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Portland General Electric briefed Keizer council on grid limits, storage and customer relief
Summary
Portland General Electric told the Keizer City Council the region is seeing rising local demand and transmission limits, highlighted battery storage and resilience plans, and said about 60% of eligible Keizer households have enrolled in its income-qualified bill discount.
Portland General Electric representatives briefed the Keizer City Council on Nov. 17 about rising electricity demand, steps to harden and modernize the grid, and programs aimed at reducing customer bills.
Larry Beckettall, senior vice president for advanced energy delivery, told the council that Keizer’s local electrical capacity is roughly 80 megawatts and that the utility’s system totals about 4,500 megawatts. He said PGE now has about 500 megawatts of battery storage across three sites, giving the utility greater…
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