# Most Portland General Electric customers will see a slight reduction on June 10.

*business · news · 2026-06-04 · Salem Statesman Journal*

## Key points

- PGE has proposed a 29% rate increase specifically for data centers in Oregon.
- This is the first rate structure in Oregon to separate data centers as their own billing category.
- The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved the rate structure on May 7, but rates were released June 3.
- Residential, small business, and commercial customers would see rate reductions under the proposed filing.

Most Portland General Electric customers will see a slight reduction on June 10 while rates will go up significantly for data centers in Oregon if state regulators approve the company’s most recent filing. PGE has proposed to lower rates for residential customers by 1.3%, small businesses by 3.7% and commercial customers by 2.2% starting on June 3. The average residential customer will see a $1.92 reduction in their monthly bill, according to PGE. Rates for data centers, meanwhile, would go up 29% under the proposal. The rate structure is the first proposed in the state under a 2025 law that separates data centers into their own category for billing. PGE was approved for the rate structure by the Oregon Public Utility Commission on May 7, but didn’t release the new rates until June 3. PGE has approximately 963,000 customers in Oregon, including in Salem, Woodburn, Silverton and nearly the entire Portland metro area. Investor-owned utilities including PGE are given exclusive territories in Oregon in exchange for being regulated by the Public Utility Commission. Pacific Power still has to come up with rates under the 2025 bill, known as the POWER Act.

**Companies:** Portland General Electric
**Countries:** United States

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