ODOE Awards $834,000 in Incentives to Support Early Planning for Oregon Building Performance Standard

The 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.

ODOE received 81 applications requesting a total of about $1.5 million for Tier 1 and Tier 2 buildings. The 50 awardees were chosen on a competitive basis with priority given to buildings with the highest Energy Use Intensity, buildings located in a rural area, and multifamily affordable housing, among other building types. Awardees include state, county, and city governments; healthcare organizations; multifamily residential buildings; retail and office space; schools; utilities; and others. A complete list of awardees is available below.

The awarded incentives will support up to four compliance actions: energy benchmarking and reporting, energy management plans and operations and maintenance programs, energy audits, and achieving compliance. ODOE will finalize incentive agreements with awardees, which will outline their responsibilities for receiving the funds.

“The Oregon Department of Energy is proud to support building owners in their efforts to comply with Oregon’s Building Performance Standard,” said ODOE Director Janine Benner. “Energy efficiency is one of the five key pathways identified in the Oregon Energy Strategy to move toward a clean energy future that maintains affordability and reliability. Meeting building performance standards offers a significant opportunity to reduce energy use and costs.”

In 2023, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 3409, establishing the Building Performance Standard for commercial buildings. The bill requires covered commercial buildings to enhance energy management practices and implement efficiency measures to meet energy use targets; the earliest compliance date for some buildings is 2028. The bill directed ODOE to establish an early compliance incentive program to encourage building owners to consider implementing energy efficiency efforts ahead of compliance dates. ODOE expects to open a second round of Early Compliance Action and Planning Program incentives later this year.

Learn more about Oregon’s BPS program and other incentive opportunities on ODOE’s website.

ALL AWARDEES

TIER 1 BUILDINGS (TOTAL FUNDING AWARDED - $584,000)

(Awards range from $30,000 to $50,000)

City of Eugene            

City of Hillsboro          

City of Pendleton (2 awards) 

Courtyard by Marriott Gresham        

Deschutes County      

Embassy Suites by Hilton Tigard        

Kaiser (2 awards)

Kalberer Company

Lane County

Legacy Health (2 awards)

NW Natural

Providence Health (2 awards)

TIER 2 BUILDINGS (TOTAL FUNDING AWARDED - $250,000)

(Awards range from $6,000 to $10,000)

13th Street Lofts LLC  

Bend Golf Club           

Blachly School District

Central City Concern (2 awards)        

City of Hillsboro          

Dalavida LLC (2 awards)         

DN Properties LLC      

Fern Ridge School District (2 awards)

Hollymac LLC 

Meals on Wheels       

NW Natural    

Oasis Plaza LLC (2 awards)     

Oregon Department of Forestry (2 awards)

Oregon Dept of Admin Services (2 awards)

Oregon Employment Department (2 awards)

Salem Investments LLC

Shire Properties LLC

Slate Properties LLC

Stagecraft Warehouse Investors LLC

Union Gospel Mission

University of Portland (2 awards)

Vigilant

Walker Ventures LLC (2 awards)

Yakima Valley Farm Workers (2 awards)