While data centers face the whopping increase, smaller businesses and residential ratepayers will see a small rate cut, with the new rates effective July 8.
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While data centers face the whopping increase, smaller businesses and residential ratepayers will see a small rate cut, with the new rates effective July 8.
State regulators say the change is designed to prevent households and small businesses from subsidizing the growing electricity demands of data centers.
Portland General Electric has implemented a nearly 30 percent rate increase for large power consumers including data centers and industrial facilities, while simultaneously reducing electricity costs for residential customers by about 1.3 percent.
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