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Pacific Power Will Require New Large Data Centers To Pay Their Way - 11/13/26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Media hotline: 503-813-6018 

 

Pacific Power will require new large data centers to pay their way 
OPUC approves new framework for large energy users

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 13, 2026) – New large data centers in Pacific Power’s Oregon service area will have to pay the full cost of providing their electricity service, under a new tariff approved by the Oregon Public Utility Commission.  

 

The approved plan reflects an agreement reached this fall between Pacific Power, commission staff, the Oregon Citizen’s Utility Board and the Green Energy Institute. It also implements a state law known as the POWER Act enacted in 2025 in response to rising concerns about the impact of new data centers on electricity costs.   

 

"As Oregon continues to attract investment and economic development, it's important that growth happens in a way that protects affordability for the customers we serve today," said Rick Link, senior vice president of planning and regulation for Pacific Power. "This approach will ensure that new large energy users pay their own way while supporting continued economic opportunity across the state."  

 

The approved tariff creates a new customer class for facilities that use or can use 20 megawatts or more of electricity and whose business is related to computing infrastructure, data processing, web hosting and related services, assigning the cost of serving a customer in this new class directly to that customer.  

 

The new tariff would also require large energy use facilities to enter into long-term service agreements and pay for the electric infrastructure and services needed to support their operations. This approach ensures that new large load customers pay the costs of serving their demand while providing greater certainty for other customers. 

 

The new tariff will take effect on January 1, 2027. 

 

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About Pacific Power
 

Pacific Power provides safe and reliable electric service to 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California. The company supplies customers with electricity from a diverse portfolio of generating plants including hydroelectric, thermal, wind, geothermal and solar resources. Pacific Power is part of PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, with 2 million customers in six western states. For more information, visit PacificPower.net. 

 

Pacific Power Will Require New Large Data Centers To Pay Their Way - 11/13/26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Media hotline: 503-813-6018 

 

Pacific Power will require new large data centers to pay their way 
OPUC approves new framework for large energy users

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 13, 2026) – New large data centers in Pacific Power’s Oregon service area will have to pay the full cost of providing their electricity service, under a new tariff approved by the Oregon Public Utility Commission.  

 

The approved plan reflects an agreement reached this fall between Pacific Power, commission staff, the Oregon Citizen’s Utility Board and the Green Energy Institute. It also implements a state law known as the POWER Act enacted in 2025 in response to rising concerns about the impact of new data centers on electricity costs.   

 

"As Oregon continues to attract investment and economic development, it's important that growth happens in a way that protects affordability for the customers we serve today," said Rick Link, senior vice president of planning and regulation for Pacific Power. "This approach will ensure that new large energy users pay their own way while supporting continued economic opportunity across the state."  

 

The approved tariff creates a new customer class for facilities that use or can use 20 megawatts or more of electricity and whose business is related to computing infrastructure, data processing, web hosting and related services, assigning the cost of serving a customer in this new class directly to that customer.  

 

The new tariff would also require large energy use facilities to enter into long-term service agreements and pay for the electric infrastructure and services needed to support their operations. This approach ensures that new large load customers pay the costs of serving their demand while providing greater certainty for other customers. 

 

The new tariff will take effect on January 1, 2027. 

 

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About Pacific Power
 

Pacific Power provides safe and reliable electric service to 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California. The company supplies customers with electricity from a diverse portfolio of generating plants including hydroelectric, thermal, wind, geothermal and solar resources. Pacific Power is part of PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, with 2 million customers in six western states. For more information, visit PacificPower.net.