EX-99.3 4 employeefaq.htm EX-99.3
Conclusion of the Special Committee Review Employee FAQ What was announced?  The Special Committee of our Board of Directors has concluded its independent review of the energy trading activity that led to third quarter losses. The Special Committee had no constraints in its mandate to conduct an independent, top-to- bottom review. What was the result of the Special Committee’s review?  The Special Committee concluded that the trades were ill-conceived and revealed opportunities for improving our energy trading policies and practices. The Board concluded that the actions we began taking in August to enhance oversight of energy trading and associated risk management reporting, policies and practices are consistent with the Special Committee’s recommendations and will be monitored by the Board through enhanced reporting. These actions will strengthen the Company, and include: o Added expertise: PGE brought in additional experienced risk management personnel and replaced the Power Operations general manager with a new interim leader. o Strengthened trading policies: Power Operations personnel are operating under revised policies designed to prevent positions of the type that led to the losses. The improved policies place controls on the ability of personnel to enter into wholesale energy transactions to the extent that PGE does not have physical or financial delivery capability. o Enhanced risk reporting: Energy trading activity reporting has been improved to ensure greater visibility into portfolio risk. o Changed reporting structures: Energy Trading Risk Management now reports through a Risk and Compliance team that reports to the Chief Executive Officer. Effective January 1, 2021, Power Operations will report to the Vice President of Strategy, Regulation and Energy Supply. o Changed personnel: The individuals who previously were placed on leave are no longer with the Company. Does this incident impact our business strategy?  PGE has a strong balance sheet and liquidity, and our commitment to serving our customers and our communities remains unchanged.  Maintaining and enhancing our system is critical to ongoing safety and reliability and our focus is on delivering a clean energy future for Oregon. Will this issue impact our ability to serve customers, or the prices they pay?  There will be no impact to customer prices, as PGE will not pursue regulatory recovery. Exhibit 99.3

 The work we do every day to generate, transmit and deliver reliable power to customers and serve our communities is and always will be our highest priority.  We are a company committed to leading with integrity. What should I do if contacted by customers, the media, investors or analysts?  Consistent with company policy, please forward any inquiries from the media or any interested third parties to Brianne Hyder at Brianne.Hyder@pgn.com. Who should I contact if I have more questions?  If you have additional questions, please reach out to your officer or any one of their direct reports.

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