On November 25, 2025, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (Oregon Commission) issued Order No. 25-474 in Docket No. UM 2404 waiving penalty rules for electricity service suppliers (ESSs) under the state resource adequacy program and directed Oregon Commission Staff to open an informal rulemaking or investigation docket to consider amendments to the Oregon Commission’s resource adequacy rules. [Read more…]
Colorado Commission Approves PSCo’s 2024 Just Transition Solicitation
November 20, 2025 By
On November 6, 2025, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (the Colorado Commission) approved Public Service Company of Colorado’s (PSCo) 2024 Just Transition Solicitation. PSCo’s 2024 Just Transition Solicitation is a combination of resource planning and resource procurement, which included a draft request for proposals (RFP). [Read more…]
Oregon and Washington Commissions Approve PacifiCorp’s 2025 RFPs
September 11, 2025 By
At the August 26, 2025 Public Meeting, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (the Oregon Commission) approved PacifiCorp’s 2025 Oregon situs Request for Proposals (RFP) with conditions in Docket No. UM 2383. The order approving the RFP was issued on August 29, 2025. At the August 28, 2025 Open Meeting, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (the Washington Commission) approved PacifiCorp’s 2025 Washington situs RFP with conditions in Docket No. UE-250460. The order approving the RFP was issued on September 2, 2025. [Read more…]
Bonneville Power Administration Adopts New Power and Transmission Rates
September 1, 2025 By
On July 24, 2025, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Administrator issued the Final Record of Decision (ROD) for BPA’s BP-26 rate proceeding, setting out new power and transmission rates for fiscal years (FY) 2026-2028. The new rates were developed collaboratively, with settlements reducing the initially proposed increases. [Read more…]
Public Power Advocates Voluntarily Dismiss BPA Appeal
August 21, 2025 By
On August 12, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order granting requests by the Public Power Council (“PPC”), Northwest Requirements Utilities (“NRU”), and the Alliance of Western Energy Consumers (“AWEC”) to voluntarily dismiss their respective appeals of the Bonneville Power Administration’s (“BPA”) decision to enter into an agreement affecting the costs and operation of the Columbia River System hydroelectric dams. [Read more…]
