Investment Grade Utilities: Utilities and Power Weekly

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Investment Grade Utilities: Utilities and Power Weekly

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Investment Grade Utilities

Utilities and Power Weekly

PacifiCorp appellate reversal under review 06 July 2026

On June 25th, the Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) agreed to hear the petition for review of High Grade Credit

the appellate decision which reversed and remanded the James class action back to trial United States

court. The hearing will occur at 1:30pm PT on November 3rd, 2026. In response, S&P Utilities

announced PacifiCorp’s ratings and outlook are unaffected by the decision to review, but

the development is potentially negative for credit quality. S&P expects to fully assess Table of Contents

the impact once the OSC issues its ruling, which it expects in 1Q27. Top Headlines, week ending Jul 3rd 2

Published org charts and data for 100 utility issuers Sector Performance 3

Utility Comps 5

We recently published a report providing profiles for the 28 largest utility issuers in the

US Investment Grade Index reflecting data for FY2025. The piece includes 28 utilities Power Comps 14

holding company structures and 72 key subsidiary relationships for debt-issuing entities, IG Utility Bonds Issuance 15

along with profiles of key subsidiaries, including jurisdiction data, credit profile, ratings Utility Bond Performance Last Week 17

outlook and generation source. Investment Grade Utilities: Utility Profiles 26 June 2026 Utility Bond Performance YTD 18

Utility Equity Performance Last Week 19

Last week's best and worst performers Appendix 20

IG utilities performed in line with the market last week, returning -0.4%. Last week’s

best performing HoldCo credits were Northwest Natural Holding Company 7.0% Jr