EXHIBIT (23) INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-62095, 333-09115, 333-23027, and 333-03357, all on Form S-3; in Registration Statement Nos. 33-58461, 33-51277, 33-54169, 33-57043, and 333-10885, all on Form S-8; and in Registration Statement No. 33-36239 on Form S-4 of our report, dated January 31, 1997 (March 11, 1997 as to Note 15), incorporated by reference in your Annual Report on Form 10-K of PacifiCorp for the year ended December 31, 1996. /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Portland, Oregon March 20, 1997