GEI Celebrates Ten Years and its Achievements
Read GEI’s Newsletter summarizing some of its work this year.
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Students, come work with GEI!
Interested in supporting GEI’s mission and learning skills to support you in your future energy law career? Apply to be a law clerk with GEI!
Green Energy Institute Presents at 2026 Energy Policy Conference of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board
The Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board invited L&C alumni and staff attorneys from the Green Energy Institute as panel speakers for the annual Energy Policy Conference, “Harnessing Local Energy is Tomorrow.”
POWER Act Implementation: Comparing Approaches to Data Centers in PGE and PacifiCorp Territory
Governor Kotek signed HB 3546, Oregon’s POWER Act, into law on June 16, 2025. Implementation in territory served by Portland General Electric and in parts of Oregon served by Pacific Power (aka PacifiCorp) looks different.
Regulating the Rise of Data Centers in Oregon
Green Energy Institute staff and students are advancing solutions under Oregon’s POWER Act to address the environmental and economic impacts of data center expansion. The Oregon Public Utility Commission’s recent ruling, citing GEI throughout, ordered some of the most innovative and protective outcomes from a public utility commission in the nation.