Key Cases

Key PUC Dockets

Below is a listing of key Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) dockets on common topics of interest. For a listing of all dockets, view the eDocket system, which provides various search options for your convenience.

Energy Resource Planning & Acquisition

GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

UM 1276 - Build vs Buy Bias
UM 1066 - Rate Treatment of New Resources
UM 1182 - Competitive Bidding Guidelines
UM 1056 - IRP Guidelines
UM 180 - Least Cost Planning Requirements

INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANS (IRP)

PUC IRP GUIDELINES

ELECTRIC IRPs

Idaho Power

2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2006 (withdrawn), 2004, 2002, 2000

Pacific Power

2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, 1999

Portland General Electric

2019, 2016, 2013, 2009, 2007, 2004, 1998

NATURAL GAS IRPs

Cascade Natural Gas

2018, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2008, 2004, 2002, 1999, 1996

NW Natural

2018, 2016, 2013, 2011, 2008, 2004, 2000

Avista

2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2000

General Rate Cases

ELECTRIC

Portland General Electric

UE 335 - General Rate Revision
UE 294 - Order No. 15-356
UE 283 - Order No. 14-422; Corrected by Order No. 14-442
UE 262 - Order No. 13-459
UE 215 - Order No. 10-478
UE 197/198 - Order No. 08-601
UE 188 - Order No. 07-573 (Bigelow Canyon)
UE 180/184 - Order No. 07-015 (Port Westward)
UE 115 - Order No. 01-777
UE 100 - Order No. 96-306
UE 88 - Order No. 95-322 (Trojan); Order No. 08-487

Pacific Power

Idaho Power

UE 248 - Order No. 12-358 (Langley)
UE 233 - Order No. 12-055; Order No. 13-132
UE 213 - Order No. 10-064
UE 167 - Order No. 05-871
UE 92 - Order No. 95-1240

NATURAL GAS

NW Natural

UG 344 -
UG 221 - Order No. 12-408; Order No. 12-437
UG 152 - Order No. 03-507
UG 132 - Order No. 99-697

Avista

UG 288
UG 284 - Order No. 15-054; Order No. 15-109
UG 246 - Order No. 14-015; Order No. 14-026
UG 201 - Order No. 11-080
UG 186 - Order No. 09-422
UG 181 - Order No. 08-185
UG 153 - Order No. 03-570

Cascade Natural Gas

UG 287 - Order No. 15-412
UG 173 - Order No. 07-220

WATER

Annual Rate Adjustments

POWER COST ADJUSTMENTS - ELECTRIC
Pacific Power

Transition Adjustment Mechanism (TAM):

UE 356 - 2020 Forecast
UE 296 - 2016 Forecast
UE 287 - 2015 Forecast
UE 267 - 5-Year Opt-Out
UE 264 - 2014 Forecast
UE 245 - 2013 Forecast
UE 227 - 2012 Forecast
UE 216 - 2011 Forecast
UE 207 - 2010 Forecast
UE 199 - 2009 Forecast
UE 191 - 2008 Forecast

Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism (PCAM):

Renewable Adjustment Clause (RAC):

UE 200

Portland General Electric

Resource Valuation Mechanism (RVM)

Annual Update Tariff (AUT) - PCAM Forecast

UE 359 - 2020 Forecast
UE 266 - 2014 Forecast
UE 250 - 2013 Forecast
UE 228 - 2012 Forecast
UE 208 - 2010 Forecast
UE 198 - 2009 Forecast
UE 192 - 2008 Forecast

Power Cost Variance (PCV) - PCAM True-Up

UE 346 - 2017 True-up
UE 256 - 2012 True-up
UE 232 - 2011 True-up
UE 215 - 2010 True-up
UE 221 - 2009 True-up
UE 211 - 2008 True-up
UE 201 - 2007 True-up

Idaho Power

Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism (PCAM)

UE 354 - 2018 True-up
UE 295 - 2014 True-up
UE 265 - 2012 True-up
UE 247 - 2011 True-up
UE 226 - 2010 True-up
UE 218 - 2009 True-up
UE 206 - 2008 True-up
UE 195 - Created PCAM

Annual Power Cost Update (APCU)

UE 350 - 2019 Forecast
UE 293 - 2015 Forecast
UE 279 - 2014 Forecast
UE 257 - 2013 Forecast
UE 242 - 2012 Forecast
UE 222 - 2011 Forecast
UE 214 - 2010 Forecast
UE 213 - 2009 Forecast
UE 203 - 2008 Forecast

Purchase Gas Adjustment - Natural Gas
Avista

UG 360

Cascade Natural Gas

UG 356

NW Natural

UG 355

Mergers & Acquisitions

ENERGY

UM 1283 - MDU/Cascade - Order No. 07-221
UM 1209 - Mid American/PacifiCorp - Order No. 06-082
UM 1206 - PGE (Enron Bankruptcy) - Order No. 05-1250
UM 1121 - TPG/PGE - Order No. 05-114
UM 1045 - NW Natural/PGE - Order No. 02-358
UM 1011 - Legal Standard Adopted - Order No. 01-778
UM 967 - Sierra Pacific/PGE - Order No. 00-702
UM 918 - Scottish Power/PacifiCorp - Order No. 99-616
UM 814 - Enron/PGE - Order No. 97-196

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

UM 1484 - CenturyLink/Qwest - Order No. 11-103
UM 1431 - Frontier/Verizon - Order No. 10-067
UM 1416 - CenturyTel/Embarq - Order No. 09-169

Deferred Accounting

GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

UM 1147 - Deferred Accounting Guidelines

Order No. 10-279 - Interest Rate Modification
Order No. 09-065 - Interest Rate Clarification
Order No. 08-263 - Phase III - Establishing Interest Rates
Order No. 06-507 - Phase II - Interest Rate During Amortization
Order No. 05-1070 - Phase I - General Principles

IMPORTANT DECISIONS

UM 1713 - Investigation into Large Customer Energy Efficiency Limitations
UM 1256 - Applications for Defer Development Expenses of Grid West
UE 196 - PGE Request to Amortize Boardman Outage Costs
UM 1234 - PGE Request for Deferral of Boardman Outage Costs
UM 1261 - Idaho Power Request for Deferral of Net Power Supply Expenses
UM 1224 - Utility Reform Project (URP) v. PGE
UM 1071 - PGE Request for Deferral of Hydro Replacement Costs

PURPA - Qualifying Facilities

UM 1129 - PURPA Investigation

Order No. 07-360 - Large QF Guidelines
Order No. 06-538 - Review and approval of standard contracts - See Errata Order No. 06-586
Order No. 05-584 - Calculating avoided costs; standard terms for small QFs

UM 1396 - Resource Sufficiency

Order No. 11-505 - Renewable avoided cost rate
Order No. 10-488 - Sufficient/deficient

UM 1401 - Standard Interconnection > 20 MW

Order No. 10-132

UM 1610 - General Investigation

Order No. 15-130 - Stipulation Adopted
Order No. 14-229 - Reconsideration Denied
Order No. 14-058 - As corrected by Order No. 14-114

QF Disputes

UM 1734 - PacifiCorp QF contract term and eligibility cap
UM 1733 - Gardner Capital Solar Development, LLC vs Idaho Power
UM 1731 - Pacific NW Solar, LLC vs Idaho Power
UM 1725 - Idaho Power application to lower standard contract eligibility cap and reduce the standard term
UM 1546 - Threemile Canyon Wind LLC vs PacifiCorp
UE 235 - Third party transmission costs
UM 1449 - International Paper vs. PacifiCorp
UM 1443 - Review of PGE's avoided costs
UM 1442 - Reivew of PacifiCorp's avoided costs

Solar PV Pilot

PROGRAM DESIGN

UM 1452

Program changes adopted from Order No. 11-089 - Order No. 11-339
Rescinding price cap for competitive bidding system - Order No. 10-304
Establishing solar pilot program - Order No. 10-198

UM 1505 - Report to the Legislature

2015 Report evaluating effectiveness of the pilot - Order No. 14-436
Adopting lottery; 50/50 bidding for medium systems - Order No. 11-089

UM 1637 - Legislative Report on Effectiveness of Incentive Program

Accepted at June 10, 2104 Public Meeting

RULEMAKING

AR 582 - Implements 2013 HB 2893

Order No. 14-348

AR 558 - Amendments to implement

Order No. 11-381

AR 538 - Adopting original pilot rules

Order No. 10-200

RATE CHANGES

May 2015 - Order No. 15-092
Changer per 2013 HB 2893 - Order No. 14-025
October 2013 - Order No. 13-291
April 2013 - Order No. 13-025
October 2012 - Order No. 12-325
April 2012 - Order No. 12-041
VIRs for October 2011 Allocation Window Set - Order No. 11-280
VIRs for April 2011 Allocation Window Set - Order No. 11-090

Universal Service

UM 1017 - Oregon Universal Service Fund (OUSF) - GENERAL

MOU approved as corrected by Order No. 12-206 and 12-309 - Order No. 12-204
Denial of OECA proposal to expand - Order No. 11-472
Expansion of rural carriers - Order No. 03-082
Implementation - Order No. 00-312

UM 1481 - Investigation into Broadband Rebalancing

Phase III motion to adopt stipulation denied, further proceedings scheduled - Order No. 15-005
Status of broadband in rural exchanges ordered, rulemaking declined - Order No. 14-113
Phase II (Errata Order No. 13-167); Wire center support levels clarified in Order No. 14-080 - Order No. 13-162
Investigation suspended; Non-rural ILEC reporting requirements to be addressed in next phase - Order No. 11-192
Reconsideration of Order No. 10-496 - Order No. 11-132
Adoption of interim reporting requirements - Order No. 10-496

Other

Resource Value of Solar (RVOS)

UM 1716 - Investigation to Determine RVOS
UM 1910 - PacifiCorp RVOS
UM 1911 - Idaho Power RVOS
UM 1912 - Portland General Electric RVOS

Community Solar

UM 1930 - Implementation of Community Solar

Distribution System Planning (DSP)

UM 2005 - Investigation into DSP

Valuing Capacity

UM 2011 - General Capacity Investigation