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                           FORM 8-A

              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C. 20549

       FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                          PACIFICORP                           
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    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             OREGON                            93-0246090      
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    (State of incorporation                 (I.R.S. Employer   
       or organization)                    Identification No.) 

700 NE MULTNOMAH, PORTLAND, OREGON           97232-4116        
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     (Address of principal                   (Zip Code)
       executive offices)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:

                                   Name of each exchange on
     Title of each class           which each class is to be
     to be so registered                   registered       
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     8.55% Quarterly Income        New York Stock Exchange
     Debt Securities (QUIDS(SM))
     (Junior Subordinated
     Deferrable Interest
     Debentures, Series B)

          If this Form relates to the registration of a class
     of debt securities and is effective upon filing pursuant
     to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the
     following box.  [ X ]

          If this Form relates to the registration of a class
     of debt securities and is to become effective
     simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
     registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933
     pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the
     following box.  [   ]

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:

                           None                               
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                      (Title of Class)
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ITEM 1.   Description of Registrant's Securities to be
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          Registered
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          For a full description of the Company's 8.55%
Quarterly Income Debt Securities (QUIDS(SM)) (Junior
Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series B),
reference is made to the information contained under the
caption "Description of Debentures" in the Prospectus dated
September 6, 1995.  The Prospectus forms part of the Company's
Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-58569) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 12,
1995 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which
registration statement was amended by Amendment No. 1 filed
with the SEC on June 8, 1995, Amendment No. 2 filed with the
SEC on June 16, 1995 and Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on
June 20, 1995 and declared effective on June 21, 1995.  The
information contained in the foregoing Registration Statement,
as amended (the "Registration Statement"), is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 2.   Exhibits
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          I.1       Form of Junior Subordinated Debenture
                    (included in Exhibits I.2(a) and (b)
                    below).

          I.2(a)    Form of Indenture between PacifiCorp 
                    and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.  
                    Incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit (4)(a) to the Registration
                    Statement.

          I.2(b)    Form of Supplemental Indenture to Indenture
                    to be used in connection with the issuance
                    of Junior Subordinated Debentures. 
                    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (4)(b)
                    to the Registration Statement.

                           SIGNATURE
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          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has
fully caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                PACIFICORP


DATE: September 1, 1995            By:  RICHARD T. O'BRIEN
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                                   Richard T. O'Brien
                                   Senior Vice President 
                                   and Chief Financial Officer
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                         EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.    Description                             Page
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I.1            Form of Junior Subordinated Debenture
               (included in Exhibits I.2(a) and (b)
               below).

I.2(a)         Form of Indenture between PacifiCorp and 
               The Bank of New York, as Trustee.  Incorporated 
               by reference to Exhibit (4)(a) to the
               Registration Statement.

I.2(b)         Form of Supplemental Indenture to
               Indenture to be used in connection
               with the issuance of Junior
               Subordinated Debentures.  Incorporated
               by reference to Exhibit (4)(b) to the 
               Registration Statement.