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Maria Pope

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

Search every verified Maria Pope interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Maria Pope, president and CEO of Portland General Electric (PGE), discussed the company's cost structure and data center pricing in a July 2026 podcast interview. Pope stated that over the last five years, about 50% or more of PGE's cost increases have come from extreme weather, wildfire prevention, and insurance costs, including system hardening and higher transformer prices. She attributed approximately 30% of cost increases to higher taxes, energy efficiency programs through the Energy Trust of Oregon, and other policy choices, which she described as different from what other states are experiencing. Pope also addressed data center energy consumption, stating that residential and small business customers are not subsidizing data centers. She said that data centers will see a 29% price increase, which she described as reducing customer prices immediately and expected to further offset prices for residential and small businesses in the coming years. Pope noted that PGE has a philosophy that "growth pays for growth" and that the largest customers are paying the most.

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