USA, Oregon:

A Look Into the Oregon Power Portfolio (The Bulletin)

Where power comes from and how the sources will be changing in the state that will host this years's GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo

Where the power we use in Central Oregon comes from is a hard question to answer. Statewide data and information about the biggest power provider here give clues as to what sources are powering Central Oregon: mostly power-producing dams and coal-burning power plants.

The biggest power provider in the region is PacifiCorp, which operates Pacific Power in the Northwest. The privately held company has 72,744 customers in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties and supplies power to most people living in Bend. PacifiCorp has an array of power sources, from coal-burning plants in Wyoming to wind farms in Eastern Oregon. The sources all put electricity into the company’s system, which powers homes in Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The system doesn’t have a way to determine where the power ends up, said Bob Gravely, Pacific Power spokesman.

The GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo will be held September 28 - October 3 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

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