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Oregon’s POWER Act is the first of its kind to protect Oregonians’ utility bills from data center growth
Exciting news from Salem! Oregon regulators just finalized nation-leading protections that ensure data centers pay for their own power and infrastructure costs, stopping…
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Creating the Grid of the Future: Transmission planning in Oregon and our Region
Building the grid we need to power our future starts with smart planning. Transmission planning is the process of identifying actions to improve and modernize the grid,…
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Why the Northwest’s oil dependence keeps fuel prices high
The Northwest’s dependence on imported fossil fuels leaves households vulnerable to price spikes triggered by global conflicts. By shifting to clean electricity and…
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What part of "no more coal" doesn't Trump understand?
Washington State is so over coal. We banned it from our power plants, from our ports—and from our air and water. The Trump administration's heavy-handed attempt to keep…
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Oregon’s 2026 legislative recap: A defend-and-deliver moment that left climate behind
Explore Oregon's 2026 legislative wins and the lessons learned from the climate policies that fell short. It highlights the missed opportunities for lower energy bills…
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    Unpave paradise, get rid of the parking lots

    by Rhys Roth on

    Our country, America the Beautiful, boasts somewhere between 105 million and 2 billion parking spaces, according to a New York Times blog that caught my eye the other day.  This boggles my mind on two levels:

  • The home run we need: Biocarbon

    by Rhys Roth on

    RBI.  I’m a baseball fanatic -- especially in playoff season -- and I was hoping that our new program could have that acronym.  

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