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July 10, 2025

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Oregon State Archives
UPDATED: Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill to Limit Utility Rate Increases

The Oregon Senate is set to vote on a bill that aims to mitigate the impact of rising energy costs on consumers by prohibiting residential rate increases during the winter and requiring utilities and regulators to analyze consumer affordability when setting rates.

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Oregon Governor Signs Bill to Create Data Center Rate Class
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill designed to ensure that operators of large data centers pay for grid upgrades needed to supply them with electricity while avoiding shifting those costs to residential ratepayers.
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Oregon Moving to Adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Rules
Oregon is setting a course to adopt proposed California regulations that would require both states to phase out the sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
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Winds of Climate Change Policy Sweep Through West in 2021
Western states produced a whirlwind of climate initiatives last year, advancing numerous bills and regulations to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Study Provides Oregon Lawmakers Wide Shot on RTO Membership
An RTO could provide Oregon with economic, planning and operational benefits, but it would not serve as a “universal problem-solver,” a new study says.
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Oregon RTO Committee Ponders Paths to Regionalization
A meeting to hash out an upcoming Oregon study on RTO membership turned to how the state’s participation might fit into other developments in the West.
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West Coast Could Be Net Zero by Midcentury
Oregon lawmakers approved a bill requiring major utilities to rely solely on clean energy in 2040, making the West Coast carbon-free by midcentury.

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