1. (1) The Commission will consider acknowledgment of a CEP filed by the electric company subject to ORS 469A.415.  The Commission will issue an order memorializing its decision on acknowledgment for the CEP, which may be combined with the IRP acknowledgment order. The Commission may provide the electric company an opportunity to revise the CEP before making an acknowledgment decision. The Commission may, at its discretion, take one of the following actions regarding the CEP portion of the acknowledgment decision:

   1. (a) Acknowledge a CEP as filed;
   2. (b) Acknowledge a CEP with conditions; or
   3. (c) Not acknowledge the CEP and require that the utility revise and resubmit all or certain elements of the CEP within the procedural timeline set by the Commission.
2. (2) Acknowledgment of a CEP does not indicate that the Commission approves all supporting analysis or findings in a CEP for use in future determinations. The Commission may identify potential changes or additions to elements of the utility’s CEP analysis that may meaningfully inform future Commission determinations.
3. (3) Along with making a decision on acknowledgment, the Commission may provide direction to the utility regarding the development or content of its next CEP.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 756.060 & ORS 469A.465

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 756.040, ORS 469A.415, ORS 469A.420, ORS 469A.425, ORS 469A.430, ORS 469A.435, ORS 469A.440, ORS 469A.445, ORS 469A.450, ORS 469A.455, ORS 469A.460, ORS 469A.465 & ORS 469A.475

History

PUC 2-2026, adopt filed 03/23/2026, effective 03/23/2026