2025 Oregon Situs Request for Proposals

PacifiCorp is seeking approval for its RFP and schedule in Oregon Docket UM 2383. Please consult with the docket on the commission website regarding the regulatory proceeding.

More information on how to participate in Oregon’s process is provided below. 

Background

PacifiCorp's 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) established an action item to initiate a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure resources for its Oregon customers that are aligned with the 2025 IRP preferred portfolio and that can achieve commercial operations by the end of December 2029.  Based on current estimated projections, the 2025 IRP calls for 1,570 megawatts of utility scale solar resources, 1,400 megawatts of utility-scale wind resources, and 320 megawatts of small-scale solar resources by the end of 2029. The 2025 IRP also calls for energy storage resources, including 509 megawatts of lithium-ion batteries with four-hour duration, and 272 megawatts of iron-air storage with 100-hour duration by the end of 2029. Given concerns related to the availability of transmission between the west and east sides of PacifiCorp’s system, all of the resources identified for Oregon in the 2025 IRP are located on the west side of PacifiCorp ‘s system.

The following notices have been emailed to PacifiCorp’s 2025 Oregon Situs RFP email distribution list:

• July 1, 2025 Stakeholder Conference (see information below)

For questions or to be added to the list, please contact us at  2025ORSitusRFP@pacificorp.com. 

2025 Oregon Situs RFP Questions and Answers (Q&A)

When available, an updated list of questions submitted by stakeholders to the 2025 Oregon Situs RFP email address with corresponding responses from PacifiCorp will be posted here. Questions should be submitted to 2025ORSitusRFP@Pacificorp.com. Interested parties are encouraged to monitor this site for response to additional questions. 

2025 Oregon Situs RFP Documents & Appendices

See the RFP main document with instructions and supporting appendices. 

PacifiCorp Transmission – Round 1 and Round 2 study results

When available, Transmission Consulting Agreement Studies Round 1 and Transmission Consulting Agreement Studies Round 2, as described in the 2025 Oregon Situs RFP main document, will be posted to the Open Access Same-time Information System (OASIS) under the Generation Interconnection folder and Cluster Queues subfolder. 

Visit OASIS

Stakeholder Workshop

A stakeholder workshop is scheduled for July 1, 2025, at from 1 p.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Pacific Time and will cover scoring and modeling methodology, the 2025 Oregon Situs RFP structure, deliverables, schedule, requirements, required forms and interconnection requirements. The stakeholder meeting materials will be posted in advance and a recording will be posted following the meeting.  

Find the Zoom meeting link at the OPUC web page.

Questions

Questions for PacifiCorp: Any questions or comments by interested parties regarding the 2025 Oregon Situs RFP can be sent via email to 2025ORSitusRFP@pacificorp.com. Interested parties are encouraged to monitor this site for responses to additional questions.

Regulatory Schedule

This schedule is indicative and remains subject to change. Interested parties are encouraged to monitor this website for subsequent schedule updates and information regarding bidder workshop participation. 

RFP Schedule

The RFP schedule is indicative and remains subject to change. Interested parties are encouraged to monitor this website for subsequent schedule updates and information regarding bidder workshop participation.