If you or someone you know are struggling to make gas or electric utility payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there might be financial assistance available.
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In this month’s newsletter, we’re discussing energy and climate change in Oregon, an update on ODOE's Notice of Violation for Radioactive Waste Disposal, a fond farewell to longtime Oregon Global Warming Commission Chair Angus Duncan, and more.
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ODOE Director Janine Benner shares how energy is a cause — and a solution — to climate change.
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In this month’s newsletter, $1.5 Million in Solar + Storage Rebates requested, the Pacific Northwest's largest approved solar facility, a 50th celebration of Earth Day, and more.
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In this month’s newsletter: life during COVID-19, a tour with McMinnville Water & Light, activating the Oregon Fuel Action Plan, a vacancy on the Energy Facility Siting Council, and more.
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Earlier this month, members of the Oregon Department of Energy team spent a day touring the McMinnville Water & Light facility, Cascade Steel Rolling Mill, and the Riverbend Renewable Gas Plant.
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There are a number of ways heated or cooled air can leave your home or office, and all of them cost you money. The good news is most weatherization fixes are relatively inexpensive, will improve comfort, and can pay for themselves within two years.
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As we gear up to publish our 2020 “BER” by November 1, we want to hear from you! Please take our survey by April 25.
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The Oregon Department of Energy’s Solar Dashboard shows just 15 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in 1999 – the first year for which we have data. At the time, those solar electric panels – all on residential rooftops – were quite the novelty, and something to stop and stare at.
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ODOE activated our Oregon Fuel Action Plan to assess whether the pipeline break would affect diesel supply in Eugene. At this time, we do not anticipate any shortages.
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Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet on Friday, March 13 in The Dalles. The public meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, 5000 Discovery Drive.
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In our February newsletter, a successful launch for the Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program, ODOE issues Notice of Violation to an Oregon landfill, energy facility siting news, and more.
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You may think of repowering as a weekend away, a spa day, or just a really good nap. In the energy world, repowering refers to upgrading components of an electrical generation facility in order to increase capacity and/or make a facility more efficient. These upgrades can also extend the life of an energy facility.
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In our January newsletter, ODOE wraps up the 2015-2019 Strategic Framework, launches the new Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program, showcases ODOE's work during January Legislative Days, and more.
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As 2019 – and the final year for the Planning & Innovation Division’s Strategic Framework – came to a close, we looked back at the framework and the many accomplishments and activities we completed here at ODOE and with our partners.
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Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet on January 23-24 in Hood River. The public meeting begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday and will reconvene Friday at 8 a.m. at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn, 1108 E. Marina Drive.
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The Oregon Department of Energy announced today a new solar and energy storage rebate program serving Oregonians across the state.
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ODOE Director Janine Benner reflects back on 2019 and looks forward to 2020. Thanks for being part of our work this year — Happy New Year!
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The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Thursday, December 12, 2019. Registration will begin at 12:45 p.m., and the public meeting will be held from 1-4:30 p.m. in the Vernier Community Room at The Nature Conservancy’s Oregon Conservation Center: 821 SE 14th Ave, Portland, OR 97214.
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Earlier this year, Governor Brown and the Oregon Legislature established bold, new targets for zero emission vehicle adoption by passing Senate Bill 1044.
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