ScottishPower announces that its US subsidiary PacifiCorp filed on 23 August 2001 with the Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) to recover $104 million related to purchased power and other impacts arising from losing Hunter unit 1 from PacifiCorp's generation portfolio. On 9 February 2001, the Utah PSC authorized PacifiCorp to defer costs related to the Hunter outage. The 430 MW unit was returned to service in early May 2001.

In Oregon & Wyoming, proceedings are already underway to account for and recover excess net power costs incurred as a result of market conditions and the Hunter unit outage. A filing to recover deferred costs in Idaho is scheduled to be made by December 2001.

Further Information:
Andrew Jamieson,        Head of Investor Relations        0141 636 4527
Gordon Laidlaw,             Media Relations Manager         0141 636 4552