Together, we re working to tackle the problem. Some short-term fixes include ensuring that all existing plants operate at maximum capacity in an environmentally sound manner and creating incentives for managing demand. In the longer term, we re working to bring the Western electric grid into the 21st century by building new power plants. But there is one quick, easy way to moderate the problem. All of us need to rethink how and when we use power.
Consumers simply flip a switch and the light comes on.
At Pacific Power, we take pride in delivering power so safely and reliably that people don t have to think about it. But we want them to. We need them to. The price you currently pay for the electricity that powers your television, lights your office and cooks your dinner is set through a regulatory process, based on past expenses. Recent cost increases in the regional marketplace will take a while to flow through to the bill of typical residential customers.