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Copia Charlestown Data Center and Battery Storage (BLM land near Hermiston)

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ApprovalOregon PUC Docket UM 2377 - PGE Large-Load Investigation (Schedule 96)apps.puc.state.or.usDownloadOrder No. 26-154 (May 2026) creates Schedule 96, a new large-load (20MW+) rate class required under Oregon's HB 3546 "POWER Act" -- 1¢/kWh surcharge for 100MW+ customers. Amazon Data Services and the Data Center Coalition were parties.
ApprovalOregon PUC Docket UE 433 - PacifiCorp 2024 General Rate Case (Large-Load Tariff)apps.puc.state.or.usDownloadEstablished Pacific Power's first large-load tariff (Capacity Reservation Charge + Excess Demand Charge for 50MW+ customers), later cited as the model for the POWER Act rollout.
LegislationHB 4084fas.orgDownloadOregon bill restricting property-tax exemption periods available to data centers.
DocumentOregon PUC Docket UE 463 - PacifiCorp Schedule 401 (POWER Act Implementation)apps.puc.state.or.usDownloadContested case implementing HB 3546/POWER Act for Pacific Power via a new large-load customer class; Amazon Data Services filed testimony. Expected to conclude late 2026.
DocumentOregon PUC Docket UM 2410 - Amazon Data Services vs. PacifiCorpapps.puc.state.or.usDownloadComplaint filed Oct 2025 -- Amazon alleges PacifiCorp failed to deliver contracted power to named Oregon data center campuses ("Specialized" and "Litespeed" under-delivered; "Pivot" and "Gray" contracting refused), asking regulators to force delivery or release the sites from PacifiCorp's exclusive territory.

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Oregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centersSpokane Spokesman-Review
Oregon Gov. Kotek orders halt to data center air, water permitting: ‘It is effectively a temporary moratorium’The Oregonian
Map Shows States Where Biggest Data Centers Are Being BuiltNewsweek
County advances road use agreement for data center developerBillings Gazette
BlackRock’s Larry Fink Warns AI Data Center Halt Could Tip US Into RecessionDecrypt
How data centers are rewriting homeowners’ property tax and power bills in 2026ABC17News.com
$10K for each resident isn’t working. Data center doubles down with open house, new grants.Mechanicsburg Patriot News