PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed four key bills on energy affordability in a ceremony in Hillsboro Monday afternoon.

Among the bills are HB 3546, also known as the "POWER Act," in which companies with facilities such as data centers or cryptocurrency operations will be held responsible for their utility bills.

The second, HB 3179 or the FAIR Energy Act, approves limits on proposed utility rate hikes in the state.

HB 3792, meanwhile, will double the funding for the Oregon Energy Assistance Program, from $20 million to $40 million a year. This would provide lower income residents with a means to pay their electric bills without concern of the power being shut off.

The final bill, SB 688, would allow the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) to implement performance

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