Delighted to be a Chief Sponsor of this bill. We need the data transparency to understand the demand they are placing on the grid, and ensure they have a vested responsibility in their own growth. See also: water.
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Ryan Haas
Oregon lawmakers are proposing a bill that would require power hog data centers -- and their tech owners -- to pay a larger share of the electricity and infrastructure needed to support them.
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2020: Profit $155 million, rate hike 2%.
2021: Profit $244m, rate 2-3%.
2022: Profit $233m, rate 11%.
2023: Profit $228m, rate 7%.
2024: Profit $313m, rate hike 18%, PGE's executives & Directors pocketed over $20m.
2025: rate hike 5.5%.
Perhaps you should be looking at PGE and the Oregon PUC?
Also appreciate the very important mention of their water impact - which is also a big deal.