Pacific Power / PacifiCorp (Oregon), Schedule 401 and POWER Act data center implementation
Large-load tariff for data centers: what is on file, the terms the filings state, and where each fact comes from. Terms a filing does not state are marked, never guessed.
StatusPending Last reviewed 2026-10-14
Applies at20 MW or more, data center-type facilities (NAICS 518210), under Oregon's POWER Act
What the filing saysPENDING. PacifiCorp filed Advice 25-015 (Schedule 401, Docket UE 463). PacifiCorp, PUC staff, the Citizen Utility Board and intervenors filed a settlement on September 16, 2026 that handles new data centers through individual service contracts rather than a class tariff; a PUC order was expected in fall 2026. The settlement covers data centers that contract after June 16, 2025, or earlier ones that cause more than $10 million of cumulative upfront-unpaid infrastructure cost, and directly assigns the cost of service to the data center. The POWER Act requires contracts of 10 years or longer. Existing data centers are to be handled in a separate docket after UE 470. Settlement terms beyond this summary were not read. Oregon PUC docket UE 463 (index read October 2026): the tariff sheets are suspended (Order 25-516, Dec 2025) with a proposed effective date of Jan 1, 2027; the stipulation was executed Sept 9, 2026 by PUC Staff, environmental intervenors, PacifiCorp and the Citizen Utility Board; the Data Center Coalition filed a notice of opposition to it on Oct 1, 2026, and other parties (ADS, NewSun Energy) filed comments; a petition to intervene was granted Oct 7. The case is still a contested case with no final order.
Stated terms
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Source
Oregon PUC eDockets index for UE 463 (apps.puc.state.or.us, read Oct 2026: dates and filing titles only); Oregon PUC 2026 POWER Act legislative report (oregon.gov) and Lewis & Clark Law School comparison of the PGE and PacifiCorp approaches (law.lclark.edu), both read; the stipulation text and any order were not read.
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