10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013

or

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________________ to ____________________

Commission File Number: 001-5532-99

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon	93-0256820
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer                Identification No.)

121 SW Salmon Street

Portland, Oregon 97204

(503) 464-8000

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code,

and Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [x] Yes [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). [x] Yes x [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [x] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ] Yes [x] No

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of July 29, 2013 is 77,363,003 shares.

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Definitions		3
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	55
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	55
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	55
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	56
Item 6.	Exhibits	57
SIGNATURE		58

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DEFINITIONS

The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this document:

Abbreviation or Acronym	Definition
AUT	Annual Power Cost Update Tariff
Biglow Canyon	Biglow Canyon wind farm
Carty	Carty Generating Station natural gas-fired generating plant
Cascade Crossing	Cascade Crossing Transmission Project
Colstrip	Colstrip Steam Electric Station (coal-fired generating plant)
EFSA	Equity forward sale agreement
EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
FERC	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FMB	First Mortgage Bond
IRP	Integrated Resource Plan
kV	Kilovolt = one thousand volts of electricity
Moody’s	Moody’s Investors Service
MW	Megawatts
MWa	Average megawatts
MWh	Megawatt hours
NVPC	Net Variable Power Costs
OPUC	Public Utility Commission of Oregon
PCAM	Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism
PW2	Port Westward Unit 2 natural gas-fired generating plant
RFP	Request for proposal
S&P	Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services
SEC	United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Tucannon River	Tucannon River wind farm
Trojan	Trojan nuclear power plant

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Revenues, net	$	403		$	413		$	876		$	892
Operating expenses:
Purchased power and fuel	156			156			348			351
Production and distribution	64			51			115			104
Cascade Crossing transmission project	52			—			52			—
Administrative and other	55			56			109			110
Depreciation and amortization	62			63			124			125
Taxes other than income taxes	25			26			52			53
Total operating expenses	414			352			800			743
Income (loss) from operations	(11		)	61			76			149
Other income (expense):
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2			2			4			3
Miscellaneous income (expense), net	1			(1		)	2			2
Other income, net	3			1			6			5
Interest expense	25			27			50			55
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	(33		)	35			32			99
Income tax expense (benefit)	(11		)	9			6			24
Net income (loss) and Comprehensive income (loss)	(22		)	26			26			75
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(1		)	—
Net income (loss) and Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Portland General Electric Company	$	(22	)	$	26		$	27		$	75
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic	75,935			75,507			75,772			75,465
Diluted	75,935			75,517			75,893			75,479
Earnings (loss) per share—basic and diluted	$	(0.29	)	$	0.34		$	0.36		$	0.99
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.275		$	0.270		$	0.545		$	0.535
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	June 30, 2013		12/31/2012
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	119	$	12
Accounts receivable, net	137		152
Unbilled revenues	73		97
Inventories	72		78
Margin deposits	34		46
Regulatory assets—current	114		144
Other current assets	78		93
Total current assets	627		622
Electric utility plant, net	4,532		4,392
Regulatory assets—noncurrent	519		524
Nuclear decommissioning trust	37		38
Non-qualified benefit plan trust	32		32
Other noncurrent assets	49		62
Total assets	$	5,796	$	5,670
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, continued

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

	June 30, 2013			12/31/2012
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	107		$	98
Liabilities from price risk management activities—current	103			127
Short-term debt	—			17
Current portion of long-term debt	50			100
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	175			179
Total current liabilities	435			521
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,686			1,536
Regulatory liabilities—noncurrent	796			765
Deferred income taxes	571			588
Unfunded status of pension and postretirement plans	251			247
Non-qualified benefit plan liabilities	103			102
Asset retirement obligations	96			94
Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent	78			73
Other noncurrent liabilities	18			14
Total liabilities	4,034			3,940
Commitments and contingencies (see notes)
Equity:
Portland General Electric Company shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	—			—
Common stock, no par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 77,362,458 and 75,556,272 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	889			841
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(6		)	(6		)
Retained earnings	878			893
Total Portland General Electric Company shareholders’ equity	1,761			1,728
Noncontrolling interests’ equity	1			2
Total equity	1,762			1,730
Total liabilities and equity	$	5,796		$	5,670
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	26		$	75
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	124			125
Cascade Crossing transmission project	52			—
Pension and other postretirement benefits	20			14
Decrease in net liabilities from price risk management activities	(16		)	(64		)
Regulatory deferral—price risk management activities	16			63
Regulatory deferral of settled derivative instruments	10			4
Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization	(5		)	4
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(4		)	(3		)
Power cost deferrals, net of amortization	(3		)	4
Deferred income taxes	(1		)	43
Other non-cash income and expenses, net	13			7
Changes in working capital:
Decrease in receivables	39			42
Decrease in margin deposits, net	12			11
Income tax refund received	—			8
Decrease in payables and accrued liabilities	(13		)	(57		)
Other working capital items, net	11			(8		)
Other, net	(2		)	(1		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	279			267
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(260		)	(137		)
Proceeds from sale of solar power facility	—			10
Sales of nuclear decommissioning trust securities	14			13
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust securities	(15		)	(13		)
Other, net	2			(1		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(259		)	(128		)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, continued

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	$	150		$	—
Payments on long-term debt	(50		)	—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	47			—
Borrowings on short-term debt	35			—
Payments on short-term debt	(35		)	—
Maturities of commercial paper, net	(17		)	(30		)
Dividends paid	(41		)	(41		)
Debt issuance costs	(2		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	87			(71		)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	107			68
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	12			6
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	119		$	74
Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	45		$	48
Cash paid for income taxes	6			—
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued dividends payable	21			21
Accrued capital additions	34			14
Preliminary engineering transferred to Construction work in progress from Other noncurrent assets	9			—
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Nature of Business

Portland General Electric Company (PGE or the Company) is a single, vertically integrated electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity. The Company also participates in the wholesale market by purchasing and selling electricity and natural gas in order to obtain reasonably-priced power for its retail customers. PGE operates as a single segment, with revenues and costs related to its business activities maintained and analyzed on a total electric operations basis. PGE’s corporate headquarters are located in Portland, Oregon and its service area is located entirely within the state of Oregon. PGE’s service area includes 52 incorporated cities, of which Portland and Salem are the largest, within a state-approved service area allocation of approximately 4,000 square miles. As of June 30, 2013, PGE served 833,750 retail customers with a service area population of approximately 1.7 million, comprising approximately 44% of the state’s population.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such regulations, although PGE believes that the disclosures provided are adequate to make the interim information presented not misleading.

To conform with the 2013 presentation, PGE has separately presented Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization of $4 million from Other non-cash income and expenses, net in the operating activities section of the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

The financial information included herein for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is unaudited; however, such information reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial position, condensed consolidated results of operations, and condensed consolidated cash flows of the Company for these interim periods. Certain costs are estimated for the full year and allocated to interim periods based on estimates of operating time expired, benefit received, or activity associated with the interim period; accordingly, such costs may not be reflective of amounts to be recognized for a full year. Due to seasonal fluctuations in electricity sales, as well as the price of wholesale energy and natural gas, interim financial results do not necessarily represent those to be expected for the year. The financial information as of December 31, 2012 is derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2012, included in Item 8 of PGE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013, and should be read in conjunction with such condensed consolidated financial statements.

Comprehensive Income

PGE had no material components of other comprehensive income to report for the three or six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of gain or loss contingencies, as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued

(Unaudited)

during the reporting period. Actual results experienced by the Company could differ materially from those estimates.

Customer Billing Matter

In May 2013, PGE discovered that it had over-billed an industrial customer during a period of several years as a result of a meter configuration error. An analysis of the data determined that the Company’s revenues were overstated by approximately $3 million in 2012 and in 2011, $2 million in 2010, and $1 million in 2009. PGE believes the customer billing error is not material to any past annual or interim reporting period. The Company corrected this matter in the second quarter of 2013 as an out of period adjustment, and recorded, as a reduction to Revenues, net, a refund to the customer in the amount of $9 million.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210) - Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2011-11), requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In addition, ASU 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210) - Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2013-01), was issued in January 2013 and clarifies that the scope of ASU 2011-11 applies to financial instruments accounted for in accordance with Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Both ASUs are effective January 1, 2013 for the Company, and require retrospective application. PGE adopted the amendments contained in ASU 2011-11 and ASU 2013-01 on January 1, 2013, which did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or consolidated cash flows. See Note 4, Price Risk Management, for the additional disclosures made pursuant to the adoption of these ASUs.

NOTE 2: BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS

Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable is net of an allowance for uncollectible accounts of $5 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The activity in the allowance for uncollectible accounts is as follows (in millions):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012
Balance as of beginning of period	$	5		$	6
Provision, net	3			4
Amounts written off, less recoveries	(3		)	(4		)
Balance as of end of period	$	5		$	6

Inventories

PGE inventories are recorded at average cost and consist primarily of materials and supplies for use in operations, maintenance, and capital activities and fuel for use in generating plants. Fuel inventories include natural gas, coal, and oil. Periodically, the Company assesses the realizability of inventory for purposes of determining that inventory is recorded at the lower of average cost or market.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued

(Unaudited)

Other Current Assets

Other current assets consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Prepaid expenses	$	33	$	37
Current deferred income tax asset	38		51
Assets from price risk management activities	3		4
Other	4		1
Other current assets	$	78	$	93

Electric Utility Plant, Net

Electric utility plant, net consists of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Electric utility plant	$	6,913		$	6,811
Construction work in progress	267			140
Total cost	7,180			6,951
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,648		)	(2,559		)
Electric utility plant, net	$	4,532		$	4,392

As of December 31, 2012, Construction work in progress included $46 million related to the Cascade Crossing Transmission Project (Cascade Crossing), which was originally proposed as a 215-mile, 500 kV transmission project between Boardman, Oregon and Salem, Oregon. In January 2013, PGE entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to pursue modifications to the original project. Based on subsequent analysis and an updated forecast of demand and future transmission capacity in the region, PGE has since determined that original projections of transmission capacity limitations contemplated in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process were not likely to fully materialize. In addition, the parties are exploring alternatives that could provide PGE with needed transmission capacity at a lower cost to customers and with reduced environmental impact. As a result of these efforts, PGE and BPA have worked toward refining the scope of the project and executed a new, non-binding, MOU in May 2013. The MOU provides that the parties will explore a new option under which BPA could provide PGE with ownership of approximately 1,500 MW in transmission capacity phased in over the next few years. As a result of the changed conditions reflected in the MOU, PGE has suspended permitting and development of Cascade Crossing and charged $52 million of capitalized costs related to Cascade Crossing to expense in the second quarter of 2013. Additionally, in June 2013, the Company filed with the OPUC seeking deferral of these costs for future recovery in customer prices. Management is unable to predict at this time what amount, if any, of these costs will be recoverable through customer prices. If any portion of these costs becomes probable of recovery, PGE will record the related amount as a regulatory asset, with a corresponding reduction to expense.

PGE completed construction of a $10 million, 1.75 MW solar powered electric generating facility, which was sold to, and simultaneously leased-back from, a financial institution in January 2012. The Company operates the facility and receives 100% of the power generated by the facility. This transaction is reflected as an investing activity in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued

(Unaudited)

Accumulated depreciation and amortization in the table above includes accumulated amortization related to intangible assets of $162 million and $151 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and $11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Regulatory assets and liabilities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Current			Noncurrent		Current			Noncurrent
Regulatory assets:
Price risk management	$	101		$	77	$	123		$	71
Pension and other postretirement plans	—			308		—			321
Deferred income taxes	—			76		—			80
Deferred broker settlements	9			1		20			1
Debt reacquisition costs	—			19		—			22
Deferred capital projects	—			24		—			16
Other	4			14		1			13
Total regulatory assets	$	114		$	519	$	144		$	524
Regulatory liabilities:
Asset retirement removal costs	$	—		$	720	$	—		$	692
Asset retirement obligations	—			38		—			39
Power cost adjustment mechanism	3			—		6			—
Other	4			38		6			34
Total regulatory liabilities	$	7	(1)	$	796	$	12	(1)	$	765

(1) Included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	$	39	$	46
Accrued interest payable	22		23
Accrued taxes payable	24		21
Accrued dividends payable	21		21
Regulatory liabilities—current	7		12
Other	62		56
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	175	$	179

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued

(Unaudited)

Credit Facilities

PGE has the following unsecured revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2013:

• A $400 million syndicated credit facility, which is scheduled to terminate in November 2017; and

• A $300 million syndicated credit facility, which is scheduled to terminate in December 2016.

Pursuant to the individual terms of the agreements, both revolving credit facilities may be used for general corporate purposes and as backup for commercial paper borrowings, and also permit the issuance of standby letters of credit. PGE may borrow for one, two, three, or six months at a fixed interest rate established at the time of the borrowing, or at a variable interest rate for any period up to the then remaining term of the applicable credit facility. Both revolving credit facilities require annual fees based on PGE’s unsecured credit ratings, and contain customary covenants and default provisions, including a requirement that limits consolidated indebtedness, as defined in the agreements, to 65% of total capitalization. As of June 30, 2013, PGE was in compliance with this requirement with a 49.6% debt to total capital ratio. The Company also has a letter of credit facility under which it may obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $21.5 million.

PGE has a commercial paper program under which it may issue commercial paper for terms of up to 270 days, limited to the unused amount of credit under the credit facilities.

Pursuant to an order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Company is authorized to issue short-term debt up to $700 million through February 6, 2014. The authorization provides that if utility assets financed by unsecured debt are divested, then a proportionate share of the unsecured debt must also be divested.

PGE classifies borrowings under the revolving credit facilities and outstanding commercial paper as Short-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2013, PGE had no borrowings or commercial paper outstanding, $54 million of letters of credit issued, and aggregate unused credit available of $668 million under the credit facilities.

Long-term Debt

On April 1, 2013, the Company repaid the 4.45% Series of First Mortgage Bonds (FMBs) in the amount of $50 million, in accordance with the scheduled maturity.

In June 2013, PGE entered into a bond purchase agreement with certain institutional buyers (Buyers) under which the Company agreed to sell to the Buyers, in two tranches, an aggregate principal amount of $225 million of 4.47% Series FMBs, consisting of $150 million due 2044 and $75 million due 2043. Interest is due and payable semi-annually. PGE issued the first tranche of $150 million on June 27, 2013, with interest payable in June and December, and expects to issue the remaining tranche of $75 million on or before August 30, 2013.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued

(Unaudited)

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Other Postretirement Benefits					Non-Qualified Benefit Plans
	2013			2012			2013			2012		2013		2012
Service cost	$	4		$	3		$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	8			8			1			1		1		—
Expected return on plan assets	(10		)	(10		)	(1		)	—		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1			—		—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	6			4			—			—		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8		$	5		$	1		$	1	$	1	$	—

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Other Postretirement Benefits					Non-Qualified Benefit Plans
	2013			2012			2013			2012		2013		2012
Service cost	$	8		$	6		$	1		$	1	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	16			16			2			2		1		1
Expected return on plan assets	(20		)	(20		)	(1		)	—		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1			—		—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	12			8			—			—		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	16		$	10		$	3		$	3	$	1	$	1

NOTE 3: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

PGE determines the fair value of financial instruments, both assets and liabilities recognized and not recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and then classifies these financial assets and liabilities based on a fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy, which contains three broad classification levels, is used to prioritize the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The levels and application to the Company are discussed below.

Level 1 Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

Level 2 Pricing inputs include those that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace as of the reporting date.

Level 3 Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability.

Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

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(Unaudited)

PGE recognizes any transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy as of the end of the reporting period. Changes to market liquidity conditions, the availability of observable inputs, or changes in the economic structure of a security marketplace may require transfer of the securities between levels. There were no significant transfers between levels, except those transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 presented in this note, during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value are as follows by level within the fair value hierarchy (in millions):

	As of June 30, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
Money market funds	$	—	$	14	$	—	$	14
Debt securities:
Domestic government	7		8		—		15
Corporate credit	—		8		—		8
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (2)
Equity securities—Domestic	3		3		—		6
Debt securities—Domestic government	2		—		—		2
Assets from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	—		2		—		2
Natural gas	—		1		—		1
	$	12	$	36	$	—	$	48
Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	$	—	$	45	$	42	$	87
Natural gas	—		80		14		94
	$	—	$	125	$	56	$	181

(1) Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.

(2) Excludes insurance policies of $24 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.

(3) For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

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	As of December 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
Money market funds	$	—	$	15	$	—	$	15
Debt securities:
Domestic government	7		8		—		15
Corporate credit	—		8		—		8
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (2)
Money market funds	—		2		—		2
Equity securities:
Domestic	2		2		—		4
International	1		—		—		1
Debt securities—Domestic government	2		—		—		2
Assets from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	—		1		—		1
Natural gas	—		3		2		5
	$	12	$	39	$	2	$	53
Liabilities — Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	$	—	$	72	$	10	$	82
Natural gas	—		110		8		118
	$	—	$	182	$	18	$	200

(1) Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.

(2) Excludes insurance policies of $23 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.

(3) For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

Trust assets held in the Nuclear decommissioning and Non-qualified benefit plan trusts are recorded at fair value in PGE’s consolidated balance sheets and invested in securities that are exposed to interest rate, credit and market volatility risks. These assets are classified within Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the following factors:

Money market funds—PGE invests in money market funds that seek to maintain a stable net asset value. These funds invest in high-quality, short-term, diversified money market instruments, short-term treasury bills, federal agency securities, certificates of deposits, and commercial paper. Money market funds are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as the securities are traded in active markets of similar securities but are not directly valued using quoted market prices.

Debt securities—PGE invests in highly-liquid United States treasury securities to support the investment objectives of the trusts. These domestic government securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the reporting date.

Assets classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy include domestic government debt securities, such as municipal debt, and corporate credit securities. Prices are determined by evaluating pricing data such as broker quotes for similar securities and adjusted for observable differences. Significant inputs used in

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valuation models generally include benchmark yield and issuer spreads. The external credit rating, coupon rate, and maturity of each security are considered in the valuation as applicable.

Equity securities—Certain equity mutual fund and common stock securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the reporting date. Principal markets for equity prices include published exchanges such as NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Certain mutual fund assets included in commingled trusts or separately managed accounts are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as pricing inputs are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace as of the reporting date.

Assets and liabilities from price risk management activities are recorded at fair value in PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and consist of derivative instruments entered into by the Company to manage exposure to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk, and reduce volatility in net power costs for the Company’s retail customers. For additional information regarding these assets and liabilities, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

For those assets and liabilities from price risk management activities classified as Level 2, fair value is derived using present value formulas that utilize inputs such as quoted forward prices for commodities and interest rates. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category include over-the-counter forwards and swaps.

Assets and liabilities from price risk management activities classified as Level 3 consist of instruments for which fair value is derived using one or more significant inputs that are not observable for the entire term of the instrument. These instruments consist of longer term over-the-counter swap derivatives.

Quantitative information regarding the significant, unobservable inputs used in the measurement of Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities as of June 30, 2013 is presented below:

						Significant	Price per Unit
	Fair Value				Valuation	Unobservable					Weighted
Commodity Contracts	Assets		Liabilities		Technique	Input	Low		High		Average
	(in millions)
Natural gas financial swaps	$	—	$	14	Discounted cash flow	Natural gas forward price (per Decatherm)	$	3.38	$	5.27	$	4.12
Electricity financial swaps	—		14		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	10.83		45.71		37.31
Electricity physical forward purchase	—		28		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	9.88		49.37		35.00
	$	—	$	56

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Quantitative information regarding the significant, unobservable inputs used in the measurement of Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities as of December 31, 2012 is presented below:

	Fair Value						Price per Unit
Commodity Contracts	Assets		Liabilities		Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Low		High		Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Natural gas financial swaps	$	2	$	8	Discounted cash flow	Natural gas forward price (per Decatherm)	$	3.67	$	5.21	$	4.28
Electricity financial swaps	—		10		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	7.12		51.72		41.14
	$	2	$	18

The significant unobservable inputs used in the Company’s fair value measurement of price risk management assets and liabilities are long-term forward prices for commodity derivatives. These inputs employ the mid-point of the market’s bid-ask spread and are derived using observed transactions in active markets, as well as historical experience as a participant in those markets. These inputs are validated against nonbinding quotes from brokers with whom the Company transacts. In addition, changes in the fair value measurement from price risk management assets and liabilities are analyzed and reviewed on a monthly basis by the Company’s Risk Management group. This process includes analytical review of changes in commodity prices as well as procedures to analyze and identify the reasons for the changes over specific reporting periods.

The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities are sensitive to market price changes in the respective underlying commodities. The significance of the impact is dependent upon the magnitude of the price change and the Company’s position as either the buyer or seller of the contract. Sensitivity of the fair value measurements to changes in the significant unobservable inputs is as follows:

Significant Unobservable Input	Position	Change to Input	Impact on Fair Value Measurement
Market price	Buy	Increase (decrease)	Gain (loss)
Market price	Sell	Increase (decrease)	Loss (gain)

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Changes in the fair value of net liabilities from price risk management activities (net of assets from price risk management activities) classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Balance as of the beginning of the period	$	45	$	95		$	16	$	79
Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) (1)	11		(7		)	15		11
Purchases	—		—			25		—
Issuances	—		—			—		(1		)
Transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2	—		—			—		(1		)
Balance as of the end of the period	$	56	$	88		$	56	$	88

(1) Contains nominal amounts of realized losses, net. Both realized and unrealized losses (gains) are recorded in Purchased power and fuel expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations of which the unrealized portion is fully offset by the effects of regulatory accounting until settlement of the underlying transactions.

Transfers into Level 3 occur when significant inputs used to value the Company’s derivative instruments become less observable, such as a delivery location becoming significantly less liquid. During the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, there were no transfers into Level 3 from Level 2. Transfers out of Level 3 occur when the significant inputs become more observable, such as when the time between the valuation date and the delivery term of a transaction becomes shorter. PGE records transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period for all of its financial instruments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the Company’s price risk management assets and liabilities do not occur as quoted prices are not available for identical instruments. As such, the Company’s assets and liabilities from price risk management activities mature and settle as Level 2 fair value measurements.

Long-term debt is recorded at amortized cost in PGE’s consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of long-term debt is classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement and is estimated based on the quoted market prices for similar issues or on the current rates offered to PGE for debt of similar remaining maturities. As of June 30, 2013, the estimated aggregate fair value of PGE’s long-term debt was $1,921 million, compared to its $1,736 million carrying amount. As of December 31, 2012, the estimated aggregate fair value of PGE’s long-term debt was $1,949 million, compared to its $1,636 million carrying amount.

NOTE 4: PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT

PGE participates in the wholesale marketplace in order to balance its supply of power, which consists of its own generation combined with wholesale market transactions, to meet the needs of its retail customers, manage risk, and administer its existing long-term wholesale contracts. Such activities include fuel and power purchases and sales resulting from economic dispatch decisions for Company-owned generation. As a result, PGE is exposed to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk, from which changes in prices and/or rates may affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

PGE utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk in order to reduce volatility in net power costs for its retail customers. These derivative instruments may include forwards, futures, swaps, and option contracts for electricity, natural gas, oil, and foreign currency, which are recorded at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. In accordance with the ratemaking and cost recovery process authorized by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC), PGE recognizes a regulatory asset or liability to defer the gains and losses from derivative instruments until realized. This accounting treatment defers the fair value

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gains and losses on derivative instruments until settlement of the associated derivative instrument. PGE may designate certain derivative instruments as cash flow hedges or may use derivative instruments as purely economic hedges. The Company does not engage in trading activities for non-retail purposes.

PGE’s Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Current assets:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	2		$	1
Natural gas	1			3
Total current derivative assets	3		(1)	4		(1)
Noncurrent assets:
Commodity contracts—Natural gas	—		(2)	2		(2)
Total derivative assets not designated as hedging instruments	$	3		$	6
Total derivative assets	$	3		$	6
Current liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	43		$	44
Natural gas	60			83
Total current derivative liabilities	103			127
Noncurrent liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	44			38
Natural gas	34			35
Total noncurrent derivative liabilities	78			73
Total derivative liabilities not designated as hedging instruments	$	181		$	200
Total derivative liabilities	$	181		$	200

(1) Included in Other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Included in Other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

PGE’s net volumes related to its Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities resulting from its derivative transactions, which are expected to deliver or settle through 2016, were as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	10			MWh	11		MWh
Natural gas	103			Decatherms	86		Decatherms
Oil	(1		)	Gallons	—		Gallons
Foreign currency	$	12		Canadian	$	7	Canadian

PGE has elected to report gross on the balance sheet the positive and negative exposures resulting from derivative instruments with counterparties under agreements that meet the definition of a master netting arrangement. In the case of default on, or termination of, any contract under the master netting arrangements, these agreements provide for the net settlement of all related contractual obligations with a counterparty through a single payment. These

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types of transactions may include non-derivative instruments, derivatives qualifying for scope exceptions, receivables and payables arising from settled positions, and other forms of non-cash collateral, such as letters of credit, which are excluded from the offsetting table presented below.

Information related to Price risk management liabilities subject to master netting agreements is as follows (in millions):

	Gross		Gross		Net		Gross Amounts Not Offset in
	Amounts		Amounts		Amounts		Consolidated Balance Sheet
	Recognized		Offset		Presented		Derivatives			Cash Collateral(1)		Net Amount
As of June 30, 2013:
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity(2)	$	15	$	—	$	15	$	(15	)	$	—	$	—
Natural gas(2)	4		—		4		(4		)	—		—
	$	19	$	—	$	19	$	(19	)	$	—	$	—
As of December 31, 2012:
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity(2)	$	20	$	—	$	20	$	(20	)	$	—	$	—
Natural gas(2)	7		—		7		(7		)	—		—
	$	27	$	—	$	27	$	(27	)	$	—	$	—

(1) As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had collateral posted of $3 million and $18 million, respectively, which consists entirely of letters of credit.

(2) Included in Liabilities from price risk management activities—current and Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent.

Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on derivative transactions not designated as hedging instruments are classified in Purchased power and fuel in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	10	$	(10	)	$	18	$	43
Natural Gas	28		(11		)	20		25

Net unrealized and certain net realized losses (gains) presented in the table above are offset within the consolidated statements of operations by the effects of regulatory accounting. Of the net losses (gains) recognized in Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, net losses of $56 million and net gains of $37 million, respectively, have been offset, with net losses of $59 million and $44 million offset for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Assuming no changes in market prices and interest rates, the following table indicates the year in which the net unrealized loss recorded as of June 30, 2013 related to PGE’s derivative activities would become realized as a result of the settlement of the underlying derivative instrument (in millions):

	2013		2014		2015		2016		Total
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	12	$	43	$	24	$	6	$	85
Natural gas	43		35		9		6		93
Net unrealized loss	$	55	$	78	$	33	$	12	$	178

PGE’s secured and unsecured debt is currently rated at investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) and Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P). Should Moody’s and/or S&P reduce their rating on PGE’s unsecured debt to below investment grade, the Company could be subject to requests by certain wholesale counterparties to post additional performance assurance collateral, in the form of cash or letters of credit, based on total portfolio positions with each of those counterparties. Certain other counterparties would have the right to terminate their agreements with the Company.

The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position as of June 30, 2013 was $155 million, for which PGE has posted $25 million in collateral, consisting entirely of letters of credit. If the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements were triggered at June 30, 2013, the cash requirement to either post as collateral or settle the instruments immediately would have been $153 million. As of June 30, 2013, PGE has posted an additional $34 million in cash collateral which is classified as Margin deposits on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, for derivative instruments with no credit-risk related contingent features.

Counterparties representing 10% or more of Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities as of June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012 were as follows:

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Assets from price risk management activities:
Counterparty A	16	%	—	%
Counterparty B	13		6
Counterparty C	10		—
Counterparty D	4		11
Counterparty E	4		21
Counterparty F	2		13
Counterparty G	1		10
	50	%	61	%
Liabilities from price risk management activities:
Counterparty H	16	%	24	%
Counterparty I	15		—
Counterparty A	10		14
Counterparty J	8		10
	49	%	48	%

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See Note 3 for additional information concerning the determination of fair value for the Company’s Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities.

NOTE 5: EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares consist of: (1) employee stock purchase plan shares; (2) unvested time-based and performance-based restricted stock units along with associated dividend equivalent rights; and (3) shares issuable pursuant to an equity forward sale agreement (EFSA). See Note 6, Equity, for additional information on the EFSA and its impact on earnings per share. Unvested performance-based restricted stock units and associated dividend equivalent rights are included in dilutive potential common shares only after the performance criteria has been met. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, unvested performance-based restricted stock units and related dividend equivalent rights of 435,224 and 466,624, respectively, were excluded from the dilutive calculation because the performance goals had not been met.

Due to PGE’s net loss position for the three months ended June 30, 2013, shares of approximately 228,000 related to shares issuable pursuant to the EFSA and unvested restricted stock units shares were excluded from the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Components of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012		2013		2012
Numerator (in millions):
Net income (loss) attributable to Portland General Electric Company common shareholders	$	(22	)	$	26	$	27	$	75
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	75,935			75,507		75,772		75,465
Dilutive effect of shares issuable pursuant to the EFSA, unvested restricted stock units, and employee stock purchase plan shares	—			10		121		14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted	75,935			75,517		75,893		75,479
Earnings (loss) per share—basic and diluted	$	(0.29	)	$	0.34	$	0.36	$	0.99

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share amounts are calculated based on actual amounts rather than the rounded amounts presented in the table above and on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, calculations using the rounded amounts presented for net income and weighted average shares outstanding may yield results that vary from the earnings per share amounts presented in the table above.

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NOTE 6: EQUITY

The activity in equity during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (dollars in millions):

	Portland General Electric Company Shareholders’ Equity
	Common Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Noncontrolling Interests’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances as of December 31, 2012	75,556,272	$	841	$	(6	)	$	893		$	2
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $2	1,665,000	47		—			—			—
Issuance of shares pursuant to equity-based plans	141,186	—		—			—			—
Stock-based compensation	—	1		—			—			—
Dividends declared	—	—		—			(42		)	—
Net income (loss)	—	—		—			27			(1		)
Balances as of June 30, 2013	77,362,458	$	889	$	(6	)	$	878		$	1
Balances as of December 31, 2011	75,362,956	$	836	$	(6	)	$	833		$	3
Issuance of shares pursuant to equity-based plans	164,325	—		—			—			—
Stock-based compensation	—	1		—			—			—
Dividends declared	—	—		—			(41		)	—
Net income	—	—		—			75			—
Balances as of June 30, 2012	75,527,281	$	837	$	(6	)	$	867		$	3

On June 11, 2013, PGE entered into an EFSA in connection with a public offering of 11,100,000 shares of its common stock. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full in connection with such public offering and on June 17, 2013, PGE issued an additional 1,665,000 shares of PGE common stock for $28.54 per share, net of the underwriters’ discount.

Pursuant to the terms of the EFSA, a forward counterparty borrowed 11,100,000 shares of PGE’s common stock from third parties in the open market and sold the shares to a group of underwriters for $29.50 per share, less an underwriting discount equal to $0.96 per share. The underwriters then sold the shares in a public offering. PGE will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock until the EFSA is settled, and at that time PGE will record the proceeds, if any, in equity.

Under the terms of the EFSA, PGE may elect to settle the equity forward transactions by means of: (1) physical; (2) cash; or (3) net share settlement, in whole or in part, at any time on or prior to June 11, 2015, except in specified circumstances or events that would require physical settlement. To the extent that the transactions are physically settled, PGE would be required to issue and deliver shares of PGE common stock to the forward counterparty at the then applicable forward sale price. The forward sale price was initially determined to be $29.50 per share at the time the EFSA was entered into, and the amount of cash to be received by PGE upon physical settlement of the EFSA is subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms of the EFSA.

The use of the EFSA substantially eliminates future equity market price risk by fixing the common stock offering sales price under the then existing market conditions, while mitigating immediate share dilution resulting from the offering by postponing the actual issuance of common stock until such funds are needed in accordance with the

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Company’s capital requirements. The EFSA had no initial fair value since it was entered into at the then market price of the common stock. PGE concluded that the EFSA was an equity instrument and that it does not qualify as a derivative because the EFSA was indexed to the Company’s stock. PGE anticipates settling the EFSA through physical settlement on or before June 11, 2015.

At June 30, 2013, the Company could have physically settled the EFSA by delivering 11,100,000 shares to the forward counterparty in exchange for cash of $314 million. In addition, at June 30, 2013, the Company could have elected to make a cash settlement by paying approximately $26 million, which amount includes $11 millionof underwriting discount, or a net share settlement by delivering approximately 844,757 shares of common stock. To the extent that PGE makes a cash or net share settlement, the Company would receive no additional proceeds from the public offering.

Prior to settlement, the potentially issuable shares pursuant to the EFSA will be reflected in PGE’s diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the number of shares of PGE’s common stock used in calculating diluted earnings per share for a reporting period would be increased by the number of shares, if any, that would be issued upon physical settlement of the EFSA less the number of shares that could be purchased by PGE in the market with the proceeds received from issuance (based on the average market price during that reporting period).

NOTE 7: CONTINGENCIES

PGE is subject to legal, regulatory, and environmental proceedings, investigations, and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Contingencies are evaluated using the best information available at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company may seek regulatory recovery of certain costs that are incurred in connection with such matters, although there can be no assurance that such recovery would be granted.

Loss contingencies are accrued, and disclosed if material, when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred as of the financial statement date and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If a reasonable estimate of probable loss cannot be determined, a range of loss may be established, in which case the minimum amount in the range is accrued, unless some other amount within the range appears to be a better estimate.

A loss contingency will also be disclosed when it is reasonably possible that an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred if the estimate or range of potential loss is material. If a probable or reasonably possible loss cannot be reasonably estimated, then the Company (i) discloses an estimate of such loss or the range of such loss, if the Company is able to determine such an estimate, or (ii) discloses that an estimate cannot be made.

If an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred after the financial statement date, but prior to the issuance of the financial statements, the loss contingency is disclosed, if material, and the amount of any estimated loss is recorded in the subsequent reporting period.

The Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in such matters that could affect the amount of any accrual, as well as the likelihood of developments that would make a loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. The assessment as to whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and as to whether such loss or a range of such loss is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Management is often unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss, or a range of loss, particularly in cases in which: i) the damages sought are indeterminate or the basis for the damages claimed is not clear; ii) the proceedings are in the early stages; iii) discovery is not complete; iv) the matters involve novel or unsettled legal theories; v) there are significant facts in dispute; vi) there are a large number of parties (including where it is uncertain how liability, if any, will be shared among multiple defendants); or vii) there is a wide range of potential outcomes. In such cases, there is considerable

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uncertainty regarding the timing or ultimate resolution, including any possible loss, fine, penalty, or business impact.  

Trojan Investment Recovery

Regulatory Proceedings. In 1993, PGE closed the Trojan nuclear power plant (Trojan) and sought full recovery of, and a rate of return on, its Trojan costs in a general rate case filing with the OPUC. In 1995, the OPUC issued a general rate order that granted the Company recovery of, and a rate of return on, 87% of its remaining investment in Trojan.

Numerous challenges and appeals were subsequently filed in various state courts on the issue of the OPUC’s authority under Oregon law to grant recovery of, and a return on, the Trojan investment. In 1998, the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the OPUC’s order authorizing PGE’s recovery of the Trojan investment, but held that the OPUC did not have the authority to allow the Company to recover a return on the Trojan investment and remanded the case to the OPUC for reconsideration.

In 2000, PGE entered into agreements to settle the litigation related to recovery of, and return on, its investment in Trojan. The settlement, which was approved by the OPUC, allowed PGE to remove from its balance sheet the remaining investment in Trojan as of September 30, 2000, along with several largely offsetting regulatory liabilities. After offsetting the investment in Trojan with these liabilities, the remaining Trojan regulatory asset balance of approximately $5 million (after tax) was expensed. As a result of the settlement, PGE’s investment in Trojan was no longer included in prices charged to customers, either through a return of or a return on that investment. The Utility Reform Project (URP) did not participate in the settlement and filed a complaint with the OPUC challenging the settlement agreements. In 2002, the OPUC issued an order (2002 Order) denying all of the URP’s challenges. In 2007, following several appeals by various parties, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion that remanded the 2002 Order to the OPUC for reconsideration.

The OPUC then issued an order in 2008 (2008 Order) that required PGE to provide refunds, including interest from September 30, 2000, to customers who received service from the Company during the period from October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2001. The Company recorded a charge of $33.1 million in 2008 related to the refund and accrued additional interest expense on the liability until refunds to customers were completed in the first quarter of 2010. The URP and the plaintiffs in the class actions described below separately appealed the 2008 Order to the Oregon Court of Appeals. On February 6, 2013, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion that upheld the 2008 Order. On May 31, 2013, the Court of Appeals denied the appellants’ request for reconsideration of the decision. On July 25, 2013, the appellants filed petitions with the Oregon Supreme Court seeking review of the February 6, 2013 Oregon Court of Appeals decision.

Class Actions. In two separate legal proceedings, lawsuits were filed in Marion County Circuit Court against PGE in 2003 on behalf of two classes of electric service customers. The class action lawsuits seek damages totaling $260 million, plus interest, as a result of the Company’s inclusion, in prices charged to customers, of a return on its investment in Trojan.

In 2006, the Oregon Supreme Court issued a ruling ordering the abatement of the class action proceedings until the OPUC responded to the 2002 Order (described above). The Oregon Supreme Court concluded that the OPUC has primary jurisdiction to determine what, if any, remedy can be offered to PGE customers, through price reductions or refunds, for any amount of return on the Trojan investment that the Company collected in prices.

The Oregon Supreme Court further stated that if the OPUC determined that it can provide a remedy to PGE’s customers, then the class action proceedings may become moot in whole or in part. The Oregon Supreme Court added that, if the OPUC determined that it cannot provide a remedy, the court system may have a role to play. The

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Oregon Supreme Court also ruled that the plaintiffs retain the right to return to the Marion County Circuit Court for disposition of whatever issues remain unresolved from the remanded OPUC proceedings. The Marion County Circuit Court subsequently abated the class actions in response to the ruling of the Oregon Supreme Court.

As noted above, on February 6, 2013, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion that upheld the 2008 Order. Because the opinion remains subject to a possible appeal by the plaintiffs and the class actions described above remain pending, management believes that it is reasonably possible that the regulatory proceedings and class actions could result in a loss to the Company in excess of the amounts previously recorded and discussed above. Because these matters involve unsettled legal theories and have a broad range of potential outcomes, sufficient information is currently not available to determine PGE’s potential liability, if any, or to estimate a range of potential loss.

Pacific Northwest Refund Proceeding

In 2001, the FERC called for a hearing to explore whether there may have been unjust and unreasonable charges for spot market sales of electricity in the Pacific Northwest from December 25, 2000 through June 20, 2001 (Pacific Northwest Refund proceeding). During that period, PGE both sold and purchased electricity in the Pacific Northwest. In 2003, the FERC issued an order terminating the proceeding and denying the claims for refunds. Parties appealed various aspects of the FERC order to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit).

In August 2007, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision, concluding that the FERC failed to adequately explain how it considered or examined new evidence showing intentional market manipulation in California and its potential ties to the Pacific Northwest and that the FERC should not have excluded from the Pacific Northwest Refund proceeding purchases of energy made by the California Energy Resources Scheduling (CERS) division in the Pacific Northwest spot market. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the FERC to: i) address the new market manipulation evidence in detail and account for the evidence in any future orders regarding the award or denial of refunds in the proceedings; ii) include sales to CERS in its analysis; and iii) further consider its refund decision in light of related, intervening opinions of the court. The Ninth Circuit offered no opinion on the FERC’s findings based on the record established by the administrative law judge and did not rule on the FERC’s ultimate decision to deny refunds. After denying requests for rehearing, the Ninth Circuit in April 2009 issued a mandate giving immediate effect to its August 2007 order remanding the case to the FERC.

In October 2011, the FERC issued an Order on Remand, establishing an evidentiary hearing to determine whether any seller had engaged in unlawful market activity in the Pacific Northwest spot markets during the December 25, 2000 through June 20, 2001 period by violating specific contracts or tariffs, and, if so, whether a direct connection existed between the alleged unlawful conduct and the rate charged under the applicable contract. The FERC held that the Mobile-Sierra public interest standard governs challenges to the bilateral contracts at issue in this proceeding, and the strong presumption under Mobile-Sierra that the rates charged under each contract are just and reasonable would have to be specifically overcome before a refund could be ordered. The FERC directed the presiding judge, if necessary, to determine a refund methodology and to calculate refunds, but held that a market-wide remedy was not appropriate, given the bilateral contract nature of the Pacific Northwest spot markets. Certain parties claiming refunds filed requests for rehearing of the Order on Remand.

In December 2012, the FERC issued an order granting an interlocutory appeal of the trial judge’s ruling on the scope of the remand proceeding. In this order, the FERC held that its Order on Remand was not intended to alter the general state of the law regarding the Mobile-Sierra presumption. The FERC clarified that the Mobile-Sierra presumption could be overcome either by: i) a showing that a respondent had violated a contract or tariff and that the violation had a direct connection to the rate charged under the applicable contract; or ii) a showing that the contract rate at issue imposed an excessive burden or seriously harmed the public interest.

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On April 5, 2013, and subject to its December 2012 clarification in the interlocutory appeal, the FERC denied rehearing requests from refund proponents that had contested the FERC’s use of the Mobile-Sierra standard in the remand proceeding, its denial of a market-wide remedy, and the restraints in the Order on Remand that limited the types of evidence that could be introduced in the hearing. However, the FERC granted rehearing on the issue of the appropriate refund period, holding that parties could pursue refunds for transactions between January 1, 2000 and December 24, 2000 under Section 309 of the Federal Power Act by showing violations of a filed tariff or rate schedule or of a statutory requirement. Refund claimants have filed petitions for appeal of the Order on Remand and the Order on Rehearing with the Ninth Circuit.

In its October 2011 Order on Remand, the FERC ordered settlement discussions to be convened before a FERC settlement judge. Pursuant to the settlement proceedings, the Company received notice of two claims and has reached agreements to settle both claims for an immaterial amount. The FERC approved both settlements during 2012.

Additionally, the settlement between PGE and certain other parties in the California refund case in Docket No. EL00-95, et seq., approved by the FERC in May 2007, resolved all claims between PGE and the California parties named in the settlement (including CERS) as to transactions in the Pacific Northwest during the settlement period, January 1, 2000 through June 20, 2001, but did not settle potential claims from other market participants relating to transactions in the Pacific Northwest.

The above-referenced settlements resulted in a release for the Company as a named respondent in the ongoing remand proceedings, which are limited to initial and direct claims for refunds, but there remains a possibility that additional claims related to this matter could be asserted against the Company in future proceedings if refunds are ordered against current respondents.

Management believes that this matter could result in a loss to the Company in future proceedings. However, management cannot predict whether the FERC will order refunds, which contracts would be subject to refunds, the basis on which refunds would be ordered, or how such refunds, if any, would be calculated. Due to these uncertainties, sufficient information is currently not available to determine PGE’s liability, if any, or to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss.

EPA Investigation of Portland Harbor

A 1997 investigation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a segment of the Willamette River known as Portland Harbor revealed significant contamination of river sediments. The EPA subsequently included Portland Harbor on the National Priority List pursuant to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as a federal Superfund site and listed 69 Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs). PGE was included among the PRPs as it has historically owned or operated property near the river. In January 2008, the EPA requested information from various parties, including PGE, concerning additional properties in or near the original segment of the river under investigation as well as several miles beyond. Subsequently, the EPA has listed additional PRPs, which now number over one hundred.

The Portland Harbor site is currently undergoing a remedial investigation (RI) and feasibility study (FS) pursuant to an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) between the EPA and several PRPs known as the Lower Willamette Group (LWG), which does not include PGE.

In March 2012, the LWG submitted a draft FS to the EPA for review and approval. The draft FS, along with the RI, provide the framework for the EPA to determine a clean-up remedy for Portland Harbor that will be documented in a Record of Decision, which the EPA is expected to issue in 2015 or 2016.

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The draft FS evaluates several alternative clean-up approaches. These approaches would take from two to 28 years with costs ranging from $169 million to $1.8 billion, depending on the selected remedial action levels and the choice of remedy. The draft FS does not address responsibility for the costs of clean-up, allocate such costs among PRPs, or define precise boundaries for the clean-up. Responsibility for funding and implementing the EPA’s selected clean-up will be determined after the issuance of the Record of Decision.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that this matter could result in a loss to the Company. However, due to the uncertainties discussed above, sufficient information is currently not available to determine PGE’s liability for the cost of any required investigation or remediation of the Portland Harbor site or to estimate a range of potential loss.

DEQ Investigation of Downtown Reach

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has executed a memorandum of understanding with the EPA to administer and enforce clean-up activities for portions of the Willamette River that are upriver from the Portland Harbor Superfund site (the Downtown Reach). In January of 2010, the DEQ issued an order requiring PGE to perform an investigation of certain portions of the Downtown Reach. PGE completed this investigation in December 2011 and entered into a consent order with the DEQ in July 2012 to conduct a feasibility study of alternatives for remedial action for the portions of the Downtown Reach that were included within the scope of PGE’s investigation. It is expected that a draft feasibility study report, which would provide a range of potential cost estimates, will be available by the end of 2013 or early 2014.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that this matter could result in a loss to the Company. However, because the feasibility study continues, sufficient information is currently not available to determine PGE’s liability for the cost of any required investigation or remediation of the Downtown Reach site or to estimate a range of potential loss.

EPA Investigation of Harbor Oil

Harbor Oil, Inc. operated an oil reprocessing business on a site located in north Portland (Harbor Oil) until about 1999. Subsequently, other companies have continued to conduct operations on the site. Until 2003, PGE contracted with the operators of the site to provide used oil from the Company’s power plants and electrical distribution system to the operators for use in their reprocessing business. Other entities continue to utilize Harbor Oil for the reprocessing of used oil and other lubricants.

In September 2003, the EPA included the Harbor Oil site on the National Priority List as a federal Superfund site. PGE received a Notice from the EPA in 2005, in which the Company was named as one of fourteen PRPs with respect to Harbor Oil. Subsequently, an AOC was signed by the EPA and six other parties, including PGE, to implement an RI/FS at Harbor Oil. In 2011, the final draft of the RI report was submitted to the EPA.

In 2012, the EPA approved the RI and stated that it intended to recommend no action on the site, based on the conclusions of the risk assessment conducted under the CERCLA. Following a public notice and comment period, the EPA, on June 28, 2013, issued a final Record of Decision requiring no further action.

Alleged Violation of Environmental Regulations at Colstrip

On July 30, 2012, PGE received a Notice of Intent to Sue (Notice) for violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at Colstrip Steam Electric Station (Colstrip) from counsel on behalf of the Sierra Club and the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC). The Notice was also addressed to the other Colstrip co-owners, including PPL Montana, LLC - the operator of Colstrip. PGE has a 20% ownership interest in Units 3 and 4 of

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Colstrip. The Notice alleges certain violations of the CAA, including New Source Review, Title V, and opacity requirements, and states that the Sierra Club and MEIC will: i) request a United States District Court to impose injunctive relief and civil penalties; ii) require a beneficial environmental project in the areas affected by the alleged air pollution; and iii) seek reimbursement of Sierra Club’s and MEIC’s costs of litigation and attorney’s fees.

Since July 2012, the Sierra Club and MEIC have amended their Notice three times. The first amendment, contained in a letter dated August 30, 2012, asserts that the Colstrip owners violated the Title V air quality operating permit during portions of 2008 and 2009. The second amendment, contained in a letter dated September 27, 2012, asserts that the owners have violated the CAA by failing to timely submit a complete air quality operating permit application to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The third amendment, received in December 2012, does not materially alter the prior assertions.

On March 6, 2013, the Sierra Club and MEIC sued the Colstrip co-owners, including PGE, for these and additional alleged violations of various environmental related regulations. The plaintiffs are seeking relief that includes an injunction preventing the co-owners from operating Colstrip except in accordance with the CAA, the Montana State Implementation Plan, and the plant’s federally enforceable air quality permits. In addition, plaintiffs are seeking civil penalties against the co-owners including $32,500 per day for each violation occurring through January 12, 2009, and $37,500 per day for each violation occurring thereafter. On May 3, 2013, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss 36 of the 39 claims in the suit. This matter is scheduled for trial in October 2014.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that this matter could result in a loss to the Company. However, due to the uncertainties concerning this matter, PGE cannot predict the outcome or determine whether it would have a material impact on the Company.

Challenge to AOC Related to Colstrip Wastewater Facilities

In August 2012, the operator of Colstrip entered into an AOC with the MDEQ, which established a comprehensive process to investigate and remediate groundwater seepage impacts related to the wastewater facilities at Colstrip. Within five years, under this AOC, the operator of Colstrip is required to provide financial assurance to MDEQ for the costs associated with closure of the waste water treatment facilities. This will establish an obligation for asset retirement, but the operator of Colstrip is unable at this time to estimate these costs, which will require both public and agency review. 

In September 2012, Earthjustice filed an affidavit pursuant to Montana’s Major Facility Siting Act (MFSA) that sought review of the AOC by Montana’s Board of Environmental Review (BER), on behalf of environmental groups Sierra Club, the MEIC, and the National Wildlife Federation. In September 2012, the operator of Colstrip filed an election with the BER to have this proceeding conducted in Montana state district court as contemplated by the MFSA. In October 2012, Earthjustice, on behalf of Sierra Club, the MEIC and the National Wildlife Federation, filed with the Montana state district court a petition for a writ of mandamus and a complaint for declaratory relief alleging that the AOC fails to require the necessary actions under the MFSA and the Montana Water Quality Act with respect to groundwater seepage from the wastewater facilities at Colstrip. On May 31, 2013, the district court judge granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the petition for the writ of mandamus.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that this matter could result in a loss to the Company. However, due to the uncertainties concerning this matter, PGE cannot predict the outcome or determine whether it would have a material impact on the Company.

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Revenue Bonds

In 2008, PGE repurchased $5.8 million of Pollution Control Revenue Bonds Series 1996 (Bonds) issued through the Port of Morrow, Oregon. In connection with the repurchase, PGE paid the $5.8 million repurchase price to Lehman Brothers Inc. (Lehman) as remarketing agent for the Bonds, who in turn paid off the beneficial owner of the Bonds. As a result of the payment, PGE became the beneficial owner of the Bonds and requested that Lehman safe-keep the Bonds in Lehman’s Depository Trust Company participant account until such time as the Bonds could be remarketed. After repurchase of the Bonds, PGE removed the liability for the Bonds from its financial statements.

In September 2008, Lehman filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. PGE subsequently filed a claim for return of the Bonds from Lehman. In November 2009, the trustee appointed to liquidate the assets of Lehman (Trustee) allowed PGE’s claim as a net equity claim for securities and on June 14, 2013, PGE received the Bonds in full.

Oregon Tax Court Ruling

On September 17, 2012, the Oregon Tax Court issued a ruling contrary to an Oregon Department of Revenue interpretation and a current Oregon administrative rule, regarding the treatment of wholesale electricity sales. The underlying issue is whether electricity should be treated as tangible or intangible property for state income tax apportionment purposes. The Oregon Department of Revenue has appealed the ruling of the Oregon Tax Court to the Oregon Supreme Court. It is uncertain whether the ruling will be upheld.

If the ruling is upheld, PGE estimates that its income tax liability could increase by as much as $7 million due to an increase in the tax rate at which deferred tax liabilities would be recognized in future years. Due to the uncertainty concerning the resolution of this matter, PGE cannot predict the outcome. The Company may seek regulatory recovery of any incremental tax, although there can be no guarantee that such recovery would be granted.

Complaint Against U.S. Department of Energy

In 2004, the co-owners of Trojan (PGE, Eugene Water & Electric Board, and PacifiCorp, collectively referred to as Plaintiffs) filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) for failure to accept spent nuclear fuel by January 31, 1998. PGE had contracted with the USDOE for the permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel in order to allow the final decommissioning of Trojan. The Plaintiffs paid for permanent disposal services during the period of plant operation and have met all other conditions precedent. The Plaintiffs were seeking approximately $112 million in damages incurred through 2009.

A trial before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims commenced in the fourth quarter of 2011 and concluded in early 2012. On November 30, 2012, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment awarding certain damages to the Plaintiffs. The judgment did not state the precise amount of the damages award, but directed the parties to consult and propose a final amount for the Plaintiffs’ recovery that was based on certain adjustments specified in the court’s ruling. In July 2013, the parties reached a settlement wherein the Trojan co-owners will receive $70 million for the period through 2009, with PGE’s share being approximately $44 million. Proceeds are expected to be received by late August. The settlement agreement also provides for a process to submit claims for allowable costs for the period 2010 through 2013. Recovery of any costs for periods after 2013 will be covered in subsequent agreements. Any proceeds received related to this legal matter would flow to the benefit of customers to offset amounts previously collected from customers in relation to Trojan decommissioning activities.

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Other Matters

PGE is subject to other regulatory, environmental, and legal proceedings, investigations, and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business, which may result in judgments against the Company. Although management currently believes that resolution of such matters will not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties, and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

NOTE 8: GUARANTEES

PGE enters into financial agreements and power and natural gas purchase and sale agreements that include indemnification provisions relating to certain claims or liabilities that may arise relating to the transactions contemplated by these agreements. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated in the indemnification provisions and, therefore, the overall maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. PGE periodically evaluates the likelihood of incurring costs under such indemnities based on the Company’s historical experience and the evaluation of the specific indemnities. As of June 30, 2013, management believes the likelihood is remote that PGE would be required to perform under such indemnification provisions or otherwise incur any significant losses with respect to such indemnities. The Company has not recorded any liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets with respect to these indemnities.

NOTE 9: VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

PGE has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of three variable interest entities (VIEs) and, therefore, consolidates the VIEs within the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. All three arrangements were formed for the sole purpose of designing, developing, constructing, owning, maintaining, operating, and financing photovoltaic solar power facilities located on real property owned by third parties, and selling the energy generated by the facilities. PGE is the Managing Member in each of the Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), holding less than 1% equity interest in each entity, and a financial institution is the Investor Member, holding more than 99% equity interest in each entity. PGE has determined that its interests in these VIEs contain the obligation to absorb the variability of the entities that could potentially be significant to the VIEs, and the Company has the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the entities’ economic performance.

Determining whether PGE is the primary beneficiary of a VIE is complex, subjective, and requires the use of judgments and assumptions. Significant judgments and assumptions made by PGE in determining it is the primary beneficiary of these LLCs include the following: (i) PGE has the expertise to own and operate electric generating facilities and is authorized to operate the LLCs pursuant to the operating agreements, and, therefore, PGE has control over the most significant activities of the LLCs; (ii) PGE expects to own 100% of the LLCs shortly after five years have elapsed, at which time the facilities will have approximately 75% of their estimated useful life remaining; and (iii) based on projections prepared in accordance with the operating agreements, PGE expects to absorb a majority of any expected losses of the LLCs.

Included in PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets are LLC net assets of $5 million as of June 30, 2013, consisting of Electric utility plant, net, and $6 million as of December 31, 2012, consisting of Cash and cash equivalents of $1 million and Electric utility plant, net of $5 million. These assets can only be used to settle the obligations of the consolidated VIEs.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this report includes statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to expectations, beliefs, plans, assumptions and objectives concerning future operations, business prospects, expected changes in future loads, the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings, future capital expenditures, market conditions, future events or performance and other matters. Words or phrases such as

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“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will likely result,” “will continue,” “should,” or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed. PGE’s expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and are believed by PGE to have a reasonable basis including, but not limited to, management’s examination of historical operating trends and data contained in records and other data available from third parties, but there can be no assurance that PGE’s expectations, beliefs or projections will be achieved or accomplished.

In addition to any assumptions and other factors and matters referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements, factors that could cause actual results or outcomes for PGE to differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements include:

• governmental policies and regulatory audits, investigations and actions, including those of the FERC and OPUC with respect to allowed rates of return, financings, electricity pricing and price structures, acquisition and disposal of facilities and other assets, construction and operation of plant facilities, transmission of electricity, recovery of power costs and capital investments, and current or prospective wholesale and retail competition;

• the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings and issues including, but not limited to, the matters described in Note 7, Contingencies, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements;

• the failure to complete capital projects on schedule and within budget or the abandonment of capital projects, which could result in the Company’s inability to recover project costs;

• operational factors affecting PGE’s power generation facilities, including forced outages, hydro and wind conditions, and disruption of fuel supply, which may cause the Company to incur repair costs, as well as increased power costs for replacement power;

• changes in wholesale prices for fuels, including natural gas, coal, and oil, and the impact of such changes on the Company’s power costs, and changes in the availability and price of wholesale power;

• economic conditions that result in decreased demand for electricity, reduced revenue from sales of excess energy during periods of low wholesale market prices, impaired financial stability of vendors and service providers and elevated levels of uncollectible customer accounts;

• unseasonable or extreme weather and other natural phenomena, which could affect customers’ demand for power and PGE’s ability and cost to procure adequate power and fuel supplies to serve its customers, and could increase the Company’s costs to maintain its generating facilities and transmission and distribution systems;

• volatility in wholesale power and natural gas prices, which could require the Company to issue additional letters of credit or post additional cash as collateral with counterparties pursuant to existing power and natural gas purchase agreements;

• future laws, regulations, and proceedings that could increase the Company’s costs or affect the operations of the Company’s thermal generating plants by imposing requirements for additional emissions controls or significant emissions fees or taxes, particularly with respect to coal-fired generation facilities, in order to mitigate carbon dioxide, mercury and other gas emissions;

• capital market conditions, including access to capital, interest rate volatility, reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper, as well as changes in PGE’s credit ratings, which could have an impact on the Company’s cost of capital and its ability to access the capital markets to support requirements for working capital, construction costs, and the repayments of maturing debt;

• changes in residential, commercial, and industrial customer growth, and in demographic patterns, in PGE’s service territory;

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• the effectiveness of PGE’s risk management policies and procedures and the creditworthiness of customers and counterparties;

• declines in the fair value of debt and equity securities held for the defined benefit pension plans and other benefit plans, which could result in increased funding requirements for such plans;

• changes in, and compliance with, environmental and endangered species laws and policies;

• the effects of climate change, including changes in the environment, which may affect energy costs or consumption, increase the Company’s costs, or adversely affect its operations;

• new federal, state, and local laws that could have adverse effects on operating results;

• cyber security attacks, data security breaches, or other malicious acts that cause damage to the Company’s generation and transmission facilities or information technology systems, or result in the release of confidential customer and proprietary information;

• employee workforce factors, including a significant number of employees approaching retirement, potential strikes, work stoppages, and transitions in senior management;

• political, economic, and financial market conditions;

• natural disasters and other risks, such as earthquake, flood, drought, lightning, wind, and fire;

• financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by governing bodies; and

• acts of war or terrorism.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, PGE undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor can it assess the impact of any such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

Overview

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to provide an understanding of the business environment, results of operations, and financial condition of PGE. MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this report, as well as the consolidated financial statements and disclosures in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and other periodic and current reports filed with the SEC.

Operating Activities—PGE is a vertically integrated electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity, as well as the wholesale purchase and sale of electricity and natural gas. The Company generates revenues and cash flows primarily from the sale and distribution of electricity to customers in its service territory.

The impact of seasonal weather conditions on demand for electricity can cause the Company’s revenues and income from operations to fluctuate from period to period. PGE is a winter-peaking utility that typically experiences its highest retail energy sales during the winter heating season, although a slightly lower peak occurs in the summer that generally results from air conditioning demand. Price changes and customer usage patterns, which can be affected by the economy, also have an effect on revenues while the availability and price of purchased power and fuel can affect income from operations.

Customers and Demand—The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2013 was 6.8% in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, down from 7.3% for June 2012. Retail energy deliveries for the first half of 2013 decreased 0.9% from the comparable period of 2012, over half of which can be attributed to 2013 having one less

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day in the period due to the leap year in 2012. The impact of warmer weather during the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012 also reduced residential and commercial customer demand. The decline was partially offset by an increase of 5,100 in the average number of total retail customers served since the first half of 2012. Energy efficiency and conservation efforts by retail customers continue to influence total deliveries, although the financial impacts to the Company of such efforts are mitigated by the decoupling mechanism.

The following table indicates the average number of retail customers, and corresponding energy deliveries, by customer class, for the periods indicated and includes customers purchasing their energy from Electricity Service Suppliers (ESSs):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		% Increase /(Decrease)in Energy Deliveries
	Average Number of Customers	Retail Energy Deliveries*	Average Number of Customers	Retail Energy Deliveries*
Residential	726,960	3,809	722,542	3,880	(1.8	)%
Commercial	103,798	3,583	103,147	3,603	(0.6	)
Industrial	268	2,088	261	2,084	0.2
Total	831,026	9,480	825,950	9,567	(0.9	)

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 * In thousands of MWh.

On a weather adjusted basis, total retail energy deliveries for the first half of 2013 were 0.6% lower than the first half of 2012. Removing the effect of the leap year, the weather adjusted deliveries are comparable to the prior period. Net of the effects of energy efficiency and conservation efforts, PGE expects retail energy deliveries for 2013 to be comparable to weather adjusted 2012 levels.

Power Operations—To meet the energy needs of its retail customers, the Company utilizes a combination of its own generating resources and wholesale market transactions. Based on numerous factors, including plant availability, customer demand, river flows, wind conditions, and current wholesale prices, PGE makes economic dispatch decisions continuously in an effort to obtain reasonably-priced power for its retail customers. In addition, PGE’s thermal generating plants require varying levels of annual maintenance, during which the respective plant is unavailable to provide power. As a result, the amount of power generated and purchased in the wholesale market to meet the Company’s retail load requirement can vary from period to period. During the first half of 2013 and 2012, availability of the plants PGE operates approximated 90% and 91%, respectively, with the availability of Colstrip Units 3 and 4, in which PGE has a 20% ownership interest but does not operate, approximating 84% and 89% for the same periods, respectively.

On July 1, 2013, the Colstrip Unit 4 coal-fired generating plant tripped off-line as a result of damage that occurred in the unit’s generator. PGE has a 20% ownership interest in Colstrip Unit 4, which is operated by PPL Montana, LLC. The Company’s share of the net capacity of the plant is 148 MW. The cost to repair Unit 4 is estimated to be between $30 million to $40 million and the repairs are expected to take at least six months to complete. Property damage insurance for Colstrip Unit 4 is subject to a $2.5 million deductible and PPL Montana has notified the insurance carrier of the potential of a claim.

Also on July 1, 2013, the Boardman coal-fired generating plant tripped off-line as a result of a thermal water hammer event causing structural damage to the cold reheat piping line that runs between the turbine and the boiler. The Company has a 65% ownership interest in Boardman, which is operated by PGE. The Company’s share of the net capacity of the plant is 374 MW. The plant came back on-line July 31, 2013, with repair costs approximating $10 million. Property damage insurance for the Boardman repair costs is subject to a $2.5 million deductible and PGE has notified the insurance carrier of the potential of a claim.

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As a result of the unplanned outages at Boardman and Colstrip Unit 4, the Company will also incur incremental power costs to replace its share of the output of these plants through PGE’s other energy supply resources, beginning from July 1, 2013 through the time the plants are back online. PGE currently estimates replacement power costs to be in the range of $10 million to $12 million, which will be included in actual NVPC in the Company’s PCAM calculation for 2013.

During the first half of 2013, the Company’s generating plants provided approximately 53% of its retail load requirement, compared with 44% in the first half of 2012. The increase in the proportion of power generated to meet the Company’s retail load requirement was largely the result of the difference in the economic dispatch decisions made throughout the respective periods.

Energy received from PGE-owned hydroelectric plants and under contracts from mid-Columbia hydroelectric projects decreased 12% in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012. These resources provided approximately 20% of the Company’s retail load requirement for the first half of 2013, compared with 22% for the first half of 2012. Through June, energy received from these sources exceeded projections included in the Company’s Annual Power Cost Update Tariff (AUT) by approximately 1% during 2013, compared with 11% during the first half of 2012. Such projections, which are finalized with the OPUC in November each year, establish the power cost component of retail prices for the following calendar year and are based, in part, on average regional hydro conditions. Any excess in hydro generation from that projected in the AUT generally displaces power from higher cost sources, while any shortfall is generally replaced with power from higher cost sources. Based on recent forecasts of regional hydro conditions for 2013, energy from hydro resources is expected to approximate projections included in the AUT for 2013.

Energy expected to be received from PGE-owned wind generating resources (Biglow Canyon) is projected annually in the AUT and is based on wind studies completed in connection with the permitting of the wind farm. Any excess in wind generation from that projected in the AUT generally displaces power from higher cost sources, while any shortfall is generally replaced with power from higher cost sources. Energy received from Biglow Canyon fell short of that projected in PGE’s AUT by 9% and 11% in the six months ended June 30,2013 and 2012, respectively, and provided approximately 7% of the Company’s retail load requirement for both periods.

Pursuant to the Company’s power cost adjustment mechanism (PCAM), customer prices can be adjusted to reflect a portion of the difference between each year’s forecasted net variable power costs (NVPC) included in customer prices (baseline NVPC) and actual NVPC for the year. NVPC, consists of the cost of power purchased and fuel used to generate electricity to meet PGE’s retail load requirements, as well as the cost of settled electric and natural gas financial contracts, all which are classified as Purchased power and fuel in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, and is net of wholesale sales, which are classified as Revenues, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, and is subject to certain adjustments. To the extent actual NVPC is above or below the deadband, the PCAM provides for 90% of the variance to be collected from or refunded to customers, respectively, subject to a regulated earnings test. Pursuant to the regulated earnings test, a refund will occur only to the extent that it results in PGE’s actual regulated return on equity (ROE) for that year being no less than 1% above the Company’s latest authorized ROE of 10%, while a collection will occur only to the extent that it results in PGE’s actual regulated ROE for that year being no greater than 1% below the Company’s authorized ROE. Any estimated refund to customers pursuant to the PCAM is recorded as a reduction in Revenues in the Company’s statements of operations, while any estimated collection from customers is recorded as a reduction in Purchased power and fuel expense. The deadband range is from $15 million below to $30 million above baseline NVPC.

For the first half of 2013, actual NVPC was approximately $14 million below baseline NVPC. Based on forecast data, NVPC for the year ending December 31, 2013 is currently estimated to be above the baseline NVPC, but within the deadband range; accordingly, no estimated collection from or refund to customers is expected for 2013. As discussed previously, replacement power costs related to the unplanned outages of Boardman and Colstrip Unit 4 will be included in the Company’s PCAM calculation for 2013.

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For the first half of 2012, actual NVPC was approximately $10 million below baseline NVPC. For 2012, actual NVPC was $17 million below baseline NVPC, and $2 million below the lower deadband threshold, resulting in a potential refund due to customers. However, based on results of the regulated earnings test, no estimated refund to customers was recorded for 2012.

Transmission Capacity—In May 2013, PGE and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) executed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU), under which the parties will explore a transmission capacity option whereby BPA could provide PGE with ownership of approximately 1,500 MW in transmission capacity in exchange for certain PGE assets, investments and/or PGE transfer capabilities to BPA. In a subsequent phase, PGE could also obtain ownership of up to an additional 1,100 MW of transmission capacity through system upgrades and/or expansion that is not expected to be needed before 2020. Timing and costs of these transmission capacity resources may be clarified through future discussions with BPA. The Company and BPA are working cooperatively to pursue single utility transmission planning that is consistent with FERC’s objectives regarding regional planning and the parties’ collective desire to minimize social and environmental impacts while facilitating PGE’s need for additional transmission capacity to serve its customers in an efficient manner. The parties will continue discussions and negotiations to reach a definitive agreement concerning the options described in the MOU, however, there is no assurance that the MOU will result in a definitive agreement.

As a result of the changed conditions reflected in the MOU, PGE has suspended permitting and development of the Cascade Crossing transmission project (Cascade Crossing) and charged $52 million of capitalized costs related to Cascade Crossing to expense in the second quarter of 2013. Cascade Crossing was included in PGE’s 2009 IRP, which the OPUC acknowledged in November 2010, and was originally proposed as a 215-mile, 500 kV transmission line to help meetfuture electricity demand. The Company filed an application for deferred accounting with the OPUC on June 3, 2013 seeking deferral of these costs for future recovery in customer prices. Management is unable to predict at this time what amount of these costs, if any, will ultimately be recoverable through customer prices. At such time that any portion of these costs become probable of recovery, the Company will record the related amount as a regulatory asset, with a corresponding reduction to expense.

General Rate Case—In February 2013, PGE filed with the OPUC a general rate case based on a 2014 test year (2014 GRC). PGE’s initial filing proposed a $105 million increase in annual revenues, representing an approximate 6% overall increase in customer prices. The initial filing also included a proposed capital structure of 50% debt and 50% equity, a return on equity of 10%, a cost of capital of 7.86%, and an average rate base of approximately $3.1 billion.

PGE, OPUC Staff, and certain customer groups have reached agreements that resolve the majority of all revenue requirement matters in the case, subject to OPUC approval. The stipulated items, along with recently filed updates of power costs and forecasted load, resulted in a revised increase of $79 million in annual revenue requirement, as illustrated in the table below. The revised annual revenue requirement increase differs from the $60 million increase previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 10, 2013, due to updates of power costs, filed with the OPUC on July 16, 2013, and forecasted load, filed on July 18, 2013. The forecasted load was reduced 1.8%, which decreased PGE's expected 2014 revenues at current prices, requiring an additional $24 million to collect the updated 2014 revenue requirement. The revised revenue requirement increase represents an approximate 5% overall increase in customer prices.

General Rate Case*
Annual revenue requirement change
($ in millions)
Increase to annual revenues—Initial filing	$	105
Reduction resulting from non-power cost stipulation	(42		)
Increase resulting from update to load forecast (revenue)	24
Reduction resulting from power costs stipulation and updated power costs	(8		)
Increase to annual revenues—As revised	$	79

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* Forecasted 2014 Net Variable Power Costs, the load forecast, and PGE’s cost of long-term debt will be updated at various dates through November 15, 2013. These updates, as well as resolution of pension cost recovery, may change the amounts presented above.

The stipulated items, as filed with the OPUC in July 2013, reflect the following:

• A capital structure of 50% debt and 50% equity;

• A return on equity of 9.75%;

• A cost of capital to be determined based on updates for actual 2013 debt issuances;

• An average rate base of $3.1 billion;

• Updates to incorporate revised information regarding expected 2014 costs;

• Allowance for PGE to collect approximately $16.5 million of certain 2014 information technology and customer service costs during a five year amortization period beginning in 2014, with rate base treatment of the uncollected balances;

• Implementation of a historical rolling average for forecasted wind generation;

• Extension of PGE’s decoupling mechanism for three years through 2016; and

• Updates to incorporate revised terms and conditions for the Company’s direct access program and streetlight pricing.

Regulatory review of the 2014 GRC will continue throughout 2013, with a final order expected to be issued by the OPUC in mid-December 2013. New customer prices are expected to become effective January 1, 2014.

Capital Requirements and Financing—In accordance with PGE’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and pursuant to the OPUC’s competitive bidding guidelines, the Company issued two request for proposals (RFPs) during 2012 for additional generation resources—one for capacity and energy (baseload) resources, and one for renewable resources. During the first half of 2013, PGE substantially completed the resource selections pursuant to the RFPs as follows:

Capacity and Energy (Baseload) Resources—In January 2013, PGE’s proposed Port Westward Unit 2 (PW2) flexible 220 MW generating resource was selected as the successful bid for the capacity resource. PW2, for which construction began during the second quarter of 2013, is expected to be in service in the first quarter of 2015 at an estimated cost of $300 million, excluding the Allowance for funds used during construction (AFDC). As of June 30, 2013, $60 million is included in Construction work in progress (CWIP) for PW2.

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In June 2013, a proposed 440 MW natural gas-fired power plant in eastern Oregon, located adjacent to the Company’s Boardman plant, was selected as the successful bid for the energy (baseload) resource. The new facility, to be known as the Carty Generating Station (Carty), will be constructed by a third party and owned and operated by PGE. Carty is expected to be in service in 2016 at an estimated cost of $450 million, excluding AFDC. As of June 30, 2013, $61 million is included in CWIP for Carty.

PGE has also entered into two power purchase agreements for up to 100 MW of winter and summer seasonal peaking capacity, which completes the resource selections pursuant to the capacity and energy resources RFP.

Renewable Resources—In June 2013, a new wind farm currently under development in southeastern Washington was selected as the successful bid for the renewable resource. The closing of the asset purchase agreement, under which the Company acquired the development rights to the project occurred August 1, 2013. The new wind farm, to be known as Tucannon River Wind Farm (Tucannon River), which was previously referred to as Lower Snake River Phase 2, will be constructed by a third party and owned and operated by PGE. Tucannon River, with a nameplate capacity of 267 MW, consisting of 116 turbines each with a generating capacity of 2.3 MWs, is expected to be in service in the first half of 2015 at an estimated cost of $500 million, excluding AFDC.

PGE’s capital requirements are expected to approximate $727 million in 2013, which includes $389 million for the resources selected pursuant to the RFPs discussed above.

PGE expects to fund estimated capital requirements and contractual maturities of $100 million of long-term debt in 2013 with cash from operations, which is expected to range between $475 million and $485 million, and issuances of common stock and First Mortgage Bonds (FMBs).

During the second quarter, PGE entered into an equity forward sale agreement (EFSA), under which the Company may issue shares of common stock at an initial forward sale price of $29.50 per share. In June, PGE issued 1,665,000 shares of common stock at $28.54 per share, which is net of an underwriters’ discount, for net proceeds of $47 million. Pursuant to the EFSA, the Company may issue up to an additional 11,100,000 shares of common stock through June 11, 2015. For further information on the EFSA, see Note 6, Equity, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2013, PGE also entered into a bond purchase agreement, under which the Company agreed to issue, in two tranches, $225 million of 4.47% Series of FMBs. The Company issued $150 million of the FMBs in June and expects to issue the remaining $75 million on or before August 30, 2013.

By the end of 2013, the Company anticipates additional aggregate issuances of equity, pursuant to the EFSA, and debt to range from $175 million to $225 million. Beyond 2013, the timing and amount of any issuances of equity and debt securities is dependent upon the timing and amount of capital expenditures and contractual maturities of long-term debt. For further information, see the Capital Requirements section of Liquidity and Capital Resources in this Item 2.

Legal, Regulatory, and Environmental Matters—PGE is a party to certain proceedings, the ultimate outcome of which may have a material impact on the results of operations and cash flows in future reporting periods. Such proceedings include, but are not limited to, the following matters:

• Challenges to recovery of the Company’s investment in its closed Trojan plant;

• Claims for refunds related to wholesale energy sales during 2000 - 2001 in the Pacific Northwest; and

• An investigation of environmental matters regarding Portland Harbor.

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For additional information regarding the above and other matters, see Note 7, Contingencies, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following discussion highlights certain regulatory items that have impacted the Company’s revenues, results of operations, or cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012 or have affected retail customer prices, as authorized by the OPUC. In some cases, the Company has deferred the related expenses or benefits as regulatory assets or liabilities, respectively, for later amortization and inclusion in customer prices, pending OPUC review and authorization.

• Power Costs—Pursuant to the AUT process, PGE files annually an estimate of power costs for the following year. The OPUC issued an order on the 2013 AUT resulting in an estimated 2% decrease in customer prices as a result of expected lower power costs. The new prices became effective January 1, 2013 and are expected to result in a decrease of approximately $36 million in annual revenues when compared to revenues resulting from prices in effect for 2012. As part of its 2014 General Rate Case, PGE included projected power costs in its initial request for a $105 million increase in revenues. The power cost portion of the request was moved to a separate docket at the OPUC and has been agreed to by intervenors and the OPUC staff, subject to updates through November 15, 2013.

In June 2013, the Company’s results of the PCAM for 2012, which anticipates no refund to customers, based on a regulated earnings test, were submitted to the OPUC for final regulatory review and determination of any customer refund or collection. In 2012, the Company submitted to the OPUC the results of its PCAM for 2011 based on a regulated earnings test, which resulted in a refund to customers of $6 million. The OPUC issued an order approving the refund, with the impact to customer prices effective January 1, 2013. For further information, see “Power Operations,”within the Operating Activities section of this Overview, above.

• Renewable Resource Costs—Pursuant to a renewable adjustment clause mechanism (RAC), PGE can recover in customer prices prudently incurred costs of renewable resources that are expected to be placed in service in the current year. The Company may submit a filing to the OPUC by April 1st each year, with prices expected to become effective January 1st of the following year. As part of the RAC, the OPUC has authorized the deferral of eligible costs not yet included in customer prices until the January 1st effective date.

In March 2012, PGE submitted a filing for the installation of a small solar facility, which requested a nominal credit to customer prices for a one-year period beginning January 1, 2013, resulting from the gain on the sale and lease-back transaction directly related to the project.

PGE did not submit a RAC filing to the OPUC in 2013 as it is not anticipated that the Company will place renewable resources into service during 2013. The Company plans to utilize the RAC to recover costs associated with its latest announced renewable resource, Tucannon River.

• Decoupling—The decoupling mechanism, which currently expires at the end of 2013, is intended to provide for recovery of margin lost as a result of any reduction in electricity sales attributable to energy efficiency and conservation efforts by residential and certain commercial customers. The Company requested in its 2014 GRC filing that the OPUC extend authorization of the mechanism to continue on a permanent basis. Agreements reached in the rate case, subject to OPUC approval, provide for continuation of the mechanism through 2016. The mechanism provides for collection from (or refund to) customers if weather adjusted use per customer is less (or more) than the levels projected in the Company’s most recent approved general rate case.

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company has recorded an estimated collection of $4 million. Any resulting collection from, or refund to, customers for the 2013 year would begin June 1, 2014.

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OPUC review of the annual filing for 2012 resulted in a collection of approximately $1 million, which is expected to occur over a one year period that began June 1, 2013.

During 2011, PGE recorded an estimated refund of $2 million that was provided to customers over a one year period that ended May 31, 2013, as weather adjusted use per customer was greater than projected levels.

• Capital deferral—In the 2011 General Rate Case, the OPUC authorized the Company to defer the costs associated with four capital projects that were not completed at the time the 2011 General Rate Case was approved. A regulatory asset of $15 million was recorded in 2012, for potential recovery in customer prices, subject to an earnings test, with an offsetting credit to Depreciation and amortization expense. The Company submitted a filing to the OPUC in July 2013 requesting recovery of the deferral, with a resulting tariff effective January 1, 2014. In the first half of 2013, the Company deferred an additional $9 million of costs associated with these projects.

Integrated Resource Plan—PGE’s IRP outlines how the Company will meet future customer demand and describes PGE’s future energy supply strategy, reflecting new technologies, market conditions, and regulatory requirements. The Company’s most recent IRP was acknowledged by the OPUC in November 2010. PGE is required to file its next IRP by November 29, 2013 which will include projected future energy requirements and an action plan to meet such requirements, including long-term expectations for resource needs and portfolio performance.

Critical Accounting Policies

PGE’s critical accounting policies are outlined in Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013.

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Results of Operations

The following table contains condensed consolidated statements of operations information for the periods presented (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,										Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013					2012					2013					2012
Revenues, net	$	403		100	%	$	413		100	%	$	876		100	%	$	892	100	%
Purchased power and fuel	156			39		156			38		348			40		351		39
Gross margin	247			61		257			62		528			60		541		61
Other operating expenses:
Production and distribution	64			16		51			12		115			13		104		12
Cascade Crossing transmission project	52			13		—			—		52			6		—		—
Administrative and other	55			14		56			14		109			12		110		12
Depreciation and amortization	62			15		63			15		124			14		125		14
Taxes other than income taxes	25			6		26			6		52			6		53		6
Total other operating expenses	258			64		196			47		452			51		392		44
Income (loss) from operations	(11		)	(3	)	61			15		76			9		149		17
Other income (expense):
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2			1		2			—		4			1		3		—
Miscellaneous income (expense), net	1			—		(1		)	—		2			—		2		—
Other income, net	3			1		1			—		6			1		5		—
Interest expense	25			6		27			7		50			6		55		6
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	(33		)	(8	)	35			8		32			4		99		11
Income tax expense (benefit)	(11		)	(3	)	9			2		6			1		24		3
Net income (loss)	(22		)	(5	)	26			6		26			3		75		8
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—		—			—		(1		)	—		—		—
Net income (loss) attributable to Portland General Electric Company	$	(22	)	(5	)%	$	26		6	%	$	27		3	%	$	75	8	%

Net lossattributable to Portland General Electric Company was $22 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013, compared with net income of $26 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company charged to expense $52 million of capitalized costs related to Cascade Crossing and recorded a refund of $9 million to an industrial customer for cumulative over-billings over a period of several years. These two items are the primary drivers for the reduction in the Company’s effective tax rate for 2013, which has a favorable impact to net income when compared to 2012. In addition, the second quarter of 2013 had higher operating and maintenance costs related to the Company’s generating plants and distribution system that were partially offset by lower interest expense.

Net income attributable to Portland General Electric Company for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $27 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared with $75 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in Net income is largely due to the charge to expense of $52 million of capitalized costs related to Cascade Crossing and the industrial customer refund of $9 million related to cumulative over-billings over a period of several years. These two items are the primary drivers for the reduction in the Company’s effective tax rate for 2013, which has a favorable impact to net income when compared to 2012. The first half of 2013 also includes higher operating and maintenance costs related to the Company’s generating plants and

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distribution system that were partially offset by lower interest expense. The impact from a decrease in retail energy deliveries for the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012 was largely offset by favorable net variable power costs and decreased interest expense.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared with the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

Revenues, energy deliveries (presented in MWh), and the average number of retail customers were as follows for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2013					2012
Revenues (1) (dollars in millions):
Retail:
Residential	179			45	%	187			45	%
Commercial	150			37		152			37
Industrial	54			13		56			14
Subtotal	383			95		395			96
Other retail revenues, net	(10		)	(2	)	(1		)	—
Total retail revenues	373			93		394			96
Wholesale revenues	21			5		9			2
Other operating revenues	9			2		10			2
Total revenues	$	403		100	%	$	413		100	%
Energy deliveries (2) (MWh in thousands):
Retail:
Residential	1,580			30	%	1,621			31	%
Commercial	1,796			35		1,764			34
Industrial	1,064			20		1,078			21
Total retail energy deliveries	4,440			85		4,463			86
Wholesale energy deliveries	771			15		702			14
Total energy deliveries	5,211			100	%	5,165			100	%
Average number of retail customers:
Residential	727,470			87	%	722,886			87	%
Commercial	104,831			13		103,623			13
Industrial	263			—		253			—
Total	832,564			100	%	826,762			100	%

(1) Includes both revenues from customers who purchase their energy supplies from the Company and revenues from the delivery of energy to those commercial and industrial customers that purchase their energy from ESSs.

(2) Includes both energy sold to retail customers and energy deliveries to those commercial and industrial customers that purchase their energy from ESSs.

Total revenues decreased $10 million, or 2%, for the second quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2012 primarily as a result of the items described below.

Retail revenues are generated by the sale and delivery of energy to retail customers as well as from the delivery of energy that certain commercial and industrial customers purchase directly from ESSs. Retail revenues also include certain deferred revenues, primarily related to the PCAM and decoupling mechanisms. Retail revenues decreased $21 million, or 5%, in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2012, resulting primarily from the combination of the following items:

• A $10 million decrease resulting from lower average prices due primarily to the reduction in power costs as forecasted in the Company’s 2013 AUT and a slightly larger portion of energy deliveries going to customers who purchase their energy from ESSs;

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• The customer refund of $9 million reflected in Other retail revenues, net in the table above related to cumulative over-billings during a period of several years as a result of a meter configuration error. Management believes the customer billing error is not material to any past reporting period. The Company corrected this matter in the second quarter of 2013 through an out of period adjustment as a reduction to Revenues, net; and

• A $2 million decrease related to a 1% decrease in the volume of energy delivered primarily due to warmer temperatures during the second quarter heating season. Residential energy deliveries were down 3% and industrial deliveries were off 1%, while commercial energy deliveries showed a 2% increase.

Total heating degree-days in the second quarter of 2013 were 16% below those of the comparable period of 2012. The following table indicates the number of heating degree-days for the periods presented, along with 15-year averages provided by the National Weather Service, as measured at Portland International Airport:

	Heating Degree-days		Cooling Degree-days
	2013	2012	2013	2012
April	372	356	—	5
May	172	222	15	11
June	49	131	67	24
Second quarter	593	709	82	40
15-year average for the year-to-date	721	714	68	68

Wholesale revenues result from sales of electricity to utilities and power marketers in conjunction with the Company’s efforts to secure reasonably priced power for its retail customers, manage risk, and administer its current long-term wholesale contracts. Such sales can vary significantly from period to period as a result of economic conditions, power and fuel prices, hydro and wind availability, and customer demand. The $12 million, or 133%, increase in Wholesale revenues for the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012, consisted of $11 million related to a 101% increase in average wholesale prices, driven by higher natural gas prices and less favorable hydro conditions, and $1 million related to a 10% increase in sales volume.

Purchased power and fuel expense for the second quarter of 2013 was comparable to the second quarter of 2012. Total system load was comparable, as well as the average variable power cost at $30.84 per MWh in the second quarter of 2013 and $30.66 per MWh in the second quarter of 2012. An increase in lower-cost thermal generation was offset by a decrease in the volume of purchased power, as well as a decrease in energy received from hydro resources.

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The sources of energy for PGE’s total system load, as well as its retail load requirement, are as follows for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2013				2012
Sources of energy (MWh in thousands):
Generation:
Thermal:
Coal	794		16	%	208		4	%
Natural gas	228		4	%	7		—	%
Total thermal	1,022		20	%	215		4	%
Hydro	436		9	%	547		11	%
Wind	384		7	%	377		7	%
Total generation	1,842		36	%	1,139		22	%
Purchased power:
Term	2,571		51	%	2,931		58	%
Hydro	508		10	%	522		10	%
Wind	111		2	%	103		2	%
Spot	19		1	%	398		8	%
Total purchased power	3,209		64	%	3,954		78	%
Total system load	5,051		100	%	5,093		100	%
Less: wholesale sales	(771	)			(702	)
Retail load requirement	4,280				4,391

Energy from PGE-owned wind generating resources (Biglow Canyon) was comparable in the second quarter of 2013 to the second quarter of 2012, and represented 9% of the Company’s retail load requirement for both periods. Energy received from Biglow Canyon fell short of that projected in PGE’s AUT by 8% and 10% in the second quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Energy received from hydro resources during the second quarter of 2013, from both PGE-owned generating plants and purchased from mid-Columbia projects, decreased 12% compared with the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to less favorable hydro conditions in 2013. These resources provided approximately 22% of the Company’s retail load requirement during the second quarter of 2013, compared with 24% during the second quarter of 2012. During the second quarter, total hydro generation exceeded projected levels included in the AUT for 2013 by 5%, compared with the second quarter of 2012 which exceeded such projected levels included in the AUT for 2012 by 16%.

The following table indicates the forecast of the April-to-September 2013 (issued July 30, 2013) compared to the actual 2012 runoff at particular points of major rivers relevant to PGE’s hydro resources (as a percentage of normal, as measured over the 30-year period from 1971 through 2000):

	Runoff as a Percent of Normal *
Location	2013 Forecast		2012 Actual
Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon	99	%	126	%
Mid-Columbia River at Grand Coulee, Washington	107		129
Clackamas River at Estacada, Oregon	95		133
Deschutes River at Moody, Oregon	96		118

*  Volumetric water supply for the Pacific Northwest region are prepared by the Northwest River Forecast Center in conjunction with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and other cooperating agencies.

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Actual NVPC decreased approximately $11 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to a 101% increase in average wholesale sales prices. For the second quarter of 2013, actual NVPC was $13 million below baseline NVPC, compared with $5 million below baseline NVPC for the second quarter of 2012.

Production and distribution expense increased $13 million, or 25%, in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2012. The increase is primarily due to higher operating and maintenance costs related to the generating plants and distribution system were $7 million higher, while a $4 million increase was attributed to planned overhaul and repair costs at Colstrip and Coyote Springs.

Cascade Crossing transmission project reflects the charge to expense of $52 million in the second quarter of 2013 of capitalized costs previously recorded as CWIP. For further information, see “Electric Utility Plant, Net” in Note 2, Balance Sheet Components in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Administrative and other expense in the second quarter of 2013 decreased $1 million, or 2%, compared to the second quarter of 2012, as the Company reduced its expense related to the reserve for uncollectible accounts by $1 million. A $2 million increase in employee pension expense resulting from a lower discount rate was largely offset by a decrease in legal and consulting expenses.

Other income, net increased $2 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to higher earnings on non-qualified benefit plan trust assets.

Interest expense decreased $2 million, or 7%, in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to the redemption of $100 million of FMBs in October 2012 and $50 million in April 2013.

Income tax benefit was $11 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared with expense of $9 million in the second quarter of 2012. The change is primarily due to the decrease in the annual estimated pre-tax income for 2013 compared to 2012, which was driven by the charge to expense related to Cascade Crossing and an industrial customer refund recorded in 2013.

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Six Months EndedJune 30, 2013 Compared with the Six Months EndedJune 30, 2012

Revenues, energy deliveries (presented in MWh), and the average number of retail customers were as follows for the periods presented:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013					2012
Revenues (1) (dollars in millions):
Retail:
Residential	$	425		49	%	$	443		49	%
Commercial	299			34		308			35
Industrial	105			12		109			12
Subtotal	829			95		860			96
Other retail revenues, net	(6		)	(1	)	(4		)	—
Total retail revenues	823			94		856			96
Wholesale revenues	37			4		19			2
Other operating revenues	16			2		17			2
Total revenues	$	876		100	%	$	892		100	%
Energy deliveries (2) (MWh in thousands):
Retail:
Residential	3,809			35	%	3,880			36	%
Commercial	3,583			33		3,603			34
Industrial	2,088			20		2,084			20
Total retail energy deliveries	9,480			88		9,567			90
Wholesale energy deliveries	1,311			12		1,090			10
Total energy deliveries	10,791			100	%	10,657			100	%
Average number of retail customers:
Residential	726,960			87	%	722,542			88	%
Commercial	103,798			13		103,147			12
Industrial	268			—		261			—
Total	831,026			100	%	825,950			100	%

(1) Includes both revenues from customers who purchase their energy supplies from the Company and revenues from the delivery of energy to those commercial and industrial customers that purchase their energy from ESSs.

(2) Includes both energy sold to retail customers and energy deliveries to those commercial and industrial customers that purchase their energy from ESSs.

Total revenues decreased $16 million, or 2%, for the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012 primarily as a result of the items described below.

Retail revenues decreased $33 million, or 4%, in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012, resulting primarily from the combination and net effect of the following items:

• A $22 million decrease resulting from lower average prices due primarily to the reduction in power costs as forecasted in the Company’s 2013 AUT and a slightly larger portion of energy deliveries going to customers who purchase their energy from ESSs;

• The industrial customer refund of $9 million related to cumulative over-billings over a period of several years, reflected in Other retail revenues, net in the table above; and

• An $8 million decrease related to lower volumes of energy delivered driven in part by warmer temperatures during the heating season in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012 and by the extra day

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in 2012 due to the leap year. After removing the impact of the leap year, residential energy deliveries were down 1% period over period, commercial deliveries were comparable, and industrial deliveries increased 1% on strength in the high tech sector; partially offset by

• A $5 million increase related to the decoupling mechanism, with a $4 million potential collection recorded in the first half of 2013 compared with a $1 million potential refund recorded in the first half of 2012; and

• A $3 million increase related to the Company’s PCAM, as a potential refund to customers was recorded in the first half of 2012 related to the 2011 PCAM, with no estimated refund to customers recorded in the first half of 2013.

Total heating degree-days in the first half of 2013 were 7% below those of the first half of 2012 and 3% below historical averages. Cooling degree-days, were more than double those in the first half of 2012, and above average. The following table indicates the number of heating and cooling degree-days for the periods presented, along with 15-year averages provided by the National Weather Service, as measured at Portland International Airport:

	Heating Degree-days		Cooling Degree-days
	2013	2012	2013	2012
First quarter	1,902	1,967	—	—
Second quarter	593	709	82	40
Year-to-date	2,495	2,676	82	40
15-year average for the year-to-date	2,571	2,562	68	68

Wholesale revenues for the first half of 2013 increased $18 million, or 95%, from the first half of 2012, with $13 million related to a 55% increase in average wholesale price and $4 million related to a 20% increase in sales volume.

Purchased power and fuel expense was $348 million for the first half of 2013 compared with $351 million for the first half of 2012. The $3 million, or 1%, decrease is largely related to a 1% decrease in the average variable power cost, which decreased to $32.90 per MWh in the first half of 2013 compared with $33.17 per MWh in the first half of 2012. Such decrease resulted primarily from an increase in lower-cost coal-fired generation, which was partially offset by an increase in the average cost of purchased power and a decrease in energy received from hydro resources. Total system load for the first half of 2013 was comparable to the first half of 2012.

The sources of energy for PGE’s total system load, as well as its retail load requirement, are as follows for the periods presented:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013				2012
Sources of energy (MWh in thousands):
Generation:
Thermal:
Coal	2,155		20	%	1,285		12	%
Natural gas	1,204		11		1,137		11
Total thermal	3,359		31		2,422		23
Hydro	917		9		1,130		10
Wind	629		6		623		6
Total generation	4,905		46		4,175		39
Purchased power:
Term	3,881		37		4,147		39
Hydro	901		8		936		9
Wind	177		2		177		2
Spot	703		7		1,181		11
Total purchased power	5,662		54		6,441		61
Total system load	10,567		100	%	10,616		100	%
Less: wholesale sales	(1,311	)			(1,090	)
Retail load requirement	9,256				9,526

Energy from PGE-owned wind generating resources (Biglow Canyon) was comparable in the first half of 2013 to the first half of 2012, and represented 7% of the Company’s retail load requirement for both periods. Energy received from Biglow Canyon fell short of that projected in PGE’s AUT by 9% and 11% in the first half of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Energy received from hydro resources during the first half of 2013, from both PGE-owned generating plants and purchased from mid-Columbia projects, decreased 12% compared with the first half of 2012 primarily due to less favorable hydro conditions in 2013. These resources provided approximately 20% of the Company’s retail load requirement during the first half of 2013, compared with 22% during the first half of 2012. Through June, total hydro generation exceeded projected levels included in the AUT for 2013 by 1%, compared with the first half of 2012, which exceeded such projected levels included in the AUT for 2012 by 11%.

Actual NVPC decreased approximately $21 million for the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012, due to a 55% increase in average wholesale sales price and a 20% increase in wholesale sales volume, combined with a 1% decrease in the average variable power cost. For the first half of 2013, actual NVPC was $14 million below baseline NVPC, compared with $10 million below baseline NVPC for the first half of 2012.

Production and distribution expense increased $11 million, or 11%, in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012. The increase is primarily due to $5 million related to planned overhaul and repair costs at Colstrip and Coyote Springs, $4 million of expense associated with the Company’s benchmark proposals that were not

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selected in the RFP process for new generation, and $2 million for the warranty extension for Biglow Canyon Phase III.

Cascade Crossing transmission project reflects $52 million in the first half of 2013 as a result of the charge to expense for costs previously recorded as CWIP.

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Administrative and other expense in the first half of 2013 decreased $1 million, or 1%, compared to the first half of 2012, as a result of lower labor costs and a decrease in expense related to the reserve for uncollectible accounts. A $3 million increase in employee pension expense resulting from a lower discount rate was largely offset by decreases in other employee benefit expenses during the first half of 2013.

Other income, net increased $1 million, or 20%, in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012, primarily due to an increase in the allowance for equity funds used for construction from a higher average CWIP balance during the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2013.

Interest expense decreased $5 million, or 9%, in the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012, primarily due to the redemption of $100 million of FMBs in October 2012 and $50 million in April 2013.

Income tax expense decreased $18 million in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012, with effective tax rates of 18.8% and 24.2%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to a decrease in pre-tax income and an increase in the PTC rate, which was partially offset by a reduction of PTCs, resulting from lower forecasted wind generation for 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Capital Requirements

The following table presents PGE’s estimated cash requirements for the years indicated (in millions, excluding AFDC):

	2013			2014		2015		2016		2017
Ongoing capital expenditures (1)	$	319		$	319	$	249	$	258	$	241
Port Westward Unit 2	161			129		10		—		—
Carty Generating Station	123			167		112		48		—
Tucannon River Wind Farm	105			387		8		—		—
Hydro licensing and construction (2)	19			35		35		4		1
Total capital expenditures	$	727	(3)	$	1,037	$	414	$	310	$	242
Long-term debt maturities	$	100		$	—	$	70	$	67	$	58

(1) Consists primarily of upgrades to, and replacement of, transmission, distribution, and generation infrastructure, as well as new customer connections.

(2) Relate primarily to modifications to the Company’s hydro facilities to enhance fish passage and survival, as required by conditions contained in the operating licenses.

(3) Includes preliminary engineering and removal costs, which are included in other net operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Liquidity

PGE’s access to short-term debt markets, including revolving credit from banks, helps provide necessary liquidity to support the Company’s current operating activities, including the purchase of power and fuel. Long-term capital requirements are driven largely by capital expenditures for distribution, transmission, and generation facilities to support both new and existing customers, as well as debt refinancing activities. PGE’s liquidity and capital requirements can also be significantly affected by other working capital needs, including margin deposit requirements related to wholesale market activities, which can vary depending upon the Company’s forward positions and the corresponding price curves.

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The following summarizes PGE’s cash flows for the periods presented (in millions):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	$	12		$	6
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	279			267
Investing activities	(259		)	(128		)
Financing activities	87			(71		)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	107			68
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	119		$	74

Cash Flows from Operating Activities—Cash flows from operating activities are generally determined by the amount and timing of cash received from customers and payments made to vendors, as well as the nature and amount of non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization and deferred income taxes, included in net income during a given period, and increased $12 million for the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012.

Cash provided by operations includes the recovery in customer prices of non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization. PGE estimates that such charges will range from $240 million and $250 million in 2013, with total cash provided by operations anticipated to range from $475 million to $485 million. The remaining estimated cash flows from operations in 2013 is expected from normal operating activities.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities—Cash flows used in investing activities consist primarily of capital expenditures related to new construction and improvements to PGE’s distribution, transmission, and generation facilities. The $131 million increase in net cash used in investing activities in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012 was due primarily to a $123 million increase in capital expenditures, largely due to the construction of PW2 and Carty, and proceeds received in the first quarter of 2012 from the sale of a solar power facility.

The Company plans a total of approximately $727 million in capital expenditures for 2013 related to the construction of new generating facilities and upgrades and replacement of transmission, distribution, and generation infrastructure. See the Capital Requirements section above for additional information.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities—Financing activities provide supplemental cash for both day-to-day operations and capital requirements as needed. During the first half of 2013, cash provided by such activities consisted of net proceeds received from the issuance of common stock in the amount of $47 million and FMBs in the amount of $148 million, partially offset by the repayment of FMBs of $50 million and commercial paper of $17 million, and the payment of dividends of $41 million. During the first half of 2012, cash used in financing activities consisted of the repayment of commercial paper in the amount of $30 million and the payment of dividends of $41 million.

Dividends on Common Stock

While the Company expects to pay regular quarterly dividends on its common stock, the declaration of any dividends is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. The amount of any dividend declaration will depend upon factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant, which may include, among other things, PGE’s results of operations and financial condition, future capital expenditures and investments, and applicable regulatory and contractual restrictions.

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Common stock dividends declared during 2013 consist of the following:

			Dividends
			Declared Per
Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Common Share
February 20, 2013	March 25, 2013	April 15, 2013	$	0.270
May 22, 2013	June 25, 2013	July 15, 2013	0.275
July 31, 2013	September 25, 2013	October 15, 2013	0.275

Debt and Equity Financings

PGE’s ability to secure sufficient long-term capital at a reasonable cost is determined by its financial performance and outlook, capital expenditure requirements, alternatives available to investors, and other factors. The Company’s ability to obtain and renew such financing depends on its credit ratings, as well as on credit markets, both generally and for electric utilities in particular. Management believes that the availability of credit facilities, the expected ability to issue long-term debt and equity securities, and cash expected to be generated from operations provide sufficient liquidity to meet the Company’s anticipated capital and operating requirements. However, the Company’s ability to issue long-term debt and equity could be adversely affected by changes in capital market conditions.

To help meet anticipated capital expenditure requirements and contractual maturities of long-term debt over the next two years, PGE completed a public offering of its common stock and entered into a bond purchase agreement for FMBs in June 2013. Both transactions were structured to allow for funds generally to be provided to the Company in increments that align with the timing and amount of capital expenditures and the contractual maturities of long-term debt. For 2013, the Company anticipates aggregate issuances of equity, pursuant to the EFSA, and debt to range from $450 million to $500 million.

Short-term Debt. PGE has approval from the FERC to issue short-term debt up to a total of $700 million through February 6, 2014 and currently has the following unsecured revolving credit facilities:

• A $400 million syndicated credit facility scheduled to terminate November 2017; and

• A $300 million syndicated credit facility scheduled to terminate December 2016.

These revolving credit facilities supplement operating cash flow and provide a primary source of liquidity. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, the revolving credit facilities may be used for general corporate purposes, backup for commercial paper borrowings, and the issuance of standby letters of credit. The Company also has a letter of credit facility under which it may obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $21.5 million.

As of June 30, 2013, PGE had no borrowings outstanding under the credit facilities, no commercial paper outstanding, and $54 million of letters of credit issued. As of June 30, 2013, the aggregate unused credit available under the credit facilities was $668 million.

Long-term Debt. During the first half of 2013, PGE had the following long-term debt transactions:

• In June 2013, PGE entered into a bond purchase agreement with certain institutional buyers (Buyers) under which the Company agreed to sell to the Buyers, in two tranches, an aggregate principal amount of $225 million of 4.47% Series FMBs, consisting of $150 million due 2044 and $75 million due 2043. On June 27, 2013, PGE issued the $150 million of FMBs, and expects to issue the $75 million on or before August 30, 2013; and

• In April 2013, PGE repaid $50 million of 4.45% Series of FMBs.

As of June 30, 2013, total long-term debt outstanding was $1,736 million. In addition, PGE owns $27 million of its Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, which may be remarketed at a later date, at the Company’s option.

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On August 1, 2013, PGE repaid $50 million of 5.625% Series of FMBs in accordance with the scheduled maturity.

Equity. On June 11, 2013, PGE entered into an EFSA in connection with the public offering of 11,100,000 shares of its common stock, with an initial value of $317 million. Pursuant to the EFSA, a forward counterparty borrowed 11,100,000 shares of PGE’s common stock from third parties and such borrowed shares were sold under a registered public offering. PGE will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock until the EFSA is settled. As of June 30, 2013, the Company could have physically settled the EFSA by delivering 11,100,000 shares of PGE common stock to the forward counterparty in exchange for cash of $314 million. The Company anticipates physical settlement of the EFSA by delivery of newly issued shares on or before June 11, 2015. For additional information on the EFSA, see Note 6, Equity, in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In connection with the offering, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full and on June 17, 2013, PGE issued 1,665,000 shares of PGE common stock for proceeds of $47 million, net of an underwriters’ discount of $2 million.

Capital Structure. PGE’s financial objectives include the balancing of debt and equity to maintain a low weighted average cost of capital while retaining sufficient flexibility to meet the Company’s financial obligations. The Company attempts to maintain a common equity ratio (common equity to total consolidated capitalization, including current debt maturities) of approximately 50%. Achievement of this objective, while sustaining sufficient cash flow, is necessary to maintain investment grade credit ratings and allow access to long-term capital at attractive interest rates. PGE’s common equity ratios were 50.4% and 51.1% as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Credit Ratings and Debt Covenants

PGE’s secured and unsecured debt is rated investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) and Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P). PGE’s current credit ratings and outlook are as follows:

	Moody’s	S&P
First Mortgage Bonds	A2	A-
Senior unsecured debt	Baa1	BBB
Commercial paper	Prime-2	A-2
Outlook	Stable	Stable

In June 2013, Moody’s upgraded their credit ratings on the Company’s First Mortgage Bonds to ‘A2’ from ‘A3’ and senior unsecured debt to ‘Baa1’ from ‘Baa2,’ with no changes to their rating on PGE’s commercial paper, and revised their outlook on PGE to ‘Stable’ from ‘Positive.’ The credit rating upgrades reflect a constructive regulatory environment with the timely recovery of prudently incurred costs, and a strong and stable financial profile with adequate liquidity to support a significant construction cycle. PGE is embarking on a significant capital plan for the construction of new natural gas-fired plants and a new wind farm, all of which are expected to be prudently financed and to provide rate base growth and enhanced cash flow over the near-term.

Should Moody’s and/or S&P reduce their credit rating on PGE’s unsecured debt to below investment grade, the Company could be subject to requests by certain of its wholesale, commodity and related transmission counterparties to post additional performance assurance collateral in connection with its price risk management activities. The performance assurance collateral can be in the form of cash deposits or letters of credit, depending on the terms of the underlying agreements, and are based on the contract terms and commodity prices and can vary from period to period. These cash deposits are classified as Margin deposits on PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, while any letters of credit issued are not reflected on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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As of June 30, 2013, PGE had posted approximately $59 million of collateral with these counterparties, consisting of $34 million in cash and $25 million in letters of credit, $3 million of which is affiliated with master netting agreements. Based on the Company’s energy portfolio, estimates of energy market prices, and the level of collateral outstanding as of June 30, 2013, the approximate amount of additional collateral that could be requested upon a single agency downgrade to below investment grade is approximately $81 million and decreases to approximately $44 million by December 31, 2013, and $22 million by December 31, 2014. The amount of additional collateral that could be requested upon a dual agency downgrade to below investment grade is approximately $229 million at June 30, 2013 and decreases to approximately $148 million by December 31, 2013, and $82 million by December 31, 2014.

PGE’s financing arrangements do not contain ratings triggers that would result in the acceleration of required interest and principal payments in the event of a ratings downgrade. However, the cost of borrowing under the credit facilities would increase.

The issuance of FMBs requires that PGE meet earnings coverage and security provisions set forth in the Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust securing the FMBs. PGE estimated that on June 30, 2013, under the most restrictive issuance test in the Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust, the Company could have issued up to approximately $484 million of additional FMBs. Any issuance of FMBs would be subject to market conditions and amounts could be further limited by regulatory authorizations or by covenants and tests contained in other financing agreements. PGE has the ability to release property from the lien of the Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust under certain circumstances, including bond credits, deposits of cash, or certain sales, exchanges or other dispositions of property.

PGE’s credit facilities contain customary covenants and credit provisions, including a requirement that limits consolidated indebtedness, as defined in the credit agreements, to 65.0% of total capitalization (debt ratio). As of June 30, 2013, the Company’s debt ratio, as calculated under the credit agreements, was 49.6%.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In June 2013, PGE entered into an EFSA in connection with a registered public offering of its common stock and a bond purchase agreement. The Company may settle the EFSA with issuance of PGE common stock, for cash or net share settlement from time-to-time, in whole or part, through June 11, 2015. For additional information on the EFSA, see Note 6, Equity, in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Pursuant to the bond purchase agreement, the Company agreed to sell certain institutional buyers, in two tranches, an aggregate principal amount of $225 million of FMBs, consisting of $150 million and $75 million. On June 27, 2013, PGE issued the $150 million of FMBs and expects to issue the $75 million on or before August 30, 2013.

PGE has no other off-balance sheet arrangements other than outstanding letters of credit from time to time that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future effect on its consolidated financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Contractual Obligations

PGE’s contractual obligations for 2013 and beyond are set forth in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013. Such obligations have not changed materially as of June 30, 2013, with the following exceptions:

• During the first half of 2013, PGE entered into agreements for the construction of PW2 and Carty. As a result, capital and other purchase commitments increased as follows: $251 million in 2013; $255 million in 2014; $88 million in 2015; and $29 million in 2016.

• During the second quarter of 2013, PGE committed to issue, in two tranches, $225 million of 4.47% Series FMBs, consisting of $150 million due 2044 and $75 million due 2043. As a result, future interest on long-

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term debt increased as follows: $4 million for 2013; $10 million each year for 2014 through 2017; and $264 million thereafter through the 2044 maturity date referenced in the preceding sentence.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

PGE is exposed to various forms of market risk, consisting primarily of fluctuations in commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates, and interest rates, as well as credit risk. There have been no material changes to market risks affecting the Company from those set forth in Part II, Item 7A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

PGE’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, PGE’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2013, these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the quarter ended June 30, 2013, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

For further information regarding PGE’s legal proceedings, see Legal Proceedings set forth in Part I, Item 3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013.

Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon v. Public Utility Commission of Oregon and Utility Reform Project and Colleen O’Neill v. Public Utility Commission of Oregon, Public Utility Commission of Oregon Docket Nos. DR 10, UE 88, and UM 989, Marion County Oregon Circuit Court, Case No. 94C-10417, the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon, the Oregon Supreme Court, Case No. SC S45653.

As a result of its reconsideration of the Settlement Order, the OPUC issued an order in September 2008 that required PGE to refund $33.1 million to customers. The Company completed the distribution of the refund to customers, plus accrued interest, as required.

In October 2008, the URP and the Class Action Plaintiffs separately appealed the September 2008 OPUC order to the Oregon Court of Appeals. On February 6, 2013, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion that upheld the September 2008 OPUC order. On May 31, 2013, the Court of Appeals denied the appellants’ April 3, 2103 request for reconsideration. On July 25, 2013, the appellants filed petitions with the Oregon Supreme Court seeking review of the February 6, 2013 Oregon Court of Appeals decision.

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Sierra Club and Montana Environmental Information Center v. PPL Montana LLC, Avista Corporation, Puget Sound Energy, Portland General Electric Company, Northwestern Corporation, and PacifiCorp, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, Case No. 1:13-cv-00032-RFC.

On July 30, 2012, PGE received a Notice of Intent to Sue (Notice) for violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at Colstrip Steam Electric Station (Colstrip) from counsel on behalf of the Sierra Club and the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC). The Notice was also addressed to the other Colstrip co-owners, including PPL Montana, LLC - the operator of Colstrip. PGE has a 20% ownership interest in Units 3 and 4 of Colstrip. The Notice alleges certain violations of the CAA, and stated that the Sierra Club and MEIC would: i) request a United States District Court to impose injunctive relief and civil penalties; ii) require a beneficial environmental project in the areas affected by the alleged air pollution; and iii) seek reimbursement of Sierra Club’s and MEIC’s costs of litigation and attorney’s fees.

The Sierra Club and MEIC assert that the Colstrip owners violated the Title V air quality operating permit during portions of 2008 and 2009 and that the owners have violated the CAA by failing to timely submit a complete air quality operating permit application to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).

On March 6, 2013, the Sierra Club and MEIC sued the Colstrip co-owners, including PGE, for these and additional alleged violations of various environmental related regulations. The plaintiffs are seeking relief that includes civil penalties and an injunction preventing the co-owners from operating Colstrip except in accordance with the CAA, the Montana State Implementation Plan, and the plant’s federally enforceable air quality permits. In addition, plaintiffs are seeking civil penalties against the co-owners including $32,500 per day for each violation occurring through January 12, 2009, and $37,500 per day for each violation occurring thereafter. On May 3, 2013, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss 36 of the 39 claims in the suit. This matter is scheduled for trial in October 2014.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to PGE’s risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated June 11, 2013, among Portland General Electric Company; Barclays Capital Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; Wells Fargo Securities, LLC; and Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, and Barclays Capital Inc, in its capacity as an agent for and an affiliate of the forward purchaser named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2013).
3.1	Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Portland General Electric Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 3, 2009).
3.2	Ninth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Portland General Electric Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 27, 2011).
4.1	Sixty-seventh Supplemental Indenture dated June 15, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 27, 2013).
10.1	Confirmation of Forward Sale Transaction dated June 11, 2013 between Portland General Electric Company and Barclays Bank PLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2013).
10.2	First Amendment to Confirmation Agreement dated June 25, 2013 between Portland General Electric Company and Barclays Bank PLC.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32	Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of other long-term debt of the Company are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K because the total amount of securities authorized under each such omitted instrument does not exceed 10% of the total consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the SEC upon request.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
		(Registrant)
Date:	August 1, 2013	By:	/s/ James F. Lobdell
			James F. Lobdell
			Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
			(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

First Amendment to Confirmation Agreement

Barclays Bank PLC

5 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB

Facsimile: +44 (20) 777 36461

Telephone: +44 (20) 777 36810

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Ave

New York, NY 10019

James F. Lobdell

Senior Vice President, Finance,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Portland General Electri Company

121 SW Salmon Street 1WTC 1711

Portland, OR 97204

Phone: (503) 464-2723

Fax: (503) 464-2222

June 25, 2013

Dear Mr. Lobdell:

Reference is made to the equity forward confirmation letter agreement dated June 11, 2013, between Barclays Bank PLC, through its agent Barclays Capital Inc., and Portland General Electric Company (the “Confirmation”). The purpose of this letter agreement (this “First Amendment Agreement”) is to correct certain dates set forth in Schedule 1 to the Confirmation and, therefore, to amend the Confirmation as described below. All capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Confirmation. Notwithstanding anything in the Confirmation to the contrary, Barclays and Counterparty hereby agree as follows:

1. Schedule I: Schedule I to the Confirmation shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule I attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

2. Counterparts: This First Amendment Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

3. Governing Law: This First Amendment Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

4. Continuing Effectiveness: As expressly modified herein, the Confirmation shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. All references in the Confirmation, the Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement to the “Confirmation” or to the “Forward Sale Agreement” shall refer to the Confirmation as amended herein.

5. Effective Date: The correction as set forth in this First Amendment Agreement shall be deemed effective as of June 11, 2013.

Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms and conditions of our agreement by executing this Amendment Agreement.

Very truly yours,

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.,

acting solely as Agent in connection with the Transaction

By: /s/ Cory Terzis

Name: Cory Terzis

Title: Authorized Signatory

Confirmed as of the date first above written:

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

By: /s/ James F. Lobdell

Name: James F. Lobdell

Title: Senior Vice President, Finance,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT 1

SCHEDULE I

FORWARD PRICE REDUCTION DATES AND AMOUNTS

Forward Price Reduction Date	Forward Price Reduction Amount
June 21, 2013	USD $.275
September 23, 2013	USD $.275
December 23, 2013	USD $.275
March 21, 2014	USD $.275
June 23, 2014	USD $.280
September 23, 2014	USD $.280
December 23, 2014	USD $.280
March 23, 2015	USD $.280
June 23, 2015	USD $.285

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, James J. Piro, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Portland General Electric Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the period presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	August 1, 2013	By:	/s/ James J. Piro
			James J. Piro
			President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, James F. Lobdell, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Portland General Electric Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the period presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	August 1, 2013	By:	/s/ James F. Lobdell
			James F. Lobdell
			Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

We, James J. Piro, President and Chief Executive Officer, and James F. Lobdell, Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of Portland General Electric Company (the “Company”), hereby certify that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2013 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of that section.

We further certify that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ James J. Piro		/s/ James F. Lobdell
James J. Piro		James F. Lobdell
President and Chief Executive Officer		Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date:	August 1, 2013	Date:	August 1, 2013

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

PGE determines the fair value of financial instruments, both assets and liabilities recognized and not recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and then classifies these financial assets and liabilities based on a fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy, which contains three broad classification levels, is used to prioritize the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The levels and application to the Company are discussed below.

Level 1 Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

Level 2 Pricing inputs include those that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace as of the reporting date.

Level 3 Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability.

Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

PGE recognizes any transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy as of the end of the reporting period. Changes to market liquidity conditions, the availability of observable inputs, or changes in the economic structure of a security marketplace may require transfer of the securities between levels.

Allocation of Financial Asset to Hierarchy Levels [Policy Text Block]

Trust assets held in the Nuclear decommissioning and Non-qualified benefit plan trusts are recorded at fair value in PGE’s consolidated balance sheets and invested in securities that are exposed to interest rate, credit and market volatility risks. These assets are classified within Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the following factors:

Money market funds—PGE invests in money market funds that seek to maintain a stable net asset value. These funds invest in high-quality, short-term, diversified money market instruments, short-term treasury bills, federal agency securities, certificates of deposits, and commercial paper. Money market funds are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as the securities are traded in active markets of similar securities but are not directly valued using quoted market prices.

Debt securities—PGE invests in highly-liquid United States treasury securities to support the investment objectives of the trusts. These domestic government securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the reporting date.

Assets classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy include domestic government debt securities, such as municipal debt, and corporate credit securities. Prices are determined by evaluating pricing data such as broker quotes for similar securities and adjusted for observable differences. Significant inputs used in valuation models generally include benchmark yield and issuer spreads. The external credit rating, coupon rate, and maturity of each security are considered in the valuation as applicable.

Equity securities—Certain equity mutual fund and common stock securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the reporting date. Principal markets for equity prices include published exchanges such as NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Certain mutual fund assets included in commingled trusts or separately managed accounts are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as pricing inputs are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace as of the reporting date.

Assets and liabilities from price risk management activities are recorded at fair value in PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and consist of derivative instruments entered into by the Company to manage exposure to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk, and reduce volatility in net power costs for the Company’s retail customers. For additional information regarding these assets and liabilities, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

For those assets and liabilities from price risk management activities classified as Level 2, fair value is derived using present value formulas that utilize inputs such as quoted forward prices for commodities and interest rates. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category include over-the-counter forwards and swaps.

Assets and liabilities from price risk management activities classified as Level 3 consist of instruments for which fair value is derived using one or more significant inputs that are not observable for the entire term of the instrument. These instruments consist of longer term over-the-counter swap derivatives.

Fair Value Transfer, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Transfers out of Level 3 occur when the significant inputs become more observable, such as when the time between the valuation date and the delivery term of a transaction becomes shorter. PGE records transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period for all of its financial instruments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the Company’s price risk management assets and liabilities do not occur as quoted prices are not available for identical instruments. As such, the Company’s assets and liabilities from price risk management activities mature and settle as Level 2 fair value measurements.

Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block]

PGE classifies borrowings under the revolving credit facilities and outstanding commercial paper as Short-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Long-term debt is recorded at amortized cost in PGE’s consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of long-term debt is classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement and is estimated based on the quoted market prices for similar issues or on the current rates offered to PGE for debt of similar remaining maturities.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Preferred stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized	30,000,000	30,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0
Common stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized	160,000,000	160,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	77,362,458	75,556,272
Common stock, shares outstanding	77,362,458	75,556,272

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Earnings Per Share (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares consist of: (1) employee stock purchase plan shares; (2) unvested time-based and performance-based restricted stock units along with associated dividend equivalent rights; and (3) shares issuable pursuant to an equity forward sale agreement (EFSA). See Note 6, Equity, for additional information on the EFSA and its impact on earnings per share. Unvested performance-based restricted stock units and associated dividend equivalent rights are included in dilutive potential common shares only after the performance criteria has been met. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, unvested performance-based restricted stock units and related dividend equivalent rights of 435,224 and 466,624, respectively, were excluded from the dilutive calculation because the performance goals had not been met.

Due to PGE’s net loss position for the three months ended June 30, 2013, shares of approximately 228,000 related to shares issuable pursuant to the EFSA and unvested restricted stock units shares were excluded from the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Components of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012		2013		2012
Numerator (in millions):
Net income (loss) attributable to Portland General Electric Company common shareholders	$	(22	)	$	26	$	27	$	75
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	75,935			75,507		75,772		75,465
Dilutive effect of shares issuable pursuant to the EFSA, unvested restricted stock units, and employee stock purchase plan shares	—			10		121		14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted	75,935			75,517		75,893		75,479
Earnings (loss) per share—basic and diluted	$	(0.29	)	$	0.34	$	0.36	$	0.99

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share amounts are calculated based on actual amounts rather than the rounded amounts presented in the table above and on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, calculations using the rounded amounts presented for net income and weighted average shares outstanding may yield results that vary from the earnings per share amounts presented in the table above.

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Price Risk Management (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Derivative [Line Items]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

PGE’s Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Current assets:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	2		$	1
Natural gas	1			3
Total current derivative assets	3		(1)	4		(1)
Noncurrent assets:
Commodity contracts—Natural gas	—		(2)	2		(2)
Total derivative assets not designated as hedging instruments	$	3		$	6
Total derivative assets	$	3		$	6
Current liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	43		$	44
Natural gas	60			83
Total current derivative liabilities	103			127
Noncurrent liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	44			38
Natural gas	34			35
Total noncurrent derivative liabilities	78			73
Total derivative liabilities not designated as hedging instruments	$	181		$	200
Total derivative liabilities	$	181		$	200

(1) Included in Other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Included in Other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

PGE’s net volumes related to its Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities resulting from its derivative transactions, which are expected to deliver or settle through 2016, were as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	10			MWh	11		MWh
Natural gas	103			Decatherms	86		Decatherms
Oil	(1		)	Gallons	—		Gallons
Foreign currency	$	12		Canadian	$	7	Canadian

Price Risk Management Assets and Liabilities Subject to Master Netting Agreements [Table Text Block]

Price risk management liabilities subject to master netting agreements is as follows (in millions):

	Gross		Gross		Net		Gross Amounts Not Offset in
	Amounts		Amounts		Amounts		Consolidated Balance Sheet
	Recognized		Offset		Presented		Derivatives			Cash Collateral(1)		Net Amount
As of June 30, 2013:
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity(2)	$	15	$	—	$	15	$	(15	)	$	—	$	—
Natural gas(2)	4		—		4		(4		)	—		—
	$	19	$	—	$	19	$	(19	)	$	—	$	—
As of December 31, 2012:
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity(2)	$	20	$	—	$	20	$	(20	)	$	—	$	—
Natural gas(2)	7		—		7		(7		)	—		—
	$	27	$	—	$	27	$	(27	)	$	—	$	—

(1) As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had collateral posted of $3 million and $18 million, respectively, which consists entirely of letters of credit.

(2) Included in Liabilities from price risk management activities—current and Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent.

Schedule of Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]

Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on derivative transactions not designated as hedging instruments are classified in Purchased power and fuel in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	10	$	(10	)	$	18	$	43
Natural Gas	28		(11		)	20		25

Net unrealized and certain net realized losses (gains) presented in the table above are offset within the consolidated statements of operations by the effects of regulatory accounting.

Schedule of Price Risk Derivatives [Table Text Block]

Assuming no changes in market prices and interest rates, the following table indicates the year in which the net unrealized loss recorded as of June 30, 2013 related to PGE’s derivative activities would become realized as a result of the settlement of the underlying derivative instrument (in millions):

	2013		2014		2015		2016		Total
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	12	$	43	$	24	$	6	$	85
Natural gas	43		35		9		6		93
Net unrealized loss	$	55	$	78	$	33	$	12	$	178

Schedule of Concentration of Risk, by Counterparty [Table Text Block]

Counterparties representing 10% or more of Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities as of June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012 were as follows:

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Assets from price risk management activities:
Counterparty A	16	%	—	%
Counterparty B	13		6
Counterparty C	10		—
Counterparty D	4		11
Counterparty E	4		21
Counterparty F	2		13
Counterparty G	1		10
	50	%	61	%
Liabilities from price risk management activities:
Counterparty H	16	%	24	%
Counterparty I	15		—
Counterparty A	10		14
Counterparty J	8		10
	49	%	48	%

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Price Risk Management (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Price Risk Management [Abstract]

Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]

PGE utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk in order to reduce volatility in net power costs for its retail customers. These derivative instruments may include forwards, futures, swaps, and option contracts for electricity, natural gas, oil, and foreign currency, which are recorded at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. In accordance with the ratemaking and cost recovery process authorized by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC), PGE recognizes a regulatory asset or liability to defer the gains and losses from derivative instruments until realized. This accounting treatment defers the fair value gains and losses on derivative instruments until settlement of the associated derivative instrument. PGE may designate certain derivative instruments as cash flow hedges or may use derivative instruments as purely economic hedges. The Company does not engage in trading activities for non-retail purposes.

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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 claims	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2007	Dec. 31, 2005	Dec. 31, 1997	Sep. 30, 2008	Sep. 30, 2000	Dec. 31, 1993
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
investment in Trojan										87.00%
Regulatory asset related to Trojan									$ 5,000,000
Refund to customers for Trojan Investment including interest								33,100,000
Class action damages sought		260,000,000
Site Contingency, Names of Other Potentially Responsible Parties		100			6	14	69
Civil Penalty Claim - Per day per violation through January 12, 2009		32,500
Civil Penalty Claim - Per day per violation after January 12, 2009		37,500
Claims moved to dismiss		36
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number		39
Low estimate of range of cost of Portland Harbor cleanup in total		169,000,000
Upper estimated range of total cost of Portland harbor cleanup		1,800,000,000
Repayments of Pollution Control Bond				5,800,000
Potential Income Tax Liability related to State Tax Court Ruling		7,000,000
Damages sought in USDOE claim			112,000,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value	70,000,000
Gain Contingency, Unrecorded Amount		$ 44,000,000

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Into Level 3		$ 0
Defined Benefit Plan, Transfers Between Measurement Levels	0	0
Long-term Debt, Fair Value		1,921,000,000	1,949,000,000
Long-term Debt		1,736,000,000	1,636,000,000
Cash Surrender Value, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 24,000,000	$ 23,000,000

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Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 retail_customers	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 retail_customers	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Number of Retail Customers	833,750		833,750
Decoupling Mechanism Deferrals, Net		$ 4,000,000	$ (5,000,000)	$ 4,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income	0	0	0	0
revenue overstatment	$ 9,000,000			$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 1,000,000

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Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

The activity in equity during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (dollars in millions):

	Portland General Electric Company Shareholders’ Equity
	Common Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Noncontrolling Interests’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances as of December 31, 2012	75,556,272	$	841	$	(6	)	$	893		$	2
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $2	1,665,000	47		—			—			—
Issuance of shares pursuant to equity-based plans	141,186	—		—			—			—
Stock-based compensation	—	1		—			—			—
Dividends declared	—	—		—			(42		)	—
Net income (loss)	—	—		—			27			(1		)
Balances as of June 30, 2013	77,362,458	$	889	$	(6	)	$	878		$	1
Balances as of December 31, 2011	75,362,956	$	836	$	(6	)	$	833		$	3
Issuance of shares pursuant to equity-based plans	164,325	—		—			—			—
Stock-based compensation	—	1		—			—			—
Dividends declared	—	—		—			(41		)	—
Net income	—	—		—			75			—
Balances as of June 30, 2012	75,527,281	$	837	$	(6	)	$	867		$	3

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Components of Earnings per Share [Abstract]
stock offering	11,100,000
Unvested performance based restricted stock	435,224	466,624	435,224	466,624
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	228,000
Numerator (in millions)
Net income sttributable to Portland General Electric Company common shareholders	$ (22)	$ 26		$ 75
Denominator
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding-Basic	75,935,000	75,507,000	75,772,000	75,465,000
Dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock units and employee stock purchase plan shares	0	10,000	121,000	14,000
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding-Diluted	75,935,000	75,517,000	75,893,000	75,479,000
Earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	$ (0.29)	$ 0.34	$ 0.36	$ 0.99

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Balance Sheet Components (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current		$ 5	$ 6		$ 5	$ 6		$ 5	$ 6
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization		162			162			151
Amortization of Intangible Assets		6	6		11	11
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Construction Cost				10
Line of Credit Facility scheduled to terminate in 2017		400			400
Credit Facilities - $300 million revolver		300			300
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description					.65
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital		0.496			0.496
letter of credit facility		21.5			21.5
Authorized Short-Term Debt		700			700
Borrowings		0			0
Letters of Credit Issued		54			54
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		668			668
Commercial Paper		0			0
Repayments of Long-term Debt		50			50	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	$ 75	$ 150			$ 150	$ 0	$ 225

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Price Risk Management Net volumes related to price risk management activities (Details) (CAD) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013 MMBTU MWh	Dec. 31, 2012 MWh MMBTU
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	10,000,000	11,000,000
Natural gas	103,000,000	86,000,000
Oil	(1,000,000)	0
Foreign currency	12	7

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Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets and Liabilities, Net	$ 5	$ 6
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Cash and Cash Equivalents		1
Variable Interest Entity, Electric utility plant, net	$ 5	$ 5

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Balance Sheet Components Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Regulatory Liabilities [Member]
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Asset retirement removal costs	$ 0	$ 0
Asset retirement obligations	0	0
Power cost adjustment mechanism	3	6
Other	4	6
Total regulatory liabilities	7	12
Noncurrent Regulatory Liabilities [Member]
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Asset retirement removal costs	720	692
Asset retirement obligations	38	39
Power cost adjustment mechanism	0	0
Other	38	34
Total regulatory liabilities	796	765
Current Regulatory Assets [Member]
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Price risk management	101	123
Pension and other postretirement plans	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Deferred broker settlements	9	20
Debt reacquisition costs	0	0
Deferred capital projects	0	0
Other	4	1
Total regulatory assets	114	144
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets [Member]
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Price risk management	77	71
Pension and other postretirement plans	308	321
Deferred income taxes	76	80
Deferred broker settlements	1	1
Debt reacquisition costs	19	22
Deferred capital projects	24	16
Other	14	13
Total regulatory assets	$ 519	$ 524

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Price Risk Management Future Year Net Unrealized Gain/Loss Recorded at Balance Sheet Date Expected to Become Realized (Details) (Loss on Derivatives [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			42 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016
Loss on Derivatives [Member]
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$ 12	$ 6	$ 24	$ 43	$ 85
Natural gas	43	6	9	35	93
Net unrealized loss	$ 55	$ 12	$ 33	$ 78	$ 178

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Components of Earnings per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

Components of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012		2013		2012
Numerator (in millions):
Net income (loss) attributable to Portland General Electric Company common shareholders	$	(22	)	$	26	$	27	$	75
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	75,935			75,507		75,772		75,465
Dilutive effect of shares issuable pursuant to the EFSA, unvested restricted stock units, and employee stock purchase plan shares	—			10		121		14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted	75,935			75,517		75,893		75,479
Earnings (loss) per share—basic and diluted	$	(0.29	)	$	0.34	$	0.36	$	0.99

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share amounts are calculated based on actual amounts rather than the rounded amounts presented in the table above and on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, calculations using the rounded amounts presented for net income and weighted average shares outstanding may yield results that vary from the earnings per share amounts presented in the table above.

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Basis of Presentation (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Nature of Business

Portland General Electric Company (PGE or the Company) is a single, vertically integrated electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity. The Company also participates in the wholesale market by purchasing and selling electricity and natural gas in order to obtain reasonably-priced power for its retail customers. PGE operates as a single segment, with revenues and costs related to its business activities maintained and analyzed on a total electric operations basis. PGE’s corporate headquarters are located in Portland, Oregon and its service area is located entirely within the state of Oregon. PGE’s service area includes 52 incorporated cities, of which Portland and Salem are the largest, within a state-approved service area allocation of approximately 4,000 square miles. As of June 30, 2013, PGE served 833,750 retail customers with a service area population of approximately 1.7 million, comprising approximately 44% of the state’s population.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such regulations, although PGE believes that the disclosures provided are adequate to make the interim information presented not misleading.

To conform with the 2013 presentation, PGE has separately presented Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization of $4 million from Other non-cash income and expenses, net in the operating activities section of the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

The financial information included herein for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is unaudited; however, such information reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial position, condensed consolidated results of operations, and condensed consolidated cash flows of the Company for these interim periods. Certain costs are estimated for the full year and allocated to interim periods based on estimates of operating time expired, benefit received, or activity associated with the interim period; accordingly, such costs may not be reflective of amounts to be recognized for a full year. Due to seasonal fluctuations in electricity sales, as well as the price of wholesale energy and natural gas, interim financial results do not necessarily represent those to be expected for the year. The financial information as of December 31, 2012 is derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2012, included in Item 8 of PGE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013, and should be read in conjunction with such condensed consolidated financial statements.

Comprehensive Income

PGE had no material components of other comprehensive income to report for the three or six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of gain or loss contingencies, as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results experienced by the Company could differ materially from those estimates.

Customer Billing Matter

In May 2013, PGE discovered that it had over-billed an industrial customer during a period of several years as a result of a meter configuration error. An analysis of the data determined that the Company’s revenues were overstated by approximately $3 million in 2012 and in 2011, $2 million in 2010, and $1 million in 2009. PGE believes the customer billing error is not material to any past annual or interim reporting period. The Company corrected this matter in the second quarter of 2013 as an out of period adjustment, and recorded, as a reduction to Revenues, net, a refund to the customer in the amount of $9 million.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210) - Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2011-11), requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In addition, ASU 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210) - Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2013-01), was issued in January 2013 and clarifies that the scope of ASU 2011-11 applies to financial instruments accounted for in accordance with Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Both ASUs are effective January 1, 2013 for the Company, and require retrospective application. PGE adopted the amendments contained in ASU 2011-11 and ASU 2013-01 on January 1, 2013, which did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or consolidated cash flows. See Note 4, Price Risk Management, for the additional disclosures made pursuant to the adoption of these ASUs.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Note [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

PGE determines the fair value of financial instruments, both assets and liabilities recognized and not recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and then classifies these financial assets and liabilities based on a fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy, which contains three broad classification levels, is used to prioritize the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The levels and application to the Company are discussed below.

Level 1 Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

Level 2 Pricing inputs include those that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace as of the reporting date.

Level 3 Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability.

Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

PGE recognizes any transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy as of the end of the reporting period. Changes to market liquidity conditions, the availability of observable inputs, or changes in the economic structure of a security marketplace may require transfer of the securities between levels. There were no significant transfers between levels, except those transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 presented in this note, during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value are as follows by level within the fair value hierarchy (in millions):

	As of June 30, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
Money market funds	$	—	$	14	$	—	$	14
Debt securities:
Domestic government	7		8		—		15
Corporate credit	—		8		—		8
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (2)
Equity securities—Domestic	3		3		—		6
Debt securities—Domestic government	2		—		—		2
Assets from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	—		2		—		2
Natural gas	—		1		—		1
	$	12	$	36	$	—	$	48
Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	$	—	$	45	$	42	$	87
Natural gas	—		80		14		94
	$	—	$	125	$	56	$	181

(1) Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.

(2) Excludes insurance policies of $24 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.

(3) For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

	As of December 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
Money market funds	$	—	$	15	$	—	$	15
Debt securities:
Domestic government	7		8		—		15
Corporate credit	—		8		—		8
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (2)
Money market funds	—		2		—		2
Equity securities:
Domestic	2		2		—		4
International	1		—		—		1
Debt securities—Domestic government	2		—		—		2
Assets from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	—		1		—		1
Natural gas	—		3		2		5
	$	12	$	39	$	2	$	53
Liabilities — Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	$	—	$	72	$	10	$	82
Natural gas	—		110		8		118
	$	—	$	182	$	18	$	200

(1) Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.

(2) Excludes insurance policies of $23 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.

(3) For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

Trust assets held in the Nuclear decommissioning and Non-qualified benefit plan trusts are recorded at fair value in PGE’s consolidated balance sheets and invested in securities that are exposed to interest rate, credit and market volatility risks. These assets are classified within Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the following factors:

Money market funds—PGE invests in money market funds that seek to maintain a stable net asset value. These funds invest in high-quality, short-term, diversified money market instruments, short-term treasury bills, federal agency securities, certificates of deposits, and commercial paper. Money market funds are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as the securities are traded in active markets of similar securities but are not directly valued using quoted market prices.

Debt securities—PGE invests in highly-liquid United States treasury securities to support the investment objectives of the trusts. These domestic government securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the reporting date.

Assets classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy include domestic government debt securities, such as municipal debt, and corporate credit securities. Prices are determined by evaluating pricing data such as broker quotes for similar securities and adjusted for observable differences. Significant inputs used in valuation models generally include benchmark yield and issuer spreads. The external credit rating, coupon rate, and maturity of each security are considered in the valuation as applicable.

Equity securities—Certain equity mutual fund and common stock securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy due to the availability of quoted prices for identical assets in an active market as of the reporting date. Principal markets for equity prices include published exchanges such as NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Certain mutual fund assets included in commingled trusts or separately managed accounts are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as pricing inputs are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace as of the reporting date.

Assets and liabilities from price risk management activities are recorded at fair value in PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and consist of derivative instruments entered into by the Company to manage exposure to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk, and reduce volatility in net power costs for the Company’s retail customers. For additional information regarding these assets and liabilities, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

For those assets and liabilities from price risk management activities classified as Level 2, fair value is derived using present value formulas that utilize inputs such as quoted forward prices for commodities and interest rates. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category include over-the-counter forwards and swaps.

Assets and liabilities from price risk management activities classified as Level 3 consist of instruments for which fair value is derived using one or more significant inputs that are not observable for the entire term of the instrument. These instruments consist of longer term over-the-counter swap derivatives.

Quantitative information regarding the significant, unobservable inputs used in the measurement of Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities as of June 30, 2013 is presented below:

						Significant	Price per Unit
	Fair Value				Valuation	Unobservable					Weighted
Commodity Contracts	Assets		Liabilities		Technique	Input	Low		High		Average
	(in millions)
Natural gas financial swaps	$	—	$	14	Discounted cash flow	Natural gas forward price (per Decatherm)	$	3.38	$	5.27	$	4.12
Electricity financial swaps	—		14		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	10.83		45.71		37.31
Electricity physical forward purchase	—		28		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	9.88		49.37		35.00
	$	—	$	56

Quantitative information regarding the significant, unobservable inputs used in the measurement of Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities as of December 31, 2012 is presented below:

	Fair Value						Price per Unit
Commodity Contracts	Assets		Liabilities		Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Low		High		Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Natural gas financial swaps	$	2	$	8	Discounted cash flow	Natural gas forward price (per Decatherm)	$	3.67	$	5.21	$	4.28
Electricity financial swaps	—		10		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	7.12		51.72		41.14
	$	2	$	18

The significant unobservable inputs used in the Company’s fair value measurement of price risk management assets and liabilities are long-term forward prices for commodity derivatives. These inputs employ the mid-point of the market’s bid-ask spread and are derived using observed transactions in active markets, as well as historical experience as a participant in those markets. These inputs are validated against nonbinding quotes from brokers with whom the Company transacts. In addition, changes in the fair value measurement from price risk management assets and liabilities are analyzed and reviewed on a monthly basis by the Company’s Risk Management group. This process includes analytical review of changes in commodity prices as well as procedures to analyze and identify the reasons for the changes over specific reporting periods.

The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities are sensitive to market price changes in the respective underlying commodities. The significance of the impact is dependent upon the magnitude of the price change and the Company’s position as either the buyer or seller of the contract. Sensitivity of the fair value measurements to changes in the significant unobservable inputs is as follows:

Significant Unobservable Input	Position	Change to Input	Impact on Fair Value Measurement
Market price	Buy	Increase (decrease)	Gain (loss)
Market price	Sell	Increase (decrease)	Loss (gain)

Changes in the fair value of net liabilities from price risk management activities (net of assets from price risk management activities) classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Balance as of the beginning of the period	$	45	$	95		$	16	$	79
Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) (1)	11		(7		)	15		11
Purchases	—		—			25		—
Issuances	—		—			—		(1		)
Transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2	—		—			—		(1		)
Balance as of the end of the period	$	56	$	88		$	56	$	88

(1) Contains nominal amounts of realized losses, net. Both realized and unrealized losses (gains) are recorded in Purchased power and fuel expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations of which the unrealized portion is fully offset by the effects of regulatory accounting until settlement of the underlying transactions.

Transfers into Level 3 occur when significant inputs used to value the Company’s derivative instruments become less observable, such as a delivery location becoming significantly less liquid. During the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, there were no transfers into Level 3 from Level 2. Transfers out of Level 3 occur when the significant inputs become more observable, such as when the time between the valuation date and the delivery term of a transaction becomes shorter. PGE records transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period for all of its financial instruments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the Company’s price risk management assets and liabilities do not occur as quoted prices are not available for identical instruments. As such, the Company’s assets and liabilities from price risk management activities mature and settle as Level 2 fair value measurements.

Long-term debt is recorded at amortized cost in PGE’s consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of long-term debt is classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement and is estimated based on the quoted market prices for similar issues or on the current rates offered to PGE for debt of similar remaining maturities. As of June 30, 2013, the estimated aggregate fair value of PGE’s long-term debt was $1,921 million, compared to its $1,736 million carrying amount. As of December 31, 2012, the estimated aggregate fair value of PGE’s long-term debt was $1,949 million, compared to its $1,636 million carrying amount.

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Equity (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Equity

EQUITY

The activity in equity during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (dollars in millions):

	Portland General Electric Company Shareholders’ Equity
	Common Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Noncontrolling Interests’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances as of December 31, 2012	75,556,272	$	841	$	(6	)	$	893		$	2
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $2	1,665,000	47		—			—			—
Issuance of shares pursuant to equity-based plans	141,186	—		—			—			—
Stock-based compensation	—	1		—			—			—
Dividends declared	—	—		—			(42		)	—
Net income (loss)	—	—		—			27			(1		)
Balances as of June 30, 2013	77,362,458	$	889	$	(6	)	$	878		$	1
Balances as of December 31, 2011	75,362,956	$	836	$	(6	)	$	833		$	3
Issuance of shares pursuant to equity-based plans	164,325	—		—			—			—
Stock-based compensation	—	1		—			—			—
Dividends declared	—	—		—			(41		)	—
Net income	—	—		—			75			—
Balances as of June 30, 2012	75,527,281	$	837	$	(6	)	$	867		$	3

On June 11, 2013, PGE entered into an EFSA in connection with a public offering of 11,100,000 shares of its common stock. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full in connection with such public offering and on June 17, 2013, PGE issued an additional 1,665,000 shares of PGE common stock for $28.54 per share, net of the underwriters’ discount.

Pursuant to the terms of the EFSA, a forward counterparty borrowed 11,100,000 shares of PGE’s common stock from third parties in the open market and sold the shares to a group of underwriters for $29.50 per share, less an underwriting discount equal to $0.96 per share. The underwriters then sold the shares in a public offering. PGE will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock until the EFSA is settled, and at that time PGE will record the proceeds, if any, in equity.

Under the terms of the EFSA, PGE may elect to settle the equity forward transactions by means of: (1) physical; (2) cash; or (3) net share settlement, in whole or in part, at any time on or prior to June 11, 2015, except in specified circumstances or events that would require physical settlement. To the extent that the transactions are physically settled, PGE would be required to issue and deliver shares of PGE common stock to the forward counterparty at the then applicable forward sale price. The forward sale price was initially determined to be $29.50 per share at the time the EFSA was entered into, and the amount of cash to be received by PGE upon physical settlement of the EFSA is subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms of the EFSA.

The use of the EFSA substantially eliminates future equity market price risk by fixing the common stock offering sales price under the then existing market conditions, while mitigating immediate share dilution resulting from the offering by postponing the actual issuance of common stock until such funds are needed in accordance with the Company’s capital requirements. The EFSA had no initial fair value since it was entered into at the then market price of the common stock. PGE concluded that the EFSA was an equity instrument and that it does not qualify as a derivative because the EFSA was indexed to the Company’s stock. PGE anticipates settling the EFSA through physical settlement on or before June 11, 2015.

At June 30, 2013, the Company could have physically settled the EFSA by delivering 11,100,000 shares to the forward counterparty in exchange for cash of $314 million. In addition, at June 30, 2013, the Company could have elected to make a cash settlement by paying approximately $26 million, which amount includes $11 millionof underwriting discount, or a net share settlement by delivering approximately 844,757 shares of common stock. To the extent that PGE makes a cash or net share settlement, the Company would receive no additional proceeds from the public offering.

Prior to settlement, the potentially issuable shares pursuant to the EFSA will be reflected in PGE’s diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the number of shares of PGE’s common stock used in calculating diluted earnings per share for a reporting period would be increased by the number of shares, if any, that would be issued upon physical settlement of the EFSA less the number of shares that could be purchased by PGE in the market with the proceeds received from issuance (based on the average market price during that reporting period).

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Price Risk Management (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Price Risk Management Note [Abstract]

Price Risk Management

PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT

PGE participates in the wholesale marketplace in order to balance its supply of power, which consists of its own generation combined with wholesale market transactions, to meet the needs of its retail customers, manage risk, and administer its existing long-term wholesale contracts. Such activities include fuel and power purchases and sales resulting from economic dispatch decisions for Company-owned generation. As a result, PGE is exposed to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk, from which changes in prices and/or rates may affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

PGE utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to commodity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk in order to reduce volatility in net power costs for its retail customers. These derivative instruments may include forwards, futures, swaps, and option contracts for electricity, natural gas, oil, and foreign currency, which are recorded at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. In accordance with the ratemaking and cost recovery process authorized by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC), PGE recognizes a regulatory asset or liability to defer the gains and losses from derivative instruments until realized. This accounting treatment defers the fair value gains and losses on derivative instruments until settlement of the associated derivative instrument. PGE may designate certain derivative instruments as cash flow hedges or may use derivative instruments as purely economic hedges. The Company does not engage in trading activities for non-retail purposes.

PGE’s Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Current assets:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	2		$	1
Natural gas	1			3
Total current derivative assets	3		(1)	4		(1)
Noncurrent assets:
Commodity contracts—Natural gas	—		(2)	2		(2)
Total derivative assets not designated as hedging instruments	$	3		$	6
Total derivative assets	$	3		$	6
Current liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	43		$	44
Natural gas	60			83
Total current derivative liabilities	103			127
Noncurrent liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	44			38
Natural gas	34			35
Total noncurrent derivative liabilities	78			73
Total derivative liabilities not designated as hedging instruments	$	181		$	200
Total derivative liabilities	$	181		$	200

(1) Included in Other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Included in Other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

PGE’s net volumes related to its Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities resulting from its derivative transactions, which are expected to deliver or settle through 2016, were as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	10			MWh	11		MWh
Natural gas	103			Decatherms	86		Decatherms
Oil	(1		)	Gallons	—		Gallons
Foreign currency	$	12		Canadian	$	7	Canadian

PGE has elected to report gross on the balance sheet the positive and negative exposures resulting from derivative instruments with counterparties under agreements that meet the definition of a master netting arrangement. In the case of default on, or termination of, any contract under the master netting arrangements, these agreements provide for the net settlement of all related contractual obligations with a counterparty through a single payment. These types of transactions may include non-derivative instruments, derivatives qualifying for scope exceptions, receivables and payables arising from settled positions, and other forms of non-cash collateral, such as letters of credit, which are excluded from the offsetting table presented below.

Information related to Price risk management liabilities subject to master netting agreements is as follows (in millions):

	Gross		Gross		Net		Gross Amounts Not Offset in
	Amounts		Amounts		Amounts		Consolidated Balance Sheet
	Recognized		Offset		Presented		Derivatives			Cash Collateral(1)		Net Amount
As of June 30, 2013:
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity(2)	$	15	$	—	$	15	$	(15	)	$	—	$	—
Natural gas(2)	4		—		4		(4		)	—		—
	$	19	$	—	$	19	$	(19	)	$	—	$	—
As of December 31, 2012:
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts:
Electricity(2)	$	20	$	—	$	20	$	(20	)	$	—	$	—
Natural gas(2)	7		—		7		(7		)	—		—
	$	27	$	—	$	27	$	(27	)	$	—	$	—

(1) As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had collateral posted of $3 million and $18 million, respectively, which consists entirely of letters of credit.

(2) Included in Liabilities from price risk management activities—current and Liabilities from price risk management activities—noncurrent.

Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on derivative transactions not designated as hedging instruments are classified in Purchased power and fuel in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	10	$	(10	)	$	18	$	43
Natural Gas	28		(11		)	20		25

Net unrealized and certain net realized losses (gains) presented in the table above are offset within the consolidated statements of operations by the effects of regulatory accounting. Of the net losses (gains) recognized in Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, net losses of $56 million and net gains of $37 million, respectively, have been offset, with net losses of $59 million and $44 million offset for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Assuming no changes in market prices and interest rates, the following table indicates the year in which the net unrealized loss recorded as of June 30, 2013 related to PGE’s derivative activities would become realized as a result of the settlement of the underlying derivative instrument (in millions):

	2013		2014		2015		2016		Total
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$	12	$	43	$	24	$	6	$	85
Natural gas	43		35		9		6		93
Net unrealized loss	$	55	$	78	$	33	$	12	$	178

PGE’s secured and unsecured debt is currently rated at investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) and Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P). Should Moody’s and/or S&P reduce their rating on PGE’s unsecured debt to below investment grade, the Company could be subject to requests by certain wholesale counterparties to post additional performance assurance collateral, in the form of cash or letters of credit, based on total portfolio positions with each of those counterparties. Certain other counterparties would have the right to terminate their agreements with the Company.

The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position as of June 30, 2013 was $155 million, for which PGE has posted $25 million in collateral, consisting entirely of letters of credit. If the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements were triggered at June 30, 2013, the cash requirement to either post as collateral or settle the instruments immediately would have been $153 million. As of June 30, 2013, PGE has posted an additional $34 million in cash collateral which is classified as Margin deposits on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, for derivative instruments with no credit-risk related contingent features.

Counterparties representing 10% or more of Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities as of June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012 were as follows:

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Assets from price risk management activities:
Counterparty A	16	%	—	%
Counterparty B	13		6
Counterparty C	10		—
Counterparty D	4		11
Counterparty E	4		21
Counterparty F	2		13
Counterparty G	1		10
	50	%	61	%
Liabilities from price risk management activities:
Counterparty H	16	%	24	%
Counterparty I	15		—
Counterparty A	10		14
Counterparty J	8		10
	49	%	48	%

See Note 3 for additional information concerning the determination of fair value for the Company’s Assets and Liabilities from price risk management activities.

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Price Risk Management Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Electricity [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	$ 15	$ 20
Electricity [Member] | Gross amounts offset [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	0	0
Electricity [Member] | net amount presented [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	15	20
Electricity [Member] | Derivative [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	(15)	(20)
Electricity [Member] | Securities Pledged as Collateral [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	0	0
Electricity [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	0	0
Natural Gas [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	4	7
Natural Gas [Member] | Gross amounts offset [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	0	0
Natural Gas [Member] | net amount presented [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	4	7
Natural Gas [Member] | Derivative [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	(4)	(7)
Natural Gas [Member] | Securities Pledged as Collateral [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	0	0
Natural Gas [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	0	0
Liabilities, Total [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	19	27
Liabilities, Total [Member] | Gross amounts offset [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	0	0
Liabilities, Total [Member] | net amount presented [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	19	27
Liabilities, Total [Member] | Derivative [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	(19)	(27)
Liabilities, Total [Member] | Securities Pledged as Collateral [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	0	0
Liabilities, Total [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Price Risk Management assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net	$ 0	$ 0

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Balance Sheet Components Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
Balance as of begining of period	$ 5	$ 6
Provision, net	3	4
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Charge-offs	(3)	(4)
Balance as of end of period	$ 5	$ 6

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Balance Sheet Components Other Current Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	$ 39	$ 46
Accrued interest payable	22	23
Accrued taxes payable	24	21
Accrued dividends payable	21	21
Regulatory liabilities—current	7	12
Other	62	56
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$ 175	$ 179

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance as of the beginning of the period	$ 45	$ 95	$ 16	$ 79
Net realized and unrealized losses (1)	(11)	(7)	(15)	(11)
Purchases	0	0	25	0
Issuances	0	0	0	(1)
Transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2	0	0	0	(1)
Balance as of the end of the period	$ 56	$ 88	$ 56	$ 88

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Price Risk Management Price Risk Management (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative, Collateral, Master Netting Arrangements, Letters of Credit	$ 3		$ 3		$ 18
Net gain or loss recognized in the statement of income offset by regulatory accounting	(56)	37	(59)	(44)
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value	155		155
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value	25		25
Collateral Aggregate Fair Value	153		153
Margin Deposit Assets	$ 34		$ 34		$ 46

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 119	$ 12
Accounts receivable, net	137	152
Unbilled revenues	73	97
Inventories	72	78
Margin deposits	34	46
Regulatory assets - current	114	144
Other current assets	78	93
Total current assets	627	622
Electric utility plant, net	4,532	4,392
Regulatory assets - noncurrent	519	524
Nuclear decommissioning trust	37	38
Non-qualified benefit plan trust	32	32
Other noncurrent assets	49	62
Total assets	5,796	5,670
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	107	98
Liabilities from price risk mangement activities - current	103	127
Short-term debt	0	17
Current portion of long-term debt	50	100
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	175	179
Total current liabilities	435	521
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,686	1,536
Regulatory liabilities - noncurrent	796	765
Deferred income taxes	571	588
Unfunded status of pension and postretirement plans	251	247
Non-qualified benefit plan liabilities	103	102
Asset retirement obligation	96	94
Liabilities from price risk mangement activities - noncurrent	78	73
Other noncurrent liabilities	18	14
Total liabilities	4,034	3,940
Commitments and contingencies (see notes)
Portland General Electric Company shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 77,362,458 and 75,556,272 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	889	841
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(6)	(6)
Retained earnings	878	893
Total Portland General Electric Company shareholders' equity	1,761	1,728
Noncontrolling interests' equity	1	2
Total equity	1,762	1,730
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,796	$ 5,670

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Variable Interest Entities (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Variable Interest Entities Note [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

PGE has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of three variable interest entities (VIEs) and, therefore, consolidates the VIEs within the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. All three arrangements were formed for the sole purpose of designing, developing, constructing, owning, maintaining, operating, and financing photovoltaic solar power facilities located on real property owned by third parties, and selling the energy generated by the facilities. PGE is the Managing Member in each of the Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), holding less than 1% equity interest in each entity, and a financial institution is the Investor Member, holding more than 99% equity interest in each entity. PGE has determined that its interests in these VIEs contain the obligation to absorb the variability of the entities that could potentially be significant to the VIEs, and the Company has the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the entities’ economic performance.

Determining whether PGE is the primary beneficiary of a VIE is complex, subjective, and requires the use of judgments and assumptions. Significant judgments and assumptions made by PGE in determining it is the primary beneficiary of these LLCs include the following: (i) PGE has the expertise to own and operate electric generating facilities and is authorized to operate the LLCs pursuant to the operating agreements, and, therefore, PGE has control over the most significant activities of the LLCs; (ii) PGE expects to own 100% of the LLCs shortly after five years have elapsed, at which time the facilities will have approximately 75% of their estimated useful life remaining; and (iii) based on projections prepared in accordance with the operating agreements, PGE expects to absorb a majority of any expected losses of the LLCs.

Included in PGE’s condensed consolidated balance sheets are LLC net assets of $5 million as of June 30, 2013, consisting of Electric utility plant, net, and $6 million as of December 31, 2012, consisting of Cash and cash equivalents of $1 million and Electric utility plant, net of $5 million. These assets can only be used to settle the obligations of the consolidated VIEs.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 26	$ 75
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	124	125
Expenses related to Cascade Crossing	52	0
(Decrease) increase in net liabilities from price risk management activities	(16)	(64)
Regulatory deferral - price risk management activities	16	63
Deferred income taxes	(1)	43
Pension and other postretirement benefits	20	14
Regulatory deferral of settled derivative instruments	10	4
Decoupling mechanism deferrals, net of amortization	5	(4)
Power cost deferrals, net of amortization	(3)	4
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(4)	(3)
Other non-cash income and expenses, net	13	7
Changes in working capital:
Decrease in receivables	39	42
Decrease (increase) in margin deposits, net	12	11
Income tax refund received	0	8
Decrease in payables and accrued liabilities	(13)	(57)
Other working capital items, net	11	(8)
Other, net	(2)	(1)
Net cash provided by operating activities	279	267
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(260)	(137)
Proceeds from sale of solar power facility	0	10
Sales of nuclear decommissioning trust securities	14	13
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust securities	(15)	(13)
Other, net	2	(1)
Net cash used in investing activities	(259)	(128)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	150	0
Payments on long-term debt	50	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	47	0
Borrowings on short-term debt	35	0
Payments on short-term debt	(35)	0
Maturities of commercial paper, net	(17)	(30)
Dividends paid	(41)	(41)
Net cash used in financing activities	87	(71)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	107	68
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	12	6
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	119	74
Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	45	48
Cash paid for income taxes	6
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued dividends payable	21	21
Accrued capital additions	34	14
Preliminary engineering transferred to Construction work in progress from Other noncurrent assets	9	0
Debt issuance costs	$ (2)	$ 0

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenues, net	$ 403	$ 413	$ 876	$ 892
Operating expenses:
Purchased power and fuel	156	156	348	351
Production and distribution	64	51	115	104
Cascade Crossing transmission project	52	0	52	0
Administrative and other	55	56	109	110
Depreciation and amortization	62	63	124	125
Taxes other than income taxes	25	26	52	53
Total operating expenses	414	352	800	743
Income from operations	(11)	61	76	149
Other income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2	2	4	3
Miscellaneous income, net	1	(1)	2	2
Other income	3	1	6	5
Interest expense	25	27	50	55
Income before income taxes	(33)	35	32	99
Income taxes	(11)	9	6	24
Net income and Comprehensive income	(22)	26	26	75
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0		0
Net income and Comprehensive income attributable to Portland General Electric Company	$ (22)	$ 26		$ 75
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic	75,935	75,507	75,772	75,465
Diluted	75,935	75,517	75,893	75,479
Earnings (loss) per share—basic and diluted	$ (0.29)	$ 0.34	$ 0.36	$ 0.99
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.275	$ 0.270	$ 0.545	$ 0.535

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Balance Sheet Components Other Current Assets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Other Current Assets [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses	$ 33	$ 37
Current deferred income tax asset	38	51
Assets from price risk management activities	3	4
Other	4	1
Other current assets	$ 78	$ 93

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value are as follows by level within the fair value hierarchy (in millions):

	As of June 30, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
Money market funds	$	—	$	14	$	—	$	14
Debt securities:
Domestic government	7		8		—		15
Corporate credit	—		8		—		8
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (2)
Equity securities—Domestic	3		3		—		6
Debt securities—Domestic government	2		—		—		2
Assets from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	—		2		—		2
Natural gas	—		1		—		1
	$	12	$	36	$	—	$	48
Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	$	—	$	45	$	42	$	87
Natural gas	—		80		14		94
	$	—	$	125	$	56	$	181

(1) Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.

(2) Excludes insurance policies of $24 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.

(3) For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

	As of December 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust: (1)
Money market funds	$	—	$	15	$	—	$	15
Debt securities:
Domestic government	7		8		—		15
Corporate credit	—		8		—		8
Non-qualified benefit plan trust: (2)
Money market funds	—		2		—		2
Equity securities:
Domestic	2		2		—		4
International	1		—		—		1
Debt securities—Domestic government	2		—		—		2
Assets from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	—		1		—		1
Natural gas	—		3		2		5
	$	12	$	39	$	2	$	53
Liabilities — Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	$	—	$	72	$	10	$	82
Natural gas	—		110		8		118
	$	—	$	182	$	18	$	200

(1) Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.

(2) Excludes insurance policies of $23 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.

(3) For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

^[1],[2]

Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Quantitative information regarding the significant, unobservable inputs used in the measurement of Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities as of June 30, 2013 is presented below:

						Significant	Price per Unit
	Fair Value				Valuation	Unobservable					Weighted
Commodity Contracts	Assets		Liabilities		Technique	Input	Low		High		Average
	(in millions)
Natural gas financial swaps	$	—	$	14	Discounted cash flow	Natural gas forward price (per Decatherm)	$	3.38	$	5.27	$	4.12
Electricity financial swaps	—		14		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	10.83		45.71		37.31
Electricity physical forward purchase	—		28		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	9.88		49.37		35.00
	$	—	$	56

Quantitative information regarding the significant, unobservable inputs used in the measurement of Level 3 assets and liabilities from price risk management activities as of December 31, 2012 is presented below:

	Fair Value						Price per Unit
Commodity Contracts	Assets		Liabilities		Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Low		High		Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Natural gas financial swaps	$	2	$	8	Discounted cash flow	Natural gas forward price (per Decatherm)	$	3.67	$	5.21	$	4.28
Electricity financial swaps	—		10		Discounted cash flow	Electricity forward price (per MWh)	7.12		51.72		41.14
	$	2	$	18

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Changes in the fair value of net liabilities from price risk management activities (net of assets from price risk management activities) classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Balance as of the beginning of the period	$	45	$	95		$	16	$	79
Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) (1)	11		(7		)	15		11
Purchases	—		—			25		—
Issuances	—		—			—		(1		)
Transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2	—		—			—		(1		)
Balance as of the end of the period	$	56	$	88		$	56	$	88

(1) Contains nominal amounts of realized losses, net. Both realized and unrealized losses (gains) are recorded in Purchased power and fuel expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations of which the unrealized portion is fully offset by the effects of regulatory accounting until settlement of the underlying transactions.

Transfers into Level 3 occur when significant inputs used to value the Company’s derivative instruments become less observable, such as a delivery location becoming significantly less liquid. During the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, there were no transfers into Level 3 from Level 2. Transfers out of Level 3 occur when the significant inputs become more observable, such as when the time between the valuation date and the delivery term of a transaction becomes shorter. PGE records transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period for all of its financial instruments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the Company’s price risk management assets and liabilities do not occur as quoted prices are not available for identical instruments. As such, the Company’s assets and liabilities from price risk management activities mature and settle as Level 2 fair value measurements.

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[1] (1)Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.(2)Excludes insurance policies of $23 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.(3)For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

[2] (1)Activities are subject to regulation, with certain gains and losses deferred pursuant to regulatory accounting and included in Regulatory assets or Regulatory liabilities as appropriate.(2)Excludes insurance policies of $24 million, which are recorded at cash surrender value.(3)For further information, see Note 4, Price Risk Management.

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Price Risk Management Counterparties Representing 10% or More (Details)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets from price risk management activities:
Counterparty A	16.00%	0.00%
Counterparty B	13.00%	6.00%
Counterparty C	10.00%	0.00%
Counterparty D	4.00%	11.00%
Counterparty E	4.00%	21.00%
Counterparty F	2.00%	13.00%
Counterparty G	1.00%	10.00%
Concentration of Risk, Derivative Instruments, Assets	50.00%	61.00%
Liabilities from price risk management activities:
Counterparty H	16.00%	24.00%
Counterparty I	15.00%	0.00%
Counterparty A	10.00%	14.00%
Counterparty J	8.00%	10.00%
Concentration of Risk, Derivative Instruments, Liabilities	49.00%	48.00%

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Price Risk Management Fair values of price risk management assets and liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets, Commodity Contracts:
Electricity	$ 2	$ 1
Natural gas	1	3
Total current derivative assets	3	4
Noncurrent Assets, Commodity Contracts: [Abstract]
Commodity Contracts-Natural gas	0	2
Total derivative assets not designated as hedging instruments	3	6
Total derivative assets	3	6
Current Liabilities, Commodity Contracts: [Abstract]
Electricity	43	44
Natural gas	60	83
Total current derivative liabilities	103	127
Noncurrent Liabilities, Commodity Contracts: [Abstract]
Electricity	44	38
Natural gas	34	35
Total noncurrent derivative liabilities	78	73
Total derivative liabilities not designated as hedging instruments	181	200
Total derivative liabilities	$ 181	$ 200

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Financial Assets and Liabilities Recognized at Fair Value (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Nuclear decommissioning trust (1):
Money market funds	$ 14	$ 15
Debt securities:
Domestic government	15	15
Corporate credit	8	8
Non-qualified benefit plan trust (2):
Fair Value - Money market funds		2
Equity securities:
Domestic	6	4
International		1
Debt securities - domestic government	2	2
Assets from price risk management activities:
Electricity	2	1
Natural gas	1	5
Total	48	53
Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	87	82
Natural gas	94	118
Total	181	200
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Nuclear decommissioning trust (1):
Money market funds	0	0
Debt securities:
Domestic government	7	7
Corporate credit	0	0
Non-qualified benefit plan trust (2):
Fair Value - Money market funds		0
Equity securities:
Domestic	3	2
International		1
Debt securities - domestic government	2	2
Assets from price risk management activities:
Electricity	0	0
Natural gas	0	0
Total	12	12
Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	0	0
Natural gas	0	0
Total	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Nuclear decommissioning trust (1):
Money market funds	14	15
Debt securities:
Domestic government	8	8
Corporate credit	8	8
Non-qualified benefit plan trust (2):
Fair Value - Money market funds		2
Equity securities:
Domestic	3	2
International		0
Debt securities - domestic government	0	0
Assets from price risk management activities:
Electricity	2	1
Natural gas	1	3
Total	36	39
Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	45	72
Natural gas	80	110
Total	125	182
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Nuclear decommissioning trust (1):
Money market funds	0	0
Debt securities:
Domestic government	0	0
Corporate credit	0	0
Non-qualified benefit plan trust (2):
Fair Value - Money market funds		0
Equity securities:
Domestic	0	0
International		0
Debt securities - domestic government	0	0
Assets from price risk management activities:
Electricity	0	0
Natural gas	0	2
Total	0	2
Liabilities from price risk management activities: (1) (3)
Electricity	42	10
Natural gas	14	8
Total	$ 56	$ 18

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value Options Quantitative Disclosure (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Low [Member]
Commodity Contracts
Natural gas financial swaps	$ 3.38	$ 3.67
Electricity financial swaps	10.83	7.12
Electricity physical forward purchase	9.88
High [Member]
Commodity Contracts
Natural gas financial swaps	5.27	5.21
Electricity financial swaps	45.71	51.72
Electricity physical forward purchase	49.37
Weighted Average [Member]
Commodity Contracts
Natural gas financial swaps	4.12	4.28
Electricity financial swaps	37.31	41.14
Electricity physical forward purchase	35.00
Assets [Member]
Commodity Contracts
Natural gas financial swaps	0	2,000,000
Electricity financial swaps	0	0
Electricity physical forward purchase	0
Total commodity contracts	0	2,000,000
Liabilities [Member]
Commodity Contracts
Natural gas financial swaps	14,000,000	8,000,000
Electricity financial swaps	14,000,000	10,000,000
Electricity physical forward purchase	28,000,000
Total commodity contracts	$ 56,000,000	$ 18,000,000

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Guarantees (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Guarantees Note [Abstract]

GUARANTEES

GUARANTEES

PGE enters into financial agreements and power and natural gas purchase and sale agreements that include indemnification provisions relating to certain claims or liabilities that may arise relating to the transactions contemplated by these agreements. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated in the indemnification provisions and, therefore, the overall maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. PGE periodically evaluates the likelihood of incurring costs under such indemnities based on the Company’s historical experience and the evaluation of the specific indemnities. As of June 30, 2013, management believes the likelihood is remote that PGE would be required to perform under such indemnification provisions or otherwise incur any significant losses with respect to such indemnities. The Company has not recorded any liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets with respect to these indemnities.

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Balance Sheet Components Electric Utility Plant, Net (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 6	$ 6	$ 11	$ 11
Electric utility plant	6,913		6,913		6,811
Construction work in progress	267		267		140
Total cost	7,180		7,180		6,951
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,648)		(2,648)		(2,559)
Electric utility plant, net	4,532		4,532		4,392
Expenses related to Cascade Crossing	52	0	52	0
cascade crossing [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Construction work in progress					$ 46

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Price Risk Management Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative transactions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Commodity contracts:
Electricity	$ (10)	$ (10)	$ (18)	$ (43)
Natural Gas	$ (28)	$ (11)	$ (20)	$ (25)

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Balance Sheet Components (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]

Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block]

PGE classifies borrowings under the revolving credit facilities and outstanding commercial paper as Short-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Long-term debt is recorded at amortized cost in PGE’s consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of long-term debt is classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement and is estimated based on the quoted market prices for similar issues or on the current rates offered to PGE for debt of similar remaining maturities.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

PGE inventories are recorded at average cost and consist primarily of materials and supplies for use in operations, maintenance, and capital activities and fuel for use in generating plants. Fuel inventories include natural gas, coal, and oil. Periodically, the Company assesses the realizability of inventory for purposes of determining that inventory is recorded at the lower of average cost or market.

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Contingencies (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Contingencies Note [Abstract]

CONTINGENCIES

CONTINGENCIES

PGE is subject to legal, regulatory, and environmental proceedings, investigations, and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Contingencies are evaluated using the best information available at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company may seek regulatory recovery of certain costs that are incurred in connection with such matters, although there can be no assurance that such recovery would be granted.

Loss contingencies are accrued, and disclosed if material, when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred as of the financial statement date and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If a reasonable estimate of probable loss cannot be determined, a range of loss may be established, in which case the minimum amount in the range is accrued, unless some other amount within the range appears to be a better estimate.

A loss contingency will also be disclosed when it is reasonably possible that an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred if the estimate or range of potential loss is material. If a probable or reasonably possible loss cannot be reasonably estimated, then the Company (i) discloses an estimate of such loss or the range of such loss, if the Company is able to determine such an estimate, or (ii) discloses that an estimate cannot be made.

If an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred after the financial statement date, but prior to the issuance of the financial statements, the loss contingency is disclosed, if material, and the amount of any estimated loss is recorded in the subsequent reporting period.

The Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in such matters that could affect the amount of any accrual, as well as the likelihood of developments that would make a loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. The assessment as to whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and as to whether such loss or a range of such loss is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Management is often unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss, or a range of loss, particularly in cases in which: i) the damages sought are indeterminate or the basis for the damages claimed is not clear; ii) the proceedings are in the early stages; iii) discovery is not complete; iv) the matters involve novel or unsettled legal theories; v) there are significant facts in dispute; vi) there are a large number of parties (including where it is uncertain how liability, if any, will be shared among multiple defendants); or vii) there is a wide range of potential outcomes. In such cases, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the timing or ultimate resolution, including any possible loss, fine, penalty, or business impact.  

Trojan Investment Recovery

Regulatory Proceedings. In 1993, PGE closed the Trojan nuclear power plant (Trojan) and sought full recovery of, and a rate of return on, its Trojan costs in a general rate case filing with the OPUC. In 1995, the OPUC issued a general rate order that granted the Company recovery of, and a rate of return on, 87% of its remaining investment in Trojan.

Numerous challenges and appeals were subsequently filed in various state courts on the issue of the OPUC’s authority under Oregon law to grant recovery of, and a return on, the Trojan investment. In 1998, the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the OPUC’s order authorizing PGE’s recovery of the Trojan investment, but held that the OPUC did not have the authority to allow the Company to recover a return on the Trojan investment and remanded the case to the OPUC for reconsideration.

In 2000, PGE entered into agreements to settle the litigation related to recovery of, and return on, its investment in Trojan. The settlement, which was approved by the OPUC, allowed PGE to remove from its balance sheet the remaining investment in Trojan as of September 30, 2000, along with several largely offsetting regulatory liabilities. After offsetting the investment in Trojan with these liabilities, the remaining Trojan regulatory asset balance of approximately $5 million (after tax) was expensed. As a result of the settlement, PGE’s investment in Trojan was no longer included in prices charged to customers, either through a return of or a return on that investment. The Utility Reform Project (URP) did not participate in the settlement and filed a complaint with the OPUC challenging the settlement agreements. In 2002, the OPUC issued an order (2002 Order) denying all of the URP’s challenges. In 2007, following several appeals by various parties, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion that remanded the 2002 Order to the OPUC for reconsideration.

The OPUC then issued an order in 2008 (2008 Order) that required PGE to provide refunds, including interest from September 30, 2000, to customers who received service from the Company during the period from October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2001. The Company recorded a charge of $33.1 million in 2008 related to the refund and accrued additional interest expense on the liability until refunds to customers were completed in the first quarter of 2010. The URP and the plaintiffs in the class actions described below separately appealed the 2008 Order to the Oregon Court of Appeals. On February 6, 2013, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion that upheld the 2008 Order. On May 31, 2013, the Court of Appeals denied the appellants’ request for reconsideration of the decision. On July 25, 2013, the appellants filed petitions with the Oregon Supreme Court seeking review of the February 6, 2013 Oregon Court of Appeals decision.

Class Actions. In two separate legal proceedings, lawsuits were filed in Marion County Circuit Court against PGE in 2003 on behalf of two classes of electric service customers. The class action lawsuits seek damages totaling $260 million, plus interest, as a result of the Company’s inclusion, in prices charged to customers, of a return on its investment in Trojan.

In 2006, the Oregon Supreme Court issued a ruling ordering the abatement of the class action proceedings until the OPUC responded to the 2002 Order (described above). The Oregon Supreme Court concluded that the OPUC has primary jurisdiction to determine what, if any, remedy can be offered to PGE customers, through price reductions or refunds, for any amount of return on the Trojan investment that the Company collected in prices.

The Oregon Supreme Court further stated that if the OPUC determined that it can provide a remedy to PGE’s customers, then the class action proceedings may become moot in whole or in part. The Oregon Supreme Court added that, if the OPUC determined that it cannot provide a remedy, the court system may have a role to play. The Oregon Supreme Court also ruled that the plaintiffs retain the right to return to the Marion County Circuit Court for disposition of whatever issues remain unresolved from the remanded OPUC proceedings. The Marion County Circuit Court subsequently abated the class actions in response to the ruling of the Oregon Supreme Court.

As noted above, on February 6, 2013, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion that upheld the 2008 Order. Because the opinion remains subject to a possible appeal by the plaintiffs and the class actions described above remain pending, management believes that it is reasonably possible that the regulatory proceedings and class actions could result in a loss to the Company in excess of the amounts previously recorded and discussed above. Because these matters involve unsettled legal theories and have a broad range of potential outcomes, sufficient information is currently not available to determine PGE’s potential liability, if any, or to estimate a range of potential loss.

Pacific Northwest Refund Proceeding

In 2001, the FERC called for a hearing to explore whether there may have been unjust and unreasonable charges for spot market sales of electricity in the Pacific Northwest from December 25, 2000 through June 20, 2001 (Pacific Northwest Refund proceeding). During that period, PGE both sold and purchased electricity in the Pacific Northwest. In 2003, the FERC issued an order terminating the proceeding and denying the claims for refunds. Parties appealed various aspects of the FERC order to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit).

In August 2007, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision, concluding that the FERC failed to adequately explain how it considered or examined new evidence showing intentional market manipulation in California and its potential ties to the Pacific Northwest and that the FERC should not have excluded from the Pacific Northwest Refund proceeding purchases of energy made by the California Energy Resources Scheduling (CERS) division in the Pacific Northwest spot market. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the FERC to: i) address the new market manipulation evidence in detail and account for the evidence in any future orders regarding the award or denial of refunds in the proceedings; ii) include sales to CERS in its analysis; and iii) further consider its refund decision in light of related, intervening opinions of the court. The Ninth Circuit offered no opinion on the FERC’s findings based on the record established by the administrative law judge and did not rule on the FERC’s ultimate decision to deny refunds. After denying requests for rehearing, the Ninth Circuit in April 2009 issued a mandate giving immediate effect to its August 2007 order remanding the case to the FERC.

In October 2011, the FERC issued an Order on Remand, establishing an evidentiary hearing to determine whether any seller had engaged in unlawful market activity in the Pacific Northwest spot markets during the December 25, 2000 through June 20, 2001 period by violating specific contracts or tariffs, and, if so, whether a direct connection existed between the alleged unlawful conduct and the rate charged under the applicable contract. The FERC held that the Mobile-Sierra public interest standard governs challenges to the bilateral contracts at issue in this proceeding, and the strong presumption under Mobile-Sierra that the rates charged under each contract are just and reasonable would have to be specifically overcome before a refund could be ordered. The FERC directed the presiding judge, if necessary, to determine a refund methodology and to calculate refunds, but held that a market-wide remedy was not appropriate, given the bilateral contract nature of the Pacific Northwest spot markets. Certain parties claiming refunds filed requests for rehearing of the Order on Remand.

In December 2012, the FERC issued an order granting an interlocutory appeal of the trial judge’s ruling on the scope of the remand proceeding. In this order, the FERC held that its Order on Remand was not intended to alter the general state of the law regarding the Mobile-Sierra presumption. The FERC clarified that the Mobile-Sierra presumption could be overcome either by: i) a showing that a respondent had violated a contract or tariff and that the violation had a direct connection to the rate charged under the applicable contract; or ii) a showing that the contract rate at issue imposed an excessive burden or seriously harmed the public interest.

On April 5, 2013, and subject to its December 2012 clarification in the interlocutory appeal, the FERC denied rehearing requests from refund proponents that had contested the FERC’s use of the Mobile-Sierra standard in the remand proceeding, its denial of a market-wide remedy, and the restraints in the Order on Remand that limited the types of evidence that could be introduced in the hearing. However, the FERC granted rehearing on the issue of the appropriate refund period, holding that parties could pursue refunds for transactions between January 1, 2000 and December 24, 2000 under Section 309 of the Federal Power Act by showing violations of a filed tariff or rate schedule or of a statutory requirement. Refund claimants have filed petitions for appeal of the Order on Remand and the Order on Rehearing with the Ninth Circuit.

In its October 2011 Order on Remand, the FERC ordered settlement discussions to be convened before a FERC settlement judge. Pursuant to the settlement proceedings, the Company received notice of two claims and has reached agreements to settle both claims for an immaterial amount. The FERC approved both settlements during 2012.

Additionally, the settlement between PGE and certain other parties in the California refund case in Docket No. EL00-95, et seq., approved by the FERC in May 2007, resolved all claims between PGE and the California parties named in the settlement (including CERS) as to transactions in the Pacific Northwest during the settlement period, January 1, 2000 through June 20, 2001, but did not settle potential claims from other market participants relating to transactions in the Pacific Northwest.

The above-referenced settlements resulted in a release for the Company as a named respondent in the ongoing remand proceedings, which are limited to initial and direct claims for refunds, but there remains a possibility that additional claims related to this matter could be asserted against the Company in future proceedings if refunds are ordered against current respondents.

Management believes that this matter could result in a loss to the Company in future proceedings. However, management cannot predict whether the FERC will order refunds, which contracts would be subject to refunds, the basis on which refunds would be ordered, or how such refunds, if any, would be calculated. Due to these uncertainties, sufficient information is currently not available to determine PGE’s liability, if any, or to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss.

EPA Investigation of Portland Harbor

A 1997 investigation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a segment of the Willamette River known as Portland Harbor revealed significant contamination of river sediments. The EPA subsequently included Portland Harbor on the National Priority List pursuant to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as a federal Superfund site and listed 69 Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs). PGE was included among the PRPs as it has historically owned or operated property near the river. In January 2008, the EPA requested information from various parties, including PGE, concerning additional properties in or near the original segment of the river under investigation as well as several miles beyond. Subsequently, the EPA has listed additional PRPs, which now number over one hundred.

The Portland Harbor site is currently undergoing a remedial investigation (RI) and feasibility study (FS) pursuant to an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) between the EPA and several PRPs known as the Lower Willamette Group (LWG), which does not include PGE.

In March 2012, the LWG submitted a draft FS to the EPA for review and approval. The draft FS, along with the RI, provide the framework for the EPA to determine a clean-up remedy for Portland Harbor that will be documented in a Record of Decision, which the EPA is expected to issue in 2015 or 2016.

The draft FS evaluates several alternative clean-up approaches. These approaches would take from two to 28 years with costs ranging from $169 million to $1.8 billion, depending on the selected remedial action levels and the choice of remedy. The draft FS does not address responsibility for the costs of clean-up, allocate such costs among PRPs, or define precise boundaries for the clean-up. Responsibility for funding and implementing the EPA’s selected clean-up will be determined after the issuance of the Record of Decision.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that this matter could result in a loss to the Company. However, due to the uncertainties discussed above, sufficient information is currently not available to determine PGE’s liability for the cost of any required investigation or remediation of the Portland Harbor site or to estimate a range of potential loss.

DEQ Investigation of Downtown Reach

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has executed a memorandum of understanding with the EPA to administer and enforce clean-up activities for portions of the Willamette River that are upriver from the Portland Harbor Superfund site (the Downtown Reach). In January of 2010, the DEQ issued an order requiring PGE to perform an investigation of certain portions of the Downtown Reach. PGE completed this investigation in December 2011 and entered into a consent order with the DEQ in July 2012 to conduct a feasibility study of alternatives for remedial action for the portions of the Downtown Reach that were included within the scope of PGE’s investigation. It is expected that a draft feasibility study report, which would provide a range of potential cost estimates, will be available by the end of 2013 or early 2014.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that this matter could result in a loss to the Company. However, because the feasibility study continues, sufficient information is currently not available to determine PGE’s liability for the cost of any required investigation or remediation of the Downtown Reach site or to estimate a range of potential loss.

EPA Investigation of Harbor Oil

Harbor Oil, Inc. operated an oil reprocessing business on a site located in north Portland (Harbor Oil) until about 1999. Subsequently, other companies have continued to conduct operations on the site. Until 2003, PGE contracted with the operators of the site to provide used oil from the Company’s power plants and electrical distribution system to the operators for use in their reprocessing business. Other entities continue to utilize Harbor Oil for the reprocessing of used oil and other lubricants.

In September 2003, the EPA included the Harbor Oil site on the National Priority List as a federal Superfund site. PGE received a Notice from the EPA in 2005, in which the Company was named as one of fourteen PRPs with respect to Harbor Oil. Subsequently, an AOC was signed by the EPA and six other parties, including PGE, to implement an RI/FS at Harbor Oil. In 2011, the final draft of the RI report was submitted to the EPA.

In 2012, the EPA approved the RI and stated that it intended to recommend no action on the site, based on the conclusions of the risk assessment conducted under the CERCLA. Following a public notice and comment period, the EPA, on June 28, 2013, issued a final Record of Decision requiring no further action.

Alleged Violation of Environmental Regulations at Colstrip

On July 30, 2012, PGE received a Notice of Intent to Sue (Notice) for violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at Colstrip Steam Electric Station (Colstrip) from counsel on behalf of the Sierra Club and the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC). The Notice was also addressed to the other Colstrip co-owners, including PPL Montana, LLC - the operator of Colstrip. PGE has a 20% ownership interest in Units 3 and 4 of Colstrip. The Notice alleges certain violations of the CAA, including New Source Review, Title V, and opacity requirements, and states that the Sierra Club and MEIC will: i) request a United States District Court to impose injunctive relief and civil penalties; ii) require a beneficial environmental project in the areas affected by the alleged air pollution; and iii) seek reimbursement of Sierra Club’s and MEIC’s costs of litigation and attorney’s fees.

Since July 2012, the Sierra Club and MEIC have amended their Notice three times. The first amendment, contained in a letter dated August 30, 2012, asserts that the Colstrip owners violated the Title V air quality operating permit during portions of 2008 and 2009. The second amendment, contained in a letter dated September 27, 2012, asserts that the owners have violated the CAA by failing to timely submit a complete air quality operating permit application to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The third amendment, received in December 2012, does not materially alter the prior assertions.

On March 6, 2013, the Sierra Club and MEIC sued the Colstrip co-owners, including PGE, for these and additional alleged violations of various environmental related regulations. The plaintiffs are seeking relief that includes an injunction preventing the co-owners from operating Colstrip except in accordance with the CAA, the Montana State Implementation Plan, and the plant’s federally enforceable air quality permits. In addition, plaintiffs are seeking civil penalties against the co-owners including $32,500 per day for each violation occurring through January 12, 2009, and $37,500 per day for each violation occurring thereafter. On May 3, 2013, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss 36 of the 39 claims in the suit. This matter is scheduled for trial in October 2014.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that this matter could result in a loss to the Company. However, due to the uncertainties concerning this matter, PGE cannot predict the outcome or determine whether it would have a material impact on the Company.

Challenge to AOC Related to Colstrip Wastewater Facilities

In August 2012, the operator of Colstrip entered into an AOC with the MDEQ, which established a comprehensive process to investigate and remediate groundwater seepage impacts related to the wastewater facilities at Colstrip. Within five years, under this AOC, the operator of Colstrip is required to provide financial assurance to MDEQ for the costs associated with closure of the waste water treatment facilities. This will establish an obligation for asset retirement, but the operator of Colstrip is unable at this time to estimate these costs, which will require both public and agency review. 

In September 2012, Earthjustice filed an affidavit pursuant to Montana’s Major Facility Siting Act (MFSA) that sought review of the AOC by Montana’s Board of Environmental Review (BER), on behalf of environmental groups Sierra Club, the MEIC, and the National Wildlife Federation. In September 2012, the operator of Colstrip filed an election with the BER to have this proceeding conducted in Montana state district court as contemplated by the MFSA. In October 2012, Earthjustice, on behalf of Sierra Club, the MEIC and the National Wildlife Federation, filed with the Montana state district court a petition for a writ of mandamus and a complaint for declaratory relief alleging that the AOC fails to require the necessary actions under the MFSA and the Montana Water Quality Act with respect to groundwater seepage from the wastewater facilities at Colstrip. On May 31, 2013, the district court judge granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the petition for the writ of mandamus.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that this matter could result in a loss to the Company. However, due to the uncertainties concerning this matter, PGE cannot predict the outcome or determine whether it would have a material impact on the Company.

Revenue Bonds

In 2008, PGE repurchased $5.8 million of Pollution Control Revenue Bonds Series 1996 (Bonds) issued through the Port of Morrow, Oregon. In connection with the repurchase, PGE paid the $5.8 million repurchase price to Lehman Brothers Inc. (Lehman) as remarketing agent for the Bonds, who in turn paid off the beneficial owner of the Bonds. As a result of the payment, PGE became the beneficial owner of the Bonds and requested that Lehman safe-keep the Bonds in Lehman’s Depository Trust Company participant account until such time as the Bonds could be remarketed. After repurchase of the Bonds, PGE removed the liability for the Bonds from its financial statements.

In September 2008, Lehman filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. PGE subsequently filed a claim for return of the Bonds from Lehman. In November 2009, the trustee appointed to liquidate the assets of Lehman (Trustee) allowed PGE’s claim as a net equity claim for securities and on June 14, 2013, PGE received the Bonds in full.

Oregon Tax Court Ruling

On September 17, 2012, the Oregon Tax Court issued a ruling contrary to an Oregon Department of Revenue interpretation and a current Oregon administrative rule, regarding the treatment of wholesale electricity sales. The underlying issue is whether electricity should be treated as tangible or intangible property for state income tax apportionment purposes. The Oregon Department of Revenue has appealed the ruling of the Oregon Tax Court to the Oregon Supreme Court. It is uncertain whether the ruling will be upheld.

If the ruling is upheld, PGE estimates that its income tax liability could increase by as much as $7 million due to an increase in the tax rate at which deferred tax liabilities would be recognized in future years. Due to the uncertainty concerning the resolution of this matter, PGE cannot predict the outcome. The Company may seek regulatory recovery of any incremental tax, although there can be no guarantee that such recovery would be granted.

Complaint Against U.S. Department of Energy

In 2004, the co-owners of Trojan (PGE, Eugene Water & Electric Board, and PacifiCorp, collectively referred to as Plaintiffs) filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) for failure to accept spent nuclear fuel by January 31, 1998. PGE had contracted with the USDOE for the permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel in order to allow the final decommissioning of Trojan. The Plaintiffs paid for permanent disposal services during the period of plant operation and have met all other conditions precedent. The Plaintiffs were seeking approximately $112 million in damages incurred through 2009.

A trial before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims commenced in the fourth quarter of 2011 and concluded in early 2012. On November 30, 2012, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a judgment awarding certain damages to the Plaintiffs. The judgment did not state the precise amount of the damages award, but directed the parties to consult and propose a final amount for the Plaintiffs’ recovery that was based on certain adjustments specified in the court’s ruling. In July 2013, the parties reached a settlement wherein the Trojan co-owners will receive $70 million for the period through 2009, with PGE’s share being approximately $44 million. Proceeds are expected to be received by late August. The settlement agreement also provides for a process to submit claims for allowable costs for the period 2010 through 2013. Recovery of any costs for periods after 2013 will be covered in subsequent agreements. Any proceeds received related to this legal matter would flow to the benefit of customers to offset amounts previously collected from customers in relation to Trojan decommissioning activities.

Other Matters

PGE is subject to other regulatory, environmental, and legal proceedings, investigations, and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business, which may result in judgments against the Company. Although management currently believes that resolution of such matters will not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties, and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

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Balance Sheet Components (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Balance Sheet Components Note [Abstract]

BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS

BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS

Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable is net of an allowance for uncollectible accounts of $5 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The activity in the allowance for uncollectible accounts is as follows (in millions):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012
Balance as of beginning of period	$	5		$	6
Provision, net	3			4
Amounts written off, less recoveries	(3		)	(4		)
Balance as of end of period	$	5		$	6

Inventories

PGE inventories are recorded at average cost and consist primarily of materials and supplies for use in operations, maintenance, and capital activities and fuel for use in generating plants. Fuel inventories include natural gas, coal, and oil. Periodically, the Company assesses the realizability of inventory for purposes of determining that inventory is recorded at the lower of average cost or market.

Other Current Assets

Other current assets consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Prepaid expenses	$	33	$	37
Current deferred income tax asset	38		51
Assets from price risk management activities	3		4
Other	4		1
Other current assets	$	78	$	93

Electric Utility Plant, Net

Electric utility plant, net consists of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Electric utility plant	$	6,913		$	6,811
Construction work in progress	267			140
Total cost	7,180			6,951
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,648		)	(2,559		)
Electric utility plant, net	$	4,532		$	4,392

As of December 31, 2012, Construction work in progress included $46 million related to the Cascade Crossing Transmission Project (Cascade Crossing), which was originally proposed as a 215-mile, 500 kV transmission project between Boardman, Oregon and Salem, Oregon. In January 2013, PGE entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to pursue modifications to the original project. Based on subsequent analysis and an updated forecast of demand and future transmission capacity in the region, PGE has since determined that original projections of transmission capacity limitations contemplated in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process were not likely to fully materialize. In addition, the parties are exploring alternatives that could provide PGE with needed transmission capacity at a lower cost to customers and with reduced environmental impact. As a result of these efforts, PGE and BPA have worked toward refining the scope of the project and executed a new, non-binding, MOU in May 2013. The MOU provides that the parties will explore a new option under which BPA could provide PGE with ownership of approximately 1,500 MW in transmission capacity phased in over the next few years. As a result of the changed conditions reflected in the MOU, PGE has suspended permitting and development of Cascade Crossing and charged $52 million of capitalized costs related to Cascade Crossing to expense in the second quarter of 2013. Additionally, in June 2013, the Company filed with the OPUC seeking deferral of these costs for future recovery in customer prices. Management is unable to predict at this time what amount, if any, of these costs will be recoverable through customer prices. If any portion of these costs becomes probable of recovery, PGE will record the related amount as a regulatory asset, with a corresponding reduction to expense.

PGE completed construction of a $10 million, 1.75 MW solar powered electric generating facility, which was sold to, and simultaneously leased-back from, a financial institution in January 2012. The Company operates the facility and receives 100% of the power generated by the facility. This transaction is reflected as an investing activity in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization in the table above includes accumulated amortization related to intangible assets of $162 million and $151 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and $11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Regulatory assets and liabilities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Current			Noncurrent		Current			Noncurrent
Regulatory assets:
Price risk management	$	101		$	77	$	123		$	71
Pension and other postretirement plans	—			308		—			321
Deferred income taxes	—			76		—			80
Deferred broker settlements	9			1		20			1
Debt reacquisition costs	—			19		—			22
Deferred capital projects	—			24		—			16
Other	4			14		1			13
Total regulatory assets	$	114		$	519	$	144		$	524
Regulatory liabilities:
Asset retirement removal costs	$	—		$	720	$	—		$	692
Asset retirement obligations	—			38		—			39
Power cost adjustment mechanism	3			—		6			—
Other	4			38		6			34
Total regulatory liabilities	$	7	(1)	$	796	$	12	(1)	$	765

(1) Included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	$	39	$	46
Accrued interest payable	22		23
Accrued taxes payable	24		21
Accrued dividends payable	21		21
Regulatory liabilities—current	7		12
Other	62		56
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	175	$	179

Credit Facilities

PGE has the following unsecured revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2013:

• A $400 million syndicated credit facility, which is scheduled to terminate in November 2017; and

• A $300 million syndicated credit facility, which is scheduled to terminate in December 2016.

Pursuant to the individual terms of the agreements, both revolving credit facilities may be used for general corporate purposes and as backup for commercial paper borrowings, and also permit the issuance of standby letters of credit. PGE may borrow for one, two, three, or six months at a fixed interest rate established at the time of the borrowing, or at a variable interest rate for any period up to the then remaining term of the applicable credit facility. Both revolving credit facilities require annual fees based on PGE’s unsecured credit ratings, and contain customary covenants and default provisions, including a requirement that limits consolidated indebtedness, as defined in the agreements, to 65% of total capitalization. As of June 30, 2013, PGE was in compliance with this requirement with a 49.6% debt to total capital ratio. The Company also has a letter of credit facility under which it may obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $21.5 million.

PGE has a commercial paper program under which it may issue commercial paper for terms of up to 270 days, limited to the unused amount of credit under the credit facilities.

Pursuant to an order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Company is authorized to issue short-term debt up to $700 million through February 6, 2014. The authorization provides that if utility assets financed by unsecured debt are divested, then a proportionate share of the unsecured debt must also be divested.

PGE classifies borrowings under the revolving credit facilities and outstanding commercial paper as Short-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2013, PGE had no borrowings or commercial paper outstanding, $54 million of letters of credit issued, and aggregate unused credit available of $668 million under the credit facilities.

Long-term Debt

On April 1, 2013, the Company repaid the 4.45% Series of First Mortgage Bonds (FMBs) in the amount of $50 million, in accordance with the scheduled maturity.

In June 2013, PGE entered into a bond purchase agreement with certain institutional buyers (Buyers) under which the Company agreed to sell to the Buyers, in two tranches, an aggregate principal amount of $225 million of 4.47% Series FMBs, consisting of $150 million due 2044 and $75 million due 2043. Interest is due and payable semi-annually. PGE issued the first tranche of $150 million on June 27, 2013, with interest payable in June and December, and expects to issue the remaining tranche of $75 million on or before August 30, 2013.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Other Postretirement Benefits					Non-Qualified Benefit Plans
	2013			2012			2013			2012		2013		2012
Service cost	$	4		$	3		$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	8			8			1			1		1		—
Expected return on plan assets	(10		)	(10		)	(1		)	—		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1			—		—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	6			4			—			—		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8		$	5		$	1		$	1	$	1	$	—

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Other Postretirement Benefits					Non-Qualified Benefit Plans
	2013			2012			2013			2012		2013		2012
Service cost	$	8		$	6		$	1		$	1	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	16			16			2			2		1		1
Expected return on plan assets	(20		)	(20		)	(1		)	—		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1			—		—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	12			8			—			—		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	16		$	10		$	3		$	3	$	1	$	1

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Equity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Issued, Issuance Costs			$ 2,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	314,000,000		47,000,000	0
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding beginning of period			75,556,272
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			1,730,000,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(22,000,000)	26,000,000		75,000,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0		0
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding end of period	77,362,458		77,362,458
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1,762,000,000		1,762,000,000
Share Price	$ 29.50		$ 29.50
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share	$ 28.54		$ 28.54
Common Stock, Discount on Shares	0.96		0.96
stock offering	11,100,000
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Settlement Alternatives, Cash, at Fair Value	26,000,000		26,000,000
underwriters discount	11,000,000		11,000,000
Net share settlement	844,757		844,757
Common Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues			1,665,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures			141,186	164,325
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding beginning of period			75,556,272	75,362,956
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding end of period	77,362,458	75,527,281	77,362,458	75,527,281
Common Stock Including Additional Paid in Capital [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock			47,000,000
Share-based Compensation			1,000,000	1,000,000
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			841,000,000	836,000,000
Dividends, Common Stock			0	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	889,000,000	837,000,000	889,000,000	837,000,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Share-based Compensation			0	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			(6,000,000)	(6,000,000)
Dividends, Common Stock			0	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(6,000,000)	(6,000,000)	(6,000,000)	(6,000,000)
Retained Earnings [Member]
Share-based Compensation			0	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			893,000,000	833,000,000
Dividends, Common Stock			(42,000,000)	(41,000,000)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent			27,000,000	75,000,000
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	878,000,000	867,000,000	878,000,000	867,000,000
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Share-based Compensation			0	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			2,000,000	3,000,000
Dividends, Common Stock			0	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			(1,000,000)	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 1,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 3,000,000

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Balance Sheet Components Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 4	$ 3	$ 8	$ 6
Interest cost	8	8	16	16
Expected return on plan assets	10	10	20	20
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net actuarial loss	6	4	12	8
Net periodic benefit cost	8	5	16	10
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	1	1
Interest cost	1	1	2	2
Expected return on plan assets	(1)	0	(1)	0
Amortization of prior service cost	(1)	0	(1)	0
Amortization of net actuarial loss	0	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost	1	1	3	3
Non Qualified Benefit Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	1	0	1	1
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net actuarial loss	0	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1	$ 1

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Contingencies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies, Policy [Policy Text Block]

PGE is subject to legal, regulatory, and environmental proceedings, investigations, and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Contingencies are evaluated using the best information available at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company may seek regulatory recovery of certain costs that are incurred in connection with such matters, although there can be no assurance that such recovery would be granted.

Loss contingencies are accrued, and disclosed if material, when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred as of the financial statement date and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If a reasonable estimate of probable loss cannot be determined, a range of loss may be established, in which case the minimum amount in the range is accrued, unless some other amount within the range appears to be a better estimate.

A loss contingency will also be disclosed when it is reasonably possible that an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred if the estimate or range of potential loss is material. If a probable or reasonably possible loss cannot be reasonably estimated, then the Company (i) discloses an estimate of such loss or the range of such loss, if the Company is able to determine such an estimate, or (ii) discloses that an estimate cannot be made.

If an asset has been impaired or a liability incurred after the financial statement date, but prior to the issuance of the financial statements, the loss contingency is disclosed, if material, and the amount of any estimated loss is recorded in the subsequent reporting period.

The Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in such matters that could affect the amount of any accrual, as well as the likelihood of developments that would make a loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. The assessment as to whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and as to whether such loss or a range of such loss is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Management is often unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss, or a range of loss, particularly in cases in which: i) the damages sought are indeterminate or the basis for the damages claimed is not clear; ii) the proceedings are in the early stages; iii) discovery is not complete; iv) the matters involve novel or unsettled legal theories; v) there are significant facts in dispute; vi) there are a large number of parties (including where it is uncertain how liability, if any, will be shared among multiple defendants); or vii) there is a wide range of potential outcomes. In such cases, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the timing or ultimate resolution, including any possible loss, fine, penalty, or business impact.  

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such regulations

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Balance Sheet Components (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]

Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]

The activity in the allowance for uncollectible accounts is as follows (in millions):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012
Balance as of beginning of period	$	5		$	6
Provision, net	3			4
Amounts written off, less recoveries	(3		)	(4		)
Balance as of end of period	$	5		$	6

Schedule of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block]

Other current assets consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Prepaid expenses	$	33	$	37
Current deferred income tax asset	38		51
Assets from price risk management activities	3		4
Other	4		1
Other current assets	$	78	$	93

Schedule of Public Utility Property, Plant, and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Electric utility plant, net consists of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Electric utility plant	$	6,913		$	6,811
Construction work in progress	267			140
Total cost	7,180			6,951
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,648		)	(2,559		)
Electric utility plant, net	$	4,532		$	4,392

As of December 31, 2012, Construction work in progress included $46 million related to the Cascade Crossing Transmission Project (Cascade Crossing), which was originally proposed as a 215-mile, 500 kV transmission project between Boardman, Oregon and Salem, Oregon. In January 2013, PGE entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to pursue modifications to the original project. Based on subsequent analysis and an updated forecast of demand and future transmission capacity in the region, PGE has since determined that original projections of transmission capacity limitations contemplated in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process were not likely to fully materialize. In addition, the parties are exploring alternatives that could provide PGE with needed transmission capacity at a lower cost to customers and with reduced environmental impact. As a result of these efforts, PGE and BPA have worked toward refining the scope of the project and executed a new, non-binding, MOU in May 2013. The MOU provides that the parties will explore a new option under which BPA could provide PGE with ownership of approximately 1,500 MW in transmission capacity phased in over the next few years. As a result of the changed conditions reflected in the MOU, PGE has suspended permitting and development of Cascade Crossing and charged $52 million of capitalized costs related to Cascade Crossing to expense in the second quarter of 2013. Additionally, in June 2013, the Company filed with the OPUC seeking deferral of these costs for future recovery in customer prices. Management is unable to predict at this time what amount, if any, of these costs will be recoverable through customer prices. If any portion of these costs becomes probable of recovery, PGE will record the related amount as a regulatory asset, with a corresponding reduction to expense.

PGE completed construction of a $10 million, 1.75 MW solar powered electric generating facility, which was sold to, and simultaneously leased-back from, a financial institution in January 2012. The Company operates the facility and receives 100% of the power generated by the facility. This transaction is reflected as an investing activity in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Accumulated depreciation and amortization in the table above includes accumulated amortization related to intangible assets of $162 million and $151 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Text Block]

Regulatory assets and liabilities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Current			Noncurrent		Current			Noncurrent
Regulatory assets:
Price risk management	$	101		$	77	$	123		$	71
Pension and other postretirement plans	—			308		—			321
Deferred income taxes	—			76		—			80
Deferred broker settlements	9			1		20			1
Debt reacquisition costs	—			19		—			22
Deferred capital projects	—			24		—			16
Other	4			14		1			13
Total regulatory assets	$	114		$	519	$	144		$	524
Regulatory liabilities:
Asset retirement removal costs	$	—		$	720	$	—		$	692
Asset retirement obligations	—			38		—			39
Power cost adjustment mechanism	3			—		6			—
Other	4			38		6			34
Total regulatory liabilities	$	7	(1)	$	796	$	12	(1)	$	765

(1) Included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	$	39	$	46
Accrued interest payable	22		23
Accrued taxes payable	24		21
Accrued dividends payable	21		21
Regulatory liabilities—current	7		12
Other	62		56
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	175	$	179

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

Components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Other Postretirement Benefits					Non-Qualified Benefit Plans
	2013			2012			2013			2012		2013		2012
Service cost	$	4		$	3		$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	8			8			1			1		1		—
Expected return on plan assets	(10		)	(10		)	(1		)	—		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1			—		—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	6			4			—			—		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8		$	5		$	1		$	1	$	1	$	—

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Other Postretirement Benefits					Non-Qualified Benefit Plans
	2013			2012			2013			2012		2013		2012
Service cost	$	8		$	6		$	1		$	1	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	16			16			2			2		1		1
Expected return on plan assets	(20		)	(20		)	(1		)	—		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1			—		—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	12			8			—			—		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	16		$	10		$	3		$	3	$	1	$	1

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Guarantees (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Guarantees [Abstract]

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties Policies [Policy Text Block]

Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated in the indemnification provisions and, therefore, the overall maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnifications cannot be reasonably estimated. PGE periodically evaluates the likelihood of incurring costs under such indemnities based on the Company’s historical experience and the evaluation of the specific indemnities.

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 29, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO /OR/
Entity Central Index Key	0000784977
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		77,363,003
Trading Symbol	POR

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Variable interest entities (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Variable interest Entities [Abstract]

Consolidation, Variable Interest Entity, Policy [Policy Text Block]

PGE has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of three variable interest entities (VIEs) and, therefore, consolidates the VIEs within the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.