Pacific Power to charge new Oregon data centers for all costs associated with growing energy need
Pacific Power reached an agreement to charge data center operators directly for costs associated with new energy projects and infrastructure. The deal follows months of negotiations with the Oregon Public Utility Commission and the Citizens’ Utility Board. The utility is Oregon’s second largest investor-owned electric provider.
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 […]
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