Western EIM grows to 38 million consumers

10/11/17 3:51 AM By Sandra Cowherd

PORTLAND, ORE., Oct. 11, 2017 - Portland General Electric Co. (PGE) has become the fifth utility in the western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).

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