After more than 5,000 structures were damaged or lost to wildfires over Labor Day 2020, the Oregon Legislature created a program at the Oregon Department of Energy to provide financial incentives to encourage energy-efficient rebuilding efforts. Oregonians currently have until May 31 to apply for an incentive.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, ODOE is accepting applications from regional administrators for our heat pump deployment program, celebrating the first electric school bus supported by Public Purpose Charge funds, meeting the next generation of energy experts, and more.
Read MoreAn online application portal is now open for eligible entities and Tribes to apply for grant funding to support local heat pump deployment programs. The Oregon Department of Energy’s Community Heat Pump Deployment Program will award funds to selected regional administrators that will offer financial assistance for heat pump installations in the communities they serve.
Read MoreGet caught up on ODOE program highlights with the new 2022 By the Numbers sheet!
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, ODOE heads to the Capitol for the 2023 Legislative Session, recruits Regional Administrators for a new heat pump deployment program, talks long-duration energy storage and wind turbine recycling, invites Oregonians to a Biennial Energy Report webinar, and more.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is seeking eligible regional entities to administer the agency’s new Community Heat Pump Deployment Program. The program will allocate grant dollars to eligible entities that will then, as Regional Administrators, provide financial assistance for the purchase and installation of heat pumps and related upgrades in Oregon homes.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is currently seeking community members to serve on our Community Renewable Energy Grant Program Evaluation Committee for an additional round of funding.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is now accepting applications for the second round of funding through the agency’s Community Renewable Energy Grant Program. ODOE is making $12 million available to support planning and construction of renewable energy or energy resilience projects for Tribes, public bodies, and consumer-owned utilities.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy has selected 21 recipients for a total of $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 MoreIn this month’s newsletter, ODOE receives National State Leadership in Clean Energy award, is recruiting members for a Community Renewable Energy Grant review committee, talks electric vehicles and the grid, shares Director Benner's views on energy resilience, and more.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is currently seeking community members to serve on our Community Renewable Energy Grant Program Evaluation Committee.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, ODOE opens application portal for Community Renewable Energy Grants, practices nuclear emergency response at Hanford, helps Oregon rural small businesses and agricultural producers identify energy savings, and more.
Read MoreODOE’s online application portal is now live and accepting applications through July 8, 2022. Grant dollars are available to support planning and construction of renewable energy or energy resilience projects for Tribes, public bodies, and consumer-owned utilities.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter: $10 million for energy efficient rebuilding from the wildfires, a playbook for federal funding for rural communities, reopening our Salem office to the public, a new podcast episode for your ear buds, and more.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, $12 million for community renewable and energy resilience projects, upcoming support for energy efficient wildfire recovery, wrapping up the 2022 legislative session, celebrating women's contributions to energy, and more.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is pleased to announce it will soon begin accepting applications for its new Community Renewable Energy Grant Program. ODOE is making $12 million available to support planning and construction of renewable energy or energy resilience projects for Tribes, public bodies, and consumer-owned utilities.
Read MoreIn our February newsletter, we’re leading the way on energy efficiency, tracking safe transport of radioactive materials, celebrating Black History Month, looking toward a busy spring for energy incentive programs, and more.
Read MoreWith Oregon’s fall harvest wrapping up and planning underway for next year, now is the perfect time to learn about the Oregon Department of Energy’s Rural & Agricultural Energy Audit Program.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, we’re talking about community outreach meetings for ODOE's Energy Efficient Wildfire Rebuilding Program, a feature on floating offshore wind turbines, reports from around the agency, and more.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter ODOE launches new energy audit program, shares reflections on the climate crisis, spotlights evolving wholesale electricity markets, provides an update on the ORESA project, and more.
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