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Oregon’s Power Mix Shifts: Natural Gas Rises as Coal Fades
Oregon’s Power Mix Shifts: Natural Gas Rises as Coal Fades
Oregon’s Power Mix Shifts: Natural Gas Rises as Coal Fades

Published on: 06/16/2026

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A PGE-owned natural gas fired power plant in Port Westward Industrial Park provides electricity for Oregonians. Oregon’s utilities are increasingly relying more on natural gas to meet consumers' power demand as their use of coal generation falls to an all-time low.

Oregon’s utilities are relying more on natural gas to meet the demand for electricity as their use of coal to generate power falls to an all-time low.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/06/oregon-relies-more-on-natural-gas-to-generate-electricity-as-coal-drops-to-all-time-low.html

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