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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q
 
[X]QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024


or

[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ____________________ to ____________________


Commission File Number: 001-5532-99


PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Oregon93-0256820
Oregon     93-0256820          
(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)
     (I.R.S. Employer          

     Identification No.)          
121 SW Salmon Street
Portland, Oregon 97204
(503) 464-8000
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code,
and registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
(Title of class)(Trading Symbol)(Name of exchange on which registered)
Common Stock, no par valuePORNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [x] Yes [ ] No
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
[x] Yes x [ ] No
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [x]Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ](Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company [ ]
Emerging growth company [ ]


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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standard provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]


 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ] Yes [x] No
 
Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of October 17, 2017April 19, 2024 is89,092,325103,031,278shares.

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017MARCH 31, 2024


TABLE OF CONTENTS


Item 1.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 6.5.
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DEFINITIONS


The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this document:


Abbreviation or AcronymDefinition
AFDCAFUDCAllowance for funds used during construction
AUTAnnual Power Cost Update Tariff
BoardmanBoardman coal-fired generating plant
CartyCarty natural gas-fired generating plant
ColstripColstrip Units 3 and 4 coal-fired generating plant
CWIP
EFSAConstruction work-in-progressEquity Forward Sale Agreement
EPAUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
FERCFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
FMBsFMBFirst Mortgage BondsBond
GAAPAccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GRCGeneral Rate Case
IRPIntegrated Resource Plan
Moody’sMoody’s Investors Service
MWMegawatts
MWaAverage megawatts
MWhMegawatt hourshour
NVPCNasdaqNational Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
NVPCNet Variable Power Costs
OCEPNYSEOregon Clean Electricity and Coal Transition PlanNew York Stock Exchange
OPUCPublic Utility Commission of Oregon
PCAMPower Cost Adjustment Mechanism
RPSROERegulated return on equity
RPSRenewable Portfolio Standard
S&PS&P Global Ratings
SECUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission
TrojanTrojan nuclear power plant


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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.Financial Statements.
 
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Revenues:
Revenues, net$940 $745 
Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization(11)
Total revenues929 748 
Operating expenses:
Purchased power and fuel405 304 
Generation, transmission and distribution99 93 
Administrative and other95 80 
Depreciation and amortization121 111 
Taxes other than income taxes47 43 
Total operating expenses767 631 
Income from operations162 117 
Interest expense, net51 44 
Other income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
Miscellaneous income, net12 
Other income, net11 15 
Income before income tax expense122 88 
Income tax expense13 14 
Net income109 74 
Other comprehensive income— 
Net income and Comprehensive income$110 $74 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic101,299 91,840 
Diluted101,467 92,571 
Earnings per share:
    Basic$1.08 $0.81 
Diluted$1.08 $0.80 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Revenues, net$515
 $484
 $1,494
 $1,399
Operating expenses:       
Purchased power and fuel184
 180
 443
 455
Generation, transmission and distribution73
 69
 235
 199
Administrative and other64
 63
 197
 185
Depreciation and amortization87
 79
 257
 244
Taxes other than income taxes30
 29
 94
 89
Total operating expenses438
 420
 1,226
 1,172
Income from operations77
 64
 268
 227
Interest expense, net30
 28
 90
 82
Other income:       
Allowance for equity funds used during construction4
 4
 9
 19
Miscellaneous income, net2
 
 4
 
Other income, net6
 4
 13
 19
Income before income tax expense53
 40
 191
 164
Income tax expense13
 6
 46
 32
Net income and Comprehensive income$40
 $34
 $145
 $132
        
        
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic and diluted (in thousands)89,065
 88,921
 89,044
 88,885
        
Earnings per share—basic and diluted$0.44
 $0.38
 $1.62
 $1.49
        
Dividends declared per common share$0.34
 $0.32
 $1.00
 $0.94
        
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)






March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$176 $
Accounts receivable, net412 414 
Inventories114 113 
Regulatory assets—current177 221 
Other current assets203 182 
Total current assets1,082 935 
Electric utility plant, net9,663 9,546 
Regulatory assets—noncurrent606 492 
Nuclear decommissioning trust30 31 
Non-qualified benefit plan trust36 35 
Other noncurrent assets171 169 
Total assets$11,588 $11,208 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$89
 $6
Accounts receivable, net151
 155
Unbilled revenues71
 107
Inventories70
 82
Regulatory assets—current42
 36
Other current assets43
 77
Total current assets466
 463
Electric utility plant, net6,638
 6,434
Regulatory assets—noncurrent526
 498
Nuclear decommissioning trust41
 41
Non-qualified benefit plan trust37
 34
Other noncurrent assets51
 57
Total assets$7,759
 $7,527
    
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.






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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, continued
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)





March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$289 $347 
Liabilities from price risk management activities—current137 164 
Short-term debt— 146 
Current portion of long-term debt80 80 
Current portion of finance lease obligation23 20 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities356 355 
Total current liabilities885 1,112 
Long-term debt, net of current portion4,353 3,905 
Regulatory liabilities—noncurrent1,406 1,398 
Deferred income taxes534 488 
Unfunded status of pension and postretirement plans160 172 
Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent56 75 
Asset retirement obligations273 272 
Non-qualified benefit plan liabilities78 79 
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion285 289 
Other noncurrent liabilities99 99 
Total liabilities8,129 7,889 
Commitments and contingencies (see notes)
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023— — 
Common stock, no par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 103,023,507 and 101,159,609 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively1,828 1,750 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(4)(5)
Retained earnings1,635 1,574 
Total shareholders’ equity3,459 3,319 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$11,588 $11,208 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$100
 $129
Liabilities from price risk management activities—current43
 44
Current portion of long-term debt100
 150
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities248
 254
Total current liabilities491
 577
Long-term debt, net of current portion2,277
 2,200
Regulatory liabilities—noncurrent1,002
 958
Deferred income taxes701
 669
Unfunded status of pension and postretirement plans288
 281
Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent150
 125
Asset retirement obligations166
 161
Non-qualified benefit plan liabilities105
 105
Other noncurrent liabilities177
 107
Total liabilities5,357
 5,183
Commitments and contingencies (see notes)
 
Equity:   
Portland General Electric Company shareholders’ equity:   
Preferred stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016
 
Common stock, no par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 89,091,955 and 88,946,704 shares issued and outstanding as of
September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
1,204
 1,201
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(7) (7)
Retained earnings1,205
 1,150
Total equity2,402
 2,344
Total liabilities and equity$7,759
 $7,527
 
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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$109 $74 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization121 111 
Deferred income taxes37 
Pension and other postretirement benefits
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(5)(3)
Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization11 (3)
Regulatory assets(120)(6)
Regulatory liabilities(3)
Other non-cash income and expenses, net23 10 
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable, net(5)34 
Inventories(1)— 
Margin deposits27 86 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities24 (174)
Margin deposits from wholesale counterparties— (140)
Other working capital items, net(16)(27)
Other, net(28)(14)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities175 (39)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net income$145
 $132
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization257
 244
Deferred income taxes35
 18
Pension and other postretirement benefits19
 21
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(9) (19)
Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization(15) (4)
Other non-cash income and expenses, net18
 12
Changes in working capital:   
Decrease in accounts receivable and unbilled revenues40
 53
Decrease in inventories12
 1
Decrease in margin deposits, net4
 25
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities14
 31
Other working capital items, net20
 12
Other, net(21) (29)
Net cash provided by operating activities519
 497
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Capital expenditures(369) (454)
Sales of Nuclear decommissioning trust securities14
 17
Purchases of Nuclear decommissioning trust securities(12) (16)
Other, net(2) (1)
Net cash used in investing activities(369) (454)
    
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
    

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, continued
(In millions)
(Unaudited)


Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
202420242023
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
Capital expenditures
Capital expenditures
Proceeds from sale of properties
Proceeds from sale of properties
Proceeds from sale of properties
Other, net
Net cash used in investing activities
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2017 2016
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt75
 265
Payments on long-term debt(50) (133)
Change in short-term debt
 (6)
Issuance (maturities) of commercial paper, net
Issuance (maturities) of commercial paper, net
Issuance (maturities) of commercial paper, net
Dividends paid(87) (82)
Dividends paid
Dividends paid
Other(5) (3)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(67) 41
Increase in cash and cash equivalents83
 84
Other
Other
Net cash provided by financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period6
 4
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$89
 $88
   
Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:   
Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:
Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized$68
 $61
Cash paid for income taxes16
 12
Non-cash investing and financing activities:   
Assets obtained under capital lease73
 57
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
Cash paid for income taxes, net
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION


Nature of Business


Portland General Electric Company (PGE or the Company) is a single, vertically integratedvertically-integrated electric utility engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity in the State of Oregon.Oregon (State). The Company also participates in the wholesale market by purchasing and selling electricity and natural gas in an effort to meet the needs of, and obtain reasonably-priced power for its retail customers, manage risk, and administer it’s long-term wholesale contracts. In addition, PGE performs portfolio management and wholesale market services for third parties in the region. The Company continues to develop products and service offerings for the benefit of retail and wholesale customers. PGE operates as a single segment, with revenues and costs related to its business activities maintainedrecorded and analyzed on a total electric operations basis. The Company owns unregulated, non-utility real estate comprised primarily of PGE’s corporate headquarters. The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in Portland, Oregon and its approximately 4,000 square mile, state-approvedState-approved service area, allocation, located entirely within the State, of Oregon, encompasses 51 incorporated cities, of which Portland and Salem are the largest.cities. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, PGE served approximately 873,000940,000 retail customers withwithin a service area population of approximately 1.9 million comprising approximately 46%residents.

PGE is subject to the jurisdiction of the state’s population.Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC) with respect to retail prices, utility services, accounting policies and practices, issuances of securities, and certain other matters. Retail prices are based on the Company’s cost to serve customers, including an opportunity to earn a reasonable rate of return, as determined by the OPUC. The Company is also subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in matters related to wholesale energy transactions, transmission services, reliability standards, natural gas pipelines, hydroelectric project licensing, accounting policies and practices, short-term debt issuances, and certain other matters.


Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such regulations, although PGE believes that the disclosures provided are adequate to make the interim information presented not misleading.

To conform to the 2017 presentation,PGE has reclassified Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization of $(4) million from Other non-cash income and expenses, net within the operating activities section of the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.


The financial information included herein as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and 20162023 is unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, such information reflects all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation ofto fairly present the condensed consolidated financial position, condensed consolidated income and comprehensive income, and condensed consolidated cash flows of the Company for these interim periods. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise noted. The financial information as of December 31, 20162023 is derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016,2023, included in Item 8 of PGE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2017,20, 2024, which should be read in conjunction with such condensed consolidated financial statements.the interim unaudited Financial Statements.


Comprehensive Income
PGE had an immaterial amount of
No material change occurred in Other comprehensive income duringin the three months ended March 31, 2024 and nine month periods2023.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
(Unaudited)
Miscellaneous Income, Net

Miscellaneous income, net includes $3 million and $8 million in interest income from regulatory assets for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and 2016.2023, respectively, and $2 million and $3 million realized and unrealized gains on the non-qualified benefit plan trust assets. The remaining activity is comprised of $1 million in other miscellaneous income in both 2024 and 2023.


Use of Estimates


The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of gain or loss contingencies, as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results experienced by the Company could differ materially from those estimates.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
(Unaudited)


Certain costs are estimated for the full year and allocated to interim periods based on estimates of operating time expired, benefit received, or activity associated with the interim period; accordingly, such costs may not be reflective of amounts to be recognized for a full year. Due to seasonal fluctuations in electricity sales, as well as the price of wholesale energyelectricity and natural gas, interim financial results do not necessarily represent those to be expected for the year.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

NOTE 2: REVENUE RECOGNITION
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, 
Disaggregated Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (ASU 2014-09), creates a new Topic 606

The following table presents PGE’s revenue, disaggregated by customer type (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Retail:
Residential$415 $362 
Commercial227 197 
Industrial102 82 
Direct access customers
Subtotal750 647 
Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization(11)
Other accrued revenues, net
Total retail revenues740 651 
Wholesale revenues*
176 88 
Other operating revenues13 
Total revenues$929 $748 

* Wholesale revenues include $88 million and supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. ASU 2014-09 provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized that consists of: i) identify the contract with the customer; ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; iii) determine the transaction price; iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and v) recognize revenue when or as each performance obligation is satisfied. Companies can transition to the requirements of this ASU either retrospectively (full retrospective method) or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the effective date (modified retrospective method), which is January 1, 2018 for calendar year-end public entities. The Company plans to elect the modified retrospective transition method for implementation. PGE does not anticipate any material changes to its revenue policy for tariff-based revenues, which comprises a majority of PGE’s retail revenues, as performance obligations are expected to be satisfied in a similar recognition pattern. PGE continues to evaluate the impacts the new guidance may have on its consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, and consolidated cash flows, particularly$34 million related to certain matters of presentation of alternative revenue programs (suchelectricity commodity contract derivative settlements for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Price risk management derivative activities are included within total revenues but do not represent revenues from contracts with customers as decoupling), wholesale, and other operating revenue contracts.defined by GAAP. For further information, see Note 5, Risk Management.


In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) which supersedes the current lease accounting requirements for lessees and lessors within Topic 840, Leases. Pursuant to the new standard, lessees will be required to recognize all leases, including operating leases, on the balance sheet and record corresponding right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Accounting for lessors is substantially unchanged from current accounting principles. Lessees will be required to classify leases as either finance leases or operating leases. Initial balance sheet measurement is similar for both types of leases; however, expense recognition and amortization of right-of-use assets will differ. Operating leases will reflect lease expense on a straight-line basis, while finance leases will result in the separate presentation of interest expense on the lease liability (as calculated using the effective interest method) and amortization expense of the right-of-use asset. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures will also be required surrounding significant judgments made by management. The provisions of this pronouncement are effective for calendar year-end, public entities on January 1, 2019 and must be applied on a modified retrospective basis as of the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The new standard also provides reporting entities the option to elect a package of practical expedients for existing leases that commenced before the effective date. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact to its consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, and consolidated cash flows of the adoption of ASU 2016-02.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (ASU 2017-07). Pursuant to this ASU, only the service cost component of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs will be eligible for capitalization and should be applied on a prospective basis upon implementation. Also, the non-service components are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside the subtotal of income from operations and should be applied on a retrospective basis upon implementation. For calendar year-end public entities, the update will be effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2018. The Company does not plan to early adopt. For ratemaking purposes, the Company will continue to be allowed to recover this portion of the non-service costs as a component of rate base, however such amounts will be recorded as

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
(Unaudited)

Retail Revenues
Regulatory assets
The Company’s primary revenue source is the sale of electricity to customers at regulated, tariff-based prices. Retail customers are classified as residential, commercial, or industrial. Residential customers include single-family housing, multiple-family housing (such as apartments, duplexes, and town homes), manufactured homes, and small farms. Residential demand is sensitive to the effects of weather, with demand highest during the winter heating and summer cooling seasons. Commercial customers consist of non-residential customers who accept energy deliveries at voltages equivalent to those delivered to residential customers and are also sensitive to the effects of weather, although to a lesser extent than residential customers. Commercial customers include most businesses, small industrial companies, and public street and highway lighting accounts. Industrial customers consist of non-residential customers who accept delivery at higher voltages than commercial customers. Demand from industrial customers is primarily driven by economic conditions, with weather having little impact on energy use by this customer class.

In accordance with state regulations, PGE’s retail customer prices are based on the Company’s cost of service and determined through General Rate Case (GRC) proceedings and various tariff filings with the OPUC. Additionally, the Company offers pricing options that include a daily market price option, various time-of-use options, and several renewable energy options.

Retail revenue is billed based on monthly meter readings taken at various cycle dates throughout the month. At the end of each month, PGE estimates and records the revenue earned from energy deliveries that have not yet been billed to customers. This amount, which is classified as unbilled revenues and included in Accounts receivable, net in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, insteadis calculated based on actual net retail system load each month, the number of Utility plant,days from the last meter read date through the last day of the month, and amortizedcurrent customer prices.

PGE’s obligation to sell electricity to retail customers generally represents a single performance obligation representing a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer that is satisfied over time as customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided. PGE applies the invoice method to measure its progress towards satisfactorily completing its performance obligations.
Pursuant to regulation by the OPUC, PGE is mandated to maintain several tariff schedules to collect funds from customers for programs that benefit the general public, such as conservation, low-income housing, energy efficiency, renewable energy programs, and privilege taxes. For such programs, PGE generally collects the funds and remits the amounts to third party agencies that administer the programs. In these arrangements, PGE is considered to be an agent, as PGE’s performance obligation is to facilitate a transaction between customers and the administrators of these programs. Therefore, such amounts are presented on a net basis and do not appear in a systematicRevenues, net within the condensed consolidated statements of income.

Alternative Revenues programsRevenues related to PGE’s decoupling mechanism and rational mannerRenewable Adjustment Clause (RAC) are considered earned under alternative revenue programs, as these amounts represent contracts with the regulator and reflectednot with customers. Such revenues are presented separately from revenues from contracts with customers and classified as expense in a line item outside the subtotalAlternative revenue programs, net of income from operationsamortization on the condensed consolidated statements of incomeincome. The activity within this line item is comprised of current period deferral adjustments, which can either be a collection from or a refund to customers, and is net of any related amortization. When amounts related to alternative revenue programs are ultimately included in prices and customer bills, the amounts are included within Revenues, net, with an equal and offsetting amount of amortization recorded on the Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization line item. Under the RAC in 2024, the Company has deferred amounts related to the Clearwater Wind Development (Clearwater). For further information, see “Clearwater RAC” in the Regulatory Assets and Liabilities section of Note 3, Balance Sheet Components, in this Item 1.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued
(Unaudited)
Wholesale Revenues

PGE participates in the wholesale electricity marketplace in order to balance its supply of power to meet the needs of, and secure reasonably priced power for, its retail customers, manage risk, and administer its current long-term wholesale contracts. In addition, the Company performs portfolio management and wholesale market services for third parties in the region. Interconnected transmission systems in the western United States serve utilities with diverse load requirements and allow PGE to purchase and sell electricity within the region depending upon the relative price and availability of power, hydro, solar and wind conditions; and daily and seasonal retail demand.
PGE’s Wholesale revenues are primarily short-term electricity sales to utilities and power marketers that consist of single performance obligations that are satisfied as energy is transferred to the counterparty. The Company may choose to net certain purchase and sale transactions in which it would simultaneously receive and deliver physical power with the same counterparty; in such cases, only the net amount of those purchases or sales required to meet retail and wholesale obligations will be physically settled and recorded in Wholesale revenues.

Other Operating Revenues

Other operating revenues consist primarily of gains and losses on the sale of natural gas volumes purchased that exceeded what was needed to fuel the Company’s generating facilities, as well as revenues from transmission services, excess transmission capacity resales, excess fuel sales, utility pole attachment revenues, and other comprehensive income.electric services provided to customers.

Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations

Certain contracts with customers, primarily wholesale, may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, PGE estimates the portion of the non-service components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs that is eligible for capitalization for ratemaking purposes,allocates revenue to be $2 million for the twelve month period ending December 31, 2018, and is deemed to have an immaterial impacteach performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. The Company generally determines standalone selling prices based on the Company’s consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations.prices charged to customers.


NOTE 2:3: BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS


Inventories


PGE’s inventories, which are recorded at average cost, consist primarily of materials and supplies for use in operations, maintenance, and capital activities, as well as fuel, which includes natural gas, coal, and oil, for use in the Company’s generating plants. Periodically, the CompanyPGE assesses inventory for purposes of determining that inventory iswhether inventories are recorded at the lower of average cost or net realizable value.



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Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable, net includes $132 million and $138 million of unbilled revenues as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Accounts receivable, net includes an allowance for credit losses of $11 million as of March 31, 2024 and $9 million as of December 31, 2023. The following summarizes activity in the allowance for credit losses (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
Balance as of beginning of period$
Increase in provision
Amounts written off(3)
Recoveries
Balance as of end of period$11 

Other Current Assets


Other current assets consist of the following (in millions):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Prepaid expenses$109 $68 
Assets from price risk management activities29 22 
Margin deposits65 92 
Other current assets$203 $182 
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Prepaid expenses$27
 $48
Assets from price risk management activities4
 18
Margin deposits4
 8
Other8
 3
Other current assets$43
 $77


Electric Utility Plant, Net


Electric utility plant, net consists of the following (in millions):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Electric utility plant in-service$13,881 $13,329 
Construction work-in-progress628 974 
Total cost14,509 14,303 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization(4,846)(4,757)
Electric utility plant, net$9,663 $9,546 
 September 30, 2017 December 31,
2016
Electric utility plant$9,766
 $9,534
Construction work-in-progress386
 213
Total cost10,152
 9,747
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,514) (3,313)
Electric utility plant, net$6,638
 $6,434


Accumulated depreciation and amortization in the table above includes accumulated amortization related to intangible assets of $288$576 million and $257$558 million as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2016,2023, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $11$18 million and $14 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and 2016, and $34 million and $33 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016,2023, respectively. The Company’s intangible assets primarily consist of computer software development and hydro licensing costs.

Battery storage agreement—On April 26, 2023, PGE entered into a battery storage purchased power agreement (PPA) that will be accounted for as a lease upon commencement. The lease is expected to commence in December 2024 and has a term of 20 years. The total fixed contract consideration is expected to be $737 million over the lease term.



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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities


Regulatory assets and liabilities consist of the following (in millions):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
CurrentNoncurrentCurrentNoncurrent
Regulatory assets:
Price risk management$108 $48 $143 $63 
Reliability contingency events— 75 — — 
Pension and other postretirement plans— 104 — 104 
Trojan decommissioning activities— 141 — 139 
February 2021 ice storm and damage12 53 12 55 
January 2024 storm and damage— 48 — — 
2020 Labor Day wildfire22 23 
Wildfire mitigation19 13 19 10 
Other33 102 42 98 
Total regulatory assets$177 $606 $221 $492 
Regulatory liabilities:
Asset retirement removal costs$— $1,178 $— $1,173 
Deferred income taxes— 171 — 177 
Clearwater RAC— 10 — — 
Other50 47 48 48 
Total regulatory liabilities$50 *$1,406 $48 *$1,398 
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
 Current Noncurrent Current Noncurrent
Regulatory assets:       
Price risk management$39
 $150
 $26
 $120
Pension and other postretirement plans
 225
 
 235
Deferred income taxes
 83
 
 86
Debt issuance costs
 20
 
 22
Other3
 48
 10
 35
Total regulatory assets$42
 $526
 $36
 $498
Regulatory liabilities:       
Asset retirement removal costs$
 $921
 $
 $887
Trojan decommissioning activities4
 
 18
 
Asset retirement obligations
 52
 
 49
Other16
 29
 33
 22
Total regulatory liabilities$20
* 
$1,002
 $51
* 
$958

* Included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.


January 2024 storm and damageBeginning January 13, 2024, the Company’s service territory encountered a severe winter weather event that included snow, ice, and high winds over several days that caused catastrophic damage to physical assets and resulted in widespread customer power outages. As a result of the historic winter storm, Oregon’s Governor declared a state of emergency on January 19, 2024, which will allow PGE to seek recovery of incremental storm expenses through the OPUC pre-authorized emergency deferral mechanism. On February 9, 2024, PGE filed a Notice of Deferral with the OPUC, under Docket UM 2190, related to the emergency restoration costs for the January storm, and as of March 31, 2024, PGE’s deferred balance related to the January 2024 storm was $48 million. PGE believes amounts deferred as of March 31, 2024 are probable of recovery under the emergency deferral mechanism. The OPUC has significant discretion in making the final determination of recovery. The OPUC’s conclusion of overall prudence, including an earnings test, could result in a portion, or all, of PGE’s deferrals being disallowed for recovery. Such disallowance would be recognized as a charge to earnings.

Reliability contingency eventsA portion of the January 2024 storm also qualified as a Reliability Contingency Event (RCE) as approved by the OPUC in PGE’s 2024 GRC. Under the RCE mechanism, PGE is allowed to defer and recover 80% of prudent costs for RCEs above amounts forecasted in the Company’s Annual Power Cost Update Tariff, without application of an earnings test, with the remaining 20% flowing through operating expenses and subject to the existing PCAM. As of March 31, 2024, PGE’s deferred balance related to the 2024 RCE was $75 million. Full impacts cannot be determined until all settlements and invoices are received for the period to which the RCE applies. PGE files the results of the PCAM annually with the OPUC no later than July 1, initiating a regulatory review process that typically results in a final determination and order from the OPUC by the end of the year, with any resulting refund or collection impacting customer prices effective January 1 of the following year. Costs related to the RCE in January 2024 will be included in the Company’s PCAM for 2024, which the Company expects to file no later than July 1, 2025. The OPUC has significant discretion in making the final determination of
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recovery. The OPUC’s conclusion of overall prudence could result in a portion, or all, of PGE’s deferrals being disallowed for recovery. Such disallowance would be recognized as a charge to earnings.

Wildfire Mitigation represents incremental costs and investments made by PGE related to intensifying efforts on its system to mitigate the risk of wildfire and improve resiliency to wildfire damage under SB 762, enacted in July 2021. These efforts include enhanced tree and brush clearing, hardening equipment, and making emergency plans in close partnership with various land and emergency management agencies to further expand the use of a public safety power shutoff, if the need should arise. PGE submitted its 2024 risk-based Wildfire Mitigation Plan to the OPUC in December 2023, and it is pending approval from the OPUC, which is expected no later than June 25, 2024.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, PGE’s deferred balance related to incremental wildfire mitigation operating expenses was $32 million and $29 million, respectively. The 2024 balance is comprised of:
Pre-AACPrior to establishing the collections noted below, PGE had deferred incremental costs related to wildfire mitigation and as of March 31, 2024 this balance is $22 million. On July 1, 2022, PGE filed an application for reauthorization of OPUC Docket UM 2019 to defer incremental wildfire mitigation costs that exceed the amount granted in base rates. On May 10, 2023, in Order No. 23-173, the OPUC approved an automatic adjustment clause mechanism to recover wildfire mitigation costs (capital and expense). PGE and certain parties agreed to a stipulation, which was adopted by the OPUC on October 18, 2023, that allows PGE to begin amortizing $27 million comprised of $23 million related to the September 30, 2023 deferred operating expense balance of $31 million and $4 million for capital related revenue requirement.
2023 Base ratesThe outcome of PGE’s 2022 GRC provided an annual amount of $24 million to be collected in base rates for recovery of operating expenses related to wildfire mitigation efforts beginning May 9, 2022, through December 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2024, there was $1 million in the balancing account.
2024 AACBeginning January 1, 2024, and in conjunction with the Company’s 2024 GRC proceeding, PGE removed 2024 related collections for wildfire mitigation costs (for both capital and expense) from base prices and will include the forecasted costs for current year spending within the automatic adjustment clause in a separate tariff, with the final amount pending OPUC approval. Differences between actual expense and customer collections will be recorded as regulatory assets or liabilities within the automatic adjustment clause balancing account, which will be subject to a prudence review, but will not be subject to an earnings test. As of March 31, 2024, there was $9 million in the balancing account.
The OPUC has significant discretion in making the final determination of recovery. The OPUC’s conclusion of overall prudence could result in a portion, or all, of PGE’s deferrals being disallowed for recovery. Such disallowance would be recognized as a charge to earnings.

Clearwater RACThe RAC allows PGE to recover prudently incurred costs of renewable resources through filings made each year, outside of a GRC. Under the RAC, during 2023, the Company submitted a filing for Clearwater, which estimated the annual revenue requirement, net of NVPC benefits to be a refund to customers of approximately $30 million that would be included in customers prices June 1, 2024. Pursuant to the filing, PGE would defer the revenue requirement, net of NVPC benefits from the in-service date of January 2024 until Clearwater was reflected in customer prices. On April 4, 2024, the OPUC rejected PGE and parties’ Stipulation regarding Clearwater and requested that PGE submit reply testimony responding to the arguments raised by the OPUC Staff by April 25, 2024. The rejection order provided a new target rate effective date of August 1, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had recorded a $10 million regulatory liability refund to customers. The OPUC has significant discretion in making the final determination of recovery. The OPUC’s conclusion of overall prudence could result in a portion, or all, of PGE’s deferrals being disallowed for recovery. Such disallowance would be recognized as a charge to earnings.
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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities


Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in millions):
September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
March 31, 2024March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Accrued employee compensation and benefits$51
 $52
Accrued taxes payable46
 25
Accrued interest payable40
 25
Accrued dividends payable31
 30
Regulatory liabilities—current20
 51
Margin deposits from wholesale counterparties
Other60
 71
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities$248
 $254


Credit Facilities


On August 18, 2023, PGE entered into an amendment of its existing revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, PGE had a $500$750 million revolving credit facility scheduled to expire in November 2020.

September 2028. The Company has the ability to expand the revolving credit facility to$850 million, if needed, subject to the requirements of the agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including as backup for commercial paper borrowings and to permit the issuance of standby letters of credit. PGE may borrow for one, two, three, or six months at a fixed interest rate established at the time of the borrowing, or at a variable interest rate for any period up to the then remaining term of the applicable credit facility. During the first quarter of 2017, PGE exercised one of the two one-year extensions available under the terms of theThe revolving credit facility. Such action resulted in an updated expiration date of November 2020. The facility also contains a provision that requires annual fees based on PGEthe Companys unsecured credit ratings, and contains customary covenants and default provisions, including a

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requirement that limits consolidated indebtedness, as defined in the agreement, to65% of total capitalization. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, PGE was in compliance with this covenant with a 51.3%56.9% debt-to-total capital ratio.ratio and had no outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility. As a result of the policy to backup commercial paper borrowings, the aggregate unused available credit capacity under the credit facility was $750 million. In addition, the credit facility offers the potential for adjustments to interest rate margins and fees based on PGE’s achievement of certain annual sustainability-linked metrics related to its non-emitting generation capacity and the percentage of management comprised of women and employees who identify as black, indigenous, and people of color. The Company believes these potential adjustments will have an immaterial impact on PGE’s results of operations.


The Company has a commercial paper program under which it may issue commercial paper for terms of up to 270 days, limiteddays. The Company has elected to the unused amount of creditlimit its borrowings under the revolving credit facility.facility in order to allow for coverage of any potential need to repay commercial paper that may be outstanding at the time. As of March 31, 2024, PGE hadno commercial paper outstanding.


PGE typically classifies any borrowings under the revolving credit facility and outstanding commercial paper as Short-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.


Under the revolving credit facility, as of September 30, 2017, since PGE had no borrowings outstanding, and no commercial paper or letters of credit issued, the aggregate unused available credit capacity under the revolving credit facility was $500 million.

In addition, PGE has four letter of credit facilities that provide a total capacity of $320 million under which the Company can request letters of credit for original terms not to exceed one year. These facilities provide a total capacity of $220 million. The issuance of such letters of credit is subject to the approval of the issuing institution. Under these facilities, letters of credit for a total of$54 $131 million were outstanding as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2024. Letters of credit issued are not reflected on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.


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Pursuant to an order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),FERC, the Company is authorized to issue short-term debt in an aggregate amount of up to $900$900 million through February 6, 2018.2026.


Long-term Debt


On August 2, 2017,February 22, 2024, PGE entered into a bond purchase agreementBond Purchase Agreement related to issuethe sale of $450 million in First Mortgage Bonds (FMBs). The Bonds were issued and funded in full on February 22, 2024 and consist of:
a series, due in 2029, in the amount of $225$100 million that will bear interest from its issuance date at an interestannual rate of 3.98%. The first tranche of $75 million, with 5.15%;
a maturityseries, due in 2048, was issued on August 2, 2017. The second tranche of $150 million, with a maturity in 2047, is expected to be issued and funded on or about November 21, 2017.

In May 2016, PGE entered into an unsecured credit agreement with certain financial institutions, under which the Company had the opportunity to obtain three separate term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200 million by October 31, 2016. Under the agreement, PGE obtained three separate loans totaling $150 million. On August 21, 2017, the Company repaid one of the loans2034, in the amount of $50 million. The credit agreement expires November 30, 2017,$100 million that will bear interest from its issuance date at which time any amounts outstanding underan annual rate of 5.36%; and
a series, due in 2054, in the term loans become due and payable.amount of $250 million that will bear interest from its issuance date at an annual rate of 5.73%.

The term loan interest rates on the remaining loans are set at the beginning of the interest period for periods of one, three, or six months, as selected by PGE, and are based on the London Interbank Offered Rate plus 63 basis points, and was 1.9% as of September 30, 2017, with no other fees.

Upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the Company’s obligations under the credit agreement may be accelerated. Such events of default include payment defaults to lenders under the credit agreement, covenant defaults, and other customary defaults for financings of this type.


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Defined Benefit PensionRetirement Plan Costs


Components of net periodic benefit cost under the defined benefit pension plan are as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Service cost$$
Interest cost*
Expected return on plan assets*(10)(11)
Net periodic benefit cost$$

* The net expense portion of non-service cost components are included in Miscellaneous income, net within Other income on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Service cost$4
 $4
 $12
 $12
Interest cost8
 9
 25
 25
Expected return on plan assets(10) (10) (30) (30)
Amortization of net actuarial loss3
 3
 9
 11
Net periodic benefit cost$5
 $6
 $16
 $18


NOTE 3:4: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS


PGE determinesestimated the fair value of financial instruments, both assetsasset and liabilities recognized and not recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate fair valueliability instruments as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2016,2023, and then classifiesclassified these financial assets and liabilitiesinstruments based on a fair value hierarchy that is applied to prioritize the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy and application to the Company are discussed below.are:


Level 1Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the measurement date.

date;
Level 2Pricing inputs include those that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace as of the measurement date.

date; and
Level 3Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability.

Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy. Assets measured at fair value using net asset value (NAV) as a practical expedient are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy; instead thesehierarchy. These assets are listed in the totals of the fair value hierarchy to permit the reconciliation to amounts presented in the financial statements.

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Changes to market liquidity conditions, the availability of observable inputs, or changes in the economic structure of a security marketplace may require transfer of the securities between levels. There

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities whose values were no significant transfers between levels duringrecognized at fair value in the threeCompany’s condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows by level within the fair value hierarchy (in millions):

As of March 31, 2024
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Other (2)
Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents$173 $— $— $— $173 
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
Debt securities:
Domestic government— — 16 
Corporate credit— — — 
Money market funds— — — 
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (3)
Debt securities—domestic government— — — 
Money market funds— — — 
Paid Leave Oregon Trust
Money market funds— — — 
Price risk management activities: (1) (4)
Electricity— 20 — 26 
Natural gas— 11 — — 11 
$186 $46 $$10 $248 
Liabilities:
Price risk management activities: (1) (4)
Electricity$— $28 $33 $— $61 
Natural gas— 116 16 — 132 
$— $144 $49 $— $193 
(1)Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and 2016, except those presentedincluded in this note.Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.

(2)Assets are measured at NAV as a practical expedient and not subject to hierarchy level classification disclosure.

(3)Excludes insurance policies of $31 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.
(4)For further information, see Note 5, Risk Management.

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As of December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Other (2)
Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents$— $— $— $— $— 
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
Debt securities:
Domestic government— — 18 
Corporate credit— — — 
Money market funds— — — 
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (3)
Debt securities—domestic government— — — 
Money market funds— — — 
Paid Leave Oregon Trust:
Money market funds— — — 
Price risk management activities: (1) (4)
Electricity— 14 — 22 
Natural gas— 11 — — 11 
$14 $35 $14 $$72 
Liabilities:
Price risk management activities: (1) (4)
Electricity$— $30 $43 $— $73 
Natural gas— 150 16 — 166 
$— $180 $59 $— $239 
The Company’s financial
(1)Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.
(2)Assets are measured at NAV as a practical expedient and liabilities whose values were recognizednot subject to hierarchy level classification disclosure.
(3)Excludes insurance policies of $30 million, which are recorded at faircash surrender value.
(4)For further information, see Note 5, Risk Management.

Cash equivalents arehighly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition and primarily consist of money market funds. Such funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value and are comprised of short-term, government funds. Policies of such funds require that the weighted average maturity of securities holdings of such funds not exceed 90 days and provide investors with the ability to redeem shares of the funds daily at their respective net asset value. Cash equivalents are classified as follows by level withinLevel 1 in the fair value hierarchy (in millions):due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the measurement date. Principal markets for money market fund prices include published exchanges such as the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

 As of September 30, 2017
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Other(2)
 Total
Assets:         
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
         
Debt securities:         
Domestic government$3
 $8
 $
 $
 $11
Corporate credit
 7
 
 
 7
Money market funds measured at NAV (2)

 
 
 23
 23
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (3)
         
Money market funds2
 
 
 
 2
Equity securities—domestic6
 
 
 
 6
Debt securities—domestic government1
 
 
 
 1
Collective trust—domestic equity measured at NAV (2)

 
 
 
 
Assets from price risk management activities: (1) (4)
         
Electricity
 3
 
 
 3
Natural gas
 1
 
 
 1
 $12
 $19
 $
 $23
 $54
Liabilities from price risk management
activities: (1) (4)
         
Electricity$
 $3
 $140
 $
 $143
Natural gas
 37
 13
 
 50
 $
 $40
 $153
 $
 $193
(1)Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.
(2)Assets are measured at NAV as a practical expedient and not subject to hierarchy level classification disclosure.
(3)Excludes insurance policies of $28 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.
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 As of December 31, 2016
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Other (2)
 Total
Assets:         
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
         
Debt securities:         
Domestic government$2
 $10
 $
 $
 $12
Corporate credit
 8
 
 
 8
Money market funds measured at NAV (2)

 
 
 21
 21
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (3)
         
Money market funds1
 
 
 
 1
Equity securities—domestic4
 
 
 
 4
Debt securities—domestic government1
 
 
 
 1
Collective trust—domestic equity measured at NAV (2)

 
 
 2
 2
Assets from price risk management activities: (1) (4)
         
Electricity
 6
 1
 
 7
Natural gas
 15
 1
 
 16
 $8
 $39
 $2
 $23
 $72
Liabilities from price risk management
activities: (1) (4)
         
Electricity$
 $6
 $112
 $
 $118
Natural gas
 42
 9
 
 51
 $
 $48
 $121
 $
 $169
(1)Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.
(2)Assets are measured at NAV as a practical expedient and not subject to hierarchy level classification disclosure.
(3)Excludes insurance policies of $26 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.
(4)For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

Trust assets held in the Nuclear decommissioning trust (NDT) and Non-qualified benefit plan (NQ Plan)(NQBP) trusts are recorded at fair value in PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and invested in securities that are exposed to interest rate, credit, and market volatility risks. These assets are classified within Level 1, 2, or 3 based on the following factors:
 
Debt securities—PGE invests in highly-liquid United States treasuryTreasury securities to support the investment objectives of the trusts. These domestic government securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the measurement date.
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Assets classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy include domestic government debt securities, such as municipal debt, and corporate credit securities. Prices are determined by evaluating pricing data such as broker quotes for similar securities and adjusted for observable differences. Significant inputs used in valuation models generally include benchmark yields and issuer spreads. The external credit rating, coupon rate, and maturity of each security are considered in the valuation, as applicable.



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Equity securities—Equity mutual fund and common stock securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the measurement date. Principal markets for equity prices include published exchanges such as NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange.

Money market funds—PGE invests in money market funds that seek to maintain a stable net asset value. These funds invest in high-quality, short-term, diversified money market instruments, short-term treasury bills, federal agency securities, certificates of deposits, and commercial paper. The Company believes the redemption value of these funds is likely to be the fair value, which is represented by the net asset value. Redemption is permitted daily without written notice.


CommonThe NQBP trust is invested in exchange-traded government money market funds and collective trust funds—PGE invests in common and collective trust funds that invest in equity securities. The Company believes the redemption value of these funds is likely to be the fair value, which is represented by the net asset valueclassified as a practical expedient. A majority of the funds provide for daily liquidity with appropriate written notice. One fund allows for withdrawal from all accounts as of the last day on each calendar month, with at least 10 days’ prior written notice, and provides for a 95% payment to be made within 30 days, and the balance to be paid after the annual fund audit is complete. Common and collective trusts are not classifiedLevel 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices in published exchanges such as they areNasdaq and the NYSE. The money market fund in the NDT is valued at NAV as a practical expedient.expedient and is not included in the fair value hierarchy.


Assets and liabilities from price risk management activities, are recorded at fair value in PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, and consist of derivative instruments entered into by the Company to manage its risk exposure to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk,rates and reduce volatility in net variable power costs (NVPC) for the Company’s retail customers. For additional information regarding these assets and liabilities, see Note 4, Price5, Risk Management.


For those assets and liabilities from price risk management activities classified as Level 2, fair value is derived using present value formulas that utilize inputs such as forward commodity prices and interest rates. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category include commodity forwards, futures, and swaps.


Assets and liabilities from price risk management activities classified as Level 3 consist of instrumentslonger-term commodity forwards, futures, swaps, and options for which fair value is derived using one or more significant inputs that are not observable for the entire term of the instrument. These instruments consist of longer term commodity forwards, futures, and swaps.



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Quantitative information regarding the significant, unobservable inputs used in the measurement of Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities is presented below:
Fair ValueValuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable InputPrice per Unit
Commodity ContractsAssetsLiabilitiesLowHighWeighted Average
(in millions)
As of March 31, 2024
Electricity physical forwards$$32 Discounted cash flowElectricity forward price (per MWh)$17.00 $156.50 $78.73 
Natural gas financial swaps— 16 Discounted cash flowNatural gas forward price (per Decatherm)2.28 9.59 3.40 
Electricity financial futuresDiscounted cash flowElectricity forward price (per MWh)40.00 156.50 92.51 
$$49 
As of December 31, 2023
Electricity physical forwards$14 $43 Discounted cash flowElectricity forward price (per MWh)$37.53 $153.33 $84.58 
Natural gas financial swaps— 16 Discounted cash flowNatural gas forward price (per Decatherm)2.25 8.89 3.37 
Electricity financial futures— — Discounted cash flowElectricity forward price (per MWh)65.30 107.31 91.33 
$14 $59 
  Fair Value Valuation Technique Significant Unobservable Input Price per Unit
Commodity Contracts Assets Liabilities   Low High Weighted Average
  (in millions)          
As of September 30, 2017:              
Electricity physical forwards $
 $140
 Discounted cash flow Electricity forward price (per MWh) $8.20
 $37.15
 $28.36
Natural gas financial swaps 
 13
 Discounted cash flow Natural gas forward price (per Decatherm) 1.59
 3.22
 2.07
Electricity financial futures 
 
 Discounted cash flow Electricity forward price (per MWh) 8.20
 29.50
 23.05
  $
 $153
          
As of December 31, 2016:              
Electricity physical forwards $
 $112
 Discounted cash flow Electricity forward price (per MWh) $14.25
 $54.73
 $38.18
Natural gas financial swaps 1
 9
 Discounted cash flow Natural gas forward price (per Decatherm) 1.85
 4.92
 2.64
Electricity financial futures 1
 
 Discounted cash flow Electricity forward price (per MWh) 8.57
 33.60
 25.10
  $2
 $121
          


The significant unobservable inputs used in the Company’s fair value measurement of price risk management assets and liabilities are long-term forward prices for commodity derivatives. For shorter term contracts, PGE employs the mid-point of the bid-ask spread of the market and these inputs are derived using observed transactions in active markets, as well as historical experience as a participant in those markets. These price inputs are validated against independent market data from multiple sources. For certain long-term contracts, observable, liquid market transactions are not available for the duration of the delivery period. In such instances, the Company uses internally-developed long-term price curves which derive longer term prices andthat utilize observable data when available. When not available, regression techniques are used to estimate unobservable future prices. In addition, changes in the fair value measurement of price risk management assets and liabilities are analyzed and reviewed on a quarterly basis by the Company.


The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities are sensitive to market price changes in the respective underlying commodities. The significance of the impact is dependent upon the magnitude of the price change and PGE’s position as either the buyer or seller under thecontract. Sensitivity of the fair value measurements to changes in the significant unobservable inputs is as follows:

Significant Unobservable InputPositionPositionChange to InputImpact on Fair Value Measurement
Market priceBuyBuyIncrease (decrease)Gain (loss)
Market priceSellSellIncrease (decrease)Loss (gain)




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Changes in the fair value of net liabilities from price risk management activities (net of assets from price risk management activities) classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy were as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
202420242023
Balance as of the beginning of the period
Net realized and unrealized losses/(gains)*
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
2017
2016 2017 2016
Balance as of the beginning of the period153
 158
 $119
 $119
Net realized and unrealized (gains)/losses*
(1) 
 34
 40
Transfers out of Level 3 to Level 21
 2
 
 1
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2
Balance as of the end of the period$153
 $160
 $153
 $160

* Both realized and unrealized losses/(gains)/losses,, of which the unrealized portion is fullyportions are offset by the effects of regulatory accounting until settlement of the underlying transactions, are recorded in Revenues, net or Purchased power and fuel expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Transfers into Level 3 occur when significant inputs used to value the Company’s derivative instruments become less observable, such as a delivery location becoming significantly less liquid. During Includes$1 million and $5 million in net realized losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and 2016, there were no transfers into Level 3 from Level 2. 2023, respectively.

Transfers out of Level 3 occur when the significant inputs become more observable, such as when the time between the valuation date and the delivery term of a transaction becomes shorter. PGE records transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period for all of its derivative instruments.


Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the Company’s price risk management assets and liabilities do not occur, as quoted prices are not available for identical instruments. As such, the Company’s assets and liabilities from price risk management activities mature and settle as Level 2 fair value measurements.

Long-term debt is recorded at amortized cost in PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Company’s FMBs and Pollution Control Revenue Bonds is classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement and is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to PGE for debt of similar remaining maturities. The fair value of PGE’s unsecured term bank loans was classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement and was estimated based on the terms of the loans and the Company’s creditworthiness. The significant unobservable inputs to the Level 3 fair value measurement included the interest rate and the length of the loan. The estimated fair value of the Company’s unsecured term bank loans approximated their carrying value.measurement.


As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, the carrying amount of PGE’s long-term debt was $2,377$4,433 million, net of $9$15 million of unamortized debt expense, and its estimated aggregate fair value was $2,763 million, consisting of$2,663 million and$100 millionclassified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy.

$3,955 million. As of December 31, 2016,2023, the carrying amount of PGE’s long-term debt was $2,350$3,985 million, net of $11$14 millionof unamortized debt expense, and its estimated aggregate fair value was $2,693 million, consisting of $2,543 million and $150 million classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy.$3,705 million.


NOTE 4: PRICE5: RISK MANAGEMENT


PGE participates in the wholesale marketplace in order to balance its supply of power, which consists of its own generation combined with wholesale market transactions, to meet the needs of its retail customers, manage risk, and administer its existingthe Company’s long-term wholesale contracts. Such activitiesWholesale market transactions include purchases and sales of both power and fuel resulting from economic dispatch decisions forwith respect to Company-owned generation resources. The Company also performs portfolio management and wholesale market services for third parties in the region. As a result of this ongoing business activity, PGE is exposed to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk, from

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which changes in prices and/or rates may affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.


PGE utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to commodity price risk and foreign currencyexchange rate risk in order to reduce volatility in NVPC for its retail customers. Such derivative instruments, may include forward, futures, swaps, and option contracts, which are recorded at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, may include forwards, futures, swaps, and options contracts for electricity, natural gas, and foreign currency, with changes in fair value recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. In accordance with the ratemaking and cost recovery processes authorized by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC), the CompanyOPUC, PGE recognizes a regulatory asset or liability to defer the gains and losses from derivative instrumentsactivity until settlement of the associated derivative instrument. PGEThe Company may designate certain derivative instruments as cash flow hedges or may use derivative instrumentsinstruments as economic hedges. The CompanyPGE does not intend to engage in trading activities for non-retail purposes.




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PGE’s Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities consist of the following (in millions):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Current assets:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity$20 $13 
Natural gas
Total current derivative assets (1)
29 22 
Noncurrent assets:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity
Natural gas
Total noncurrent derivative assets (1)
11 
Total derivative assets (2)
$37 $33 
Current liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity$44 $51 
Natural gas93 113 
Total current derivative liabilities137 164 
Noncurrent liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity17 22 
Natural gas39 53 
Total noncurrent derivative liabilities56 75 
Total derivative liabilities (2)
$193 $239 
 September 30, 2017 December 31,
2016
 
Current assets:    
Commodity contracts:    
Electricity$3
 $6
 
Natural gas1
 12
 
Total current derivative assets4
(1) 
18
(1) 
Noncurrent assets:    
Commodity contracts:    
Electricity
 1
 
Natural gas
 4
 
Total noncurrent derivative assets
 5
(2) 
Total derivative assets not designated as hedging instruments$4
 $23
 
Total derivative assets$4
 $23
 
Current liabilities:    
Commodity contracts:    
Electricity$11
 $12
 
Natural gas32
 32
 
Total current derivative liabilities43
 44
 
Noncurrent liabilities:    
Commodity contracts:    
Electricity132
 106
 
Natural gas18
 19
 
Total noncurrent derivative liabilities150
 125
 
Total derivative liabilities not designated as hedging instruments$193
 $169
 
Total derivative liabilities$193
 $169
 
(1) Total current derivative assets are included in Other current assets, and Total noncurrent derivative assets are included in Other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(1)Included in Other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Included in Other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2) As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, no derivative assets or liabilities were designated as hedging instruments.

PGE’s net purchase volumes related to its Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities resulting from its derivative transactions, which are expected to deliver or settle at various dates through 2035, were as follows (in millions):

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Commodity contracts:
ElectricityMWhsMWhs
Natural gas200 Decatherms213 Decatherms
Foreign currency$22 Canadian$20 Canadian
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 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Commodity contracts:     
Electricity6
MWh 8
MWh
Natural gas114
Decatherms 107
Decatherms
Foreign currency$21
Canadian $22
Canadian

PGE has elected to report gross on the condensed consolidated balance sheets the positive and negative exposures resulting from derivative instruments pursuant to agreements that meet the definition of a master netting arrangement.arrangement gross on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. In the case of default on, or termination of, any contract under the master netting arrangements, thesesuch agreements provide for the net settlement of all related contractual obligations with a given counterparty through a single payment. These types of transactions may include non-derivative instruments, derivatives qualifying for scope exceptions, receivables and payables arising from settled positions, and other forms of non-cash collateral, such as letters of credit. As of September 30, 2017, and DecemberMarch 31, 2016,2024, gross amounts included as Price risk management liabilities subject to master netting agreements were $143$24 million, comprised of $21 million for natural gas and $115$3 million respectively,for electricity, for which PGE has posted collateral of $11 million, which consisted entirely of letters of credit.no collateral. As of September 30, 2017,December 31, 2023, gross amounts included as Price risk
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management liabilities subject to master netting agreements were $28 million, for which PGE had posted $1 million collateral. Of the gross amounts recognized $140as of December 31, 2023, $3 million was for electricity and $3$25 million was for natural gas compared to $112 million for electricity and $3 million for natural gas recognized as of December 31, 2016.gas.


Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on derivative transactions not designated as hedging instruments are classified in Revenues, net or Purchased power and fuel, as applicable, in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and were as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Commodity contracts:
Electricity$(19)$(35)
Natural Gas14 132 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Commodity contracts:       
Electricity$1
 $8
 $50
 $60
Natural Gas7
 10
 48
 (14)
Foreign currency exchange
 
 (1) (1)


Net unrealized and certain net realized losses losses/(gains) presented in the table above are offset within the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income by the effects of regulatory accounting. None ofOf the net lossesamounts recognized in Net income for the three month periodthree-month periods ended September 30, 2017 was offset, whileMarch 31, 2024 and 2023, net gains of$49 million and net losses of $20$206 million, were offset for the three month period ended September 30, 2016. Net losses of $65 million and $36 millionrespectively, have been offset for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.offset.


Assuming no changes in market prices and interest rates, the following table indicates the year in which the net unrealized lossloss/(gain) recorded as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 related to PGE’s derivative activities would become realized as a result of the settlement of the underlying derivative instrument (in millions):
20242025202620272028ThereafterTotal
Commodity contracts:
Electricity$17 $19 $(1)$(1)$— $$35 
Natural gas76 29 15 — — 121 
Net unrealized loss/(gain)$93 $48 $14 $— $— $$156 
 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total
Commodity contracts:             
Electricity$
 $9
 $8
 $8
 $8
 $107
 $140
Natural gas14
 22
 9
 4
 
 
 49
Net unrealized loss$14
 $31
 $17
 $12
 $8
 $107
 $189


PGE’s secured and unsecured debt is currently rated at investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) and S&P Global Ratings (S&P). Should Moody’s and/or S&P reduce their rating on PGE’sthe Company’s unsecured debt to below

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investment grade, the CompanyPGE could be subject to requests by certain wholesale counterparties to post additional performance assurance collateral, in the form of cash or letters of credit, based on total portfolio positions with each of those counterparties. Certain other counterparties would have the right to terminate their agreements with the Company.


The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 was $191$177 million, for which PGE has posted $18$65 million in collateral, consisting entirelyof $20 million of letters of credit.credit and $45 million of cash. If the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements were triggered at September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, the cash requirement to either post as collateral or settle the instruments immediately would have been $190$117 million. As of March 31, 2024, PGE had$6 million cash collateral posted for derivative instruments with no credit-risk-related contingent features. Cash collateral for derivative instruments is classified asMargin deposits included in Other current assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.sheets.


Counterparties representing 10% or moreAs of AssetsMarch 31, 2024, PGE held from counterparties$10 million in collateral, consisting of $5 million of letters of credit and Liabilities from$5 million of cash. The obligation to return cash collateral held for derivative instruments is included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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PGE is exposed to credit risk in its commodity price risk management activities were as follows:
 September 30, 2017December 31,
2016
Assets from price risk management activities:   
Counterparty A53% 22%
Counterparty B3
 17
Counterparty C1
 12
Counterparty D15
 %
Counterparty E10
 %
 82% 51%
Liabilities from price risk management activities:   
Counterparty F72% 66%
 72% 66%

related to potential nonperformance by counterparties. Credit risk may be concentrated to the extent the Company’s counterparties have similar economic, industry or other characteristics and due to direct or indirect relationships among the counterparties. PGE manages the risk of counterparty default according to its credit policies by performing financial credit reviews, setting limits and monitoring exposures, and requiring collateral (in the form of cash, letters of credit, and guarantees) when needed. The Company also uses standardized enabling agreements and, in certain cases, master netting agreements, which allow for the netting of positive and negative exposures under multiple agreements with counterparties.
See Note 3,4, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for additional information concerning the determination of fair value for the Company’s Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities.


NOTE 5:6: EARNINGS PER SHARE


Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares consist of: i) employee stock purchase plan shares; and ii) contingently issuable time-based and performance-based restricted stock units, along with associated dividend equivalent rights.rights; and iii) shares issuable pursuant to the at the market offering program. Unvested performance-based restricted stock units and associated dividend equivalent rights are included in dilutive potential common shares only after the performance criteria have been met.


For the three and nine month periodsmonths ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, unvested performance-based restricted stock units and related dividend equivalent rights in the total amount of 267507 thousandshares were excluded from the dilutive calculation because the performance goals had not been met, with 306413 thousand shares excluded for the three and nine month periodsmonths ended September 30, 2016.March 31, 2023.


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Net income is the same for both the basic and diluted earnings per share computations. The denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic101,299 91,840 
Dilutive effect of potential common shares *168 731 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted101,467 92,571 
* As of March 31, 2023, 577,479 incremental shares were included in the calculation of diluted EPS related to the securities under the EFSA. There was no dilutive impact from the EFSA in 2024 as it was settled in July 2023.


 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted89,065
 88,921
 89,044
 88,885


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NOTE 6:7: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY


The activity in equity during the nine monthsthree-month periods ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and 2016 is2023 was as follows (dollars in millions)millions, except per share amounts):
Common StockAccumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Retained
Earnings
SharesAmountTotal
Balances as of December 31, 2023101,159,609 $1,750 $(5)$1,574 $3,319 
Issuances of shares pursuant to equity-based plans148,926 — — — — 
Issuances of shares pursuant to equity agreements1,714,972 78 — — 78 
Dividends declared ($0.4750 per share)— — — (48)(48)
Net income— — — 109 109 
Other comprehensive income— — — 
Balances as of March 31, 2024103,023,507 $1,828 $(4)$1,635 $3,459 
Balances as of December 31, 202289,283,353 $1,249 $(4)$1,534 $2,779 
Issuances of shares pursuant to equity-based plans159,603 — — — — 
Issuances of shares pursuant to equity agreements7,178,016 300 — — 300 
Stock-based compensation— (1)— — (1)
Dividends declared ($0.4525 per share)— — — (40)(40)
Net income— — — 74 74 
Balances as of March 31, 202396,620,972 $1,548 $(4)$1,568 $3,112 
 Common Stock 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Retained
Earnings
  
     
 Shares Amount   Total
Balances as of December 31, 201688,946,704
 $1,201
 $(7) $1,150
 $2,344
Issuances of shares pursuant to equity-based plans145,251
 1
 
 
 1
Stock-based compensation
 2
 
 
 2
Dividends declared
 
 
 (90) (90)
Net income
 
 
 145
 145
Balances as of September 30, 201789,091,955
 $1,204
 $(7) $1,205
 $2,402
          
Balances as of December 31, 201588,792,751
 $1,196
 $(8) $1,070
 $2,258
Issuances of shares pursuant to equity-based plans133,875
 1
 
 
 1
Stock-based compensation
 2
 
 
 2
Dividends declared
 
 
 (84) (84)
Other comprehensive income  
 1
 
 1
Net income
 
 
 132
 132
Balances as of September 30, 201688,926,626
 $1,199
 $(7) $1,118
 $2,310


At-the-Market Offering Program—On April 28, 2023, PGE entered into an equity distribution agreement under which it could sell up to $300 million of its common stock through at the market offering programs. In 2023, pursuant to the terms of the equity distribution agreement, PGE entered into separate forward sale agreements with forward counterparties. In March 2024, the Company issued 1,714,972 shares pursuant to the agreements and received net proceeds of $78 million, settling all forward sale agreements in place. Any proceeds from the issuances of common stock will be used for general corporate purposes and investments in renewables and non-emitting dispatchable capacity.

NOTE 7:8: CONTINGENCIES


PGE is subject to legal, regulatory, and environmental proceedings, investigations, and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Contingencies are evaluated using the best information available at the time the condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss

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contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company may seek regulatory recovery of certain costs that are incurred in connection with such matters, although there can be no assurance that such recovery would be granted.


Loss contingencies are accrued, and disclosed if material, when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred as of the financial statement date and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If a
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reasonable estimate of probable loss cannot be determined, a range of loss may be established, in which case the minimum amount in the range is accrued, unless some other amount within the range appears to be a better estimate.


A loss contingency will also be disclosed when it is reasonably possible that an asset has been impaired, or a liability incurred, if the estimate or range of potential loss is material. If a probable or reasonably possible loss cannot be determined,reasonably estimated, then the Company:PGE: i) discloses an estimate of such loss or the range of such loss, if the Company is able to determine such an estimate; or ii) discloses that an estimate cannot be made and the reasons.reasons why the estimate cannot be made.


If an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred after the financial statement date, but prior to the issuance of the financial statements, the loss contingency is disclosed, if material, and the amount of any estimated loss is recorded in either the current or the subsequent reporting period.period, depending on the nature of the underlying event.


The CompanyPGE evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in such matters that could affect the amount of any accrual, as well as the likelihood of developments that would make a loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. The assessment as to whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and as to whether such loss or a range of such loss is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Management is often unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss, or a range of loss, particularly in cases in which: i) the damages sought are indeterminate or the basis for the damages claimed is not clear; ii) the proceedings are in the early stages; iii) discovery is not complete; iv) the matters involve novel or unsettled legal theories; v) significant facts are in dispute; vi) a large number of parties are represented (including circumstances in which it is uncertain how liability, if any, willwould be shared among multiple defendants); or vii) a wide range of potential outcomes exist. In such cases, there ismay be considerable uncertainty regarding the timing or ultimate resolution, including any possible loss, fine, penalty, or business impact.

Carty

In 2013, PGE entered into an agreement (Construction Agreement) with an engineering, procurement, and construction contractor - Abeinsa EPC LLC, Abener Construction Services, LLC, Teyma Construction USA, LLC, and Abeinsa Abener Teyma General Partnership, an affiliate of Abengoa S.A. (collectively, the “Contractor”) - for the construction of the Carty natural gas-fired generating plant (Carty) located in Eastern Oregon. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Zurich American Insurance Company (collectively, the “Sureties”) provided a performance bond of $145.6 million (Performance Bond) under the Construction Agreement.

In December 2015, the Company declared the Contractor in default under the Construction Agreement and terminated the Construction Agreement. Following termination of the Construction Agreement, PGE, in consultation with the Sureties, brought on new contractors and construction resumed.

Carty was placed into service on July 29, 2016 and the Company began collecting its revenue requirement in customer prices on August 1, 2016, as authorized by the OPUC, based on the approved cost of $514 million. Actual costs for the construction of Carty exceeded the approved amount and, as of September 30, 2017, PGE has capitalized $637 million to Electric utility plant.

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recognized in the Company’s current results of operations, as a deferral for such amounts would not be considered probable of recovery at this time, in accordance with GAAP.

Actual costs do not reflect any offsetting amounts that may be received from the Sureties, pursuant to the Performance Bond. The amounts recorded also exclude $8 million of liens and claims filed for goods and services provided under contracts with the former Contractor that remain in dispute. The Company believes these liens are invalid and is contesting the claims in the courts.

The incremental costs resulted from various matters relating to the resumption of construction activities following the termination of the Construction Agreement, including, among other things, correcting latent defects in work performed by the former Contractor, determining the remaining scope of construction, preparing work plans for contractors, identifying new contractors, negotiating contracts, and procuring additional materials.

Other items contributing to the increase include costs relating to the removal of certain liens filed on the property for goods and services provided under contracts with the former Contractor, and costs to repair equipment damage that resulted from poor storage and maintenance on the part of the former Contractor.

The Company is involved in several litigation proceedings concerning the termination of the construction agreement and the payment obligations of the Sureties. PGE is seeking recovery of incremental construction costs and other damages pursuant to breach of contract claims against the contractor and claims against the Sureties pursuant to the performance bond. The Sureties have denied liability in whole under the Performance Bond.

Various actions relating to this matter have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (U.S. District Court), in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit), and in an arbitration proceeding before the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration (ICC arbitration), involving the following:

A breach of contract claim brought by PGE against the Sureties in U.S. District Court asserting that the Sureties are responsible for the payment of all damages sustained by PGE as a result of the Contractor’s breach of contract;

A claim brought by PGE in U.S. District Court against the Contractor for failure to satisfy its obligations under the Construction Agreement;

A claim by Abengoa S.A. in the ICC arbitration proceeding alleging that the Company’s termination of the Construction Agreement was wrongful and in breach of the agreement terms and did not give rise to any liability of Abengoa S.A.; and

A claim by the Contractor against PGE in the ICC arbitration proceeding seeking damages of $117 million based on a claim that PGE wrongfully terminated the Construction Agreement and $44 million based on a claim that PGE failed to disclose certain information to the Contractor, in connection with the Contractor’s bid submitted pursuant to the Company’s request for proposals.

Following various procedural arguments in the ICC arbitration and the U.S. District Court, in July 2017, the Ninth Circuit held that the ICC arbitration had jurisdiction to determine what parties and what claims could be presented in the ICC arbitration. Oral argument before the ICC arbitration is expected to take place in the spring of 2018. The decision of the ICC arbitration is expected to determine the forum in which the above referenced claims will be heard. Further detail on the various proceedings is presented in Item1. Legal Proceedings in Part II - Other Information, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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such amounts are approved in a subsequent regulatory proceeding. The Company has requested that the OPUC delay its review of this deferral request until all legal actions with respect to this matter, including PGE’s actions against the Sureties, have been resolved.

Any amounts approved by the OPUC for recovery under the deferral filing would be recognized in earnings in the period of such approval, however there is no assurance that such recovery would be granted by the OPUC. The Company believes that costs incurred to date and capitalized in Electric utility plant, net, in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, were prudently incurred. There have been no settlement discussions with regulators related to such costs.

After exhausting all remedies against the aforementioned parties, the Company intends to seek approval to recover any remaining excess amounts in customer prices in a subsequent regulatory proceeding. However, there is no assurance that such recovery would be allowed by the OPUC.

In accordance with GAAP and the Company’s accounting policies, any such excess costs may be charged to expense at the time recovery becomes less than probable and a reasonable estimate of the amount of such disallowance can be made. As of the date of this report, the Company has concluded that the likelihood is less than probable that a portion of the cost of Carty will be disallowed for recovery in customer prices. Accordingly, no loss has been recorded to date related to the project.


EPA Investigation of Portland Harbor


A 1997An investigation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a segment of the Willamette River known as Portland Harbor that began in 1997 revealed significant contamination of river sediments. The EPA subsequently included Portland Harbor on the National Priority List pursuant to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act as a federal Superfund site and listed 69site. PGE has been included among more than one hundred Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs). PGE was included among the PRPs, as it has historically owned or operated property near the river. In 2008, the EPA requested information from various parties, including PGE, concerning additional properties in or near the original segment of the river under investigation as well as several miles beyond. Subsequently, the EPA has listed additional PRPs, which now number over 100.


TheA Portland Harbor site remedial investigation (RI) has beenwas completed pursuant to an Administrative Order on Consentagreement between the EPA and several PRPs known as the Lower Willamette Group (LWG), which doesdid not include PGE. The LWG has funded the RIremedial investigation and feasibility study (FS) and has stated that it had incurred $115 million in investigation-related costs. The Company anticipates that such costs will ultimately be allocated to PRPs as a part of the allocation process for remediation costs of the EPA’s preferred remedy.


The EPA has finalized the FS,a feasibility study, along with the RI,remedial investigation, and these documentsthe results provided the framework for the EPA to determine a clean-up remedy for Portland Harbor that was documented in a Record of Decision (ROD) issued on January 6,in 2017. The ROD outlinesoutlined the EPA’s selected remediation alternative toplan for clean-up forof Portland Harbor which hasthat had an undiscounted estimated total cost of $1.7 billion, comprised of $1.2 billion related to remediation construction costs and $0.5 billion related to long-term operation and maintenance costs, for a combined discounted present value of $1.05 billion. As stated within the ROD, such cost ranges were estimated with accuracy between -30% and +50% of actual costs. Remediation construction costs arewere estimated to be incurred over a 13 year13-year period, with long-term operation and maintenance costs estimated to be incurred over a 30 year30-year period from the start of construction. Stakeholders have raised concerns that the EPA’s cost estimates are understated, and PGE estimates undiscounted total remediation costs for Portland Harbor per the ROD could range from $1.9 billion to $3.5 billion. The EPA acknowledgesacknowledged the estimated costs are were
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based on data that is nowwas outdated and that a period of pre-remedial design sampling iswas necessary to gather updated baseline data to better refine the remedial design and estimated cost.

A small group of PRPs performed pre-remedial design sampling to update baseline data and submitted the data in an updated evaluation report to the EPA for review. The evaluation report concluded that the conditions of Portland Harbor have improved substantially with the passage of time. In response, the EPA indicated that while it would use the data to inform implementation of the ROD, the EPA’s conclusions remained materially unchanged. With the completion of pre-remedial design sampling, Portland Harbor is now in the remedial design phase, which consists of additional technical information and data collection to be used to design the expected remedial actions. Certain PRPs, not including PGE, have entered into consent agreements to perform remedial design and the EPA has preparedindicated it will take the initial lead to perform remedial design on the remaining areas. The Company anticipates that remedial design costs will ultimately be allocated to PRPs as a Draft Sampling Plan to encourage PRPs to enter intopart of the allocation process for remediation costs of the EPA’s preferred remedy. The entirety of Portland Harbor continues under an Administrative Order on Consent with the agency and begin the sampling process before the end of 2017.active engineering design phase.

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PGE is participatingcontinues to participate in a voluntary process to determine an appropriate allocation of costs amongst the PRPs. Significant uncertainties remain surrounding facts and circumstances that are integral to the determination of such an allocation percentage, including conclusion of remedial design, a final allocation methodology, and data with regard to property specific activities and history of ownership of sites within Portland Harbor that will inform the precise boundaries for clean-up. It is probable that PGE will share in a portion of the costs related to Portland Harbor. Based on the above facts and remaining uncertainties in the voluntary allocation process, PGE cannotdoes not currently have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the amount, or range, of its potential liability or determine an allocation percentage that representswould represent PGE’s portion of the liability to clean-up Portland Harbor. However, the Company may obtain sufficient information, prior to the final determination of allocation percentages among PRPs, to develop a reasonable estimate, or range, of its potential liability that would require recording of the estimate, or low end of the range. The Company’s liability related to the cost of remediating Portland Harbor could be material to PGE’s financial position.


Where damageIn cases in which injuries to natural resources hashave occurred as a result of releases of hazardous substances, federal and state natural resource trustees may seek to recover for damages at such sites, which are referred to as natural resource damages. As it relates to the Portland Harbor, PGE has been participating in the Portland Harbor Natural Resource Damages assessment (NRDA) process.(NRD). The EPA does not manage NRDANRD assessment activities but providesdoes provide claims information and coordination support to the Natural Resource Damages (NRD)NRD trustees. DamageNRD assessment activities are typically conducted by a Trustee Council made up of the trustee entities for the site. The Portland Harbor NRD trustees areconsist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the State, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and certain tribal entities.the Nez Perce Tribe.


The NRD trustees may seek to negotiate legal settlements or take other legal actions against the parties responsible for the damages. Funds from such settlements must be used to restore damagedinjured resources and may also compensate the trustees for costs incurred in assessing the damages. The NRD trustees are in the process of negotiating NRDA liability with several PRPs, including PGE. PGE believes that the Company’sPGE’s portion of NRDANRD liabilities related to Portland Harbor will not have a material impact on its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.


As discussed above, significant uncertainties still remain concerningThe impact of costs related to EPA and NRD liabilities on the precise boundaries for clean-up, the assignment of responsibility for clean-up costs, the final selection of a proposed remedy by the EPA,Company’s results of resampling efforts, and the method of allocation of costs amongst PRPs. Itoperations is probable that PGE will share in a portion of these costs. However, the Company does not currently have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the amount, or range, of its potential costs for investigation or remediation ofmitigated by the Portland Harbor site, although such costs could be material. The Company plans to seek recovery of any costs resulting from the Portland Harbor proceeding through claims under insurance policies and regulatory recovery in customer prices.

In July 2016, the Company filed a deferral application withEnvironmental Remediation Account (PHERA) mechanism. As approved by the OPUC seekingin 2017, the deferral of the future environmental remediation costs, as well as, seeking authorization to establish a regulatory cost recovery mechanism for such environmental costs. The Company reached an agreement with OPUC Staff and other parties regarding the details of the recovery mechanism, which the OPUC approved in the first quarter of 2017. The mechanism will allowPHERA allows the Company to defer estimated liabilities and recover incurred environmental expenditures related to Portland Harbor through a combination of third-party proceeds, such asincluding but not limited to insurance recoveries, and, if necessary, through customer prices, as necessary.prices. The mechanism establishesestablished annual prudency reviews of environmental expenditures and isthird-party proceeds. Annual expenditures in excess of $6 million, excluding expenses related to contingent liabilities, are subject to an annual earnings test.

Trojan Investment Recovery Class Actions

In 1993, PGE closed the Trojan nuclear power plant (Trojan)test and sought fullwould be ineligible for recovery of, and a rate of return on, its Trojan costs in a general rate case filing with the OPUC. In 1995, the OPUC issued a general rate order that granted the Company recovery of, and a rate of return on, 87% of its remaining investment in Trojan.

Numerous challenges and appeals were subsequently filed in various state courts on the issue of the OPUC’s authority under Oregon law to grant recovery of, and a return on, the Trojan investment. In 2007, following several

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to the extent PGE’s actual regulated return on equity exceeds its return on equity as authorized by the OPUC in PGE’s most recent GRC. PGE’s results of operations may be impacted to the extent such expenditures are deemed imprudent by the OPUC or ineligible per the prescribed earnings test. The Company plans to seek recovery of any costs resulting from EPA’s determination of liability for Portland Harbor through application of the PHERA. At this time, PGE is not collecting any Portland Harbor cost from the PHERA through customer prices.
appeals
Governmental Investigations

In March, April, and May 2021, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Division of Enforcement of the SEC, and the Division of Enforcement of the FERC, respectively, informed the Company they are conducting investigations arising out of the energy trading losses the Company previously announced in August 2020. The Company is cooperating with the CFTC, the SEC, and the FERC. Management cannot predict the eventual scope or outcome of these matters.

Colstrip-Related Litigation

The Company has a 20% ownership interest in the Colstrip Units 3 and 4 coal-fired generating plant (Colstrip), which is located in the state of Montana and operated by variousone of the co-owners, Talen Montana, LLC (Talen). In May 2022, Talen’s parent company, Talen Energy Supply, LLC filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, although Colstrip continues to operate and generate electricity for PGE customers and others. Various business disagreements have arisen amongst the co-owners regarding interpretation of the Ownership and Operation (O&O) Agreement and other matters. An arbitration process has been initiated to address such business disagreements and, along with other matters related to Colstrip, are summarized below.

Arbitration—In March 2021, co-owner NorthWestern Corporation (NorthWestern) initiated arbitration against all other co-owners of Colstrip to determine whether co-owners representing 55% or more of the ownership shares can vote to close one or both units of Colstrip, or, alternatively, whether unanimous consent is required. The O&O Agreement among the parties states that any dispute shall be submitted for resolution to a single arbitrator with appropriate expertise. The parties had agreed to stay the Oregonarbitration through April 1, 2024 and are now in the process of reengaging in arbitration discussions. An arbitration date has not yet been scheduled. PGE cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the arbitration process.

Richard Burnett; Colstrip Properties Inc., et al v. Talen Montana, LLC; PGE, et al.—In December 2020, the original claim was filed in the Montana Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Rosebud County, Cause No. CV-20-58. The plaintiffs allege they have suffered adverse effects from the defendants’ coal dust. In August 2021, the claim was amended to add PGE as a defendant. Plaintiffs are seeking economic damages, costs and disbursements, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and an injunction prohibiting defendants from allowing coal dust to blow onto plaintiffs’ properties, as determined by the Court. This case is currently set for trial on November 5, 2024. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or estimate a range of any possible loss in this matter.

Westmoreland Mine PermitsTwo lawsuits were commenced by the Montana Environmental Information Center, challenging certain permits relating to the operation of the Westmoreland Rosebud Mine, which provides coal to Colstrip. In the first, the Montana District Court for Rosebud County issued an order vacating a permit for one area of the mine. This case was appealed and on November 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of Appeals issued an opinion that remandedMontana reinstated the matter toMontana District Court vacating the OPUC for reconsideration.

In 2003, in two separate legal proceedings, lawsuits were filed in Marion County Circuit Court (Circuit Court) against PGE on behalf of two classes of electric service customers. The class action lawsuits seek damages totaling $260 million, plus interest, as a result ofpermit and affirming the Company’s inclusion, in prices charged to customers, of a return on its investment in Trojan.

In August 2006, the Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) issued a ruling ordering the abatement of the class action proceedings. The OSC concluded that the OPUC had primary jurisdiction to determine what, if any, remedy could be offered to PGE customers. The OSC also ruled that the plaintiffs retained the rightlower court order to return to the CircuitBoard of Environmental Review for additional permit review considerations. In the second, the Montana Federal District Court issued findings and recommended that a decision approving expansion of the mine into a new area should be vacated, but recommended the decision not take effect for disposition of whatever issues remained unresolved365 days from the remanded OPUC proceedings. In October 2006,date of a final order. On November 24, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court abated the class actions in response to the ruling of the OSC.

In 2008, the OPUC issued an order that required PGE to provide refunds of $33 million, including interest, which refunds were completed in 2010. Following appeals, the order was upheld by the Oregon Court of Appeals in February 2013 and by the OSC in October 2014.

In June 2015, at PGE’s request, the Circuit Court lifted the abatement and in July 2015, the Circuit Court heard oral argument on the Company’s motion for Summary Judgment. In March 2016, the Circuit Court entered a general judgment that granted the Company’s motion for Summary Judgment and dismissed all claims by the plaintiffs. On April 14, 2016, the plaintiffs appealed the Circuit Court dismissal to the Court of Appeals for the State of Oregon. Briefing on the appeal is now complete, with a Courtby Westmoreland for lack of Appeals decision pending.

PGE believesappellate jurisdiction, and noted that the October 2014 OSC decision and the recent Circuit Court decisions have reduced the risk of a lossappropriate venue to the Company in excess of the amounts previously recorded and discussed above. However, because the class actions remain subject to a decision in the appeal, management believes that it is reasonably possible that such a loss in excess of amounts previously recorded could result. As these matters involve unsettled legal theories and have a broad range of potential outcomes, sufficient information is currently not available to determine the amount of any such loss.

Deschutes River Alliance Clean Water Act Claims

In August 2016, the Deschutes River Alliance (DRA) filed a lawsuit against the Company inraise issues will be the U.S. District CourtOffice of Surface Mining during the District of Oregon. DRA’s claims seek injunctive and declaratory relief against PGE under the Clean Water Act (CWA) related to alleged past and continuing violations of the CWA. Specifically, DRA claims PGE has violated certain conditions contained in PGE’s Water Quality Certification for the Pelton/Round Butte Hydroelectric Project (Project) related to dissolved oxygen, temperature, and measures of acidity or alkalinity of the water. DRA alleges the violations are related to PGE’s operation of the Selective Water Withdrawal (SWW) facility at the Project.

The SWW, located above Round Butte Dam, is, among other things, designed to blend water from the surface of the reservoir with water near the bottom of the reservoir and was constructed and placed into service in 2010, as part of the FERC license requirements for the purpose of restoration and enhancement of native salmon and steelhead fisheries above the Project. DRA has alleged that PGE’s operation of the SWW has caused the above-referenced violations of the CWA, which in turn have degraded the Deschutes River’s fish and wildlife habitat below the Project and harmed the economic and personal interests of DRA’s members and supporters.


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In September 2016,process. PGE filedis not a motionparty to dismiss, which asserted thateither of these proceedings, but is continuing to monitor the CWA does not allow citizen suitsprogress of this nature,both lawsuits and that FERC has jurisdiction over all licensing issues, includingassess the alleged CWA violations. On March 27, 2017, the court denied PGE’s motion to dismiss. On April 6, 2017, PGE filed a motion with the District Court for certification to file an interlocutory appeal with the Ninth Circuit and for a stayimpact, if any, of the District Court proceeding. On April 7, 2017, the court granted an unopposed motion filed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (the Tribes)proceedings on Westmoreland’s ability to appear in the case as a friend of the court. The Tribes share ownership of the Project with PGE, but have not been named as a defendant. The District Court granted PGE’s request on May 19, 2017, but the Ninth Circuit denied the appeal on August 14, 2017. The parties are engaged in settlement discussions and filed a joint motion, which was granted September 11, 2017, to extend the stay of the District Court proceedings until either party finds the settlement negotiations unproductive.meet its contractual coal supply obligations.

The Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter, but believes that it has strong defenses to DRA’s claims and intends to defend against them. Because i) this matter involves novel issues of law and ii) the mechanism and costs for achieving the relief sought in DRA’s claims have not yet been determined, the Company cannot, at this time, determine the likelihood of whether the outcome of this matter will result in a material loss.


Other Matters


PGE is subject to other regulatory, environmental, and legal proceedings, investigations, and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business that may result in judgments against the Company. Although management currently believes that resolution of such known matters, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties, and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.


NOTE 8:9: GUARANTEES


PGE enters into financial agreements for, and purchase and sale agreements involving physical delivery of, both power and natural gas purchase and sale agreements that include indemnification provisions relating to certain claims or liabilities that may arise relating to the transactions contemplated by these agreements. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated in the indemnification provisions and, therefore, the overall maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. PGE periodically evaluates the likelihood of incurring costs under such indemnities based on the Company’s historical experience and the evaluation of the specific indemnities. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, management believes the likelihood is remote that PGE would be required to perform under such indemnification provisions or otherwise incur any significant losses with respect to such indemnities. The Company has not recorded any liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets with respect to these indemnities.


NOTE 10: INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense for interim periods is based on the estimated annual effective tax rate, which includes tax credits, regulatory flow-through adjustments, and other items, applied to the Company’s year-to-date, pre-tax income. The significant differences between the Federal statutory tax rate and PGE’s effective tax rate are reflected in the following table:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Federal statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %
Federal tax credits*
(16.2)(9.3)
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit9.1 9.0 
Flow-through depreciation and cost basis differences0.2 1.0 
Amortization of excess deferred income tax(3.3)(3.7)
Other(0.1)(2.1)
Effective tax rate10.7 %15.9 %
* Federal tax credits primarily consist of production tax credits (PTCs) earned from Company-owned wind-powered generating facilities. PTCs are earned based on a per-kilowatt hour rate and, as a result, the annual amount of PTCs earned will vary based on weather conditions and availability of the facilities. PTCs are earned for 10 years from the in-service dates of the corresponding facilities. PGE’s PTC generation will end at various dates through 2034.


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Carryforwards

Federal tax credit carryforwards as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $94 million and $73 million, respectively. These credits primarily consist of PTCs, which will expire at various dates through 2044. PGE included anticipated proceeds from the sale of tax credits in determining the need for a valuation allowance. PGE believes that it is more likely than not that its deferred income tax assets as of March 31, 2024 will be realized, however a valuation allowance has been recorded for the expected discount on the sale of tax credits. The valuation allowance as of March 31, 2024 was $1 million and was deferred as a regulatory asset. As of December 31, 2023, no material valuation allowance was recorded. As of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, PGE had no material unrecognized tax benefits.

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
Forward-Looking Statements


The information in this report includes statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to expectations, beliefs, plans, assumptions, and objectives concerning future results of operations, business prospects, future loads, the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings, future capital expenditures, market conditions, future events or performance, and other matters. Words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will likely result,” “will continue,” “should,” “based on,” “conditioned upon,” “considers,” “could,” “expected,” “forecast,” “goals,” “needs,” “promises,” “subject to,” “targets,” or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.


Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed. PGE’s forward-looking statementsexpectations, beliefs, and projections are expressed in good faith and are believed by the Company to have a reasonable basis including, but not limited to, management’s examination of historical operating trends and data contained either in internal records or available from third

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parties, but there can be no assurance that thePGE’s expectations, beliefs, or projections contained in such forward-looking statements will be achieved or accomplished.


In addition to any assumptions and other factors and matters referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements, factors that could cause actual results or outcomes for PGE to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements include:


governmental policies, legislative action, and regulatory audits, investigations, and actions, including those of the FERCFederal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC), the Public Utility Commission of Oregon, (OPUC), the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the OPUCDivision of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), with respect to allowed rates of return, financings, electricity pricing and price structures, acquisition and disposal of facilities and other assets, construction and operation of plant facilities, transmission of electricity, recovery of power costs, operating expenses, deferrals, timely recovery of costs and capital investments, energy trading activities, and current or prospective wholesale and retail competition;

economic conditions that result in decreased demand for electricity, reduced revenue from sales of excess energy during periods of low wholesale market prices, impaired financial stability of vendors and service providers, and elevated levels of uncollectible customer accounts;

inflation and volatility in interest rates;
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return on equity, including the impact of growing distributed and renewable generation resources, changing customer demand for enhanced electric services, and an increasing risk that customers procure electricity from Electricity Service Suppliers (ESSs) or the adoption of community choice aggregation;
the timing or outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings and issues including, but not limited to, the matters described in Regulatory Matters of the “Overview” in this Item 2, and Note 7,8, Contingencies in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements;Statements in Item 1. Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q;

natural or human-caused disasters and other risks, including, but not limited to, earthquake, flood, ice, drought, extreme heat, lightning, wind, fire, accidents, equipment failure, acts of terrorism, computer system outages, and other events that disrupt PGE operations, damage PGE facilities and systems, cause the release of harmful materials, cause fires, and subject the Company to liability;
cybersecurity attacks, data security breaches, physical attacks and security breaches, or other malicious acts that cause damage to the Company’s generation, transmission, or distribution facilities, information technology systems, inhibit the capability of equipment or systems to function as designed or expected, or result in the release of confidential customer, vendor, employee, or Company information;
the effects of climate change, whether global or local in nature, including unseasonable or extreme weather and other natural phenomena that may affect energy costs or consumption, increase the Company’s costs, cause damage to PGE facilities and system, or adversely affect its operations;
unseasonable or severe weather and other natural phenomena, such as the greater size and prevalence of wildfires in Oregon in recent years, which could affect public safety, customers’ demand for power, and PGE’s ability and cost to procure adequate power and fuel supplies to serve its customers, and could increaseaccess the Company’s costs to maintainwholesale energy market, or operate its generating facilities and transmission and distribution systems;systems, and the Company’s costs to maintain, repair, and replace such facilities and systems, and recovery of such costs;

PGE’s ability to effectively implement a public safety power shutoff (PSPS) and de-energize its system in the event of heightened wildfire risk or implement effective system hardening programs, the inability of which could lead to potential liability if energized systems are involved in wildfires that cause harm, as well as the risk that damages from wildfires may not be recoverable through rates or insurance, resulting in impact to the financial condition, results of operations, or reputation of the Company;
operational factors that could affectaffecting PGE’s power generating facilities and battery storage facilities, including forced outages, adversefires, unscheduled delays, hydro and wind conditions, and disruption of fuel supply, disruptions, any of which may cause the Company to incur repair costs or purchase replacement power at increased costs;

default or nonperformance on the part of any parties from whom PGE purchases fuel, capacity, or energy, which may cause the Company to incur costs to purchase replacement power and related renewable attributes at increased costs;
complications arising from PGE’s jointly-owned plant, including changes in ownership, adverse regulatory outcomes or legislative actions, or operational failures that result in legal or environmental liabilities or unanticipated costs related to replacement power or repair costs;
delays in the supply chain and increased supply costs, failure to complete capital projects on schedule andor within budget, inability to complete negotiations on contracts for capital projects, failure of counterparties to perform under agreements, or the abandonment of capital projects, eitherany of which could result in the Company’s inability to recover project costs;costs or impact PGE’s competitive position, market share, or results of operations in a material way;

volatility in wholesale power and natural gas prices, whichincluding but not limited to volatility caused by macroeconomic and international issues, that could require PGE to post additional collateral or issue additional letters of credit or post additional cash as collateral with counterparties pursuant to power and natural gas purchase agreements;

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changes in the availability and price of wholesale power and fuels, including natural gas and coal, and the impact of such changes on the Company’s power costs;

capital market conditions, including availability of capital, volatility of interest rates, reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper, volatility of equity markets as well as changes in PGE’s credit ratings, any of which could have an impact on the Company’s cost of capital and its ability to access the capital markets to support requirements for working capital, construction of capital projects, and the repayments of maturing debt;debt, and stock-based compensation plans, which are relied upon in part to retain key executives and employees;

future laws, regulations, and proceedings that could increase the Company’s costs of operating its thermal generating plants, or affect the operations of such plants by imposing requirements for additional emissions controls or significant emissions fees or taxes particularly with respect to coal-fired generating facilities, in order to mitigate carbon dioxide, mercury, and other gas emissions;

changes in, and compliance with, environmental laws and policies, including those related to threatened and endangered species, fish, and wildlife;

the effects of climate change, including changes in the environment that may affect energy costs or consumption, increase the Company’s costs, or adversely affect its operations;

changes in residential, commercial, andor industrial customer growth, andor demographic patterns, including changes in demographic patterns,load resulting in future transmission constraints, in PGE’s service territory;

the effectiveness of PGE’s risk management policies and procedures;

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declines in the fair value of securities held for the defined benefit pension plans and other benefit plans, which could result in increased funding requirements for such plans;

cyber security attacks, data security breaches, or other malicious acts that cause damage to the Company’s generation and transmission facilities or information technology systems, or result in the release of confidential customer, employee, or Company information;

employee workforce factors, including potential strikes, work stoppages, transitions in senior management, the ability to recruit and employee retirements;retain key employees and other talent, and turnover due to macroeconomic trends such as voluntary resignation of large numbers of employees similar to that experienced by other employers and industries since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic;

new federal, state, and local laws that could have adverse effects on operating results;

failure to achieve the Company’s greenhouse gas emission goals or being perceived to have either failed to act responsibly with respect to the environment or effectively respond to legislative requirements concerning greenhouse gas emission reductions, any of which could lead to adverse publicity and have adverse effects on the Company's operations and/or damage the Company's reputation;
natural disasterssocial attitudes regarding the electric utility and power industries;
political and economic conditions;
the impact of widespread health developments and responses to such developments (such as voluntary and mandatory quarantines, including government stay at home orders, as well as shut downs and other risks such as earthquake, flood, drought, lightning, wind,restrictions on travel, commercial, social and fire;other activities), which could materially and adversely affect, among other things, demand for electric services, customers’ ability to pay, supply chains, personnel, contract counterparties, liquidity, and financial markets;

changes in financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by governing bodies;
risks and uncertainties related to current or future All-Source Request For Proposals (RFP) projects, including, but not limited to regulatory processes, legal actions, transmission capabilities, system interconnections, inflationary impacts, supply chain constraints, supply cost increases (including application of tariffs impacting solar module imports), permitting and construction delays, and legislative uncertainty; and

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Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and, except as required by law, PGE undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors or assess the impact of any such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.


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OVERVIEW

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to provide an understanding of the business environment, results of operations, and financial condition of PGE. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this report, as well as the consolidated financial statements and disclosures in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and other periodic and current reports filed with the SEC.


PGE is a vertically integratedvertically-integrated electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity as well asin the State. The Company participates in wholesale purchasemarkets by purchasing and sale ofselling electricity and natural gas in orderan effort to meet the needs of, and obtain reasonably-priced power for, its retail customers, manage risk, and administer its long-term wholesale contracts. In addition, PGE continues to develop products and service offerings for the benefit of retail and wholesale customers. The Company generates revenues and cash flows primarily from the sale and distribution of electricity to retail customers in its service territory.


Company Strategy

The Company exists to power the advancement of society. PGE energizes lives, strengthens communities, and fosters energy solutions that promote social, economic, and environmental progress. The Company is committed to being a clean energy leader and delivering steady growth and returns to shareholders. PGE is focused on working with customers, communities, policy makers, and other stakeholders to deliver affordable, safe, reliable electricity service to all, while increasing opportunities to deliver clean and renewable energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and responding to evolving customer expectations. At the same time, the Company is building an increasingly smart, integrated, and interconnected grid that spans from residential customers to other utilities within the region. PGE is transforming all aspects of its business to empower its workforce to be even more results oriented to serve customers well. To create a clean energy future, PGE is focused on the following strategic imperatives:
Decarbonize Power—Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with electricity served to retail customers by at least 80% by 2030 and 100% by 2040;
Electrify the Economy—Increase beneficial electricity use to capture the benefits of new technologies while building an increasingly clean, flexible, and reliable grid; and
Advance Performance—Improve safety, efficiency, and system and equipment reliability while maintaining affordable energy service and growing earnings per share 5% to 7% annually.

Climate Change

State-mandated GHG emissions reduction targetsIn June 2021, the fourth quarterOregon legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2021, establishing a 100% clean electricity by 2040 framework for PGE and other investor-owned utilities and electric service suppliers in the State. A number of 2016,provisions in the bill align with PGE’s strategic direction and highlight Oregon’s ambitious, economy-wide goals to combat climate change. The GHG emissions reduction targets applicable to these regulated entities are an 80% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030, 90% by 2035, and 100% by 2040 and every year thereafter. For more information regarding HB 2021 and the baseline to which the target reductions apply, see “HB 2021” in the “Laws and Regulations” section of this Overview.

Empowering customers and communities—PGE’s customers have a desire for purchasing clean energy, as over 229 thousand residential and small commercial customers voluntarily participate in PGE’s Green Future Program, the largest renewable power program by participation in the nation. In 2017, Oregon’s most populous city, Portland, and most populous county, Multnomah, each passed resolutions to achieve 100% clean and renewable electricity by 2035 and 100 % economy-wide clean and renewable energy by 2050. Other jurisdictions in PGE’s service area have similar goals and continue to consider similar goals for the future.

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The Company implemented a customer subscription option, the Green Future Impact Program, which is a renewable energy program that allows large business and municipality customers to have a choice in how they source their electricity. Under the Green Future Impact Program, customers can enroll in a Customer-Supplied Option (CSO) or PGE-Supplied Option (PSO). Under the CSO, participants are responsible for finding a renewable energy facility that meets established requirements and bringing those resources to PGE. Under the PSO, customers who enrolled in Phase I can receive energy from PGE-provided purchased power agreements (PPAs) for renewable resources and customers who enroll in Phase II can receive energy either from PGE-provided PPAs for renewable resources or energy from renewable resources that are PGE submittedowned, under certain conditions.

As of March 31, 2024, the Green Future Impact Program has an approved capacity of 750 MW nameplate. Through this voluntary program, the Company seeks to support the customers’ clean energy acceleration, achieve PGE sustainability goals, mitigate cost and manage risk, and reliably integrate power.

The Climate Pledge—In 2021, PGE joined The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero annual carbon emissions by 2040, which is a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement’s goal of 2050. As a signatory to The Climate Pledge, PGE agrees to: i) measure and report GHG emissions on a regular basis; ii) implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real business changes and innovations, including efficiency improvements, renewable energy, materials reductions, and other carbon emission elimination strategies; and iii) neutralize any remaining emissions with additional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and socially-beneficial offsets.

Severe weather—In recent years, PGE’s territory has experienced unprecedented heat, historic ice and snowstorms, and wildfires. On January 13, 2024, the Company’s service territory encountered the first of a series of severe winter weather events, including snow, ice, and high winds that caused catastrophic damage to physical assets and resulted in widespread customer power outages. For more information regarding the January 2024 severe winter weather events, see “Declared States of Emergency” within this Overview section of this Item 2.August 2023 experienced a record-breaking heat wave with temperatures in the region reaching all-time recorded highs for the month. This resulted in a peak load demand of 4,498 MW, beating the Company’s previous all-time peak load demand, and surpassing the prior summer peak load by nearly 6%. The increase and severity of weather events highlights the importance of combating the effects of climate change through decarbonizing the power supply and investing in a more reliable and resilient grid.

Investing in a Clean Energy Future

The Resource Planning Process— PGE’s resource planning process includes working with customers, stakeholders, and regulators to chart the course toward a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. With the passage of HB 2021, PGE created a Clean Energy Plan (CEP), which articulates the Company’s strategy to meet the 2030, 2035, and 2040 emission reduction targets through an equitable transition to a decarbonized grid. The CEP is based on, and was filed in connection with, the Company’s 2023 IRP. PGE filed its first combined IRP and CEP with the OPUC its 2016 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which addresses the Company’s proposal to meet future customer demandin March 2023. That filing projected PGE’s resource and describes PGE’s future energy supply strategy and anticipated resourcecapacity needs over the next 20 years. The areasyears and proposed an Action Plan to meet near-term needs, subject to the new HB 2021 emissions reduction requirements.

PGE estimates a total resource need of focusapproximately 3,500 to 4,500 MW of renewable energy and non-emitting capacity in order to meet the Company’s 2030 emissions reduction target. Through the 2021 All-Source RFP, PGE procured 311 MW of wind resources and 475 MW of capacity, leaving a remaining need to procure approximately 2,700 to 3,700 MW.

On January 25, 2024, the OPUC acknowledged PGE’s IRP, subject to certain conditions, providing regulatory support for the plan, include, among other topics,Company to pursue the near-term resource additions articulated in the Action Plan. However, the OPUC declined to acknowledge the CEP, directing the Company to provide additional forecast of its emission reductions based on new analysis in the CEP/IRP Update to be filed in January 2025. PGE will continue to pursue its 2023 All-Source RFP while revising forecasts of emissions in the CEP


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2021 All-Source RFP
Pursuant to the 2021 All-Source RFP process, seeking approximately 1,000 MW of renewable resources neededand non-emitting dispatchable capacity, PGE entered into agreements to acquire resources as follows:
Clearwater Wind Development—PGE and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. entered into agreements to construct a 311 MW wind energy facility in Eastern Montana. PGE owns 208 MW of production capacity of the facility. Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which operates the facility, owns the remaining 103 MW of production capacity and sells their portion of the output to PGE under a 30-year PPA. The project was placed in-service during the first quarter of 2024 with a total cost of $424 million, including AFUDC, as of March 31, 2024.
Seaside Grid—PGE entered into an agreement to construct a 200 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Portland, Oregon. PGE will own the resource, with an investment of approximately $360 million, excluding AFUDC. The project has an estimated commercial operation date of June 30, 2025. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has recorded $92 million, including AFUDC, in CWIP for the Seaside Grid.
Constable BESS (formerly Evergreen)—PGE entered into an agreement to construct a 75 MW BESS in Hillsboro, Oregon. PGE will own the resource, with an investment of approximately $150 million, excluding AFUDC. The project has an estimated commercial operation date of December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has recorded $48million, including AFUDC, in CWIP for the Constable BESS.
Troutdale Grid—PGE entered into a storage capacity agreement for a 200 MW BESS in Troutdale, Oregon. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, will own the resource and will sell the capacity to PGE under a 20-year storage capacity agreement. The project has an estimated commercial operation date of December 31, 2024.

The Clearwater agreements and all BESS agreements represent the final procurement from the 2021 All-Source RFP. Resources required to meet the remaining 2030 need are anticipated to be procured through future acquisition processes, including, but not limited to, the 2023 All-Source RFP and future RFPs.

All BESS projects will be directly interconnected to PGE’s system. Emissions associated with energy used to charge the BESS are accounted for when they are emitted from the generating facility. BESS projects do not add incremental emissions to the grid, and therefore, are non-emitting dispatchable capacity resources. The BESS projects will qualify for the federal investment tax credit (ITC). The Clearwater agreements will qualify for production tax credits (PTCs) and will be eligible under Oregon’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirements and. The agreements will be subject to replace energy from Boardman,prudency review by the Company’s coal-fired generating plant located in Eastern Oregon that will cease coal-fired operations at the end of 2020. For further information regarding the IRP, see “Integrated Resource Plan” in this Overview section of Item 2.OPUC.


In February 2017,2022, NewSun Energy LLC (NewSun) filed a petition for judicial review in the Marion County Circuit Court against the OPUC challenging the scoring methodology in the 2021 All-Source RFP. PGE joined in the case as an intervenor. NewSun also filed a motion to stay the 2021 All-Source RFP process, which the Court subsequently denied. The OPUC filed a motion to dismiss the case and PGE joined the OPUC’s motion to dismiss. NewSun opposed the motion. In May 2022, the Court granted the motion to dismiss to which NewSun responded in June 2022 by filing a notice of appeal with the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon. After receiving multiple extensions, NewSun filed its opening brief in the appeal in February 2023 and PGE filed a general rateresponse brief in June 2023. In August 2023, PGE filed a notice asking the Court to dismiss the case. That motion remains pending. Oral argument in this case occurred March 18, 2024. The parties await a decision from the Court.

In October 2022, NewSun filed a petition in Deschutes County Circuit Court seeking review of the OPUC order acknowledging, with conditions, PGE’s 2021 All-Source RFP shortlist. PGE intervened in this case and, in March 2023, filed a motion to dismiss. In September 2023, the judge granted PGE’s motion to dismiss. In November 2023, NewSun filed a notice of appeal in the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon. Opening briefs in the Appeal were filed March 1, 2024, with PGE to respond by May 9, 2024.

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PGE cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or potential impact, if any, to its 2021 All-Source RFP process.

2023 All-Source RFP

PGE filed notice with the OPUC in January 2023 that an RFP in 2023 was needed to procure resources to meet a forecasted 2026 capacity shortfall and to make continued progress toward decarbonization targets under HB 2021. These actions were consistent with the 2023 IRP Action Plan and CEP. The filing included PGE’s request for a 2018 test year. Stipulationspartial waiver of the OPUC’s competitive bidding rules, which was approved by the OPUC in April 2023, and outlined PGE’s recommended timeline for obtaining necessary regulatory approvals. PGE filed on September 18, 2017the draft 2023 All-Source RFP with the OPUC in May 2023 and October 9, 2017 reflect settlement of all issues.regulatory approval was granted in January 2024. The Company issued the RFP to market on February 2, 2024, seeking bids for resources that can provide non-emitting dispatchable capacity and renewable generation. The submission deadline for proposals is in April 2024. Bids will be evaluated based on the OPUC-approved scoring methodology. Following determination of a final shortlist, PGE plans to file for acknowledgement in mid-2024 with a final selection in the third or fourth quarter of 2024.

Transmission Upgrades

In alignment with local and regional transmission plans, the 2023 IRP Action Plan, and CEP, PGE is evaluating and implementing upgrades to existing transmission resources and expansions of current transmission networks. Transmission resource actions are intended to alleviate congestion, improve regional adequacy and reliability, enable decarbonization goals, and address growing customer demand.

Building a resilient grid—To serve communities with clean energy, PGE’s grid of the future will need to be smart and adaptive. Highlights of PGE’s key investments and plans for building a resilient grid include:
Wildfire Mitigation—PGE has a Wildfire Mitigation Program under which an annual Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) is developed and submitted to the OPUC to coordinate activities across the Company and with state-wide stakeholders. The 2024 WMP forecasts $45 million in operations and maintenance costs and an additional $43 to $49 million in capital investments in the current year to continue system hardening efforts, expand situational awareness capabilities, implement specific inspection and maintenance along with vegetation management, raise community and customer awareness, and take operational actions within high fire risk zones. PGE strives to improve regional safety by reducing the risk that the Company’s electric utility infrastructure could cause a wildfire, while limiting the impacts of PSPS events and other mitigation activities on customers and increasing the resiliency of PGE assets to wildfire damage. In the three months ended March 31, 2024, PGE invested $3 million in capital projects related to wildfire mitigation and resiliency and utility asset management, consistent with the 2024 WMP.
Virtual Power Plant (VPP)—PGE’s VPP is a production resource comprised of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and flexible loads that are managed through technology platforms to provide grid and power operations services. PGE’s customer offerings related to energy efficiency and flexible load programs, rooftop solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle charging solutions support grid reliability and increase portfolio flexibility and resource diversity. These DERs and flexible loads are the foundation of PGE’s VPP that will provide a growing suite of grid and system services over time. When coordinated through the Company’s DER Management Systems, the various DERs and flexible loads support cost-effective decarbonization, advance customer and community energy resiliency, promote customer engagement with the energy system, and unlock additional grid services that enhance PGE’s operation of a dynamic two-way system. In 2023, PGE saw record energy demand of 4,498 MW on August 14. Customer actions that day, orchestrated through the VPP, reduced load by more than 90 MW, helping avoid customer service interruptions and reducing exposure to scarcity pricing in energy markets.
Distribution System Plan—In 2021 and 2022, PGE filed its inaugural DSP in two parts, which were accepted by the OPUC in March 2022 and February 2023, respectively. While the OPUC Staff is in the
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process of reviewing whether to modify the current DSP guidelines, PGE plans to file its next DSP in the fourth quarter of 2024. The DSP outlines distribution system assets, describes how the Company plans for new load, including distributed resources such as electric vehicles (EVs) and Solar Photovoltaic installations, and presents the vision for modernizing the grid to enable accelerated decarbonization and customer participation in meeting PGE’s clean energy goals.

Electrify the economy—To help Oregon reach its decarbonization goals, PGE is working to build a safe, reliable, and affordable, economy-wide, clean energy future. The Company is committed to increasing electrification of buildings and supports the accelerating pace of vehicle electrification for our customers, as well as its own vehicle fleet.

Transportation electrification is one of the most significant ways to reduce GHG emissions in Oregon. PGE is engaged with customers and communities to manage electric vehicle (EV) charging load, develop infrastructure projects aimed at improving accessibility to electric vehicle charging stations, build fleet partnerships, and offer programs to encourage customers to advance transportation electrification.

In 2021, the Oregon legislature enacted HB 2165, ensuring the OPUC has clear and broad authority to allow electric company investments in infrastructure to support transportation electrification.

In 2023, PGE’s second Transportation Electrification (TE) plan was filed and accepted by the OPUC. This second TE plan considers current and planned activities, along with forecasted EV loads and potential system impacts. The 2023 TE plan represents a continuation of the approach and programmatic efforts found within PGE’s 2019 TE plan while also outlining the Company’s current strategy to integrate TE into utility business in order to plan, service, and manage EV load.

In the 2023 to 2025 period covered by the 2023 TE plan, capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $25 million. The final 2023 TE plan with its planned activities was accepted by the OPUC on October 17, 2023.

Businesses and families continue to turn to electricity to serve their home and workplace needs. PGE continues to pursue advanced technologies to enhance the grid, pursue distributed generation and energy storage, and develop microgrids and the use of data and analytics to better predict demand and support energy-saving customer programs.

Laws and Regulations

Federal Grants—In November 2021, the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which includes approximately $550 billion of new federal spending, was signed into law. PGE continues to pursue multiple areas under the IIJA, and other state, federal, and private programs, for potential grant funding of projects. These projects target improvements in electrical system reliability and resiliency, wildfire situational awareness and mitigation, greater communications capabilities, advancements in customer usage analytics using artificial intelligence, renewable resources and advanced electrical grid support, hydro generation operations, hydrogen production, utility workforce development, and regional transmission capacity constraints.

As of March 31, 2024, PGE has submitted 27 full federal grant applications and has been awarded 11 grants totaling $317.8 million, including the following:
U.S. DOE Bethel-Round Butte Transmission Line Upgrade—The U.S. DOE selected the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (CTWS), in partnership with PGE, for a $250 million grant to upgrade the existing 230 kV Bethel-Round Butte Transmission line to 500 kV. The project will accelerate the development of transmission capacity, enabling new carbon-free generation in Central and Eastern Oregon to reach customer demand loads in Western Oregon. The added capacity and associated upgrades will also increase resiliency of the transmission system as well as resiliency of the CTWS Tribal communities by increasing
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resources available to the Tribes to support adaptation and response strategies. The U.S DOE and PGE are negotiating the final funding and scope for the line upgrade as part of a multi-year process.
U.S. DOE Smart Grid Chip—The U.S. DOE selected a PGE led consortium for a $50 million grant for the Smart Grid Chip project. The project will enable real-time information at each meter to improve the visibility of the electrical system to grid operators, providing detection of potential operational problems and shorten outage times, ultimately helping to anticipate and mitigate the impacts of extreme weather on grid resiliency. The DOE and PGE are negotiating the final funding and scope for the line upgrade as part of a multi-year process.

PGE is in the process of assessing the impacts of these federal grants on the Company’s results of operations. Although PGE continues to apply for additional grants, the Company cannot predict the ultimate timing and success of securing funding from federal programs.

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022—The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was signed into law in August 2022 with a majority of the provisions effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022.

The United States Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released extensive rules addressing credit transfer eligibility and application, including but not limited to, required registration, filing, and documentation for transferors and transferees to elect and claim a credit transfer. On December 12, 2023, PGE received approval from the OPUC to transfer 2023 production tax credits and record any difference in the full value and the discounted value in a property balancing account. Consistent with options available under the IRA, PGE transferred 2023 credits with the final transfer occurring in the first quarter of 2024. On April 16, 2024, PGE received approval from the OPUC to transfer 2024 and 2025 PTCs and record any difference in the full value and the discounted value in a property balancing account. PGE has entered into an agreement to transfer 2024 and 2025 PTCs and expects to generate and transfer approximately $55 million in PTCs in 2024.

Compared to previous resource planning processes, the Company believes the new tax incentives will provide additional investment opportunities for PGE and result in lower customer prices. Increased capital expenditures in such investment opportunities would likely result in additional financing needs through debt and equity instruments.

HB 3143—In June 2023, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 3143, which was signed by the Governor on August 1, 2023. HB 3143 allows the OPUC to authorize new customer prices effective January 1, 2018.the State’s investor-owned utilities, including PGE, to issue bonds and securitize debt for expenses associated with declared emergency events. The bill enables PGE, after a public process and rigorous review and approval by the OPUC, to issue, at a minimum, investment grade bonds to pay for the costs of declared emergencies.

HB 2021—In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2021, which, among other things, requires retail electricity providers to reduce GHG emissions associated with serving Oregon retail electricity consumers 80% by 2030, 90% by 2035, and 100% by 2040, compared to baseline emissions levels. For further information, see “General Rate Case” PGE, the baseline levels are the average annual emissions for the years 2010, 2011, and 2012 associated with the electricity sold to its retail electricity consumers as reported to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ).

HB 2021 requires utilities to develop a CEP for meeting the targets, concurrent with each IRP, that results in this Overview section of Item 2.

On October 1, 2017,an affordable, reliable, and clean electric system. In reviewing a CEP, the Company began active participationOPUC must ensure that utilities create a plan that is in the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM). As a market participant, PGE’s generating plants now receive automated dispatch signals frompublic interest, demonstrate continual progress toward meeting the California Independent System Operatortargets, and take actions as soon as practicable that allowsfacilitate rapid reduction of GHG emissions.

Under the law, retail electricity providers utilize the existing, required, annual reporting of GHG emissions to the ODEQ. In the target years of 2030, 2035, and 2040, and every year thereafter in the target period, the OPUC will use the data reported to the ODEQ for load balancing with other EIM participants in five-minute intervals, whichthat compliance year to determine whether the Company expects will help integrate more renewable energy into the grid by better matching the variablereduction targets are met.


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outputRPS standards and other laws—In 2016, Oregon Senate Bill (SB) 1547 increased the 2007 benchmarks for the percentage of electricity that must come from renewable resources. Additionally, this gives sources by dates certain and required the elimination of coal as a fuel for generation of electricity used to serve Oregon utility customers no later than 2030.

PGE access toceased coal fired operation at its Boardman generating facility (Boardman) in 2020 and decommissioning of the least-cost energy available in the region to meet changes in real-time energy demand and short-term variations in customer demand.

The discussion that follows in this MD&A provides additional information related to the Company’s operating activities, legal, regulatory, and environmental matters, results of operations, and liquidity and financing activities.

Capital Requirements and Financingplant is substantially complete. The Company expects 2017 capital expenditures to total $533 million, excluding AFDC. For additional information regarding estimated capital expenditures, see “Capital Requirementshas a 20% ownership share in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of this Item 2.

PGE plans to fund capital requirements and maturities of long-term debt during the year of $150 million with cash from operations during 2017, which is expected to range from $515 million to $565 million, and the issuance of debt securities of $225 million. For additional information, see “Liquidity” and “Debt and Equity Financings” in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of this Item 2.

General Rate Case—On February 28, 2017, the Company filed with the OPUC a general rate case based on a 2018 test year (2018 GRC). The filing includes investments to ensure system safety and reliability and to better meet customers’ changing needs and service expectations. PGE’s initial filing proposed a $100 million increase in the annual revenue requirement related primarily to an increase in base business costs for upgrades to PGE’s transmission and distribution system, investments in strengthening and safeguarding the grid, and support for key initiatives such as participation in the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM). The proposal was based upon:

A capital structure of 50% debt and 50% equity;

A return on equity of 9.75%; and

A rate base of $4.6 billion.

PGE, OPUC staff, and certain customer groups have reached agreements that resolve all issues in the case, provide for an expected $20 million net increase in annual revenue requirements, and reflect:

A capital structure of 50% debt and 50% equity;

A return on equity of 9.5%; and

A rate base of $4.5 billion.

The net increase in annual revenue requirement as proposed in the Company’s initial filing and as revised consists of the following (in millions):
   
As Filed February 28, 2017 $100
Load and Power Cost Updates (28)
Depreciation Study Updates (8)
Base Business Revenue Requirement Updates:  
     Lower return on equity$(10) 
     Lower labor costs(9) 
     Adjustment to depreciation expense(8) 
     Lower level of plant in service(5) 
     Other reductions to rate base(4) 
     Other various modifications(8)

          Subtotal (44)
As Stipulated
$20

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Regulatory review of the 2018 GRC will continue until the final order is issued, which is expected in December 2017, with new customer prices expected to become effective January 1, 2018. Final revenue requirement amounts subject to revision include power costs (to be finalized November 2017) and actual cost of debt, including any additional debt issuances. Any subsequent reductions in PGE's overall cost of long-term debt through June 30, 2018 will be reflected either in the final 2018 GRC update or through a supplemental tariff filing. All stipulations remain subject to OPUC approval.

The 2018 GRC filing (OPUC Docket UE 319), as well as copies of direct and reply testimony, exhibits, and stipulations are available on the OPUC website at www.oregon.gov/puc.

Operating Activities—The impact of seasonal weather conditions on demand for electricity can cause the Company’s revenues and income from operations to fluctuate from period to period. PGE typically experiences its highest average MWh deliveries and retail energy sales during the winter heating season, although deliveries also increase during the summer months, generally resulting from air conditioning demand. Retail customer price changes and customer usage patterns, which can be affected by the economy, also have an effect on revenues while wholesale power availability and price, hydro and wind generation, and fuel costs for thermal and gas plants can also affect income from operations.

Customers and Demand—The 5.9% increase in retail energy deliveries for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016 resulted from increases in all retail categories with the greatest percentage increase in residential deliveries, which are most sensitive to fluctuations in weather.

Energy deliveries to residential customers increased 10.4% due in large part to the effects of cooler temperatures during the heating season and warmer temperatures during the cooling season, as well as customer growth of 1.3%. Energy deliveries to industrial customers increased 5.1%, largely due to continued strength in the high tech sector. Weather adjusted deliveries increased 0.3% from the first nine months of 2016 reflecting strength in the industrial sector. One additional day in 2016 due to leap year resulted in a comparative decrease of 0.4% in retail energy deliveries. Energy efficiency and conservation efforts by retail customers also influence demand, although the financial effects of such efforts by residential and certain commercial customers are mitigated by the decoupling mechanism. See “Legal, Regulatory and Environmental” in this Overview section of Item 2 for further information on the decoupling mechanism.

During the third quarter of 2017, cooling degree-days, an indication of the extent to which customers are likely to have used electricity for cooling, were 45% above the third quarter of 2016. Residential energy deliveries, which are most weather sensitive, were 12.3% higher in the third quarter of 2017 than the third quarter of 2016. Unseasonably warm weather in first quarter of 2016, which decreased energy deliveries in that quarter, and temperatures that resulted in more heating and cooling degree days in the second quarter of 2017 also contributed to the increased deliveries on a year-to-date basis. See “Revenues” in the Results of Operations section of this Item 2 for further information on heating degree days.


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The following table, which also includes deliveries to the Company’s direct access customers who purchase their energy from Electricity Service Suppliers, presents the average number of retail customers by customer type, and the corresponding energy deliveries, for the periods indicated:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,  
 2017 2016 
% Increase (Decrease) in Energy
Deliveries
 
Average
Number of
Customers
 
Retail Energy
Deliveries*
 
Average
Number of
Customers
 
Retail Energy
Deliveries*
 
Residential761,028
 5,826
 751,198
 5,278
 10.4%
          
Commercial (PGE sales only)107,296
 5,193
 106,458
 5,148
 0.9%
     Direct Access479
 472
 314
 403
 17.1%
Total Commercial107,775
 5,665
 106,772
 5,551
 2.1%
          
Industrial (PGE sales only)198
 2,187
 193
 2,168
 0.9%
     Direct Access68
 1,046
 63
 907
 15.3%
Total Industrial266
 3,233
 256
 3,075
 5.1%
          
Total (PGE sales only)868,522
 13,206
 857,849
 12,594
 4.9%
     Total Direct Access547
 1,518
 377
 1,310
 15.9%
Total869,069
 14,724
 858,226
 13,904
 5.9%
 *In thousands of MWh.

The Company’s Retail Customer Choice Program caps participation by Direct Access customers in the fixed three-year and minimum five-year opt-out programs, which account for the majority of energy supplied to Direct Access customers. This cap would have limited energy deliveries to these customers to an amount equal to approximately 13% of PGE’s total retail energy deliveries for the first nine months of 2017. Energy deliveries to Direct Access customers represented 9% of the Company’s total retail energy deliveries for the full year 2016, compared with 10% in the first nine months of 2017.

Power Operations—To meet the energy needs of its retail customers, the Company utilizes a combination of its own generating resources and power purchases in the wholesale market. In an effort to obtain reasonably-priced power for its retail customers, PGE makes economic dispatch decisions based on numerous factors including plant availability, customer demand, river flows, wind conditions, and current wholesale prices.

PGE’s generating plants require varying levels of annual maintenance, during which the respective plants are unavailable to provide power. As a result, the amount of power generated to meet the Company’s retail load requirement can vary from period to period. Plant availability, which is affected by both planned and unplanned outages, approximated 90% and 94% during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, for those plants PGE operates. Plant availability of Colstrip Units 3 and 4 coal-fired generation plant (Colstrip) and, in response to SB 1547 has accelerated depreciation of which the Company has a 20% ownership interest, approximated 85% during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company’s generating plants provided 65% of its retail load requirement compared with 69% in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in the proportion of power generatedColstrip to meet the Company’s retail load requirement was largely due to the combination of decreased

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production from the Company’s wind facilities due to unfavorable weather conditions and a reduction in energy provided from the Company’s thermal generation facilities due to outages and economic displacement. The decrease was partially offset by favorable hydro generation, during the first nine months of 2017. Favorable hydro conditions within the region had the effect of reducing energy prices in the wholesale power market which allowed the Company to economically displace a greater portion of its thermal generation to meet its retail load requirement.

Energy expected to be received from PGE-owned hydroelectric plants and under contracts from mid-Columbia hydroelectric projects is projected annually in the Annual Power Cost Update Tariff (AUT). Any excess in such hydro generation from that projected in the AUT normally displaces power from higher cost sources, while any shortfall is normally replaced with power from higher cost sources. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, energy received from these hydro resources increased by 13% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Energy received from these hydro resources exceeded projected levels included in PGE’s AUT by 10% and fell below projected levels by 2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and provided 19% and 18% of the Company’s retail load requirement for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Energy from hydro resources is expected to exceed levels projected in the AUT for 2017.

Energy expected to be received from PGE-owned wind generating resources (Biglow Canyon and Tucannon River) is projected annually in the AUT. Any excess in wind generation from that projected in the AUT normally displaces power from higher cost sources, while any shortfall is normally replaced with power from higher cost sources. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, energy received from these wind generating resources decreased 18% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, resulting in the Company incurring higher replacement costs, as well as generating fewer Production Tax Credits (PTCs) than what was estimated in customer prices. Energy received from these wind generating resources fell short of that projected in PGE’s AUT by20% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and provided 9% and 12% of the Company’s retail load requirement during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Energy from wind resources is expected to be below projected levels included in the AUT for 2017.

Pursuant to the Company’s power cost adjustment mechanism (PCAM), customer prices can be adjusted to reflect a portion of the difference between each year’s forecasted net variable power costs (NVPC) included in customer prices (baseline NVPC) and actual NVPC for the year. NVPC consists of the cost of power purchased and fuel used to generate electricityDecember 31, 2025. In order to meet PGE’s retail loadregulatory and legislative requirements, as well as the cost of settled electric and natural gas financial contracts (all classified as Purchased power and fuel expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income) and is net of wholesale revenues, which are classified as Revenues, net in the condensed consolidated statements of income. Effective January 1, 2017, PGE’s 2017 AUT filing included projected PTCs for the 2017 calendar year with actual variances subject to the PCAM. To the extent actual annual NVPC, subject to certain adjustments, is above or below the deadband, which is a defined range from $30 million above to $15 million below baseline NVPC, the PCAM provides for 90% of the variance beyond the deadband to be collected from, or refunded to, customers, respectively, subject to a regulated earnings test.

Any estimated refund to customers pursuant to the PCAM is recorded as a reduction in Revenues, net in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income, while any estimated collection from customers is recorded as a reduction in Purchased power and fuel expense.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, actual NVPC was $14 million above baseline NVPC. Based on forecast data, NVPC for the year ending December 31, 2017 is currently estimated to be above the baseline NVPC, but within the deadband range. Accordingly, no estimated collection from, or refund to, customers is expected under the PCAM for 2017.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, actual NVPC was $3 million below baseline NVPC. For the year ended December 31, 2016, actual NVPC was $10 million below baseline NVPC, which was within the established deadband range. Accordingly, no estimated refund to customers was recorded pursuant to PCAM for 2016.


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PGE has contractual access to natural gas storage in Mist, Oregon from which it can draw in the event that natural gas supplies are interrupted or if economic factors require its use. The storage facility is owned and operated by a local natural gas company, NW Natural, and may be utilized to provide fuel to PGE’s Port Westward Unit 1 and Beaver natural gas-fired generating plants and the Port Westward Unit 2 natural gas-fired flexible capacity generating plant. PGE has entered into a long-term agreement with this gas company to expand the current storage facilities, including the construction of a new reservoir, compressor station, and 13-miles of pipeline, which will collectively be designed to provide no-notice storage services to these PGE generating plants. NW Natural estimates construction will be completed during the winter of 2018-2019, at a cost of approximately $128 million. Due to the level of PGE’s involvement during the construction period, the Company is deemedcontinues to beevaluate the ownerpossibility of the assets for accounting purposes during the construction period. As a result, PGE has recorded $94 million to construction work-in-progress (CWIP) and a corresponding liability for the same amount to Other noncurrent liabilitiesexiting ownership in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017. Upon completion of the facility, PGE will assess whether the assets and liabilities qualify as a successful sale-leaseback transaction in which the asset and liability are removed and accounted for as either a capital or operating lease.

Carty—Pursuant to the final order issued by the OPUC on November 3, 2015 in connection with the Company’s 2016 GRC, the Company was authorized to include in customer prices the capital costs for Carty of up to $514 million, as well as Carty’s operating costs, effective August 1, 2016, following the placement of the plant into service on July 29, 2016. As the final construction cost exceeded the amount authorized by the OPUC, higher interest and depreciation expense than allowed in the Company’s revenue requirement has resulted. This higher cost of service is primarily due to depreciation and amortization on the incremental capital cost, interest expense, and legal expense, all of which totaled $12 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and is estimated to be approximately $14 million for the full year 2017.

On July 29, 2016, the Company requested from the OPUC a regulatory deferral for the recovery of the revenue requirement associated with the incremental capital costs for Carty starting from its in service date to the date that such amounts are approved in a subsequent GRC proceeding. The Company has requested the OPUC delay its review of this deferral request until the Company’s claims against the Sureties have been resolved. Until such time, the effects of this higher cost of service will be recognized in the Company’s results of operations. Any amounts approved by the OPUC for recovery under the deferral filing will be recognized in earnings in the period of such approval.

For additional details regarding various legal and regulatory proceedings related to Carty, seeColstrip. See Note 7, Contingencies, in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Legal, Regulatory, and Environmental Matters—PGE is a party to certain proceedings, the ultimate outcome of which may have a material impact on the results of operations and cash flows in future reporting periods. Such proceedings include, but are not limited to, the following matters:

An investigation of environmental matters regarding Portland Harbor;

Claims pertaining to the termination of the Construction Agreement for Carty and recovery of incremental costs.

For additional information regarding the above and other matters, see Note 7,8, Contingencies, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements in Item 1.—“Financial Statements” for information regarding legal proceedings related to Colstrip.


Oregon Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan—The State of Oregon passed Senate Bill 1547, effectiveAny reduction in March 2016, a law referredgeneration from Colstrip has the potential to as the Oregon Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan (OCEP). The legislation has impacted PGE in several ways, including preventing the Company from including the costs and benefits associated with coal-fired generation in Oregon retail rates after 2030 (subject to an exception that extends this date until 2035 for the Company’s output fromprovide additional capacity availability on the Colstrip facility). As a result,transmission facilities, which stretch from eastern Montana to near the western end of that state to serve markets in October 2016, the Company filed a tariff request,Pacific Northwest and the OPUC approved the request, to incorporateneighboring states. PGE has an approximate 15% ownership interest in, customer prices,and capacity on, January 1, 2017, the approximate

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$6 million annual effect of accelerating recovery of the Colstrip facility from 2042 to 2030, as required under the legislation.transmission facilities. See “Investing in a Clean Energy Future” in this Overview for information regarding development in eastern Montana.


Future effects under the new law include:Other provisions of SB 1547:
an increase inestablished RPS thresholds toof 27% by 2025, 35% by 2030, 45% by 2035, and 50% by 2040;
a limitation onlimited the life of renewable energy certificatescredits (RECs) generated from facilities that become operational after 2022 to five years, but continuedcontinue unlimited lifespan for all existing RECs and allowanceallow for the generation of additional unlimited RECs for a period of five years for projects on lineonline before December 31, 2022; and
an allowance forprovided opportunity to pursue recovery of energy storage costs related to renewable energy in its renewable adjustment clause mechanismthe Company’s Renewable Adjustment Clause (RAC) filings.

PGE believes it is on track to meet the 2025 RPS threshold.

Regulatory Matters

PGE focuses on providing reliable, clean power to customers at affordable prices while providing a fair return to investors. To achieve this goal the Company must execute effectively within its regulatory framework and maintain prudent management of key financial, regulatory, and environmental matters that may affect customer prices and investor returns. The following discussion provides detail on such matters.

General Rate Case—On February 29, 2024, PGE filed with the OPUC a GRC based on a 2025 test year (2025 GRC) that seeks a $225 million increase in the annual revenue requirement related primarily to recovery of costs associated with non-emitting battery projects, an increase in base business costs for upgrades to PGE's transmission and distribution system, and investments in strengthening and safeguarding the grid to meet growing customer demand and bolster reliability. PGE continues to build a modern grid designed to withstand severe weather and allow energy to flow from more resources to improve reliability, resiliency, and capability to deliver safe, reliable, clean electricity to customers. The total increase in annual revenue requirement includes an increase in annual revenue requirement of $37 million as a result of higher net variable power costs expected in 2025, as reflected in the Annual Power Cost Update Tariff (AUT) filed, separately, with the OPUC February 29, 2024 (OPUC Docket UE 436). The NVPC projection will be updated periodically during 2024.

Other key items in the 2025 GRC filing include requests for a Renewable Automatic Adjustment Clause mechanism for standalone energy storage and an investment recovery mechanism.


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The Company has evaluatedproposed net increase in annual revenue requirement in the potential impacts2025 GRC was based upon a:
capital structure of 50% debt and has incorporated the effects50% equity;
return on equity of 9.75%;
cost of capital of 7.189%; and
rate base of $7.5 billion.

Regulatory review of the legislation into its 2016 IRP.

Clean Power Plan—In August 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule, which it calls the “Clean Power Plan” (CPP). Under the final rule, each state would have2025 GRC is expected to reduce the carbon intensity of its power sector on a state-wide basis by an amount specified by the EPA. The rule establishes state-specific goals in terms of pounds of carbon dioxide emitted per MWh of energy produced. The rule is intended to result in a reduction of carbon emissions from existing power plants across all states to approximately 32% below 2005 levels by 2030.

The target amount was determined based on the EPA’s view of the options for each state, including: i) making efficiency upgrades at fossil fuel-fired power plants; ii) shifting generation from coal-fired plants to natural gas-fired plants; and iii) expanding use of zero- and low-carbon emitting generation (such as renewable energy and nuclear energy). The final goal would need to be met by 2030 and interim goals for each state would need to be met from 2022 to 2029. Under the rule, states have flexibility in designing programs to meet their emission reduction targets, including the three approaches noted above and any other measures the states choose to adopt (such as carbon tax and cap-and-trade) that would result in verified emission reductions.

PGE cannot predict how the states in which the Company’s thermal generation facilities are located (Oregon and Montana) will implement the rule or how the rule may impact the Company’s operations. The Company continues to monitor the developments around the implementation of the rule and efforts by state regulators to develop state plans. On February 9, 2016, the United States Supreme Court granted a stay, halting implementation and enforcement of the CPP pending the resolution of legal challenges to the rule. 

On March 28, 2017, the President of the United States issued an Executive Order that directed various agencies to review existing regulations that “potentially burden” the development of the nation’s energy resources. Among other items, the Executive Order specifically directs the EPA to take several actions relating to the CPP. The EPA is instructed to review the final CPP and the final new source performance standard rules for new and modified power plants (NSPS) under the Clean Air Act and suspend, revise, or rescind the rules, if appropriate. On October 16, 2017, the EPA published a proposed rule that is now open for comment, in which it outlined the rationale for repealing the CPP.

continue throughout 2024. The Company cannot predict the impact of the stay, the ultimate outcome of the legal challenges, or whether Oregon and Montana will continueremaining regulatory process. A final order on the 2025 GRC is targeted to develop implementation plans in light of the Supreme Court stay, the Executive Order, and consequential EPA actions.

SB 978—The State of Oregon legislature passed a bill in its 2017 session referred to as SB 978, which directsbe issued by the OPUC by the end of 2024, with new customer prices to investigatetake effect January 1, 2025.

The 2025 GRC filing (OPUC Docket UE 435) and the 2025 AUT filing, including copies of direct testimony and exhibits, are available on the OPUC website at www.oregon.gov/puc.

Declared states of emergencyIn 2021, the OPUC issued an order that approved a pre-authorized deferral of costs associated with declared states of emergency. Qualifying events would include federal or state declared emergencies with impacts on PGE’s service territory. Previously the Company had to file a request for deferred accounting when an event of that nature occurred, and had to seek OPUC approval of such deferred accounting applications to be effective. With this order, PGE would provide a reportnotice of an event that qualifies and would not need to seek OPUC approval to apply deferred accounting treatment for incremental costs related to the legislature by September 15, 2018 on how developing industry trends, technology, and policy driversemergency. The OPUC maintains responsibility to review utility requests to amortize deferred amounts in customer prices, including a review of utility prudence in a future proceeding, among other requirements.

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incentives. PGE is actively working on this initiative, both internally and in conjunction with the OPUC, to provide guidance and support development of the report.

Recovery of Utility License Fees—In May 2011, the city of Gresham, Oregon (Gresham), which is within PGE’sCompany’s service territory adoptedencountered a resolutionsevere winter weather event that included snow, ice, and high winds over several days that caused catastrophic damage to increase utility license fees from 5%physical assets and resulted in widespread customer power outages. Along with over a dozen mutual assistance crews, PGE repaired damage and restored power to 7%, effective July 1, 2011. The Company believed that these utility license fees metover 500,000 customers throughout the definition of privilege taxes within the Oregon statutes and that Gresham’s increase violated the statutory 5% limitation on such taxes. PGE began collecting the incremental 2% tax from customers in Gresham, but filed suit against Gresham in Multnomah County Circuit Court, claiming that such an increase in privilege taxes violated Oregon law. In January, 2012, the Multnomah County Circuit Court ruled in favor of PGE,storm and the Company ceased collecting from Greshamdays that followed.

As of March 31, 2024, PGE incurred $60 million in incremental costs to repair damage to PGE’s transmission and distribution systems and restore power to customers, the incremental 2% tax. Gresham appealed the Multnomah County Circuit Court decisionwith $48 million of that representing operating expenses associated with transmission and distribution. PGE expects to incur and defer additional costs subsequent to the Oregon Courtstorm related to addressing vegetation and other debris and hazards both in and outside of Appeals, which subsequently ruled in Gresham’s favor.

PGE appealedPGE’s property and right-of-way, however the Court of Appeals’ rulingCompany does not expect these costs to the Oregon Supreme Court and on August 4, 2016, the Oregon Supreme Court issued its appellate judgment in favor of Gresham.be material. As a result of this ruling, the Company was requiredhistoric winter storm, Oregon’s Governor declared a state of emergency on January 18, 2024, which allows PGE to pay Gresham $0.8 million, which representedseek recovery of incremental storm expenses through the amount it had already collected from customers, plus $7 millionpreviously filed emergency deferral. On February 9, 2024, PGE filed a Notice of Deferral with the OPUC, under Docket UM 2190, related to the emergency restoration costs for the remaining accrued, but uncollected, amountJanuary storm and as of incremental taxes that were not paid to Gresham when due, covering the period from July 1, 2011 through September 1, 2016. PGE recorded a corresponding regulatory asset for the $7 million. On February 24, 2017, the Company made a filing requesting that the OPUC allow recovery of the $7 million from customers in Gresham over a five-year period.

On May 26, 2017, the OPUC Staff recommended against such recovery, stating that the OPUC has no legal authority to allow PGE to retroactively recover, from customers in Gresham, costs arising from the City’s privilege tax increase. PGE disputes the Staff’s position and believes that such amounts are legally eligible for recovery through customer prices. However, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter. The OPUC has indicated that it will render a decision by February 1, 2018.

Other Regulatory Matters—The following discussion highlights certain regulatory items that have impacted the Company’s revenues, results of operations, or cash flows for the first three quarters of 2017 compared to the first three quarters of 2016, or have affected retail customer prices, as authorized by the OPUC. In some cases, the CompanyMarch 31, 2024 has deferred the related expenses or benefits$48 million of these costs as regulatory assets or liabilities, respectively, for later amortizationassets. For further information, see “January 2024 storm and inclusion damage” in customer prices, pending OPUC reviewthe Regulatory Assets and authorization.Liabilities section of Note 3, Balance Sheet Components in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.—“Financial Statements.”


Power CostscostsPursuant to the AUT process, PGE annually files annually an estimate of power costs for the following year. Effective January 1, 2017, customer prices were decreased $56 million annually from 2016 levels to reflect an expected reductionAs approved by the OPUC, the 2024 AUT included a final increase in power costs under the AUT. As partfor 2024, and a corresponding increase in annual revenue requirement, of its 2018 GRC, PGE included a projected reduction in power costs of $29$216 million that was included in the overall request submitted to the OPUC and expected to befrom 2023 levels, which were reflected in customer prices effective January 1, 2018.2024.

Portland Harbor Environmental Remediation Account (PHERA) mechanismThe EPA has listed PGE as one of over one hundred Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) related to the remediation of the Portland Harbor Superfund site. As submitted inof March 31, 2024, significant uncertainties still remained concerning the September 29, 2017 GRC update,precise boundaries for clean-up, the assignment of responsibility for clean-up costs, the final selection of a proposed remedy by the EPA, and the method of allocation of costs amongst PRPs. It is probable that PGE further reduced the projected power costs that resultedwill share in a portion of these costs. In
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a Record of Decision (ROD) issued in 2017, the EPA outlined its selected remediation plan for clean-up of the Portland Harbor site, which had an estimated total reductioncost of $36 million. Pursuant$1.7 billion. Stakeholders have raised concerns that EPA’s cost estimates are understated, and PGE estimates undiscounted total remediation costs for Portland Harbor per the ROD could range from $1.9 billion to $3.5 billion. The Company does not currently have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the amount, or range, of its potential costs for investigation or remediation of Portland Harbor. However, the Company may obtain sufficient information, prior to the schedule established in the proceeding, updatesfinal determination of allocation percentages among PRPs, to develop a reasonable estimate, or range, of its potential liability that would require recording an estimate, or low end of the forecast will occur through mid-November thatrange. The Company’s liability related to the cost of remediating Portland Harbor could change this estimate.
Underbe material to PGE’s financial position. The impact of such costs to the PCAM for 2016, NVPC was within the limits of the deadband, thus no potential refund or collection was recorded. The OPUC will review theCompany’s results of operations is mitigated by the PCAM for 2016 duringPHERA mechanism. As approved by the latter halfOPUC, the recovery mechanism allows the Company to defer and recover estimated liabilities and incurred legal and technical analysis expenditures related to the Portland Harbor Superfund Site through a combination of 2017 with a decision expected in the fourth quarter 2017.

As a result of the recently passed OCEP legislation described above, PGE’s 2017 AUT filing included projected PTCs for the 2017 calendar year. Priorthird-party proceeds, including, but not limited to, this legislative change, PGE included forecasts of PTCs only in General Rate Case proceedings. The inclusion of PTCs in the AUT provides for annual forecast updates for these estimated tax credits, thus reducing the risk of regulatory lag in terms of adjustinginsurance recoveries, and customer prices, as well as providing the Companynecessary. The mechanism established annual prudency reviews of environmental expenditures and third-party proceeds, and annual expenditures in excess of $6 million, excluding contingent liabilities, are subject to an opportunity to potentially collect or refund variances from projected PTC’s pursuantannual earnings test. PGE’s results of operations may be impacted to the PCAM.

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Renewable Resource Costs—Pursuant to the RAC, PGE can recover in customer prices prudently incurred costs of renewable resources that are expectedextent such expenditures were to be placeddeemed imprudent by the OPUC or disallowed per the prescribed earnings test. For further information regarding the PHERA mechanism, see “EPA Investigation of Portland Harbor” in serviceNote 8, Contingencies in the current year. The Company may submit a filingNotes to the OPUC by April 1st each year, with prices expected to become effective January 1st of the following year. As part of the RAC, the OPUC has authorized the deferral of eligible costs not yet includedCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements in customer prices until the January 1st effective date.Item 1.—“Financial Statements.”


In March 2016, PGE submitted to the OPUC a RAC filing that requested no significant additions or deferrals for 2016. No RAC filing has been submitted in 2017.

DecouplingThe decoupling mechanism, whichpreviously authorized by the OPUC has authorized through 2019, provides2022, was intended to provide for recovery of margin lost as a result of a reduction in electricity sales attributable to energy efficiency, customer-owned generation, and conservation efforts by residential and certain commercial customers. The mechanism providesprovided for collection from (or refund to) customers if weather adjustedweather-adjusted use per customer iswas less (or more) than that projected in the Company’s most recent general rate case.GRC.


Accordingly, a refundIn the 2022 GRC, parties reached an agreement that eliminated PGE’s decoupling mechanism upon the effective date of the $5 million recorded during 2014 occurred over a one-year period, which began January 1, 2016. The $9 million refund recorded in 2015new customer prices that resulted from variances between actual weather adjusted use perin May 2022. Pursuant to the 2022 GRC Order, the OPUC adopted the agreement such that deferrals would not occur after 2022, although amortization of then previously recorded deferrals was to continue as scheduled until collected or refunded in future customer and that projected in the 2015 GRC, is expected to occur over a one-year period, which began January 1, 2017. The Company recorded an estimated collection of $3 million duringprices. For the year ended December 31, 2016, as a result of variances from amounts established2022, with OPUC approval, PGE is collecting $5 million in the 2016 GRC. Any collection for the year ended December 31, 2016 is expected to occurcustomer prices over a one-year period that began January 1, 2024.

In the 2024 GRC filing, the Company included a concept proposal that could lead to resuming decoupling, with certain modifications. As stipulated in the 2024 GRC settlement agreement, PGE made a tariff filing on January 26, 2024 that proposes weather-normalized decoupling, which would begin January 1, 2018.

sunset after December 31, 2025, for residential and small non-residential customers. The proposal seeks a 3% annual limit on collections or refunds and a balancing account, which would carry forward to subsequent years for refund or recovery, to capture any amounts that exceed the limit. The Company recorded an estimated collection of $9 million duringsubsequently agreed to extend the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which resultedrequested effective date from projections established inApril 1, 2024 to May 1, 2024. However, PGE is now requesting to extend the 2016 GRC. Collections undereffective date to July 1, 2024. An OPUC decision on the decoupling mechanism are subject to an annual limitation, which for 2017 would currently stand at $18 million. Any collection from (or refund to) customers for the 2017 yearproposal is expected to occur over a one-year period, which would begin January 1, 2019.at an upcoming public meeting.


Storm Restoration CostsRenewable recovery frameworkBeginning in 2011,As previously authorized by the OPUC, authorized the CompanyRAC is a primary method available to collect $2.0 million annually from retail customers to cover incremental expenses related to major storm damages, and to defer any amount not utilized in the current year. If approved, stipulations filed with the OPUC in the 2018 GRC would increase the annual collection amount to $2.6 million, annually beginning in 2018.

During 2015 and 2016, PGE fully utilized the existing reserve balance as a result of restorationrecover costs associated with storm damage occurring during those years. As a resultrenewable resources. The RAC allows PGE to recover prudently incurred costs of renewable resources through filings made each year, outside of a series of storm eventsGRC. Under the RAC, during 2023, the Company submitted a filing for Clearwater, which went into service in January 2024. See “Clearwater RAC” in Note 3, Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, in the first half of 2017,Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.—“Financial Statements,” for more information regarding the Company exhausted the $2 million storm collection authorized for 2017. Consequently, PGE is exposed to the incremental costs to-date related to such major storms events, which total $10 million, less the amount to be collected in 2017, as well as any additional major storm damage costs experienced during the remainder of 2017.

As a resulttiming of the additional costs incurred, during the first quarter of 2017, PGE filed an application with the OPUC requesting authorization to defer incremental storm restoration costs from the date of the application through the end of 2017, net of the $2 million being collected annually under the existing methodology. Since the application will not likely be reviewed until 2017 is complete,tariff, annual revenue requirement, and all applicable costs are identified, the Company is unable to predict how the OPUC will ultimately rule on this application. The Company is unable to state with any certainty at this time whether these incremental costs are probable of recovery and, accordingly, no deferral has been recorded to-date. In the event it becomes probable that some or all of these costs are recoverable, the Company will record a deferral for such amounts at such time.related deferral.



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Integrated Resource PlanIn November 2016, PGE filed an IRP (2016 IRP) with the OPUC. The 2016 IRP addresses acquisition of additional resourcesaddition to electricity provided by PGE’s own generation portfolio, to meet RPSretail load requirements and replacebalance energy supply with customer demand, the Company purchases and capacity from Boardman,sells electricity in the wholesale market. To fuel its generation portfolio, the Company purchases natural gas in the United States and Canada and sells excess gas back into the wholesale market. PGE also performs portfolio management and wholesale market services for third parties in the region.

The Company participates in the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM), which will cease coal-fired operations at the end of 2020. Further actions identified through 2021 are expected to offset expiring power purchase agreements and integrate variable energy resources, such as wind or solar generation facilities. The 2016 IRP also considers the OCEP, which,allows, among other things, increasedmore renewable energy integration into the RPS requirements for 2025 and future years. For further informationgrid by better complementing the variable output of renewable resources. PGE recently announced plans to join the CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) to build on the OCEP, seesuccess of the “Legal, Regulatorywestern EIM and Environmental” section in this Overview section of Item 2.

All portfolios analyzedhelp provide the Company and its customers access to more affordable, reliable and clean energy. Utilities that participate in the 2016 IRP pursue:EDAM, expected to begin operating in 2026, will bid their anticipated energy demand and generating resources into the market a day ahead of expected usage. The EDAM will then optimize generation resources and the energy needed for all market participants, allowing them to receive the least costly and cleanest energy to meet their energy needs. The EDAM takes advantage of existing technology and systems PGE has deployed and leverages the Company’s transmission system to connect regional resources across a common market, such as hydropower and wind facilities in the Pacific Northwest and solar facilities in California and the desert Southwest.
compliance with the RPS through 2050;
inclusion of cost-effective customer-side options, including energy efficiency, demand response, conservation voltage reduction, and dispatchable standby generation; and
retention of all existing power plants until 2050, with the exception of Boardman and Colstrip Units 3 & 4.


In August 2017,its ongoing effort to benefit retail and wholesale customers, in 2023, PGE joined the OPUC acknowledged PGE’s 2016 IRPWestern Power Pool’s resource adequacy program known as the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), which could become a binding commitment in 2026 or 2027. The WRAP represents a regional framework to more effectively address resource adequacy, enhance reliability, integrate clean energy, and manage costs through resource diversification and capacity sharing across a wide geographic footprint and broad pool of participants across the West.

PGE generates revenues and cash flows primarily from the sale and distribution of electricity to its retail customers. The impact of seasonal weather conditions on demand for electricity can cause the Company’s revenues, cash flows, and income from operations to fluctuate from period to period. Historically, PGE has experienced its highest MWa deliveries and retail energy sales during the winter heating season and did record a new winter peak load in December 2022. Summer peak deliveries have continued to exceed those of the winter months for several years, generally resulting from air conditioning demand and the following primary action plan items:
Acknowledge capacity needs of 561 MW, oftrend toward a warmer overall climate. In August 2023, demand reached a new all-time high, surpassing the previous mark, which 240 MW mustwas set in summer 2021. Retail customer price changes and customer usage patterns, which can be dispatchable, in 2021;
Acquire a total of 135 MWa of cost-effective energy efficiency;
Acquire at least 77 MW (winter)affected by the economy also have an effect on revenues. Wholesale power availability and 69 MW (summer) demand response through 2020price, hydro and 16 MW of dispatchable standbywind generation, and fuel costs for thermal plants can also affect income from customersoperations. PGE has taken measures to help manage peak load conditionsensure the availability of supply chain-constrained items that are needed to serve new and other supply contingencies;
Deploy 1 MWaexisting customers, such as advance ordering of conservation voltage reduction through 2020;
Submit one or more energy storage proposals in accordancecritical materials, pre-securing manufacturing capacity with House Bill 2193, by January 1, 2018,strategic partners, and evaluating availability with an initial proposal expected to be filed with the OPUC by mid-November 2017;established and
Perform various research and studies related to flexible capacity and curtailment metrics, customer insights, decarbonization, risks associated with Direct Access, treatment of market capacity, accessing resources from Montana, and load forecasting improvements.

PGE is engaged in bilateral negotiations with owners of existing regional resources to fill its capacity need. In August 2017, the Company filed with the OPUC a request for a waiver of the OPUC’s competitive bidding guidelines. In that filing, PGE requests a waiver to procure 350 - 450 MW of capacity to partially satisfy PGE’s 561 MW capacity deficit. PGE expects additional capacity contributions from contracts with Qualifying Facilities as defined by the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, acquisition of energy storage in compliance with House Bill 2193, and an assumed capacity contribution from incremental renewables procured through a request for proposal (RFP). The OPUC is scheduled to make a decision on the waiver request by December 5, 2017 and the Company currently anticipates negotiations to be complete by the end of the first quarter of 2018. Following the outcome of the bilateral negotiations and waiver process, PGE may request approval from the OPUC to issue RFPs for any remaining capacity need.

The OPUC did not acknowledge PGE’s proposed actions for acquiring renewable resources and asked the Company to work with OPUC staff and parties to prepare and submit a revised proposal, which PGE presented at a public meeting on October 10, 2017. In the revised proposal, the Company identified the potential of revising the procurement target for the addition of RPS compliant renewable resources to 100 MWa, which could include unbundled RECs. PGE expects to submit an IRP addendum by the end of 2017 that would seek acknowledgement of a revised renewable action plan, including the issuance of RFPs for renewable resources.

Since issuing the IRP, new suppliers. PGE has identified a potential benchmark wind resource that could have a nameplate capacity of upalso taken measures to approximately 300 MW, that would meethelp mitigate cost increases through long-term agreements, supplier engagement, and expanding the need for the renewable resources, and which would qualify for the production tax credit. The Company continues to explore this option. The submission of this resource into ansupply base.



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RFP for renewable resources as a benchmark bid is subject to additional due diligenceCustomers and negotiation along with execution of definitive agreements. If agreements are reached, the potential benchmark resource would be considered in the RFP along with other renewable resource offerings.

The RFP process will include oversight by an independent evaluator and review by the OPUC.

Critical Accounting Policies

PGE’s critical accounting policies are outlined in Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2017.

Results of Operations

Demand—The following table contains condensed consolidated statements of income information for the periods presented (dollars in millions):
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Revenues, net$515
 100% $484
 100% $1,494
 100% $1,399
 100%
Purchased power and fuel184
 36
 180
 37
 443
 30
 455
 33
Gross margin331
 64
 304
 63
 1,051
 70
 944
 67
Other operating expenses:               
Generation, transmission and distribution73
 14
 69
 14
 235
 16
 199
 14
Administrative and other64
 12
 63
 13
 197
 13
 185
 13
Depreciation and amortization87
 17
 79
 17
 257
 17
 244
 18
Taxes other than income taxes30
 6
 29
 6
 94
 6
 89
 6
Total other operating expenses254
 49
 240
 50
 783
 52
 717
 51
Income from operations77
 15
 64
 13
 268
 18
 227
 16
Interest expense*30
 6
 28
 6
 90
 6
 82
 6
Other income:               
Allowance for equity funds used during construction4
 1
 4
 1
 9
 1
 19
 1
Miscellaneous income, net2
 1
 
 
 4
 
 
 
Other income, net6
 2
 4
 1
 13
 1
 19
 1
Income before income tax expense53
 11
 40
 8
 191
 13
 164
 11
Income tax expense13
 3
 6
 1
 46
 3
 32
 2
Net income$40
 8% $34
 7% $145
 10% $132
 9%
                
* Net of an allowance for borrowed funds used during construction of $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and $4 million and $10 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
Net income was $40 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with $34 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in Net income reflects higher usage per customer across all customer classes, along with the effect of warmer weather in 2017 compared to the same period of 2016. Depreciation and amortization expense increased due to capital additions including Carty, a portion of which is offset in higher revenues.

Net income was $145 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $132 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Temperature contrasts contributed to highertables present total energy demand in the first three quarters of 2017 than 2016 and helped improve Gross margin. While total deliveries and customer growth remains favorable, weather-adjusted usage per residential customer continues a pattern of long-term decline. As a result, the Company recorded a $6 million increase in the estimated collection under the Decoupling mechanism in the first three quarters of 2017 compared with the first three quarters

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of 2016. Net income was aided by reduced NVPC as the average variable power cost per MWh declined 5%. NVPC was $14 million above baseline NVPC for the first three quarters of 2017, compared with $3 million below the baseline for the first three quarters of 2016. Allowance for equity funds used during construction decreased by $10 million in the first three quarters of 2017 in comparison with the first three quarters of 2016 due to lower average CWIP balances. Higher operating expenses, including additional depreciation expense, contributed to partially offset the higher net income. Lower AFDC in 2017 resulted from the completion of Carty in July 2016, and, although recovery in customer prices began in August 2016, some earnings drag continues as costs exceeded those authorized by the OPUC. Expenses related to Carty (primarily incremental depreciation, interest, and legal costs) continue to reduce earnings.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Compared with the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

Revenues, energy deliveries (presented in MWh), and the average number of retail customers consist of the followingby customer type for the periods presented:
indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2024
2024
Three Months Ended September 30,
2017 2016
Revenues* (dollars in millions):
       
Energy deliveries (MWhs in thousands):
Energy deliveries (MWhs in thousands):
Energy deliveries (MWhs in thousands):
Retail:
Retail:
Retail:       
Residential$224
 43 % $203
 42%
Residential
Residential
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial178
 35
 170
 35
Industrial55
 11
 54
 11
Industrial
Industrial
Subtotal457
 89
 427
 88
Other retail revenues, net(2) (1) 1
 
Total retail revenues455
 88
 428
 88
Wholesale revenues50
 10
 48
 10
Other operating revenues10
 2
 8
 2
Total revenues$515
 100 % $484
 100%
Energy deliveries (MWh in thousands):
 
 
 
Retail:
 
 
 
Residential1,817
 29 % 1,618
 27%
Subtotal
Subtotal
Direct access:
Direct access:
Direct access:
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial1,851
 30
 1,751
 30
Industrial752
 12
 754
 13
Subtotal4,420
 71
 4,123
 70
Direct access:

 

 

 

Commercial169
 3
 141
 2
Industrial
Industrial366
 6
 301
 5
Subtotal535
 9
 442
 7
Total retail energy deliveries4,955
 80
 4,565
 77
Wholesale energy deliveries1,224
 20
 1,360
 23
Total energy deliveries6,179
 100 % 5,925
 100%
Average number of retail customers:
 
 
 
Residential763,553
 88 % 753,345
 87%
Commercial108,705
 12
 107,844
 13
Industrial200
 
 204
 
Direct access588
 
 373
 
Subtotal
Subtotal
Total retail
Total retail
Total retail
Wholesale
Wholesale
Wholesale
Total873,046
 100 % 861,766
 100%
Total
Total
* Includes revenues from customers who purchase their energy from the Company as well as $10 million and $7 million in revenues for 2017 and for 2016, respectively, from Direct Access customers for transmission and delivery charges only.


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Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Average number of retail customers:
Residential824,239 88 %813,95588 %
Commercial112,869 12 112,47512 
Industrial204 — 194— 
Direct access514 — 542— 
Total937,826 100 %927,166 100 %




Total revenuesretail energy deliveries for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased $31 millionMarch 31, 2024 decreased 1% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016, as Total retail revenues increased $27 million while Wholesale and Other revenues were a total of $4 million higher.

The change in Retail revenues resulted largely from the following:

A $37 million increase resulting from 8.5% greater retail energy deliveries due to favorable weather conditions and increased average usage per customer across all classes. Energy deliveries to residential customers increased 12.3% in the third quarter of 2017 due in part to the effects of weather, as temperatures in 2017 were abnormally warm during the summer cooling season, and customer growth continued. Energy deliveries to commercial customers showed an increase of 6.8% while deliveries to industrial customers increased 6.0%, largely due to strength in the high tech sector; and

A $3 million increase in various Supplemental tariffs, the largest of which was a $1 million increase due to the accelerated cost recovery of Colstrip; partially offset by

A $7 million decrease that resulted from customer price changes; and

A $4 million decrease that resulted from other tariffs, which included $3 million greater estimated refunds under the decoupling mechanism, combined with a variety of smaller items.

Total cooling degree-days for the three months ended September 30, 2017, were up 45% from the level for the three months ended September 30, 2016, 43% above the quarterly average. Total heating degree-days for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were on par with the three months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2023, as decreases in residential and commercial deliveries more than offset the historical average.increase in seen from the industrial customers.


Residential weather-adjusted deliveries saw average usage per customer 0.7% lower during the first three months of 2024 compared with 2023, while the average number of residential customers was 1.3% greater during 2024 than 2023.

The impact of weather on Total Retail deliveries was negative with overall warmer than average and considerably warmer than the prior year temperatures experienced in the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same three months of 2023. The industrial class continues to show growth in energy deliveries, up 5% in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, reflecting strength in the digital services sector.


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The following table indicates the number of heating and cooling degree-days for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and 2016,2023, along with the current 15-year averages based on weather data provided by the National Weather Service, as measured at Portland International Airport:
Heating Degree-days
20242023Avg.
January759 667 704 
February539 658 606 
March457 602 528 
Year-to-date1,755 1,927 1,838 
(Decrease) increase from the 15-year average(5)%%
The Company’s cost-of-service opt-out program caps participation by customers in the fixed three-year and minimum five-year opt-out programs, which account for the majority of energy delivered to Direct Access customers who purchase their energy from ESSs. Had the cap limit been fully subscribed and utilized, 12% of PGE’s total retail energy deliveries for the first three months of 2024 would have been to these customers.
 Heating Degree-days Cooling Degree-days
 2017 2016 Avg. 2017 2016 Avg.
July1
 3
 9
 164
 140
 163
August1
 3
 8
 275
 224
 168
September76
 72
 61
 132
 30
 68
Totals for the quarter78
 78
 78
 571
 394
 399


In 2020, PGE began offering service to customers under an OPUC created New Large Load Direct Access program for unplanned, large, new loads and large load growth at existing customer sites. With the adoption of the New Large Load Direct Access program, which is capped at 119 MWa, as much as 16% of the Company’s energy deliveries could have been supplied by ESSs to Direct Access customers. Actual deliveries to Direct Access customers of energy supplied by ESSs represented 9% of PGE’s total retail energy deliveries for the first three months of 2024 and 2023.
Wholesale revenues
Power Operations—PGE utilizes a combination of its own generating resources and wholesale market transactions to meet the energy needs of its retail customers. The Company participates in wholesale markets by purchasing and selling electricity and natural gas in an effort to meet the needs of, and obtain reasonably-priced power for, its retail customers. PGE continuously makes economic dispatch decisions based on numerous factors, such as plant availability, customer demand, river flows, wind conditions, and current wholesale prices. As a result, the amount of power generated and purchased in the wholesale market to meet the Company’s retail load requirement can vary from period to period and impacts NVPC and income from operations.

The following table provides information regarding the performance of the Company’s generating resources for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and 2023:
 
Plant availability (1)
Actual energy provided compared to projected levels (2)
Actual energy provided as a percentage of total system load
 202420232024202320242023
Generation:
Thermal:
Natural gas89 %91 %110 %102 %40 %43 %
Coal (3)
85 94 93 108 
Wind (4)
92 88 84 101 
Hydro96 97 97 69 
(1)Plant availability represents the percentage of the period plants were available for operations, which is impacted by planned maintenance and forced, or unplanned, outages.
(2)Projected levels of energy are included as part of PGE’s AUT. Such projections establish the power cost component of retail prices for the following calendar year. Any shortfall is generally replaced with power from higher cost sources, while any excess generally displaces power from higher cost sources.
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(3)Plant availability reflects Colstrip, which PGE does not operate.
(4)Plant availability includes Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility and Clearwater Wind Development, which PGE does not operate.

Energy received from PGE-owned and jointly-owned thermal plants during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to 2023 increased 2%. This increase is primarily driven by economic dispatch decisions. Energy expected to be received from thermal resources is projected annually in the AUT based on forecast market prices, variable costs to run the plant, and the constraints of the plant. PGE’s thermal generating plants require varying levels of annual maintenance, which is generally performed during the second quarter of the year.

Total energy received from hydroelectric generation sources, both PGE-owned generation and purchased, increased42% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to 2023 primarily due to the addition of capacity under two purchased hydro contracts in 2024. Energy purchased from mid-Columbia and other regional hydroelectric projects increased 45% while energy generated by the Company-owned facilities increased 33% during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Energy expected to be received from hydroelectric resources is projected annually in the AUT based on a modified hydro study, which utilizes 80 years of historical stream flow data. See “Purchased power and fuel” in the Results of Operations section in this Item 2, for further detail on regional hydro results.

Energy received from PGE-owned wind resources and under contracts increased 26% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to 2023 primarily due to the addition of the Clearwater Wind Development in 2024. Energy expected to be received from wind generating resources is projected annually in the AUT based on historical generation. Wind generation forecasts are developed using a 5-year rolling average of historical wind levels or forecast studies when historical data is not available.

Under PGE’s PCAM, the Company may share with customers a portion of cost variances associated with NVPC. Customer prices can be adjusted annually to absorb a portion of the difference between the forecasted NVPC included in customer prices (baseline NVPC) and actual NVPC for the year, if such differences exceed a prescribed “deadband” limit, which ranges from $15 million below to $30 million above baseline NVPC. To the extent actual NVPC, subject to certain adjustments, is outside the deadband range, the PCAM provides for 90% of the excess variance to be collected from, or refunded to, customers. Pursuant to a regulated earnings test, a refund will occur only to the extent that it results in PGE’s actual regulated return on equity (ROE) for the given year being no less than 1% above the Company’s latest authorized ROE, while a collection will occur only to the extent that it results in PGE’s actual regulated ROE for that year being no greater than 1% below the Company’s authorized ROE. The following is a summary of the results of the Company’s PCAM as calculated for regulatory purposes for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, actual NVPC was$19 million below baseline NVPC. Based on forecast data, NVPC for the year ending December 31, 2024 is currently estimated to be below the baseline and near the limit of the deadband. Pursuant to the PCAM and related earnings test, because PGE’s preliminary regulatory ROE is estimated to be below 10.5%, there is no estimated refund to customers expected under the PCAM for 2024.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, actual NVPC was $13 million above baseline NVPC. For the year ended December 31, 2023, actual NVPC was $5 million above baseline NVPC, which was within the established deadband range. Accordingly, no estimated collection from customers was recorded for 2023.

A portion of the January 2024 storm also qualified as a Reliability Contingency Event (RCE) as approved by the OPUC in PGE’s 2024 GRC. Under the RCE mechanism, PGE is allowed to pursue recovery of 80% of costs for RCEs above amounts forecasted in the Company’s AUT, with the remaining 20% flowing through operating expenses and subject to the existing PCAM. For more on the 2024 RCE, see “Regulatory Assets and Liabilities” in Note 3, Balance Sheet Components in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.—“Financial Statements.”
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Results of Operations

The following tables provide financial and operational information to be considered in conjunction with management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations.

The results of operations are as follows for the periods presented (dollars in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,% Increase (Decrease)
20242023
Total revenues$929 $748 24 %
Operating expenses:
Purchased power and fuel405 304 33 
Generation, transmission and distribution99 93 
Administrative and other95 80 19 
Depreciation and amortization121 111 
Taxes other than income taxes47 43 
Total operating expenses767 631 22 
Income from operations162 117 38 
Interest expense, net*51 44 16 
Other income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction67 
Miscellaneous income, net12 (50)
Other income, net11 15 (27)
Income before income tax expense122 88 39 
Income tax expense13 14 (7)
Net income109 74 47 
Other comprehensive income— — 
Net income and Comprehensive income$110 $74 49 %
* Includes an allowance for borrowed funds used during construction of $4 million and $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Net incomefor the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased $35 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. Retail revenues were up not only as a result of general price increases but also as a result of an increase in prices to cover anticipated higher net variable power costs, as authorized by the OPUC in the AUT. Purchased power and fuel expense rose considerably over the same period of 2023, as expected, although the Company was able to sell power into the wholesale market at higher prices also, which contributed to increased revenues and thus minimized the overall increase in NVPC. The increase in Administrative and general expense reflects increases in various categories including wages, outside services, regulatory expenses, and an increase in bad debt expense, which was largely due to the amortization of previously deferred COVID-19 expenses now being collected in customer prices and offset in revenues. An increase in Depreciation and amortization expense was driven by higher depreciable asset balances. Interest expense, net increased primarily due to higher long-term debt balances. Other income, net reflects a decrease in 2024, due to the lower interest income on regulatory balances. Income tax expense decreased as the Company benefited from higher PTC benefits.


Total revenues consist of the following for the periods presented (dollars in millions):
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Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Retail:
Residential$415 45 %$362 48 %
Commercial227 24 197 27 
Industrial102 11 82 11 
     Subtotal744 80 641 86 
Direct access:
Commercial— — 
Industrial
Subtotal
Subtotal Retail750 81 647 87 
Alternative revenue programs, net of amortization(11)(1)— 
Other accrued revenues, net— — 
Total retail revenues740 80 651 87 
Wholesale revenues176 19 88 12 
Other operating revenues13 
Total revenues$929 100 %$748 100 %


Total retail revenues—The following items contributed to the increase in Total retail revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023$651 
Change in prices as a result of the AUT, approved by the OPUC (partially offset in Purchased power and fuel)54 
Average price of energy deliveries due primarily to customer price increases48 
     Recovery of deferrals for 2020 Wildfire, 2021 ice storm, and COVID-19
Change in Decoupling amortization(2)
Retail energy deliveries driven by changes in customer load(4)
Clearwater RAC deferral(10)
Combination of various supplemental tariffs and adjustments(2)
March 31, 2024$740 
Change in Total retail revenues$89 

Wholesale revenues result from sales of electricity to utilities and power marketers made in the Company’s efforts to obtain reasonably priced power for its retail customers, manage risk, and administer its long-term wholesale contracts. Such sales can vary significantly from year to year as a result of economic conditions, power and fuel prices, hydro and wind availability, and customer demand.

Wholesale revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased $88 million, or 4%100%, from the three months ended September 30, 2016, and consisted ofMarch 31, 2023, as a$7 million increase related to a 16% 56% increase in sales volumes added $50 million to revenues and the average wholesale sales price partially offset by a $5was up 27%, contributing another $38 million decrease related to a 10% decrease intoward the increase.

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Higher average wholesale sales volume.prices during 2024 have resulted from the timing of market sales combined with several regional factors, including reduced hydro generation, strong demand, ongoing capacity limitations, and severe weather events experienced.


Purchased power and fuel expense increased$4 million, or 2%,Other operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 were up $4 million compared withto the same period of 2023, as transmission related revenues drove the increase.

Purchased power and fuel expense includes the cost of power purchased and fuel used to generate electricity to meet PGE’s retail load requirements, as well as the cost of settled electric and natural gas financial contracts.

The following items contributed to the change in Purchased power and fuel for the three months ended September 30, 2016. This change consisted of $3 million relatedMarch 31, 2024 compared to an increasethe same period in total system load combined with $1 million related to an overall increase2023 (dollars in themillions, except for average variable power cost per MWh. The increase in expense due to changes in system load was driven primarily by a 7% increase in retail energy sales to meet summer load requirements. Megawatt hour (MWh)):
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023$304 
Average variable power cost increased to $30.99 per MWh125 
Total system load51 
2024 RCE deferral(75)
March 31, 2024405 
Change in Purchased power and fuel$101 
Average variable power cost per MWh:
March 31, 2023$44.25 
March 31, 2024$62.58 
Total system load (MWhs in thousands):
March 31, 20236,784
March 31, 20247,610

For the three months ended September 30, 2017 from $30.82 per MWhMarch 31, 2024, the $125 million increase related to the change in the three months ended September 30, 2016.

While the Company generated 78% of its total system load in the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared with 77% in the three months ended September 30, 2016, the average variable cost per MWh of energy generated declined 10%. Included in this percentage was a 21% decrease in the average variable cost per MWh of energy generated from the Company’s natural gas-fired resources due to lower fuel costs, less hedging activity

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losses, and a 4% increase in the volume of energy obtained from the Company’s hydro resources due to more favorable hydroelectric conditions.

Although the Company purchased 22% of its total system load in 2017 compared with 23% in 2016, the average variable power cost per MWh was driven by a 39% increase in the average cost of purchased power increasedand a 28% increase in the average cost for the Company’s own generation, driven primarily by 18%higher physical power and natural gas prices due to severe weather events in the quarter. The $51 millionincrease related to total system load was driven by higher market prices reflecting the increased summer peak demands. A 16% decreasewholesale sales. The change due to total system load was comprised of a 22% increase in deliveries of energy receivedobtained from purchased power, and a 6% increase in the Company’s wind generating resources necessitated the purchaseown generation.

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Table of replacement power as a result.Contents

ThePGE’s sources of energy, for PGE’s total system load, as well as itsand retail load requirement wereare as follows for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended September 30,

2017
2016
Sources of energy (MWh in thousands):






Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31,
202420242023
Sources of energy (MWhs in thousands):
Generation:
Generation:
Generation:






Thermal:










Thermal:
Thermal:
Natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas3,028 40 %2,896 43 %
Coal1,404

24%
1,418

24%
Natural gas2,442

41

2,243

39
Total thermal3,846

65

3,661

63
Hydro277

5

267

4
Wind480

8

570

10
Total generation4,603

78

4,498

77
Purchased power:






Term908

15

913

16
Hydro
Hydro
Hydro332

6

322

6
Wind83

1

91

1
Solar
Natural Gas
Waste, Wood, and Landfill Gas
Source not specified
Total purchased power1,323

22

1,326

23
Total system load5,926

100%
5,824

100%Total system load7,610 100 100 %6,784 100 100 %
Less: wholesale sales(1,224)


(1,360)

Retail load requirement4,702



4,464


Retail load requirement
Retail load requirement


EnergyPurchased power in the table above includes power received from PGE-owned wind generating resources decreased 16% inqualifying facilities under the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the same periodPublic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 20161978 (PURPA) as a result of less favorable wind conditions. Energy received from these wind generating resources represented 10% and 13% of the Company’s retail load requirements for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Due to more favorable hydroelectric conditions, energy received from hydro resources during the three months ended September 30, 2017, from both PGE-owned generating plants and purchased from mid-Columbia projects, increased3% compared with the same period of 2016, and represented 13% of the Company’s retail load requirement for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Sources of energy (MWhs in thousands):
PURPA purchased power:
Hydro11 
Wind
Solar91 102 
Waste, Wood, and Landfill Gas28 28 
Total135 143 




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The following table presents the forecast April-to-September 2024 and actual April-to-September 2017 and 20162023 runoff at particular points of major rivers relevant to PGE’s hydro resources:
Actual Runoff as a Percent of Normal*
Runoff as a Percent of Normal*Runoff as a Percent of Normal*
Location2017 2016Location2024 Forecast2023 Actual
Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon98% 89%Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon81 %83 %
Mid-Columbia River at Grand Coulee, Washington98
 91
Clackamas River at Estacada, Oregon97
 71
Deschutes River at Moody, Oregon98
 91
* Volumetric water supply forecasts and historical 30-year averages (as measured over the period from 1981 through 2010) for the Pacific Northwest region are prepared by the Northwest River Forecast Center, in conjunction with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and other cooperating agencies.


Actual NVPCfor the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 increased $2 million when compared withto the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was driven by a 1% increasesame period in 2023 as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023$216 
Purchased power and fuel expense176 
Wholesale revenues(88)
2024 RCE deferral(75)
March 31, 2024$229 
Change in NVPC$13 

For further information regarding NVPC in relation to the average variablePCAM, see “Purchased power cost per MWh, and a 2% increase in total system load. The increase in wholesale revenues was driven primarily by a 16% increase in the average wholesale sales price, offset slightly by a 10% decrease in wholesale sales volume. fuel expense” and “Revenues” within this “Results of Operations” for more details.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024 and 2023, actual NVPC was $22$19 million below and $13 million above baseline NVPC, respectively.

Based on forecast data, NVPC for the year ending December 31, 2024 is currently estimated to be belowthe baseline asand near the Company met higher customer load, driven by historically hot weather, with energy purchased at super peak prices inlimit of the open market in additiondeadband. Pursuant to the costPCAM and related earnings test, because PGE’s preliminary regulatory ROE is estimated to be below 10.5%, there is no estimated refund to customers expected under the PCAM for 2024.

Generation, transmission and distribution increased as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 (in millions):
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023$93 
Generating facility expenses driven by increased major maintenance activities
Vegetation management, inspection, wildfire mitigation, and distribution maintenance expenses
Service restoration and storm response costs
Miscellaneous expenses(5)
March 31, 2024$99 
Change in Generation, transmission and distribution$



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Administrative and otherincreased as follows for the usethree months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 (in millions):
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023$80 
Amortization of COVID-19 bad debt expense deferral
Professional services
Employee compensation and benefits
Miscellaneous expenses
March 31, 2024$95 
Change in Administrative and other$15 

PGE commenced amortization of Company resources in order to maintain mandated reliability reserves.previously deferred COVID-19 related bad debt expenses on April 1, 2023. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, actual NVPCMarch 31, 2024, the Company amortized $4 million of COVID-19 related bad debt expense that was $3 million above baseline NVPC.offset in revenues.

Generation, transmissionDepreciation and distributionamortizationexpense increased $4$10 million or 6%, in thefor three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2016, driven primarily by $2 million of operating expense for Carty (placed in service July 29, 2016).

Administrative and other expense increased$1 million, or 2%, in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily due to a $2 million increase in employee incentives, offset by decreases in other miscellaneous expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was driven by higher depreciation expense of $6 million resulting from capital additions, $2 million of which was due to Carty going into service in July 2016, and a $1million decrease in the amortization credit related to the Trojan spent fuel refund to customers, which is also reflected in revenues as increases or decreases in expense resulting from amortization of regulatory assets or liabilities are directly offset in revenues.

Interest expense, net increased $2 million, or 7%, in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to a lower Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction, as a result of Carty going into service in July 2016.

Other income, net increased $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2016, due largely to interest income on various regulatory assets and unrealized gains on trust assets.

Income tax expense was $13 million in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with $6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016, with effective tax rates of 24.5%and15.0%, respectively. The increase in income tax expense and effective tax rate was primarily driven by higher pre-tax income and lower PTCs.


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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 Compared with the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

Revenues, energy deliveries (presented in MWh), and the average number of retail customers consist of the following for the periods presented:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
Revenues * (dollars in millions):
       
Retail:       
Residential$715
 48% $648
 47%
Commercial501
 34
 492
 35
Industrial158
 11
 153
 11
Subtotal1,374
 93
 1,293
 93
Other retail revenues, net7
 
 5
 
Total retail revenues1,381
 93
 1,298
 93
Wholesale revenues79
 5
 74
 5
Other operating revenues34
 2
 27
 2
Total revenues$1,494
 100% $1,399
 100%
Energy deliveries (MWh in thousands):       
Retail:       
Residential5,826
 34% 5,278
 32%
Commercial5,193
 30
 5,148
 31
Industrial2,187
 13
 2,168
 13
Subtotal13,206
 77
 12,594
 76
Direct access:       
Commercial472
 3
 403
 2
Industrial1,046
 6
 907
 6
Subtotal1,518
 9
 1,310
 8
Total retail energy deliveries14,724
 86
 13,904
 84
Wholesale energy deliveries2,336
 14
 2,621
 16
Total energy deliveries17,060
 100% 16,525
 100%
Average number of retail customers:       
Residential761,028
 88% 751,198
 88%
Commercial107,296
 12
 106,458
 12
Industrial198
 
 193
 
Direct access547
 
 377
 
Total869,069
 100% 858,226
 100%

* Includes revenues from customers who purchase their energy from the Company as well as $28 million in revenues for 2017 and $22 million for 2016 from Direct Access customers for transmission and delivery charges only.

Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $95 million, or 7%,March 31, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, consisting primarily of an $83 million increase in Total retail revenues.

The change in Retail revenues consisted of the following contributing factors:

A $76 million increase due to a 5.9% increase in retail energy deliveries due largely to the effects of weather on electricity demand. Considerably cooler temperatures in the first half of the year than experienced in 2016 combined with warmer temperatures in the summer cooling season, when air conditioning loads influence customer demand, both drove deliveries higher in 2017 than in 2016;

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A $7 million net increase from an average price increase of 0.5% over 2016 levels. Price changes, as authorized by the OPUC, include Carty going into service in mid-2016 and reflect a reduction as a result of lower NVPC as filed in the 2017 AUT; and

A $3 million increase resulted from other tariffs, which included a $4 million increase in estimated collections under the decoupling mechanism; partially offset by

A $3 million decrease from supplemental tariffs, due in part to the $9 million timing difference related to the Trojan spent fuel refund to customers, as the refund, offset in Depreciation and amortization, temporarily suspended during the first seven months of 2016, has resumed, partially offset by a $4 million increase related to the accelerated cost recovery of Colstrip, and various smaller items.

Total heating degree-days for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were up 42% from those for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 11% above average. Total cooling degree-days for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were 28% above those for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 49% above average.

The following table indicates the number of heating and cooling degree-days for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, along with 15-year averages based on weather data provided by the National Weather Service, as measured at Portland International Airport:
 Heating Degree-days Cooling Degree-days
 2017 2016 Avg. 2017 2016 Avg.
First quarter2,171
 1,585
 1,867
 
 
 
Second quarter686
 403
 689
 129
 154
 70
Third quarter78
 78
 78
 571
 394
 399
Year-to-date2,935
 2,066
 2,634
 700
 548
 469

Wholesale revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased $5 million, or 7%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and consisted of $13 million related to a 19% increase in wholesale sales volume partially offset by $8 million related to an 11% decrease in wholesale prices.

Other operating revenues increased $7 million as the sale of gas not needed to fuel the Company’s generating facilities accounted for the majority of the increase.

Purchased power and fuel expense decreased$12 million, or 3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and consisted of $22 million related to a5% decrease in the average variable power cost per MWh, partially offset by$10 million related to a 2% increase in total system load.

The decrease in the average variable power cost to $26.93 per MWh in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $28.28 per MWh in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was driven primarily by a 10% reduction in the average variable power cost per MWh for purchased power due to lower market prices. This was partially offset by the purchase of replacement power due to 18% less energy received from the Company’s wind generating resources.

The $10 million increase related to total system load in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 in comparison to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was driven primarily by a 7% increase in energy obtained from purchased power in response to higher weather-driven loads, as well as the purchase of replacement energy due to an 18% reduction in energy deliveries from the Company’s wind generating resources due to unfavorable weather conditions. This was partially offset by a 12% increase in energy obtained from the Company’s hydro resources due to more favorable hydroelectric conditions.


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The sources of energy for PGE’s total system load, as well as its retail load requirement, were as follows for the periods presented:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
Sources of energy (MWh in thousands):       
Generation:       
Thermal:       
Coal2,571
 16% 2,535
 16%
Natural gas3,982
 24
 4,017
 25
Total thermal6,553
 40
 6,552
 41
Hydro1,353
 8
 1,214
 7
Wind1,283
 8
 1,559
 10
Total generation9,189
 56
 9,325
 58
Purchased power:
 
 
 
Term5,705
 35
 5,355
 33
Hydro1,332
 8
 1,160
 7
Wind207
 1
 241
 2
Total purchased power7,244
 44
 6,756
 42
Total system load16,433
 100% 16,081
 100%
Less: wholesale sales(2,336)   (2,621)  
Retail load requirement14,097
   13,460
  

Energy received from PGE-owned wind generating resources decreased 18% in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the same period of 2016 as a result of less favorable wind conditions. Energy received from these wind generating resources represented 9% and 12% of the Company’s retail load requirements for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Due to more favorable hydroelectric conditions, energy received from hydro resources during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, from both PGE-owned generating plants and purchased from mid-Columbia projects, increased 13% compared with the same period of 2016, and represented 19% and 18% of the Company’s retail load requirement for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Actual NVPC for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased$17 million when compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in purchased power and fuel was driven by a 5% decrease in the average variable power cost per MWh, partially offset by a 2% increase in total system load. The overall decrease in Actual NVPC was also driven by a 7% increase in wholesale revenues. The change in wholesale revenues was due mostly to a19% increase in wholesale sales price, partially offset by an11% decrease in sales volume. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, actual NVPC was$14 million above and $3 million below baseline NVPC, respectively.

Generation, transmission and distribution expense increased$36 million, or 18%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily related to $13 million higher operating expense for Carty (placed in service July 29, 2016), $12 million higher overall storm restoration costs, and $5 million higher maintenance and overhaul expense.

Administrative and other expense increased $12 million, or 6%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily due to $6 million higher employee incentives and $3 million higher legal costs for Carty.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $13 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2023. The increase was primarily due to higher depreciation expense of $8million driven by the Cartyutility plant going into service in July 2016, $13 million higher depreciation expense due to other capital additions, partially offset by a $9 million amortization credit in 2017 related to the Trojan spent fuel refund to customers, which is also reflected in reduced revenues.balances.


Taxes other than income taxesincreased $5 $4million or 6%, in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016,same period in 2023. The increases were driven by $3 million higher property taxes due largelyand franchise fees.

Interest expense, netincreased $7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the addition of Carty, and a $2 million increasesame period in FICA taxes due to the combination of increased headcount, higher FICA limits and rates, annual pay increases, and incremental labor required as a result of the numerous storms and resulting restoration activities during 2017.

Interest expense, net increased$8 million, or 10%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016,2023 primarily due to a lower allowance for borrowed funds used during construction, as a result of Carty going into service in July 2016.higher long-term debt and commercial paper balances.


Other income, net was$13 decreased $4 million infor the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 March 31, 2024,compared with $19to the same period in 2023. The three-month decrease was primarily driven by lower regulatory interest income.

Income tax expense decreased $1 million infor the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016. The change was due to a $10 million decrease in the allowance for equity funds used during construction, primarily relatedMarch 31, 2024, compared to the Carty project, partiallysame period in 2023, driven by $12M higher production tax credit benefits offset by higher gains on the non-qualified benefit trust assets.

Income tax expense was $46 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with $32 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, with effective tax rates of 24.1%and19.5%, respectively. The increase in income tax expense and the effective tax rate was driven by higher pre-tax income,income.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There have been no material changes to the tax effectCompany’s critical accounting policies and estimates as previously disclosed in Item 7 of lower AFDC equity, and a decrease in PTCs, partially offset by an increase in the domestic production activity deduction.Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2024.


Liquidity and Capital ResourcesLIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


Capital Requirements

The following table presents PGE’s estimated capital expenditures and contractual maturities of long-term debt for 2017through2021 (in millions, excluding AFDC):
 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Ongoing capital expenditures (1)
$486
 $535
 $443
 $451
 $440
Customer information system (2)
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Total capital expenditures$533
(3) 
$551
 $443
 $451
 $440
Long-term debt maturities$150
 $
 $300
 $
 $160

(1)Consists primarily of upgrades to, and replacement of, generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure, as well as new customer connections.
(2)As of December 31, 2016, total capital expenditures for the Customer information project was $65 million, excluding AFDC.
(3)Includes preliminary engineering and removal costs, which are included in other net operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

For a discussion concerning PGE’s ability to fund its future capital requirements, see “Debt and Equity Financings” in this Item 2.


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Liquidity


PGE’s access to short-term debt markets, including revolving credit from banks, helps provide necessary liquidity to support the Company’s current operating activities, including the purchase of power and fuel. Long-term capital requirements are driven largely by capital expenditures for distribution, transmission, and generation facilities to support both new and existing customers, as well asrepairs from major storm damage, information technology systems, and debt refinancing activities. PGE’s liquidity and capital requirements can also be significantly affected by other working capital needs, including margin deposit requirements related to wholesale market activities, which can vary depending upon the Company’s forward positions and the corresponding price curves.


The following summarizes PGE’s cash flows for the periods presented (in millions):
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 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period$6
 $4
Net cash provided by (used in):   
Operating activities519
 497
Investing activities(369) (454)
Financing activities(67) 41
Increase in cash and cash equivalents83
 84
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$89
 $88


Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period$$165 
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities175 (39)
Investing activities(331)(276)
Financing activities327 162 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents171 (153)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$176 $12 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities—Cash flows from operating activities are generally determined by the amount and timing of cash received from customers and payments made to vendors, with adjustments for certainas well as the nature and amount of non-cash items, such asincluding depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, and pension and other postretirement benefit costs included in net income during a given period. NetThe following items contributed to the net change in cash flows from operating activitiesoperations for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 increased $22 million whenMarch 31, 2024 compared with the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016. Included in the change were a number of relatively small, somewhat offsetting, factors such as:March 31, 2023 (in millions):
Increase/
(Decrease)
Net income$35 
Accounts receivable and Unbilled revenue(39)
Margin deposits activity81 
Accounts payable198 
Regulatory deferral activity(125)
Depreciation and amortization10 
Deferred income taxes33 
Other miscellaneous changes21 
Net change in cash flow from operations$214 
A $48 million increase from the combination of higher Net income, increases in non-cash expenses for Depreciation and amortization and Deferred taxes, increases from Other non-cash income and expenses, and a decrease in the non-cash credit to income for the Allowance for equity funds used during construction as Carty was placed in service in July 2016, net of the overall decrease resulting from Decoupling deferrals; and

A $14 million net increase from a combination of changes in Other working capital items, net and Other, net adjustments to net income; partially offset by

A $21 million smaller decrease in Margin deposits; and

A $17 million reduction in the comparative quarter over quarter increase in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Cash provided by operations includes the recovery in customer prices ofPGE estimates that non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization. PGE estimates that such chargesamortization in 20172024 will range from $340$475 millionto $350$525 million. Combined with other sources, total cash expected to be provided by operations is estimated to range from $515$700 million to $565$800 million.


Cash Flows from Investing Activities—Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased $55 million when compared with the three months ended March 31, 2023. Cash flows used in investing activities consist primarily of capital expenditures related to new construction and improvements to PGE’s distribution, transmission, and generation facilities, and transmission and distribution systems. Net cash used in investing activities forwhich increased $51 million.

Excluding AFUDC, the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $85 million when compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016, largely due to the lower level of capital expenditures resulting from the completion of Carty during 2016.

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The Company plans to make capital expenditures of $533 million, excluding AFDC,$1.3 billion in 2017,2024, which it expects to fund with cash to be generated from operations during 2017,2024, as discussed above, as well as with proceeds received from the issuance of short- and long-term debt securities, and issuances of debt securities.shares pursuant to the at-the-market offering program. For additional information, see “Debt and Equity Financings” in this Liquidity and Capital Resources section of Item 2.


Cash Flows from Financing Activities—Financing activities provide supplemental cash for both day-to-day operations and capital requirements as needed. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017, a net use of cash resulted from financing activities primarily for the payment of dividends of $87 million and, as further described in “Debt and Equity Financings” in this Liquidity section of Item 2, the repayment of $50 million of term loans, net of the issuance of $75 million of FMBs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2024, net cash provided by financing activitiesconsisted was primarily the result of $265the funding of $450 million receivedin First Mortgage Bonds (FMBs) and $78 million in proceeds from the issuancesissuance of FMBs and borrowing under an unsecured credit agreement,common stock pursuant to the at-the-market offering program. This was partially offset by repayment$146 million in commercial paper maturities and payment of $48 million of dividends.
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Capital Requirements

The following table presents PGE’s estimated capital expenditures and contractual maturities of long-term debt for 2024through 2028, excluding AFUDC (in millions):
20242025202620272028
Ongoing capital expenditures(1)
$920 $865 $895 $890 $920 
Transmission170 180 255 265 435 
Clearwater Wind project15 — — — — 
BESS projects235 155 — — — 
Total capital expenditures(2)
$1,340 $1,200 $1,150 $1,155 $1,355 
Long-term debt maturities$80 $— $— $160 $100 
(1) Consists primarily of $133 millionupgrades to, and the paymentreplacement of, dividends of $82 million.generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure, as well as new customer connections. Includes accrued capital additions, preliminary engineering, removal costs, and certain intangible working capital assets.

Dividends on Common Stock

While PGE expects to pay regular quarterly dividends on its common stock, the declaration of any dividends remains at the discretion(2) Amounts are estimates as of the Company’s Boarddate of Directors. The amountthis report and may be affected by economic conditions, including but not limited to, impacts of any dividend declaration depends upon factors thatinflation, changes to the Boardcost of Directors deems relevant, which may include, among other things, PGE’s results of operationsmaterials and financial condition, future capital expenditureslabor, and investments, and applicable regulatory and contractual restrictions.financing costs.


Common stock dividends declared during 2017 consist of the following:
Dividends
Declared Per
Declaration DateRecord DatePayment DateCommon Share
February 15, 2017March 27, 2017April 17, 2017$0.32
April 26, 2017June 26, 2017July 17, 20170.34
July 26, 2017September 25, 2017October 16, 20170.34
October 25, 2017December 26, 2017January 16, 20180.34

Debt and Equity Financings


PGE’s ability to secure sufficient short- and long-term capital at a reasonable cost is determined by its financial performance and outlook, its credit ratings, its capital expenditure requirements, alternatives available to investors, market conditions, and other factors.factors, such as the volatility in the capital markets in response to inflationary pressures and interest rate increases by the federal reserve. Management believes that the availability of its revolving credit facility, the expected ability to issue short- and long-term debt and equity securities, and cash expected to be generated from operations provide sufficient cash flow and liquidity to meet the Company’s anticipated capital and operating requirements for the foreseeable future. However, the Company’s ability to issue long-term debt and equity could be adversely affected by changes in capital market conditions.


For 2017,2024, PGE expects to fund estimated capital expenditures and maturities of long-term debtrequirements with cash from operations, (whichwhich is expected to range from$515700 million to$565 million), $800 million, and issuances of long-term debt securities of up to $225 million,$750 million. PGE plans to fund any shortfall through the combination of issuance of common stock and the issuance of short-term debt or commercial paper, as needed. The actual timing and amount of any such issuances of debt, equity, and commercial paper will be dependent upon the timing and amount of capital expenditures and maturities of long-term debt.debt payments.


Short-term Debt. Pursuant to an order issued by the FERC in January 2024, PGE has approval from the FERCauthorization to issue short-term debt up to a total of $900$900 million through February 6, 2018.2026. The following table shows available liquidity as of March 31, 2024 (in millions):

As of March 31, 2024
CapacityOutstandingAvailable
Revolving credit facility (1)
$750 $— $750 
Letters of credit (2)
320 131 189 
Total credit$1,070 $131 $939 
Cash and cash equivalents176 
Total liquidity$1,115 

(1)Scheduled to expire September 2028.
(2)PGE has four letter of credit facilities under which the Company can request letters of credit for an original term not to exceed one year.
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On August 18, 2023, PGE entered into an amendment of its existing revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, PGE had a $500$750 million unsecured revolving credit facility scheduled to expire in November 2020September 2028. The facility allows for unlimited extension requests, provided that lenders with a pro-rata share of more than 50% of the facility approve the extension request. The revolving credit facility supplements operating cash flows and provides a primary source of liquidity. In addition, the credit facility offers the potential for adjustments to interest rate margins and fees based on PGE’s achievement of certain annual sustainability-linked metrics related to its non-emitting generation capacity and the percentage of management comprised of women and employees who identify as black, indigenous, and people of color. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the revolving credit facility may be used as backup for commercial paper borrowings, to permit the issuance of standby letters of credit, and to provide cash for general corporate purposes. PGE may borrow for one, two, three, or six months at a fixed interest rate established at the time of the borrowing, or at a variable interest rate for any period up to the then remaining term of the applicable credit facility. As of March 31, 2024, PGE had no outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility.


The Company has a commercial paper program under which it may issue commercial paper for terms of up to 270 days, limited to the unused amount of credit under the revolving credit facility.

Under the revolving credit facility, asAs of September 30, 2017, sinceMarch 31, 2024, PGE had no borrowings outstanding, and no commercial paper or letters of credit issued, theoutstanding. The aggregate unused available credit capacity under the revolving credit facility was $500 million.

In addition, PGE has four letter of credit facilities under which the Company can request letters of credit for original terms not to exceed one year. These facilities provide for a total capacity of $220$750 million. The issuance of such letters ofCompany has elected to limit its borrowings under the revolving credit is subjectfacility in order to allow coverage for the approval ofpotential need to repay any commercial paper that may be outstanding at the issuing institution. Under these facilities, letters of credit for a total of$54 million were outstanding as of September 30, 2017.time.


Long-term Debt. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, PGE’s total long-term debt outstanding, net of $9$15 million of unamortized debt expense, was $2,377 million, with $100 million scheduled maturities classified as current.$4,433 million.


On August 2, 2017,February 22, 2024, PGE entered into a bond purchase agreementBond Purchase Agreement related to issue First Mortgagethe sale of $450 million in FMBs. The Bonds (FMBs)were issued and funded in full on February 22, 2024 and consist of:
a series, due in 2029, in the amount of $225$100 million that will bear interest from its issuance date at an interestannual rate of 3.98%. Under this agreement, PGE drew $755.15%;
a series, due in 2034, in the amount of $100 million that will bear interest from its issuance date at an annual rate of 5.36%; and
a series, due in August, with a maturity2054, in 2048, and plans to draw $150the amount of $250 million in November 2017, with a maturity in 2047.that will bear interest from its issuance date at an annual rate of 5.73%.


In May 2016,Equity—On April 28, 2023, PGE entered into an unsecured creditequity distribution agreement with certain financial institutions, under which it could sell up to $300 million of its common stock through at-the-market offering programs. In 2023, pursuant to the terms of the equity distribution agreement, PGE entered into separate forward sale agreements with forward counterparties. In March 2024, the Company hadissued 1,714,972 shares pursuant to the opportunity to obtain three separate term loansagreements and received net proceeds of $78 million, settling all forward sale agreements in an aggregate principal amountplace. Any proceeds from the issuances of up to $200 million by October 31, 2016. Undercommon stock will be used for general corporate purposes and investments in renewables and non-emitting dispatchable capacity.

For additional information on the agreement, PGE obtained three separate loans totaling $150 million. On August 21, 2017, the Company repaid one of the loansat-the-market offering programs, see Note 7, Shareholders’ Equity, in the amount of $50 million. The remaining $100 million is due and payable on or before the November 30, 2017 credit agreement expiration date.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.—“Financial Statements.”


Capital Structure. PGE’s financial objectives include maintaining a common equity ratio (common equity to total consolidated capitalization, including any current debt maturities)maturities and excluding lease obligations) of approximately 50% over time. Achievement of this objective helps the Company maintain investment grade credit ratings and facilitatesprovides access to long-term capital at favorable interest rates. The Company’s common equity ratio was 50.3%43.8% and 49.4%44.6% as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2016,2023 respectively.



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Credit Ratings and Debt Covenants


PGE’s secured and unsecured debt is rated investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) and S&P Global Ratings (S&P), with current credit ratings and outlook as follows:
Moody’sS&P
Issuer credit ratingA3BBB+
Senior secured debtMoody’sA1S&PA
First Mortgage BondsCommercial paperA1P-2A-A-2
Issuer ratingOutlookA3StableBBB
Commercial paperP-2A-2
OutlookStablePositive


ShouldIn the event Moody’s and/or S&P reduce their credit rating on PGE’s unsecured debt below investment grade, the Company could be subject to requests by certain of its wholesale, commodity, and transmission counterparties to post additional performance assurance collateral in connection with its price risk management activities. The performance assurance collateral can be in the form of cash deposits or letters of credit, depending on the terms of the underlying agreements, are based on the contract terms and commodity prices, and can vary from period to period. Cash deposits providedthat PGE provides as collateral are classified as Margin deposits which is included in Other current

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assets on PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, while any letters of credit issued are not reflected on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.


As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, PGE had posted $22$90 million of collateral with these counterparties, consisting of$465 million in cash and$1825 million in letters of credit. Based on the Company’s energy portfolio, estimates of energy market prices, and the level of collateral outstanding as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, the amount of additional collateral that could be requested upon a single agency downgrade to below investment grade was $70is $54 million, and decreases to$3115 million by December 31, 20172024 and to$105 million by December 31, 2018.2025. The amount of additional collateral that could be requested upon a dual agency downgrade to below investment grade was $150is $163 million at September 30, 2017, and decreases to$10687 million by December 31, 20172024 and to$7351 million by December 31, 2018.2025.


PGE’s financing arrangements do not contain ratings triggers that would result in the acceleration of required interest and principal payments in the event of a ratings downgrade. However, the cost of borrowing and issuing letters of credit under the credit facilityfacilities would increase.


The indenture securing PGE’s outstanding FMBs constitutes a direct first mortgage lien on substantially all regulated utility property, other than expressly excepted property. Interest is payable semi-annually on FMBs. The issuance of FMBs requires that PGE meet earnings coverage and security provisions set forth in the Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust (Indenture) securing the bonds. PGE estimates that on September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, under the most restrictive issuance test in the Indenture, the Company could have issued up to $1,020$628 millionof additional FMBs. Any issuances of FMBs would be subject to market conditions and amounts could be further limited by regulatory authorizations or by covenants and tests contained in other financing agreements. PGE also has the ability to release property from the lien of the Indenture under certain circumstances, including bond credits, deposits of cash, or certain sales, exchanges, or other dispositions of property.


PGE’s revolving credit facility contains customary covenants and credit provisions, including a requirement that limits consolidated indebtedness, as defined in the credit agreements, to 65.0% of total capitalization (debt-to-total capital ratio). As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, the Company’s debt-to-total capital ratio, as calculated under the credit agreement, was 51.3%56.9%.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

PGE has no off-balance sheet arrangements, other than outstanding letters of credit from time to time, that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future effect on its consolidated financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Contractual Obligations

PGE’s contractual obligations for 2017 and beyond are set forth in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2017. For such obligations, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business, as of September 30, 2017, except for the First Mortgage Bond long-term debt issuance and the partial repayment under the unsecured credit agreement discussed in the “Debt and Equity Financings” section in this Item 2.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.


PGE is exposed to various forms of market risk, consisting primarily of fluctuations in commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates, and interest rates, as well as credit risk. Any variations in the Company’s market risk or
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credit risk may affect its future financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. There have been no material changes to market risks, or credit risk, affecting the Company from those set forth in Part II, Item 7A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2023, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2017.20, 2024.


Item 4.Controls and Procedures.
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures


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by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, PGE’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2024, these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.


Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting


There were no changes in PGE’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this quarterly reportquarter ended March 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.


For furtherSee Note 8, Contingencies in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.—“Financial Statements,” for information regarding PGE’s legal proceedings, see “Legal Proceedings” set forth in Part I, Item 3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2017 and Part II, Item 1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on April 28, 2017 and July 28, 2017, respectively.proceedings.


Dreyer, Gearhart and Kafoury Bros., LLC v. Portland General Electric Company, Marion County Circuit Court; and Morgan v. Portland General Electric Company, Marion County Circuit Court.

On March 16, 2016, the Marion County Circuit Court entered a general judgment that granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed all claims by the plaintiffs. On April 14, 2016, the plaintiffs appealed the general judgment of the Circuit Court in the Court of Appeals for the State of Oregon. Briefing is now complete, with a Court of Appeals decision pending.

In the Matter of an Arbitration Under the Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce’s Court of Arbitration.

In 2013, PGE entered into an agreement (Construction Agreement) with its engineering, procurement and construction contractor - Abeinsa EPC LLC, Abener Construction Services, LLC, Teyma Construction USA, LLC, and Abeinsa Abener Teyma General Partnership, an affiliate of Abengoa S.A. (collectively, the “Contractor”) - for the construction of Carty. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Zurich American Insurance Company (collectively, the “Sureties”) provided a performance bond of $145.6 million (Performance Bond) under the Construction Agreement.

On December 18, 2015, the Company declared the Contractor in default under the Construction Agreement and terminated the Construction Agreement, after which PGE, in consultation with the Sureties, brought on new contractors and construction resumed.

On December 31, 2015, Abengoa S.A. filed a Request for Arbitration in the International Chamber of Commerce’s Court of Arbitration (ICC arbitration) seeking a declaration that it owes nothing under the Guaranty it provided to PGE, pursuant to which it guaranteed performance under the Construction Agreement for Carty.

PGE disagreed with the assertions in the Request for Arbitration and in February 2016 filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon seeking to have the arbitration claim dismissed on the grounds that the Company had not made a demand under the Guaranty, and therefore the matter was not ripe for arbitration. The Contractor has been joined as a party to the arbitration and is seeking damages of $117 million based on a claim that PGE wrongfully terminated the Construction Agreement. The Contractor is also seeking estimated damages of $44 million based on a claim that PGE failed to disclose to the Contractor, in connection with the Contractor’s bid submitted pursuant to the Company’s request for proposals, certain

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information regarding union labor productivity rates in eastern Oregon, and that this alleged failure caused the Contractor to submit a bid with a contract price that was lower than the contract price that would have been submitted had Contractor known such information. PGE disagrees with both of these claims.

A hearing before the ICC arbitration panel to determine jurisdictional matters, originally scheduled for late October 2017, was rescheduled to the spring of 2018, due to the addition of the Sureties to the ICC arbitration proceeding, as a result of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit) decision and denial of the appeal in August 2017, referenced in the U.S. District Court cases described below.

Portland General Electric Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Zurich American Insurance Company, U.S. District Court of the District of Oregon.

On July 27, 2016, the judge denied the Sureties’ motion to stay the case in favor of a pending ICC arbitration (see case above) and granted PGE’s motion for an injunction prohibiting the Sureties from pursuing any Performance Bond claims in the ICC arbitration. The Sureties appealed the rulings to the Ninth Circuit and asked the U.S. District Court to stay the proceedings pending resolution of the appeal.

On July 10, 2017, the Ninth Circuit overturned the U.S. District Court ruling and held that the ICC arbitration panel has jurisdiction to determine what parties can be joined, and what claims can be presented, in the ICC arbitration.

On July 24, 2017, PGE filed a petition requesting en banc rehearing with the Ninth Circuit. On August 28, 2017, the Ninth Circuit issued notice denying the request for rehearing. As a result, this case is stayed, pending the ICC arbitration, discussed above.

Portland General Electric Company v. Abeinsa EPC LLC, Abener Construction Services, LLC (formerly known as Abener Engineering and Construction Services, LLC), Teyma Construction USA LLC, and Abeinsa Abener Teyma General Partnership, U.S. District Court of the District of Oregon.

On October 21, 2016, PGE filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court against Abeinsa for failure to satisfy its obligations under the Construction Agreement. PGE is seeking damages from Abeinsa in excess of $200 million for: i) costs incurred to complete construction of Carty, settle claims with unpaid contractors and vendors and remove liens; and ii) damages in excess of the construction costs, including a project management fee, liquidated damages under the Construction Agreement, legal fees and costs, damages due to delay of the project, warranty costs, and interest.

On March 21, 2017, the judge entered an order staying the case. With the August 28, 2017 Ninth Circuit denial of rehearing referenced in the preceding case, the ICC arbitration panel will determine whether these claims must be presented in the ICC arbitration.

Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electric Company, U.S. District Court of the District of Oregon.

On August 12, 2016, the Deschutes River Alliance (DRA) filed a lawsuit against the Company in U.S. District Court. DRA’s claims seek injunctive and declaratory relief against PGE under the Clean Water Act (CWA) related to alleged past and continuing violations of the CWA. The court denied PGE’s motion to dismiss and PGE then submitted a request on April 6, 2017, for interlocutory appeal to the Ninth Circuit of the order dismissing its motion to dismiss. The request also included a motion for stay of the lower court proceeding. The parties agreed to defer decision on the motion for stay pending a ruling on PGE’s request to file the interlocutory appeal. On May 19, 2017, the District Court granted PGE’s request to file the interlocutory appeal, but the Ninth Circuit denied the appeal on August 14, 2017.


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The parties are engaged in settlement discussions and have filed a joint motion, which was granted September 11, 2017, to continue the stay until either party finds settlement negotiations unfruitful.

Item 1A.Risk Factors.


There have been no material changes to PGE’s risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2023, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2017.20, 2024.


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Item 5.
Item 6.Exhibits.Other Information.

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the following officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted a “Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement,” as the term is defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K:

Name
(Title)
Action Taken (Date of Action)Type of Trading ArrangementDuration of Trading ArrangementAggregate Number of Securities to be Purchased or Sold
Joseph Trpik (Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer)Adoption (March 14, 2024)Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangementUntil March 14, 2025, or such earlier date upon which all transactions are completed or expire without executionUp to 13,057 shares of common stock

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Item 6.Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Portland General Electric Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 9, 2014).
3.2
TenthTwelfth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Portland General Electric Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s CurrentQuarterly Report on Form 8-K10-Q filed May 9, 2014)October 27, 2023).
31.110.1
Portland General Electric Company 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as amended and restated effective April 30, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Portland General Electric Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed March 6, 2024).
31.1
31.2
32
4.1
Seventy-third Supplemental Indenture dated August 1, 2017, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2017).
101.INSXBRL Instance Document. The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104Cover page information from Portland General Electric Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed April 26, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language).


Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of other long-term debt of the Company are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K because the total amount of securities authorized under each such omitted instrument does not exceed 10% of the total consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the SEC upon request.

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SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date:April 25, 2024By:/s/ Joseph R. Trpik
Joseph R. Trpik
Date:October 26, 2017By:/s/ James F. Lobdell
James F. Lobdell
Senior Vice President, of Finance

and
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

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