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Berkshire-Owned PacifiCorp Sells WA Assets to Portland General Electric for $1.9B

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, has entered into an agreement with Portland General Electric Company to sell its wind, natural gas generation and distribution assets and infrastructure in the state of Washington for $1.9 billion.

The agreement outlines the sale of PacifiCorp’s assets, including the Chehalis thermal plant, Marengo wind facility, Goodnoe Hills wind facility and the distribution infrastructure required to serve customers in the current Pacific Power service area in Yakima, Walla Walla and surrounding communities.

The transaction is expected to take up to a year to finalize, and both companies anticipate a seamless transition for Washington employees.

“This is a targeted step toward ensuring the continued delivery of safe, reliable power to our nearly two million customers in the West and Intermountain West,” said Darin Carroll, PacifiCorp’s CEO. “This will improve the company’s financial stability while simplifying our operations to support our long-term commitment to customers in each of our remaining states.”

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About Jasmine Kilman

Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.

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