which those funds apply, within 30 days.
Clarifying that the annual review will not be finalized until Commission Staff is able to verify the outstanding issues concerning federal reimbursement funds, at which time, any additional overcollection will be refunded.
Outlining that once Staff has completed its review of requested documentation it will either file a letter of compliance if no additional refund is necessary or set the matter for a future open meeting. Commissioner Doumit seconded the motion. The motion carried (3:0) )
03/13/2026 -- Closed
03/12/2026 -- Open Meeting
05/24/2023 -- Consolidate - Parent
05/05/2023 -- Formal
03/15/2023 -- Pending
03/15/2023 -- Open