ODOE announces $1.5 million for renewable energy projects across state
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Grants will help support electricity production using renewable resources
The Oregon Department of Energy today announced prospective recipients of $1.5 million in funding through its Renewable Energy Development grant program. The program is open to developers of renewable energy systems that use biomass, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, wind, landfill gas, biogas, or wave, tidal, or ocean energy to produce electricity. The 17 projects in the final approval stage are located in nine counties across the state.
ODOE opened up this round of Renewable Energy Development grants, also known as RED grants, to developers in December 2014. More than 25 projects were submitted by the January 23, 2015, deadline; 23 projects were qualified to move on to the competitive review phase, and 17 were selected to move forward for a final technical review. To finalize eligibility for grant funding, projects developers enter into a performance agreement with ODOE that establishes how the project will deliver on the predicted renewable energy generation goals.
“ODOE is charged with spurring investment in renewable energy production through our Energy Incentives Program,” said Michael Kaplan, agency director. “Groups across Oregon have stepped up, with diverse projects that will generate renewable electricity for everything from family farms to affordable housing to Habitat for Humanity.”
Grants for selected projects range from just under $10,000, allocated for a $28,220 solar project at the Santiam Valley Ranch in Turner, to several $250,000 grants for projects in Sheridan, Klamath Falls, and near St. Paul. Nearly all of the finalists are developing solar photovoltaic systems. Three Sisters Irrigation District is slated to receive $110,000 for a hydroelectric project outside of Bend. Systems must be located in Oregon.
The full list of potential recipients is below. ODOE staff expect to finalize performance agreements over the next few months; funds are made available to recipients after the project has been constructed and is operating, and once all conditions of the performance agreements are met. For more information about the Renewable Energy Development program and how projects were selected, please visit: http://www.oregon.gov/energy/At-Work/Pages/Renewable-Energy-Grants.aspx
Project | Technology Type | Location | Grant Amount
Steel Bridge Solar, LLC | Solar PV | | Sheridan | $250,000
Ewauna Solar LLC | Solar PV | Klamath Falls | $250,000
Pacific Crest Affordable Housing, LLC | Solar PV | Prineville | $62,000
Bend Area Habitat for Humanity | Solar PV | Bend | $36,120
CEC Resources Inc (Central Electric Cooperative Holding Co) | Solar PV | Bend | $128,774
Three Sisters Irrigation District | Hydro | Bend | $110,000
Ross Ragland Theatre | Solar PV | Bend | $43,704
Cascades Academy of Central Oregon, Inc. | Solar PV | Bend | $ 20,956
Utility Trailer - Redmond LLC | Solar PV | Redmond | $34,267
Mark McKay Farms, Inc. | Solar PV | Multiple | $250,000
Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center, Inc | Solar PV | Wallowa | $18,953
ECC Solar LLC | Solar PV | Enterprise | $105,000
OM Gardens LLC | Solar PV | Myrtle Creek | $18,345
Crane Creek Ranch | Solar PV | Roseburg | $21,999
ACE Communications, Inc | Solar PV | Roseburg | $20,764
Santiam Valley Ranch | Solar PV | Turner | $9,877
Kevedy Inc | Solar PV | Portland | $ 95,000
About the Oregon Department of Energy: The Oregon Department of Energy helps Oregonians improve the energy efficiency of their homes, provides policy expertise to prepare for Oregon’s future energy needs, staffs the Energy Facility Siting Council, provides technical and financial assistance to encourage investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, promotes the cleanup of the Hanford nuclear site, and ensures state preparedness to respond to emergencies at energy facilities.