PacifiCorp

Built World

As of October 2026: Proposing the Blueprint South 500-kV line

Pacific Power has moved its preferred route for a 180-mile transmission line east, away from subdivisions near Bend, after a year of community opposition. The new Route M runs through a more rural corridor across Crook, Deschutes, Lake, and Klamath counties, from a proposed substation near Prineville to an existing connection near Klamath Falls.

Updated Oct 7

Built World

As of September 2026: Transferred dams to the Klamath River Renewal Corp for removal

Four dams on the Klamath River came down in 2024. Within two runs, more than 21,000 Chinook swam upstream into habitat blocked for a century, reclaiming 88% of their historical range.

Updated Sep 24

Money Moves

As of May 2026: Seller, facing wildfire liability pressure

Portland General Electric is buying PacifiCorp's Washington utility operations for $1.9 billion—the first major cross-state utility deal in the Pacific Northwest in decades. The deal, announced February 17, 2026, moves 140,000 customers, three power plants (805 megawatts), and 4,500 miles of transmission lines from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to an Oregon-based utility partnering with Canadian infrastructure investors.

Updated May 29