data centers

The biggest concern expressed by the public was a need to preserve reliability and affordable rates for existing customers in Chelan County.

PUD spokesperson Rachel Hansen says there's a major challenge coming from data centers that are being built across the country.

The 26 Bitcoin miners and two data centers currently consume the same amount of electricity as the entire county's residential population.

Data centers will join cryptocurrency operations in the highest rate payer class. and rates will increase substantially if they use more than 10 megawatts.

The postponement will let the commission look over new proposed changes to the structure of those rates and other proposed changes.