Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Clean Energy
• Community Benefits
• Renewable Energy Procurement
• Climate Change Mitigation
• Energy Equity

Environmental Achievements

• Filed Clean Energy Plan (CEP) with Oregon Public Utility Commission, outlining pathways to emissions targets.
• Increased number of Community-Based Renewable Energy (CBRE) projects from 2 to 26.

Social Achievements

• Developed Community Benefit Indicators (CBIs) with input from the Community Benefit Impacts Advisory Group (CBIAG), adding two new indicators: Increased Efficiency of Housing and Small Businesses in Disadvantaged Areas and Reduced Barriers for Disadvantaged Communities for Company Program Participation.
• Provided Spanish and ASL interpretation/translation for public meetings to maximize accessibility.

Governance Achievements

• Filed an Errata to correct data errors in the CEP.
• Established a Feedback Tracker to demonstrate feedback received and its use in informing decisions.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Interconnection study requirements for Small-Scale Renewable (SSR) projects causing delays and potentially excluding some community-focused developers.
• Complexity of SSR projects and the need for support for smaller developers.
• Balancing compliance requirements with community benefits in SSR and CBRE procurement.

Mitigation Strategies

• Planning workshops to assist developers with bid submittal requirements.
• Exploring alternative pathways for smaller developers.
• Considering community benefit agreements and social benefits in evaluating SSR bids.
• Working with advocacy groups to identify and overcome obstacles for smaller developers.
• Developing a CBRE grant pilot to support community resilience projects.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Project Labor Agreements (considered for SSR bids)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
• 13: Climate Action

The Clean Energy Plan and related initiatives aim to increase renewable energy generation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Community Benefits
• Clean Energy Transition
• Equity
• Transportation Electrification
• Renewable Energy

Environmental Achievements

• Successfully filed Clean Energy Plan (CEP) on May 31, 2023

Social Achievements

• Hosted a hybrid CBIAG meeting with diverse participation.
• Partnered with Energy Trust of Oregon to support communities and provide energy efficiency upgrades resulting in significant customer savings.
• PacifiCorp's donation to Josephine County Food Bank's youth mentorship program.

Governance Achievements

• Established Community Benefits & Impacts Advisory Group (CBIAG) to ensure equitable clean energy plan design and community engagement.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Energy burden in Klamath and Lake County (45-46% of households)
• Reaching hard-to-reach communities
• Ensuring equitable access to clean energy benefits and transportation electrification
• Understanding and addressing customer barriers to participation in programs
• Managing grid impacts of transportation electrification

Mitigation Strategies

• Community engagement through CBIAG meetings and surveys
• Partnerships with community-based organizations (e.g., Energy Trust of Oregon, Klamath and Lake Community Action Services)
• Development of a Clean Energy Benefits Survey to understand equity, accessibility, and communication needs
• Incentives for new and used electric vehicles
• Outreach efforts to increase awareness of programs and opportunities

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Renewable Portfolio Standards
• Clean Energy Production
• Reliability
• Resiliency
• Community Engagement
• Equity

Environmental Achievements

• Developing a technique to integrate state-level compliance requirements before finalizing the system-wide portfolio to meet all state compliance requirements.

Social Achievements

• Increased community engagement in Distribution System Planning (DSP)
• Focus efforts in areas of lowest resilience and worst reliability, including disadvantaged communities

Governance Achievements

• Increased transparency of DSP processes
• Modernization of DSP processes

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Managing risk from expected volatility in load, energy efficiency, demand response, hydro, wind, solar, and market prices.
• Supply chain issues and unprecedented flow patterns impacting operational challenges.
• Meeting state-level compliance requirements across six states with varying policies and accounting principles.
• Balancing cost-effectiveness with capacity requirements in energy efficiency measures.

Mitigation Strategies

• Stochastic analysis to reflect the full range of possible conditions.
• Modernizing distribution system planning processes.
• Integrating state-level compliance requirements into portfolio development.
• Bundling similar energy efficiency programs to simplify modeling and target cost-effective measures.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities