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‘A 9-gigawatt problem’: Soaring energy demand could spark new power crisis
‘A 9-gigawatt problem’: Soaring energy demand could spark new power crisis
‘A 9-gigawatt problem’: Soaring energy demand could spark new power crisis

Published on: 01/11/2026

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Oregon's data center industry launched 20 years ago when Google opened its first major installations in The Dalles. Data centers now operate all across the state, triggering huge growth in Oregon's total energy consumption.

The years after the Great Recession were a kind of Goldilocks era in Oregon’s power market.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/01/a-9-gigawatt-problem-northwests-soaring-energy-demand-supply-constraints-could-spark-new-power-crisis.html

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