Recent local and national headlines have highlighted what many Oregonians are experiencing when they stop to get gas: prices have increased at the pump. International and national actions are affecting prices across the country, including here in Oregon. While Oregonians are seeing fuel costs go up, the state does not expect to experience any fuel shortages. Learn more about our supply and pricing.
Read MoreODOE is conducting a workforce needs assessment to better understand the extent to which Oregon’s current workforce and training opportunities are prepared to meet the strategy’s modeled employment needs.
Read MoreOn this episode of Grounded, we’re joined by Jillian DiMedio, ODOE Senior Energy Policy Analyst to discuss the availability and reliability of chargers in Oregon. We’re also joined by Steve Gutmann, co-founder of EVmath, and Robert Wallace, executive director of Wy’East RC&D, to discuss the challenges and benefits of EVs and charging in rural Oregon.
Read MoreOn March 12, the Oregon Department of Energy was proud to sponsor the 2026 Oregon Coast Renewable Energy Challenge at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Students from public elementary and middle schools along the coast created their own renewable solar, wind, or wave energy devices to compete for best design.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is seeking public comments related to the Transformational Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction 2.0 project. The TIGHGER 2.0 Project aims to assess Oregon’s progress toward meeting the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 19-20, 2026.
Read MoreThe Oregon Climate Action Commission will meet on March 13, 2026. The public meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. online.
Read MoreIn this month's newsletter, ODOE announces 24 Community Renewable Energy Grant awardees, recipients of early action and planning grants for Oregon's Building Performance Standard, launches a second incentive program for Oregon's BPS, opens a public comment period for two Executive Order 25-29 efforts, shares ODOE's 2025 by the numbers for incentive programs, publishes a new Getting Grounded episode, and more.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy has selected 50 recipients to receive about $834,000 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.
Read MoreODOE is now accepting public comments and will hold listening sessions regarding two reports the agency is working on to support implementation of the Oregon Energy Strategy and Governor Kotek’s Executive Order 25-29.
Read MoreOn this episode of Getting Grounded, our energy fundamentals series of mini episodes, we’re joined by Rob Del Mar, ODOE senior policy analyst to discuss geothermal.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, February 13, 2026.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is now accepting applications for the new Building Energy Reduction Incentive Program. This voluntary, early compliance incentive program encourages building owners to meet Oregon Building Performance Standard compliance requirements ahead of schedule.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy has selected 24 recipients to receive nearly $12 million in Community Renewable Energy Grant Program funds. The program supports planning and construction of renewable energy or energy resilience projects for Tribes, public bodies, and consumer-owned utilities.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy helps individuals, businesses, nonprofits, Tribes, and other organizations in Oregon complete energy-saving, renewable energy, and energy resilience projects through several programs. These programs offer incentives, rebates, energy audits, and more to provide different options and resources for all kinds of energy goals. Check out our programs by the numbers from 2025!
Read MoreIn this month's newsletter, learn about our new climate reports, review a wrap-up report from our wildfire rebuilding incentive, get a heads up about a new Building Performance Standard incentive, learn what to expect in the upcoming legislative session, read about ODOE's response to a November fuel emergency, listen to the latest Getting Grounded episode, and more.
Read MoreThe 2026 Legislative Session will begin on Monday, February 2, 2026 at the State Capitol. Legislative sessions in even years can last up to 35 days and are generally referred to as “short session.” Unlike in the odd-year long session, the number of bills is capped at two per legislator, along with bills for committees and presiding officers. Read more on what we expect to see this short session.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy’s Energy Efficient Wildfire Rebuilding Incentive Program offered funding to support rebuilding efforts and encourage energy efficient design and equipment. Created by the Oregon Legislature through HB 5006 in 2021, ODOE’s program issued incentives for site-built homes, manufactured homes, multi-family buildings, and commercial structures across the Oregon counties affected by the 2020 Labor Day fires.
Read MoreOn this episode of Getting Grounded, our energy fundamentals series of mini episodes, we’re joined by Michael Freels, ODOE senior policy analyst to discuss biomass.
Read MoreThe Oregon Climate Action Commission will meet on January 30, 2026. The public meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. online.
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