Portland General Electric raises data center rates 29%, lowers residential rates 1.3% under new state law
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Monica Samayoa
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Summary
Portland General Electric (PGE) is implementing the POWER Act, a new law requiring large industrial energy users like data centers to pay higher electricity rates. PGE plans to increase rates by 29% for these large load users while simultaneously reducing residential and commercial customer rates by 1.3%. This rate restructuring shifts more of the electricity cost burden onto major industrial consumers, resulting in slight savings for households and small businesses.
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· 3 pulledPortland General Electric announced Wednesday it plans to increase rates by 29% for large load users like data centers.
The utility's residential and commercial customers will see a slight decrease in their rates.
Portland General Electric is making these changes as it begins implementing a landmark law that requires these large electricity customers to pay more.
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