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PacifiCorp Opens Lewis River Recreation Sites For The 2025 Summer Season -05/16/25

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Media hotline: 503-813-6018

PacifiCorp Opens Lewis River Recreation Sites for the 2025 Summer Season

ARIEL, Wash. (May 16, 2025) —PacifiCorp’s Lewis River recreation parks and sites will be open to the public for the 2025 summer season.

Starting Friday, May 23, 2025, all Lewis River recreation parks and sites will be open. However, Beaver Bay Park and Campground will remain closed for the entire 2025 recreation season due to a park renovation project. Camping opportunities for Summer 2025 are available at Cresap Bay Campground, Cougar Campground and Swift Forest Camp. 

Reservation is also available for designated dispersed shoreline sites on Yale and Swift Reservoirs (boat-in access only). You can review further details on our website.

PacifiCorp does not allow campfires at the dispersed shoreline campsites due to the remote nature of these campsites and the risk of wildfire. Campers are responsible for managing their own sanitation as these sites are primitive with no restroom facilities.

For the safety and enjoyment of all visitors, please follow all recreation site rules and watch for changing conditions of reservoir elevations and streamflow. For a full description of the company’s Lewis River recreation sites and amenities, please visit our website.

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About PacifiCorp

PacifiCorp is one of the lowest-cost electrical providers in the United States, serving two million customers. The company operates as Rocky Mountain Power in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming and as Pacific Power in California, Oregon and Washington. PacifiCorp provides safe and reliable service through a vast, integrated system of generation and transmission that connects communities as the largest regulated utility owner of wind power in the West. For more information, visit PacifiCorp.com.

Pacific Power To Host Customer Forum On Wildfire Prevention -05/14/25

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Hotline: 503-813-6018

Pacific Power to host customer forum on wildfire prevention

Bend, OR (May 14, 2025) – Pacific Power will host a public forum in Bend on Thursday, May 15 to discuss our efforts to protect customers and communities against the threat of wildfire. During this conversation, company representatives will detail the important steps we take during wildfire season to keep customers and communities safe. This forum is an opportunity to learn about our comprehensive wildfire mitigation plan in Oregon.

Topics of conversation: 

  • Our ongoing work to strengthen our system.
  • Our advanced weather monitoring capabilities.
  • Our enhanced vegetation management practices.
  • Our enhanced safety settings for wildfire season.
  • Our emergency de-energization procedures during active wildfires.
  • How Public Safety Power Shutoffs work – an important tool when wildfire risk makes it necessary to turn off power to ensure customer and community safety.

Event details:

   

    Thursday, May 15 – 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

    Riverhouse Lodge   

    3075 N Highway 97

    Bend, OR 97703

Livestream:

Webinar Registration - Zoom

ASL and Spanish translation services will be available for this event.

Protecting our customers and communities while providing safe, reliable power is our highest priority. If you have any questions or would like to request a reasonable accommodation to attend this event, please contact us at 1-888-221-7070.

About Pacific Power 

Pacific Power provides safe and reliable electric service to 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California. The company supplies customers with electricity from a diverse portfolio of generating plants including hydroelectric, thermal, wind, geothermal and solar resources. Pacific Power is part of PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, with 2 million customers in six western states. For more information, visit PacificPower.net
 

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Pacific Power To Describe Wildfire Protection Efforts -05/14/25

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Pacific Power to describe wildfire protection efforts

WHAT:   

In preparation for wildfire season, Pacific Power is inviting members of the media to its customer public forum in Bend to share key elements of its plans to prevent wildfire.

A Pacific Power spokesperson will be available for one-on-one interviews Tuesday afternoon ahead of the 5:30 p.m. public forum to discuss the company’s advances in weather modeling and fire forecasting and the company’s efforts to protect communities against wildfire. A Pacific Power meteorologist will also be available for an interview via Zoom, as they are unable to attend the event in person. Members of the media interested in conducting an interview are asked to RSVP by emailing simon.gutierrez@pacificorp.com.

Additional footage and photos will be provided upon request.

WHEN:   

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

WHERE:  

Riverhouse Lodge   

3075 N Highway 97

Bend, OR 97703

WHO:

Pacific Power Representatives

 

Pacific Power To Host Customer Forum On Wildfire Prevention -05/13/25

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Media Hotline: 503-813-6018

Pacific Power to host customer forum on wildfire prevention

Medford, OR (May 13, 2025) – Pacific Power will host a public forum in Medford on Tuesday, May 13 to discuss our efforts to protect customers and communities against the threat of wildfire. During this conversation, company representatives will detail the important steps we take during wildfire season to keep customers and communities safe. This forum is an opportunity to learn about our comprehensive wildfire mitigation plan in Oregon.

Topics of conversation: 

  • Our ongoing work to strengthen our system.
  • Our advanced weather monitoring capabilities.
  • Our enhanced vegetation management practices.
  • Our enhanced safety settings for wildfire season.
  • Our emergency de-energization procedures during active wildfires.
  • How Public Safety Power Shutoffs work – an important tool when wildfire risk makes it necessary to turn off power to ensure customer and community safety.

Event details:

   

    Tuesday, May 13 – 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

    Hilton Garden Inn   

    1000 Welcome Way

    Medford, OR 97504

Livestream:

Webinar Registration - Zoom

ASL and Spanish translation services will be available for this event.

Protecting our customers and communities while providing safe, reliable power is our highest priority. If you have any questions or would like to request a reasonable accommodation to attend this event, please contact us at 1-888-221-7070.

About Pacific Power 

Pacific Power provides safe and reliable electric service to 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California. The company supplies customers with electricity from a diverse portfolio of generating plants including hydroelectric, thermal, wind, geothermal and solar resources. Pacific Power is part of PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, with 2 million customers in six western states. For more information, visit PacificPower.net

Pacific Power To Describe Wildfire Protection Efforts -05/13/25

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**Updates time of availability**

Media Hotline: 503-813-6018

MEDIA ADVISORY

Pacific Power to describe wildfire protection efforts

WHAT:   

In preparation for wildfire season, Pacific Power is inviting members of the media to its customer public forum in Medford to share key elements of its plans to prevent wildfire.

A Pacific Power meteorologist and spokesperson will be available for one-on-one interviews Tuesday afternoon ahead of the 5:30 p.m. public forum to discuss the company’s advances in weather modeling and fire forecasting and the company’s efforts to protect communities against wildfire. Members of the media interested in conducting an interview are asked to RSVP by emailing simon.gutierrez@pacificorp.com.

Additional footage and photos will be provided upon request.

WHEN:   

May 13, 2025, 11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

WHERE:  

Hilton Garden Inn   

1000 Welcome Way

Medford, OR 97504

WHO:

Pacific Power Representatives

 

May Is National Wildfire Awareness Month: Pacific Power Continues To Lead In Wildfire Prevention Efforts (Photo) -05/01/25

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Media hotline: 503-813-6018

May is National Wildfire Awareness Month: Pacific Power continues to lead in wildfire prevention efforts

PORTLAND, OR (May 1, 2025) – To recognize National Wildfire Awareness Month, Pacific Power is encouraging Oregonians to prepare for fire season. Fire weather conditions, such as severe drought combined with summer windstorms or active wildfires, could lead to safety-related power outages. 

Long-term forecasts by Pacific Power’s meteorology team are indicating 2025 will have a warmer and drier summer than normal, with the outlook predicting above-normal significant fire potential east of the Cascades beginning in July. This is due to large amounts of carryover fire fuels and brush from previous years, and an early onset of warm and dry weather. Above-normal conditions will possibly continue into August.

Pacific Power is leading the way in wildfire prevention, investing close to $70 million over the past five years in strengthening its system in Oregon, working hard to protect customers from the risks associated with wildfires. The company’s prevention practices are focused on three main areas.

  • Situational Awareness: We use 24/7 monitoring and forecasting, along with analysis of 30 years of data, to both show the big picture and provide a day-to-day look at wildfire risk across the states we serve.
  • Operational Practices: We have practices in place to help keep our customers and communities safe, by employing sensitive protective settings on powerlines when elevated risk conditions exist; conducting enhanced vegetation management; closely monitoring all fires near our equipment; maintaining the ability to conduct a Public Safety Power Shutoff anywhere across our service area; and by having the ability to proactively de-energize our lines when a wildfire approaches our equipment.
  • System Strengthening: We have invested millions of dollars in infrastructure enhancements that reduce risk and prevent wildfires, concentrated in geographic areas at greatest risk of wildfires. This includes rebuilding lines using covered conductor and adding more sensitive equipment that can de-energize power lines within fractions of a second when interference is detected.

“The safety of our customers and communities is our top priority,” said Allen Berreth, Pacific Power’s vice president of operations. “We have made significant investments in preventing wildfires, and are committed to this ongoing mission.”

Even as electric providers partner with federal, state and local agencies and Tribes to plan and prepare for the upcoming wildfire season, preparedness is a year-round effort, and everyone has a part to play when it comes to readiness.

Resources are available to help every Oregonian take steps to plan ahead and be ready for wildfire-related power outages. At wildfire.oregon.gov, Oregonians can find tips to stay informed, make a plan and trim trees and plants to create defensible spaces to help slow the spread of wildfire.

Pacific Power customers can visit PacificPower.net/WildfireSafety for resources and information, including an outage preparation checklist for residential and business customers, an interactive map outlining potential public safety power shutoff areas and the company’s 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan.

Video of the event, interview excerpts and file footage of Pacific Power employees at work can be viewed and downloaded at this link:

Pacific Power 2025 Media Kit - Dropbox

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About Pacific Power

Pacific Power provides safe and reliable electric service to more than 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California. The company supplies customers with electricity from a diverse portfolio of generating plants including hydroelectric, natural gas, coal, wind, geothermal and solar resources. Pacific Power is part of PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, with over two million customers in six western states. For more information, visit PacificPower.net.

Pacific Power To Share Wildfire Season Outlook -04/30/25

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MEDIA ADVISORY

Pacific Power to share wildfire season outlook

WHAT:   

In preparation for wildfire season, Pacific Power is inviting members of the media to its headquarters at Lloyd Center Tower in Portland to share its outlook for the 2025 wildfire season, along with key elements of its plans to guard against the threat of wildfire.

Pacific Power Vice President of Transmission and Distribution Operations Allen Berreth will discuss the company’s commitment to keeping communities safe during fire season. The company will also provide additional details on this season’s forecast, operational practices designed to protect communities and an overview of its investments in wildfire prevention.

Members of the media will also have access to a high-level demonstration of the company’s meteorology and risk modeling capabilities, and will be able to take photos and video of Pacific Power outage response trucks. Media will also have access to one-on-one interviews with a Pacific Power executive and meteorologist to discuss the company’s ongoing wildfire mitigation efforts.

Additional footage and photos will be provided upon request.

WHEN:   

May 1, 2025, 10:00 am

 

WHERE:  

Lloyd Center Tower

825 NE Multnomah St

Portland, OR 97232

 

WHO:

Pacific Power Representatives

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Pacific Power To Host Customer Forum On Wildfire Prevention (corrects Date) -04/17/25

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Media Hotline: 503-813-6018

Pacific Power to host customer forum on wildfire prevention

Hood River, OR (April 17, 2025) – Pacific Power will host a public forum in Hood River on Thursday, April17 to discuss our efforts to protect customers and communities against the threat of wildfire. During this conversation, company representatives will detail the important steps we take during wildfire season to keep customers and communities safe. This forum is an opportunity to learn about our comprehensive wildfire mitigation plan in Oregon.

Topics of conversation: 

  • Our ongoing work to strengthen our system.
  • Our advanced weather monitoring capabilities.
  • Our enhanced vegetation management practices.
  • Our enhanced safety settings for wildfire season.
  • Our emergency de-energization procedures during active wildfires.
  • How Public Safety Power Shutoffs work – an important tool when wildfire risk makes it necessary to turn off power to ensure customer and community safety.

Event details:

    Thursday, April 17 – 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

    Hood River Inn Best Western   

    1108 East Marina Way

    Hood River, OR 97031

Livestream:

Webinar Registration - Zoom

ASL and Spanish translation services will be available for this event.

Protecting our customers and communities while providing safe, reliable power is our highest priority. If you have any questions or would like to request a reasonable accommodation to attend this event, please contact us at 1-888-221-7070.

About Pacific Power 

Pacific Power provides safe and reliable electric service to 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California. The company supplies customers with electricity from a diverse portfolio of generating plants including hydroelectric, thermal, wind, geothermal and solar resources. Pacific Power is part of PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, with 2 million customers in six western states. For more information, visit PacificPower.net

Pacific Power To Describe Wildfire Protection Efforts -04/17/25

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Media Hotline: 503-813-6018

MEDIA ADVISORY (DATE CORRECTION)

WHAT:   

In preparation for wildfire season, Pacific Power is inviting members of the media to its customer public forum in Hood River to share key elements of its plans to prevent wildfire.

A Pacific Power meteorologist and spokesperson will be available for one-on-one interviews prior to the 5:30 p.m. public forum to discuss the company’s advances in weather modeling and fire forecasting and the company’s efforts to protect communities against wildfire.

Additional footage and photos will be provided upon request.

WHEN:   

April 17, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:  

Hood River Inn Best Western   

1108 East Marina Way

Hood River, OR 97031

WHO:

Pacific Power Representatives

 

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