Oregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits

PORTLAND, Ore. – Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they have unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years, describing it as an effort to hold PacifiCorp accountable as the utility faces a series of lawsuits stemming from the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state.

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