PacifiCorp Requests $70 Million Rate Hike for Electric Service in Oregon

PacifiCorp filed a general rate revision with the Oregon Public Utilities Commission, seeking an increase of about $78 million for its electric services and recovery of about $17.3 million related to the early closure of Unit 4 of the 395-megawatt Cholla coal power plant, according to a Feb. 14 filing.  The company’s proposal to amortize…