Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet remotely on Friday, April 24, 2020 using the Zoom online platform. The public meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. On the agenda: Bakeoven Solar Project and EFSC rulemakings.
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Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet on Friday, March 13 in The Dalles. The public meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, 5000 Discovery Drive.
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The Gilliam County Court is hosting two Town Hall meetings on Wednesday, March 4 regarding the Oregon Department of Energy’s recent Notice of Violation to a landfill in Arlington regarding disposal of radioactive materials in violation of Oregon state law.
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The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Thursday, January 30, 2020 in Portland.
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Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet on January 23-24 in Hood River. The public meeting begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday and will reconvene Friday at 8 a.m. at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn, 1108 E. Marina Drive.
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The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Thursday, December 12, 2019. Registration will begin at 12:45 p.m., and the public meeting will be held from 1-4:30 p.m. in the Vernier Community Room at The Nature Conservancy’s Oregon Conservation Center: 821 SE 14th Ave, Portland, OR 97214.
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Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet November 21-22, 2019 in The Dalles. The public meeting begins at 5 p.m. on November 21 and will reconvene November 22 at 9 a.m. at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery Drive.
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The Energy Facility Siting Council is currently reviewing seven proposed state-jurisdiction facilities in Oregon. Two of those facilities, Bakeoven Solar Project and Obsidian Solar Center, recently submitted complete applications for a site certificate. Now, ODOE will host informational meetings about each proposed facility so Oregonians can learn more about them.
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The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board will hold a two-day public meeting on November 4-5, 2019 at the Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria, OR. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday and reconvene at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, with an opportunity for public comment each day.
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The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Friday, October 25, 2019 in Portland.
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SALEM — Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet next on September 26-27, 2019 in Clatskanie. The public meeting begins Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Clatskanie River Inn, 600 E. Columbia River Highway. The meeting resumes on Friday at 8 a.m.
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Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet next on August 22-23, 2019 in Boardman. The public meeting begins Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center, 2 Marine Drive NE. The meeting resumes on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
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It’s always nice when we hear from fellow Oregonians – and see new corners of our beautiful state along the way. A handful of Oregon Department of Energy staff – along with the all-volunteer Energy Facility Siting Council – got to do just that in late June at public hearings on the draft proposed order of the planned Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line.
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The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board will hold a two-day public meeting on July 15-16, 2019 at 234 SW Kendall Ct. in Troutdale. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday and reconvene at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, with an opportunity for public comment each day.
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In our June 2019 newsletter, we’re talking about ODOE’s 2019-21 budget, the latest in Home Energy Scoring, and what’s happening across our agency.
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The Montague Wind Power Facility, currently under construction in Gilliam County, will be the focus of discussion at the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council meeting June 27 in Boardman. The public meeting begins at 2 p.m. at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center, 2 Marine Drive NE.
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The Oregon Department of Energy and the Energy Facility Siting Council will hold a series of public hearings on the Draft Proposed Order for the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line in Eastern Oregon this month.
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The Zero Emission Vehicle Interagency Working Group is a coalition of state agencies dedicated to helping Oregon electrify our transportation system. Last week, the group held a public meeting to share updates about Oregon’s progress on getting more people behind the wheel of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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Proposed changes to three wind farms – two in the planning stages and one already operating – will be the main topics on the agenda at the next Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council meeting May 16-17 in Condon. The public meeting begins Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Hotel Condon, 202 S. Main St.
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ODOE’s March newsletter talks about the latest round of Renewable Energy Development Grants, a new Oregon Solar Dashboard, a new Grounded podcast episode, a quick update on the legislative session., and more.
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