July 9, 2026
89% of New Power Requests Are Datacenters. Abbott Wants Guardrails.the Oregon PUC unanimously approved a 29.7% rate hike on users above 20 MW while cutting residential rates 1.3% under the POWER Act.
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission regulates utilities that provide electricity and other services to Oregon consumers, establishing rates and standards that can indirectly affect wholesale power pricing available to Texas datacenters purchasing renewable energy from the Pacific Northwest region.
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