Portland General Electric discusses powering data centers amid grid demand concerns

Portland General Electric's CEO Maria Pope examines how utilities can meet surging data-center power demands through grid optimization, renewable energy, and policy changes without raising consumer rates.

First covered Nov 4, 2026 · 2:28 AM PT · 1 article

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7d Data Center Dynamics DCD Studio: How to power data centers without impacting consumers with Maria Pope, Portland General Electric — Seb Moss speaks with Maria Pope of Portland General Electric on how PGE addresses the increasing power demands of data centers through grid optimization,…

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Appeared in: 2026-11-05 (#15)

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