PacifiCorp is asking Oregon regulators for a 5.4 percent rate increase beginning in 2021 to help pay for new renewable energy resources and other investments.
Some of the spending will yield savings, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned electric utility said in filing its first general rate case since 2013, helping drive down power costs and trimming the rate impact to 1.6 percent on average.
Oregon’s ratepayer watchdog said it expects to further whittle down that figure, perhaps turning it negative,…



