Company: POR
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000784977-25-000074
Chunk: 51

Company: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO /OR/
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 51
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 2023 All-Source RFP process.

NewSun was an intervenor in the Clearwater RAC proceeding in Docket UE 427, in which the OPUC rejected NewSun’s proposals to change the RFP oversight process but adopted conditions proposed by OPUC staff on how PGE should recognize Clearwater’s capacity factor and transmission assumptions in its AUT and PCAM beginning in 2025. While PGE is seeking review of the OPUC’s February 21, 2025 order adopting the conditions, PGE cannot predict the outcome or potential impact, if any, on future RFP, AUT, or PCAM proceedings.

2025 All-Source RFP

PGE filed notice with the OPUC in November 2024 that an RFP in 2025 was needed to procure resources to meet a forecasted 2029 capacity shortfall and to make continued progress toward decarbonization targets under HB 2021. These actions were consistent with the 2023 IRP Action Plan and CEP. PGE filed the draft 2025 All-Source RFP on April 17, 2025.

Transmission Upgrades

In alignment with local and regional transmission plans, the 2023 IRP Action Plan, and CEP, PGE is evaluating and implementing upgrades to existing transmission resources and expansions of current transmission networks. Transmission resource actions are intended to alleviate congestion, improve regional adequacy and reliability, enable decarbonization goals, and address growing customer demand.

On May 28, 2024, PGE signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding in the development of the North Plains Connector, an approximately 415-mile, high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission line to be constructed with endpoints near Bismarck, North Dakota and Colstrip, Montana. The parties have entered negotiations with the United States Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) to finalize the project objectives, terms, and conditions, including the Company’s participation, which is expected to involve a 20% ownership share of the approximately $3.2 billion total investment of the project. On August 6, 2024, the project was awarded a $700 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program to further support its development and would reduce the overall total investment of the project. A portion of the GRIP funding is allocated to assess upgrades to the Colstrip Transmission System. See “Federal Grants” in this Overview for further discussion over the impacts