-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UJcHRtBajjH9i+xKYbz7V5GAM77fWJQz2wZkc6eA7Gnzu62dbF7arhnLrq2lMNTp 1E1ZenAeHxZrvGQdZw3D/Q== 0001193125-10-031395.txt : 20100216 0001193125-10-031395.hdr.sgml : 20100215 20100216061251 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-031395 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100212 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20100216 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100216 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO /OR/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000784977 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 930256820 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OR FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05532-99 FILM NUMBER: 10602162 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 121 SW SALMON ST STREET 2: 1WTC0501 CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97204 BUSINESS PHONE: 5034647779 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 121 SW SALMON STREET CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97204 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2010

 

 

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Oregon   1-5532-99   93-0256820

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 464-8000

 

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 12, 2010, Portland General Electric Company (PGE or the Company) received an order from the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC) that granted the recovery of 50 percent of the $26.4 million of deferred excess replacement power costs associated with the forced outage of the Company’s Boardman coal plant from November 18, 2005 through February 5, 2006. PGE had deferred such costs in accordance with an order issued by the OPUC on February 12, 2007, with amortization of the deferral to be determined in a future ratemaking proceeding that would include a prudency review of the Company’s actions with respect to the outage and the acquisition of replacement power. Such review has now been completed.

The OPUC concluded that a partially unsecured bearing pedestal was one of several factors that resulted in the outage. As a result, the OPUC concluded that partial recovery of the replacement power costs was warranted.

In its order, the OPUC authorized the collection of $13.2 million (plus interest through the date of the order of approximately $5.3 million) of the deferred amount. Such collection will be offset with certain credits currently owed customers related to accrued savings on prior decommissioning activities at PGE’s closed Trojan Nuclear Plant, with no impact on current customer prices. As a result of the reduction in the allowed recovery amount, the Company will record a pre-tax write-off of approximately $18 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.

PGE will further discuss this matter, including its impact on 2009 earnings, at the Company’s scheduled Earnings Call on February 25, 2010.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    (Registrant)

Date: February 15, 2010

    By:  

/s/    JAMES J. PIRO        

      James J. Piro
      Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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