Grid modernization
Because electric service is essential for homes, businesses and communities, we go to great lengths to keep our grid safe and reliable for customers. We're developing innovative solutions and leveraging technology to make our grid more efficient, resilient and secure.
Energy Imbalance Market
PacifiCorp and the California Independent System Operator launched the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) in November 2014. The EIM uses a sophisticated system to automatically balance demand every five minutes with the lowest cost energy available across the combined grid.
By connecting utilities and leveraging diverse renewable resources across the West, the EIM is dramatically lowering greenhouse gas emissions and helping to unlock the full potential of a low-cost, reliable and resilient energy system.
Reduced emissions
Together with our diverse energy investments, the EIM has helped us cut our portfolio carbon emissions by 35 million metric tons.
Customer savings
The EIM reached a new historic milestone, reporting $4.2 billion in cumulative benefits for entities participating in the rapidly growing real-time energy market.
- At PacifiCorp, we’ve saved our customers $658 million so far, and the savings get bigger every year. See all benefits reports »
Active and pending participants
See how we're powering the West with clean, reliable and affordable energy
Smart grid technology
To give customers more insight into their energy use and for faster outage response, we’re piloting the use of smart grid technology.
In many areas, we’re installing smart meters for a smart grid. Using two-way communication, the smart grid can automatically reroute the flow of energy when an outage occurs. The result: outages that are less common and less extensive.
The smart grid also increases the overall efficiency of the energy system and improves our ability to integrate clean, renewable energy sources.
With convenient online and mobile tools, customers can view their energy use and take steps to save energy and money.