April 24, 2023--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Over the next 20 years, as PacifiCorp (Portland, Oregon) pursues a net-zero future, it wants to dramatically increase its reliance on solar, wind, storage and other non-emitting resources, such as pumped storage hydro and next-generation nuclear, as well as build new transmission lines, to cost-effectively serve its two million customers across six states, according to its 2023 integrated resource plan (IRP), released March 31. It also continues plans to close or convert coal plants it owns as well as exit its share in participation plants that burn hydrocarbons.