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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. 
 

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 

Pacific Power

Portland General Electric

NATURAL GAS IRPs
 

Cascade Natural Gas

NW Natural

Avista

ELECTRIC

Portland General Electric

Pacific Power

 Idaho Power

 

NATURAL GAS

NW Natural

Avista

Cascade Natural Gas

 

WATER

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​POWER COST ADJUSTMENTS - ELECTRIC
Pacific Power

  • Renewable Adjustment Clause (RAC):

Portland General Electric

Idaho Power

Purchase Gas Adjustment - Natural Gas
Avista

Cascade Natural Gas


NW Natural

ENERGY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 

GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

UM 1147 - Deferred Accounting Guidelines

 

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

UM 1129 - PURPA Investigation

UM 1396 - Resource Sufficiency

UM 1401 - Standard Interconnection > 20 MW

UM 1610 - General Investigation

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
  • UM 1854​ - PGE request to lower standard contract eligibility cap (interim relief)

 

PROGRAM DESIGN

UM 1452

UM 1505 - Report to the Legislature

UM 1637 - Legislative Report on Effectiveness of Incentive Program

  • Accepted at June 10, 2104 Public Meeting

RULEMAKING

AR 582 - Implements 2013 HB 2893

AR 558 - Amendments to implement

AR 538 - Adopting original pilot rules

RATE CHANGES

 

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

UM 1481 - Investigation into Broadband Rebalancing

​Resource Value of Solar (RVOS)

Community Solar

  • UM 1930 - Implementation of Community Solar

Distribution System Planning (DSP)

Valuing Capacity

  • UM 2011 - General Capacity Investigation