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Will Utah’s Rocky Mountain Power customers be on the hook for a costly Oregon wildfire lawsuit?

CEO says no decision has been made, but he doesn’t rule out requesting that Utahns share in multi-billion dollar costs.

(Mark Ylen | Albany Democrat-Herald via AP) Chairs stand at the Gates Post office in the aftermath of a fire in Gates, Ore., Sept 9, 2020. The post office was destroyed along with several other buildings in the Santiam Canyon community as a result of the Santiam Fire. In June, a jury found power company PacifiCorp (parent company of Rocky Mountain Power) liable in a class action lawsuit for devastating wildfires in Oregon in 2020. Rocky Mountain Power CEO says no decision has been made about Utah customers helping to cover the costs of the lawsuit, but he acknowledged it's possible.