PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland General Electric laid off dozens of its employees Tuesday.
A spokesperson confirmed the staff reductions, which impacted 53 of the company’s employees, to KOIN 6 News on Wednesday. PGE also closed 154 open positions and closed 123 contract worker positions.
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A PGE spokesperson shared the following statement:
“Society’s need for electricity is growing rapidly at the same time we are transitioning to cleaner energy and strengthening the grid to address the growing risk of wildfire and extreme weather. All these needed investments put pressure on costs and customer bills. Yesterday, as part of Portland General Electric’s ongoing work to keep bills as low as possible, we made strategic staffing reductions that impacted 330 positions, including 53 full-time employees,123 contract worker positions, and closing 154 unfilled open positions.”…