PacifiCorp is seeking a 57% rate increase in California, with company testimony estimating a $121.15 monthly rise for Schedule D residential customers and a separate 14% rate decrease due to take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
The company says the decrease will partly offset the filing. Its pricing testimony does not say whether the $121.15 estimate accounts for that cut, so the net monthly change for customers is unverified. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has not approved the proposal.
For customers enrolled in California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE), the bill discount program, PacifiCorp estimates an average monthly increase of $90.24. Both monthly figures are projections in the company’s testimony.
PacifiCorp’s Nov. 6 application lists a requested increase of $103.4 million. It separately identifies an $82.8 million increase in the base revenue requirement and a $102.6 million net price increase before accounting for the effect of a proposed transfer of Washington service territory. The utility serves about 46,000 California customers in Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta and Del Norte counties.
The company cites wildfire prevention, grid upgrades, vegetation management, insurance costs tied to fire risk and inflation’s effect on operating and maintenance expenses. It says wildfire-related costs deferred from earlier periods are not included in current rates. If regulators approve the request, customers would pay the higher rates; PacifiCorp says the added revenue would support its financial health and timely cost recovery.
PacifiCorp says its last general rate increase in California was in 2023. It seeks to spread recovery of deferred wildfire mitigation and related insurance balances over six years, saying that would soften the initial bill impact.
The company’s proposed schedule calls for a prehearing conference on Jan. 5, 2027, evidentiary hearings on April 14-15 and a proposed decision on June 30. It lists Aug. 12 for a final commission decision; those dates are proposed, not confirmed CPUC deadlines.
