Oregon Public Utility Commission (Portland General Electric) — Order 26-154 Approving PGE Large-Load Tariff Framework for Data Centers

The Oregon PUC approved a large-load tariff for data centers exceeding 20 MW that requires customers to fund 100% of distribution upgrades, sign 10-to-30-year contracts, pay minimum demand charges at 90% of contracted capacity, and adds a 1 cent/kWh surcharge on projects over 100 MW to offset residential and low-income customer costs. In July 2026 the PUC approved PGE's compliance rate filing implementing the framework: data-center customers' rates rise about 29.7% while residential bills drop about 1.3%.

Technical detail

The Oregon PUC approved a large-load tariff for data centers exceeding 20 MW that requires customers to fund 100% of distribution upgrades, sign 10-to-30-year contracts, pay minimum demand charges at 90% of contracted capacity, and adds a 1 cent/kWh surcharge on projects over 100 MW to offset residential and low-income customer costs. FOLLOW-ON (July 7, 2026): the PUC unanimously approved PGE's compliance rate filing implementing the large-load/data-center framework under HB 3546 (POWER Act) — average 29.7% rate increase for data-center customers effective July 8, 2026; residential bills decrease ~1.3%, commercial ~2.1%, other industrial ~1.4%.

Who is protected: People subject to this body's AI/surveillance systems.

Who must comply: Oregon Public Utility Commission (Portland General Electric)

Key facts

Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere

• Emergency 365-day moratorium on new data centers (>20 MVA) · In effect
• Resolution setting Seattle data-center impact-study framework · In effect
• Six-month moratorium on data centers >350,000 sq ft (Minneapolis) · In effect
• Nashville/Davidson County temporary moratorium on data centers · Proposed / pending
• Two-year moratorium on data centers, crypto mining, battery storage · In effect
• One-year data-center moratorium in unincorporated Boone County · In effect