Oregon

Five West Coast Governments Back a 20-Station Electric Truck Corridor on I-5, With No New Money Attached

September 8, 2026 · EVs

3 sources California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Baja California launched the BC2BC ZEV Corridor on August 26, placing 20 electric truck charging stations along Interstate 5. The five governments…

Eleven Western Governors Endorse 12,600-Mile WestTEC Transmission Plan, Launch PACT Permitting Task Force

July 1, 2026 · Policy & Markets

4 sources Western governors from 11 states endorsed the WestTEC roadmap to add more than 12,600 miles of high-voltage transmission by 2035, and launched the PACT task force to align…

FirstEnergy Asks FERC to Make Data Centers Pay Directly

June 5, 2026 · FERC & Federal

3 sources FirstEnergy asked FERC to make data centers pay directly for the transmission upgrades they require through 15-year contracts, modeled on natural gas pipeline pricing.

State of Data Center Power: 27% of U.S. Facilities Shift

June 2, 2026 · Analysis

By 2030, 27% of US data centers are projected to run on onsite generation as AI workload intensity and multi-year interconnection queues push operators to self-supply power.

Oregon Orders Data Centers to Pay 100%

May 8, 2026 · Data Centers

3 sources Oregon's POWER Act from June 10, 2026 requires loads above 20 MW to fund distribution expansion, with a 1 cent/kWh surcharge on loads above 100 MW for low-income…

Air Force Research Lab Awards Concurrent Technologies $18 Million

April 29, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has been awarded an $18 million prime contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop a large-capacity battery energy storage system…

BrightNight Acquires 6 GW Western US Development Portfolio

April 21, 2026 · News

4 sources BrightNight announced on April 21, 2026, its acquisition of Cordelio Power's ownership interest in their joint venture's development portfolio, adding 6 GW of solar and battery storage projects…

Tesla Maps 66-Site Megacharger Network Across 15 States

March 8, 2026 · EVs

4 sources Verified First public Megacharger opens in Ontario, CA delivering 1.2 MW per stall, with 37 sites planned by end of 2026 via Pilot Travel Centers partnership.

Calibrant Energy Deploys 31 MW BESS for Oregon Data Center Grid

October 22, 2025 · Data Centers

3 sources Calibrant Energy will install a 31 MW / 62 MWh battery energy storage system at Aligned Data Centers' Pacific Northwest campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, enabling the 108 MW…

Court Order Restores NEVI8217s 5B EV Charging Program After

Court Order Restores NEVI’s $5B EV Charging Program After

September 1, 2025 · EVs

5 sources Verified A federal district court in June 2025 ordered restoration of NEVI program funds after the administration froze the billion EV charging initiative in February, ruling the agency…

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