Oregon approves 30% data center electricity rate hike while cutting residential costs by 1.3%, Tom's Hardware reports.

Oregon's POWER Act allows Portland General Electric to raise rates by 29.7% for data centers using over 20MW, while reducing residential electricity costs by 1.3%. The move aims to make data centers pay their fair share for grid infrastructure.

• Power company hikes data center bills by 30%, cuts residential electricity costs by 1.3% — Oregon approves change through POWER Act, pushes developments using more than 20 Megawatts of power to pay their fair share