Portland General Electric Company is an investor-owned utility engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to industrial, commercial and residential customers.

We serve approximately 793,000 customers in 52 Oregon cities within our 4,000-square mile service territory. We receive strong oversight from state and federal regulatory agencies, including the Oregon Public Utility Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

As Oregon's largest utility, Portland General Electric's service territory attracts major employers in diverse industries, such as high technology and health care. Economic growth in northwest Oregon continues to fuel Portland General Electric's customer growth rate; at approximately 2.5 percent, our rate is faster than the national average.

Portland General Electric has a diverse mix of stable generating resources that includes hydropower, coal and gas combustion, and wind, as well as key transmission resources. Our 12 power plants have a total combined generating capacity of 1,974 megawatts.

By managing our own power plants in conjunction with the available power supplies on the wholesale market, management believes our fully integrated power supply operations provide the flexibility and efficiency necessary to effectively balance PGE's power supply resources to achieve the lowest possible cost for customers.

Portland General Electric was ranked highest in power quality and reliability in the West Region and among the highest in the nation, according to a 2005 J.D. Power and Associates study. The study was based on interviews with representatives of more than 11,000 businesses that spend between $500 and $50,000 monthly on electricity.

We began our business back in 1889, when a generator at Willamette Falls in Oregon City produced power to light 55 street lamps 14 miles away in Portland - the first long-distance transmission line in the nation.

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