
Who Pays to Power Oregon’s Next Data Center? Pacific Power Deal Puts Costs on Developers
News ClipGrants Pass Tribune·OR·9/25/2026
A new deal involving Pacific Power in Oregon will shift the costs of building electrical lines and expanding infrastructure for new data centers onto the developers. This change aims to clarify who bears the financial responsibility for power needs associated with new data center investments in the state.
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A new data center can bring jobs and investment to an Oregon community. It can also require a power company to build miles of electrical lines, expand