Energy storage is a hot topic these days. How does it work? While electricity can’t be stored in tanks and pipelines, it can be stored in batteries – ranging from the AAAs in your TV remote to a several-kilowatt battery for your home to 1 megawatt or greater for utility-scale storage.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oreogn’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Friday, January 28, 2022.
Read MoreThe Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Wednesday, January 26, 2022. The public meeting will be held from 1 to 4:00 p.m. online.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy will hold two virtual community meetings this winter on the agency’s Solar + Storage Rebate Program.
Read MoreThe Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board will hold its first virtual public meeting of 2022 on Tuesday, January 18.
Read MoreWe’re kicking off 2022 by looking back at some highlights from the past year. Thanks for being part of our work — cheers to a new year working together toward a safe, equitable, clean, and sustainable energy future!
Read MoreThe Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Thursday, January 6, 2022. The public meeting will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. online.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy published a new study this week outlining the opportunities, challenges, and barriers of a potential Regional Transmission Organization, or RTO, in Oregon and the Northwest.
Read MoreJoin us for a virtual public hearing on the draft rules for the new Energy Efficient Wildfire Rebuilding Incentive Program.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Thursday and Friday, December 16-17, 2021.
Read MoreIn our last newsletter of 2021, an update on federal funding for energy programs, a reminder about ODOE's Rural & Agricultural Energy Audit Program, a new Grounded podcast episode on electric vehicles, and more.
Read MoreThe Energy Facility Siting Council welcomed two new members, Perry Chocktoot and Phil Stenbeck, this year. Both members have been confirmed by the Oregon Senate.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is holding two virtual public meetings on December 7 and 8, 2021 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. to help inform the development of the Oregon Global Warming Commission’s Transformational Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction (TIGHGER) Plan.
Read MoreOn November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. Oregon expects to receive funding for energy efficiency, weatherization, grid resilience, and more over the next five years.
Read MoreSummer 2021 presented a new transportation fuel challenge: jet fuel delivery. Deanna Henry, ODOE’s Emergency Preparedness Manager, responded over the summer to requests for additional jet fuel deliveries to small airports in southern and northeast Oregon to support firefighting missions.
Read MoreOn this episode of Grounded we sit down with Jessica Reichers, ODOE's Energy Technology & Policy Manager and EV expert. We discuss the inaugural Biennial Zero Emission Report and how to make it work for you!
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Thursday and Friday, November 18-19, 2021.
Read MoreThe Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Monday, November 15, 2021. The public meeting will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. online.
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.
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