The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Friday, September 25, 2020.
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Oregon Department of Energy’s Emergency Preparedness Manager, Deanna Henry, collaborates with the fuel industry and the Oregon Department of Transportation to fuel Oregon during recent wildfires.
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Maxwell Woods takes on new role at ODOE.
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In this month’s newsletter, ODOE's Ken Niles embarks on retirement after 31 years, we celebrate the Governor's Electric Vehicle Leadership Award winners, an update to Oregon's Electricity Resource Mix, and more.
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This month, the Oregon Department of Energy updated its interactive Electricity Resource Mix dashboard with 2018 data and a fresh design.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Friday, August 21, 2020.
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The Oregon Department of Energy announced today that nonprofit Forth and Oregon-based business Platt Auto Group are the recipients of Governor Brown’s 2019 Electric Vehicle Leadership Awards.
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In this month’s newsletter: helping Oregon's fuel industry workers stay safe, ODOE submits its 2021-23 Agency Request Budget, an update on summer rulemaking projects, and more.
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As a member of the Oregon Infrastructure Branch of the state’s COVID 19 response, Oregon Department of Energy’s Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Deanna Henry, secured 14,000 masks for Oregon’s fuel and propane providers. The masks are helping keep workers safe as they ensure a reliable source of fuel and propane for Oregonians during the pandemic.
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In this month’s newsletter: a commitment to equity in our work, shaping our 2021-23 biennial budget, taking action on climate change, and more.
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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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