While utility companies are still settling years-old litigation over expenses and liability related to wildfires, three lawmakers in Oregon want to prevent them from hiking rates on consumers.
Days after the federal government announced it was suing PacifiCorp, the parent company of Pacific Power, over unpaid costs related to the 2020 Archie Creek fire near Roseburg, Republican state representatives Ed Diehl of Stayton, Virgle Osborne of Roseburg, and Jami Cate of Lebanon announced their proposal in a news release on Dec. 23. The federal government is one of thousands of plaintiffs suing the company since 2020. According to the announcement, during the next legislative session, which begins on January 21, the MPs will propose a restriction on rate increases for these utilities.
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