Portland General Electric

Portland General Electric plans to log about 400 trees in Portland's urban forest to make way for power poles and transmission lines.

Portland General Electric says it needs to remove about 400 trees in Northwest Portland's Forest Park to make way for transmission lines.

Portland General Electric customers could see a double digit rate hike starting next year. The recent request comes on the heels of the utility’s 18% increase in 2024, which was its highest rate increase in 20 years. PGE’s rates have gone up more than 40% since 2021.

It's the highest increase in 20 years. Household customers will pay $24 more a month for electricity. Businesses could see increases around 14%.

Portland General Electric customers will see a 17% rate increase on their energy bills next year, the largest rate increase in the past two decades.

The investment by the Biden administration will allow PacifiCorp, Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs to boost transmission capacity and job training programs and fortify the electric grid from the growing threat of wildfires.

The Oregon Public Utility Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the sale of nine oil storage tanks on the Columbia River near Clatskanie.

Environmental groups gathered outside the Portland General Electric headquarters in Portland Wednesday to protest the utility’s effort to permit two new natural gas power plants.



The Deschutes River Alliance claims PGE has violated water quality standards for several years after installing a water-mixing device at Round Butte Dam.

Saturday's strong winds kept some Portland General Electric customers in the dark Sunday clean up continued around the city.