Pacific Power to charge new Oregon data centers for all costs associated with growing energy need
Powerlines in Hood River County above the Columbia River July 25, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Oregon’s second largest investor-owned electric utility could soon directly assign the costs of new energy projects and infrastructure needed for data centers to data center operators.
Pacific Power last week agreed to the deal following months of negotiations with staff of the Oregon Public Utility Commission, the watchdog Citizens’ Utility Board and a handful of environmental and community advocacy groups.
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