Power company hikes data center bills by 30%, cuts residential electricity costs by 1.3%

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Power company hikes data center bills by 30%, cuts residential electricity costs by 1.3% — Oregon approves change through POWER Act, pushes developments using more than 20 Megawatts of power to pay their fair share

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Portland General Electric (PGE), Oregon’s largest electricity supplier, will increase its rate for large power consumers by 29.7%. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reports that the state’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) unanimously approved the increase, which will primarily affect large industries, data centers, and cryptocurrency mining operations. Meanwhile, costs for residential users will decline. The higher rate class, which was created last year under the state’s POWER Act, will be applied to developments that use more than 20 MW of power, which is about what a large paper mill consumes, and is way lower than the target capacity of some of the largest data centers.