Distribution System Planning
The foundation of clean, reliable and affordable energy
Climate realities are a key driver of the transformation underway in the energy industry. It will take all of us, working together to achieve a clean energy future. This future requires a new, two-way power grid managed in partnership with customers to deliver clean, reliable and affordable power to all.
What is the power distribution system?
Put simply, this is the network of poles, wires, transformers, substations, and other equipment used to bring power to your home or business. Our Distribution System Plan (DSP) outlines our approach to transform this system, providing a window into how we’re upgrading the grid to make it smarter, more flexible and cleaner.
Your voice in this plan is important. The decisions you help us make in this planning process will drive progress as we fight climate change, ensure safety and security, protect affordability and equity, and maintain reliability and resiliency. Together we will define plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and use tools that let you save money while helping manage the grid cleanly and efficiently.
Why should you get involved?
Your input will bring important perspective to the process and help us create a plan that meets community needs. To date, we’ve received valuable input through workshops conducted with organizations including:
If you’re interested in learning more and sharing your ideas, please email us at DSP@pgn.com. We welcome all to join our monthly stakeholder meetings where we share progress and hear feedback on our plan.
In addition, PGE participates in a technical working group 
hosted by the Oregon Public Utility Commission.
And, as we develop and roll out specific pilot projects, we’ll hold local community meetings to get feedback.
What resources can I find here?
Here you will find all information we’ve shared during the DSP proceedings – past meeting presentations, video recordings supplemental materials, and our final Distribution System Plan report. The calendar of upcoming meetings is also available. The official materials associated with the UM2005 docket are available on the OPUC’s website .
Distribution System Plan Reports
DSP Part 1 Full report and report by chapters
Distribution System Plan Part 1 full document
Distribution System Plan Part 1 by-chapters:
Chapter 1. Distribution system overview
Chapter 2. Distribution system vision
Chapter 3. Empowered communities: Equitable participation in distribution decisions
Chapter 4. Modernized grid: Building a platform for participation
Chapter 5. Resilience: Managing disruptive events
Chapter 6. Plug and play: Enabling DER adoption
Chapter 7. Evolved regulatory framework: Incentives that motivate equitable DER enablement and adoption
Chapter 8. Plan for Part 2 development
Appendix A - DSP Plan Guidelines Compliance Checklist
Appendix B - Baseline Data and System Assessment Details
Appendix C - Annual Net Metering Report
Appendix D - Annual Small Generator Report
Appendix E - Annual Reliability Report
Appendix F - DSP and IRP Interactions
Appendix G - PGE DER and Flexible Load Potential – Phase 1
Appendix H - Community Engagement Report
Appendix I - Community Engagement CBO Slides
Appendix J - Portland General Electric: Use and application of EPA’s EJSCREEN
Appendix K - Portland General Electric: R&D 2020 retrospective
Appendix L - Oasis Dataset
DSP Part 2 Full report and report by chapters
Distribution System Plan Part 2 full document
Distribution System Plan Part 2 by-chapter
Chapter 1. Distribution system planning overview
Chapter 2. Empowered communities: Human-centered design and planning
Chapter 3. Load and DER forecasting
Chapter 4. Grid needs analysis
Chapter 5. Solution identification
Chapter 6. Non-wires solutions
Chapter 7. Near-term action plan
Appendix A. DSP Plan Guidelines Compliance Checklist
Appendix B. Stakeholder comments and PGE answers
Appendix C. Load and DER forecasting supplemental information
Appendix D. Equity variables and sources
Appendix E. Non-wires Solutions details
Appendix F. Modernized grid capability descriptions
Appendix G. Smart grid test bed phase II project descriptions
Appendix H. Calculating asset riskÂ
Appendix I. Grid needs ranking methodology
Appendix J. Description of solutions to address grid needs
Appendix K. Modernized grid action plan
Appendix L. Capital planning process
Appendix M. DER forecast results by substation
Appendix N. Equity index and community targeting assessment
Non-wires Solutions (NWS) resources
Hosting capacity resources
OASIS data
(Generation Interconnection > Oregon Small Generator Interconnection)
Baseline data and systems assessment resources
Learn more and connect with us
Email: DSP@pgn.com
Oregon Public Utility Commission - Guidelines for Distribution System Planning
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Upcoming DSP Stakeholder Meetings
Coming Soon in October
Materials from past meetings
Workshop 1
Workshop 5
Workshop 6
Meeting video, slide-deck, acronyms:
Community Engagement Plan:
Long-term Plan:
Report Template - pdf
Workshop 7
Meeting video and slide-deck:
Workshop 8
Distribution System Plan Report – Part 1
Full report and report by-chapters video-presentations
Distribution System Plan full workshop
Distribution System Plan by-chapter workshop videos
DSP Introduction: How to navigate the report- slide deck pdf, view video
Chapter 1. Distribution system overview - slide deck pdf, view video
Chapter 2. Distribution system vision - slide deck pdf, view video
Chapter 3. Empowered communities: Equitable participation in the distribution decisions - slide deck pdf, view video
Chapter 4. Modernized grid: Building a platform for participation - slide deck pdf, view video
Chapter 5. Resilience: Managing disruptive events - slide deck pdf, view video
Chapter 6. Plug and play: Enabling DER adoption - slide deck pdf, view video
Chapter 7. Evolved regulatory framework: Incentives that motivate equitable DER enablement and adoption - slide deck pdf, view video
Chapter 8. Plan for Development of Part 2 – slide deck pdf, view video
Next Steps: slide deck pdf, view video
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Workshop 12
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Workshop 14
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Workshop 17
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