Will Oregon Lawmakers Get The State to Buy PGE?

News For five years after Portland General Electric's former parent, Enron, declared bankruptcy in 2001, various politicians—most notably former Portland City Commissioner Erik Sten—tried to find ways for the public to buy the state's largest utility. Private investors tried as well. Although PGE and the state's second largest utility, PacifiCorp, are investor-owned, publicly owned utilities ...   More