The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Friday, February 26, 2021.
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On February 14, Oregonians get an extra dose of love as we celebrate Valentine’s Day and Oregon’s birthday. The Beaver State is 162 years young, and to celebrate we thought we’d share some pieces of Oregon energy history, pulled from the Energy History Timeline in our 2020 Biennial Energy Report.
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Two new reports rank Oregon in the top 10 for Transportation Electrification and Support for EV Drivers!
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In our 2020 Biennial Energy Report, we highlighted some of the cool stories happening around energy in Oregon. One of our stories was about Oregon State University’s research in combining agriculture and solar photovoltaics (agrivoltaics) for the mutual benefit of the environment and farms. Read on.
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In our January newsletter, a sleek web-based version of the Biennial Energy Report, the Oregon Global Warming Commission submits recommendations to the Oregon Legislature, another top 10 ranking for energy efficient Oregon, and more.
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The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Friday, January 29, 2021. The public meeting will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. online.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Friday, January 22, 2021.
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The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute recently published its Fifth Oregon Climate Assessment, an assessment of the state of climate change science – including biological, physical, and social science – as it relates to Oregon and the effects of climate change.
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The preliminary 2019 sector-based emissions data included in the Oregon Global Warming Commission’s Biennial Report the Legislature exceed the state’s 2020 emissions reduction target by 26 percent or 13 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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The Oregon Department of Energy will hold an Energy Advisory Work Group meeting on January 14, 2021.
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As we turn this corner to 2021, we look back on a year that was like no other.
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The Earth Advantage Advanced Home Energy Score series is a live webinar training session that will be offered this January.
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For the fourteenth year in a row, Oregon ranks among the top 10 most energy efficient states in the country, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. ACEEE’s 2020 scorecard ranks Oregon tied at No. 9.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Friday, December 18, 2020. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is expected to conclude around noon.
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In this episode of Grounded we talk with Charles Sekafetz, the Program Chair for Chemeketa Community College's Electronics Program, and learn about the Renewable Energy Management path.
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In this month’s newsletter, we’re launching our 2020 Biennial Energy Report, celebrating the City of Salem's latest renewable energy project, working to enhance rules for radioactive material disposal in the state, and more.
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Join the Oregon Department of Energy on Thursday, December 3 for an introduction to our 2020 Biennial Energy Report. ODOE published the 2020 "BER" on November 1, with a focus on fundamental information about energy in Oregon as well as on emerging energy issues.
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Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will hold a special virtual meeting on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. The meeting is a continuation of Council’s regularly scheduled meeting that was held November 19-20, 2020, during which Council was unable to complete its agenda.
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Join the Oregon Department of Energy for a virtual workshop on Monday, December 7, 2020 to discuss potential revisions to administrative rules for the enforcement of the laws and rules governing the transport and disposal of radioactive waste in Oregon.
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The new biogas facility in Salem is now operational and is expected to cut about 5,000 metric tons of emissions while saving the city $300,000 on energy costs every year.
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