EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ W. Charles Armstrong ----------------------------- W. Charles Armstrong EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ Kathryn R. Braun ----------------------------- Kathryn R. Braun EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ Frederick W. Buckman ----------------------------- Frederick W. Buckman EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ C. Todd Conover ----------------------------- C. Todd Conover EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ Nolan E. Karras ----------------------------- Nolan E. Karras EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ Robert G. Miller ----------------------------- Robert G. Miller EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 27, 1997. /s/ Alan K. Simpson ----------------------------- Alan K. Simpson EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ Verl R. Topham ----------------------------- Verl R. Topham EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ Keith R. McKennon ----------------------------- Keith R. McKennon EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 11, 1997. /s/ Don M. Wheeler ----------------------------- Don M. Wheeler EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 20, 1997. /s/ Nancy Wilgenbusch ----------------------------- Nancy Wilgenbusch EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ Peter I. Wold ----------------------------- Peter I. Wold EXHIBIT (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Kathryn A. Braun, Nolan E. Karras, Alan K. Simpson, Don M. Wheeler, and Nancy Wilgenbusch, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report of PacifiCorp on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do any and all acts and things necessary or advisable to be done, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: February 12, 1997. /s/ Richard T. O' Brien ----------------------------- Richard T. O'Brien