# @theoregonian on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYDj6oGjlHF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65191057-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-08T01:00:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved a major overhaul of how Portland General Electric charges data centers for power Thursday, mandating that the state’s biggest electricity users bear more of the grid’slong‑term costs.

The Commission’s order creates a separate, legally distinct customer class for large data centers. It sets rules for how PGE allocates costs to the data centers and establishes new rates. And it includes enforcement mechanisms such as penalties and surcharges to ensure data centers pay for the costs they create.

Read more at the link in our bio.

📷: seanspix

#datacenter #energyuse #oregon #google #theoregonian

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