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PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp is one of the West’s leading utilities, serving more than 1.6 million customers in six western states. PacifiCorp
was formed in 1984, when its electric utility, natural resource development and telecommunications businesses grew into full-fledged
enterprises. In 1989, it merged with Utah Power & Light, and continued doing business as Pacific Power and Utah Power. The
company was acquired by MidAmercian Energy Holdings Company
in 2006.
Today, PacifiCorp consists of three business units, aggregating up to PacifiCorp:
PacifiCorp Energy, containing the electric generation, commercial and energy trading functions, and the coal-mining operations of the company,
is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah;
Pacific Power, which delivers electricity to customers in Oregon, Washington and California, is headquartered in Portland, Ore.; and
Rocky Mountain Power, which delivers electricity to customers in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho, is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. PacifiCorp
is headquartered in Portland, Ore.
Pacific Power
Just 30 years after Edison invented the light bulb, Pacific Power and Light Company (PP&L) was born in the Pacific Northwest.
Formed in 1910, PP&L started from several small electric companies and served just 7,000 customers in Astoria and Pendleton
in Oregon, and Yakima and Walla Walla in Washington. Once established, PP&L acquired other companies, properties and service
areas. It began building transmission systems and extensions to serve rural customers in Oregon and Washington, and later,
Wyoming, Montana and Northern California.
Rocky Mountain Power
Before the company’s name was changed in 2006, Rocky Mountain Power served customers in Utah and Idaho as Utah Power. Wyoming
customers were served by Pacific Power, though some had been served earlier under the Utah Power name.
Utah Power dates back to 1881, when Salt Lake City became the fifth city in the world to have central station electricity.
Known then as Utah Power & Light (UP&L), the company itself was formed in 1912 from several small electric companies in Utah,
Idaho and western Colorado. In organizing dozens of small power companies, serving 130 small cities and towns, the new company
supplied about 39,700 customers in 1912. In just 10 years, UP&L grew to serve 205 communities and 83,000 customers.
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Service Area Map and Company Facts
Corporate information
Headquarters: Portland, Ore.
Total number of employees: 6,654
PacifiCorp Chairman and CEO: Gregory E. Abel
PacifiCorp Energy President: Rob Lasich
Pacific Power President: Patrick Reiten
Rocky Mountain Power President: A. Richard Walje
Service area
Area covered: 136,000 square miles
States served: Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho and California
Transmission/Distribution lines
| Transmission
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15,530 miles
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| Overhead distribution:
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43,850 miles
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| Underground distribution:
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14,510 miles
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Substations:
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948
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Customers
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Total number of customers:
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1,604,817
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| Residential:
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1,372,655
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85.5%
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| Commercial:
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193,762
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12.1%
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| Industrial and Irrigation:
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34,100
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2.1%
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| Other:
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4,300
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.3%
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Customers by state
| Utah:
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725,525
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| Oregon:
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524,408
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Wyoming:
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125,395
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Washington:
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122,010
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Idaho:
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63,702
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California:
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43,777
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Generation
Company-owned generation: 8,261 megawatts
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Coal-fired plants
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Hydroelectric facilities
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Gas-fired plants
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Solar
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Wind projects
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