Oregon Data Center Power Rules: Large-Load Tariffs and State Law

Utilities

Oregon utilities and their large-load rules.

• Idaho Power

  ID, OR · Non-RTO West · IDACORP

  ●ApprovedMay 2023

  Special contracts for customers above 20 MW; Schedule 20 for speculative high-density loads

  Idaho Power serves every customer above 20 MW under its own state-approved contract, as with Meta's Kuna data center in 2023.

  • Applies to: Above 20 MW
  • No standard large-load tariff: each customer above 20 MW needs its own contract approved by the Idaho PUC
  • Contract ties the customer to its ramp schedule
  • Separate Schedule 20 class for speculative, relocatable loads such as crypto mining

  Sources: Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Final Order No. 35777, Case IPC-E-21-42 (2023); Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Final Order No. 35461, Case IPC-E-21-37 (2022); KIVI-TV, Idaho lawmaker aims to shield customers from rising power rates tied to data centers (2026)

• Pacific Power (PacifiCorp, Oregon)

  OR · Non-RTO West · PacifiCorp (Berkshire Hathaway Energy)

  ◐Settlement filedSep 2026

  POWER Act data center tariff (Oregon PUC docket UE 463)

  Pacific Power reached a settlement that would charge new Oregon data centers the full cost of the new supply and grid built for them.

  • Applies to: Over 20 MW (POWER Act definition)
  • Costs of new energy projects and infrastructure needed for data centers assigned directly to data center operators
  • Separate customer class with contracts of 10 years or longer under the POWER Act

  Sources: Washington State Standard (Oregon Capital Chronicle), Pacific Power to charge new Oregon data centers for all costs associated with growing energy need (2026); Oregon Public Utility Commission, 2026 POWER Act Legislative Report (2026)

• Portland General Electric

  OR · Non-RTO West

  ●ApprovedMay 2026

  Schedule 96 (POWER Act large energy use facilities)

  Oregon approved a separate PGE rate class for loads above 20 MW, with long contracts, minimum demand charges and customer-paid upgrades.

  • Applies to: Above 20 MW
  • Contracts of at least 10 years, up to 30 years for the largest loads
  • Pays generation and transmission demand charges on at least 90% of contracted capacity
  • Customer pays 100% of distribution upgrades
  • 1 cent per kWh surcharge at 100 MW or more
  • Exit fees and a separate interconnection queue for data centers

  Sources: Oregon Public Utility Commission, Order No. 26-154 (UM 2377) (2026); Clearing Up (NewsData), Oregon Regulators Approve PGE Data Center Rate Framework (2026); Office of the Governor of Oregon, Governor Kotek Applauds PUC for Rate Increase on Data Centers (2026)