Oregon utility cutoffs spike as power rates soar

More than 8,700 Oregon homes lost utility service in April because they hadn’t been paying their bills, the highest tally since the state began collecting this data six years ago.

The majority of cutoffs were brief. Utilities reported nearly 7,000 service reconnections in April, apparently because customers paid their bills or agreed to do so, perhaps with help from a payment assistance program.

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Source: Oregon utility cutoffs spike as power rates soar – oregonlive.com