2024 By the Numbers
The 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 program data from 2024!
Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program
$3.5 Million in total rebates
1,070 projects received rebates, including:
· 161 Oregonians with low and moderate incomes
· 6 low-income service providers
· Average rebate for non-income restricted residential: $2,805
· Average rebate for low-and moderate-income residential: $5,548
· Average rebate for low-income service provider: $14,826
· Number of contractors participating in the program: 65
Rebates were issued in 28 of Oregon’s 36 counties
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11 MW of solar energy installed and
14 Million kilowatt hours of renewable electricity produced per year
Oregon Rental Home Heat Pump Program
$12.4 Million in total rebates and grants
2,961 projects received rebates, including:
· 534 households with low- and moderate-income tenants
· 696 projects for affordable housing providers
· Average non-income restricted residential: Rebate $2,938 | Grant $1,462
· Average low- and moderate-income residential: Rebate $4,602 | Grant $2,027
· Average affordable housing provider: Rebate $3,670 | Grant $2,267
· Number of approved contractor organizations in the program: 150
Rebates were issued in 22 of Oregon’s 36 counties
Community Renewable Energy Grant Program
$17.5 Million in grants for selected projects
17 Construction grants
Average award $947,695
17 Planning grants
Average Award $80,679
Community Heat Pump Deployment Program
$7.6 Million in grant funds awarded
8 regional and 2 Tribal administrators
Oregon Rural and Agricultural Energy Assistance Program
Audits in Dayton, Hubbard, Ontario, and Pendleton
$7,049 average incentive amount
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program
$1.2 Million to 13 local governments to support energy efficiency projects
Grants range from $50,000 to $115,000
Energy Efficient Wildfire Rebuilding Incentive
$800,500 issued in 7 wildfire-affected counties
126 Property owners received a rebuilding incentive
18 Low- and moderate-income property owners received a total of $135,000 in incentives
Home Energy Scoring
7,893 Home Energy Scores completed in 2024 statewide
Average score: 5.4 / 10
Average score with priority improvements: 7.0 / 10
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