Salem, OR. — Official Release: In 2024, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) ordered investor-owned electric utilities, including Portland General Electric, PacifiCorp, and Idaho Power, to work with PUC staff to evolve their wildfire mitigation plans. This included updates to the plan, inclusion of specific data, as well as exploration of community outreach methods and their effectiveness. The PUC is hosting this public workshop to further discuss wildfire mitigation plans and their evolution to ensure safe and reliable utility services for customers.
The PUC invites the public to learn about the work of the investor-owned utilities on wildfire mitigation planning and outreach and are invited to provide public comment on this matter.
Workshop Details
When: Thursday, February 6, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Public comment is expected to be solicited at about 2 p.m.
View the workshop notice for access to the workshop agenda and a link to the Zoom session or phone number at: https://bit.ly/3CwGCXR
- Public Comment Form online
- email PUC.PublicComments@puc.oregon.gov
- Call 503-378-6600 or 800-522-2404 (all relay calls accepted)
- Mail comments to: Oregon Public Utility Commission, Attn: AHD — UM 2340, PO Box 1088, Salem OR 97308-1088
Stay Informed
To stay informed throughout this process, individuals may request to be added to the distribution list to receive publicly available documents. Submit requests by email to puc.hearings@puc.oregon.gov or by calling 503-378-6678. Please specify docket UM 2340 in the request.
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