Funds Fully Reserved for ODOE’s Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program

$1.1 million in solar and storage rebate funding was fully reserved within minutes of the program reopening on June 15. Thanks to our solar partners for helping making this program successful.

In May, the Oregon Department of Energy announced it would reopen applications on June 15 for $1.1 million in available funding for the Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program. Upon reopening, all available funding was reserved by program contractors within minutes and ODOE is no longer accepting applications.

The program, which provides rebates to homeowners and to organizations that serve Oregonians with low incomes, first launched in January 2020 but has been out of funding since mid-2024. Following administrative savings and canceled or incomplete rebate projects from prior rounds, the agency had $1.1 million left in program funding to reserve and issue rebates for new projects. Half of the funding is reserved for homeowners with low to moderate incomes and low-income service providers – such as nonprofits, municipalities, or other organizations serving low-income Oregonians.

ODOE’s incentives team will now review submitted applications to ensure completeness and eligibility.

The Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program was created by the Oregon Legislature in 2019. To date, the program has made funding commitments to more than 6,900 projects, representing over $23.5 million in rebates. Those rebates leveraged $274 million in total project costs – projects that produce up to 88.5 gigawatt hours in annual solar production. In 2022, the program received a national State Leadership in Clean Energy award from the Clean Energy States Alliance.