The Oregon Climate Action Commission will hold a virtual meeting from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on October 16, 2026.
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With the help of ODOE’s Community Renewable Energy Grant Program, the city installed a hydroelectric turbine at an existing pumphouse to convert the water pressure to renewable energy.
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In this month's newsletter, ODOE gets ready to enroll contractors for upcoming home energy rebates, launches a new Oregon Electric Fleet Network, submits new clean energy project reports to the Governor, awards nearly $1 million in Building Performance Standard incentives, publishes a new Grounded episode, and more.
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The Oregon Department of Energy, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and the National Association of State Energy Officials, has launched a new Oregon Electric Fleet Network, a collaborative initiative bringing together public agencies and medium- and heavy-duty fleet operators to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in Oregon's public and commercial fleets.
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The Oregon Department of Energy has submitted three major deliverables required under Governor Kotek’s Executive Order 25-29: a report on Siting and Permitting Large-Scale Electricity Infrastructure, a report on Reducing Barriers to Clean Energy Deployment, and a Proposed Framework for Strategic Transmission Siting. Together, these reports and proposed framework address the issue of how to accelerate the pace at which clean energy projects and associated transmission infrastructure are permitted, built, and brought online in Oregon. These efforts will ultimately support access to the energy needed for Oregon homes and businesses to continue to grow and thrive.
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The Oregon Department of Energy has selected 63 recipients to receive about $913,000 in Early Compliance Action and Planning Program incentives. The incentives will help building owners offset costs of early planning activities associated with Building Performance Standard compliance, such as energy benchmarking and reporting or conducting an energy audit.
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In this episode of Grounded, we walk through the Public Purpose Charge Schools Program and what the funds look like when put to use – from lighting projects to heating and cooling systems, to insulation for a new roof.
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Contractor enrollment opens Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, to prepare to launch two new federally funded home energy rebate programs.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held online on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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The Oregon Climate Action Commission will hold a virtual meeting from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on September 11, 2026.
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In this month's newsletter, ODOE gets ready to publish two Executive Order reports on clean energy facilities, prepares for Hanford waste shipments through Oregon starting in 2027, celebrates new natural and working lands carbon sequestration goals, recruits new Oregon Climate Action Commission members, publishes a new Grounded episode, and more.
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On this episode of Getting Grounded, we’re walked through heat pump basics.
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ODOE joined partners to learn more about shipments of transuranic waste from the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, through Oregon.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Thursday and Friday, August 20-21, 2026.
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The Oregon Climate Action Commission is seeking two new members to support its work and advance its statutory duties. Interested Oregon residents are encouraged to apply for one of the commission’s vacant voting positions. The commission is seeking a youth voting member and an at-large voting member.
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The Oregon Climate Action Commission and Oregon Department of Energy established natural and working lands net carbon sequestration goals for the state during the commission’s meeting on July 17, 2026.
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Commission meeting on August 14 and upcoming committee meetings for 2026 Report to Legislature.
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In this month's newsletter, ODOE submits our 2027-2029 Agency Request Budget, celebrates the first completed project supported by our Grid Resilience Grant Program, shares concerns about Hanford site waste transport, reminds Oregonians about our heat pump incentive programs, shares a letter supporting BPA leadership compensation, publishes a new Grounded episode, and more.
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The Commission has formed four committees to help inform policy recommendations and guide work on its 2026 Biennial Report to the Legislature.
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Recently, Forest Grove completed a project to move two-thirds of a mile of a main electricity line underground. Turning on the newly underground lines marked the first completed project through the Oregon Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience Grant Program.
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