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Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would require certain large energy users, like data centers and cryptocurrency businesses, to pay their share for electricity use.

Eighty-eight years after its creation by an act of Congress, Bonneville Power is widely viewed as both an engine of prosperity in the Northwest, and — at times — an obstacle to environmental goals and economic growth.

A spate of new bills in California and other states would protect consumers from electricity rate hikes that subsidize data centers.

Linemen, engineers among hundreds of staff to leave Bonneville Power Administration as Trump trims workforce

Oregon’s power regulators denied a proposal by a watchdog group that would cap electricity rate increases by 10%.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power grid and expand clean energy infrastructure across central and northern California, officials announced Tuesday.

The Bonneville Power Administration has identified roughly $3 billion of transmission line and substation projects it said would be key for accommodating growing electricity demand and the expansion of wind and solar power.

A dozen projects slated to be built in the next five years could encourage more renewable energy development and lower costs, according to a report.

Energy efficient upgrades are playing a critical role in keeping the Northwest’s power grid balanced, according to an analysis by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.

In a webinar hosted by regional transmission authorities, data centers were called a “major challenge” for the energy industry, as well as extreme weather.

Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, or about 5% more than estimated last year and triple the prediction three years ago, industry experts said in a new report.

A draft plan estimates it could cost up to $4.5 billion dollars to connect a future offshore wind energy project on the Northern California coast with the rest of the state’s electric grid.