Summers in the Pacific Northwest are spectacular, but it’s starting to feel like Oregon’s summers keep getting hotter. On this episode of Grounded, host Bryan Hockaday learns about ODOE’s Heat Pump Incentive Programs and talks with Oregon’s Climatologist Larry O’Neill.
Read MoreThe Oregon Climate Action Commission will meet on August 1, 2024. The public meeting will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. online.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board provides an update, ODOE celebrates Pride Month, a new Grounded podcast episode talks e-tractors, a long-time ODOE team member begins a well-earned retirement, and more.
Read MoreFeeling part of something bigger, coming together, and working toward something that reaches beyond myself are important to me. It’s part of the reason I’m excited to work at the Oregon Department of Energy and support the agency’s mission of advancing solutions to shape an equitable clean energy future.
Read MoreOn this episode of Grounded, join host Bryan as he heads out to the Columbia River Gorge to attend the annual Cherry Pre-Harvest Tour and see an all-electric, autonomous tractor.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) is forming an Advisory Group for the development of the Oregon Energy Strategy.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, June 14, 2024.
Read MoreThe Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board submitted a first-of-its-kind report to the Oregon Legislature this month, outlining the board’s work over the past year and looking ahead into 2024 and beyond.
Read MoreThe Oregon Climate Action Commission will meet on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The public meeting will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. online. On the agenda: exploring actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, ODOE launches new County Energy Resilience Grant Program and opens a second round of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding, the Oregon Climate Action Commission seeks new members, ODOE celebrates the first anniversary of the Community Navigator Program, and more.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy has launched a new grant program that will bolster energy resilience in communities across the state. Through ODOE’s County Energy Resilience Program, Oregon counties can apply for up to $50,000 to support development of an energy resilience plan.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is now accepting applications for a second round of funding through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. ODOE has $1,099,611 million remaining in the program for grants to eligible local governments for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or transportation-related projects.
Read MoreODOE Community Navigator Sarah Moehrke reflects on the first anniversary of the agency’s Community Navigator Program. The program’s vision is to empower and support environmental justice communities throughout Oregon so that they can better understand and engage with energy programs, policies, and opportunities.
Read MoreThe Oregon Climate Action Commission is seeking members to support its work and advance its statutory duties. Interested Oregon residents with experience in environmental justice, manufacturing, or the fishing industry are encouraged to apply for one of the commission’s vacant voting positions. The commission is also seeking a youth member (aged 16 to 24) to serve a two-year voting member term.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is developing the Oregon Energy Strategy, and we invite you to hear an update on the project and learn about ways to get involved!
Read MoreThe Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Read MoreThe City of Woodburn has been awarded the first Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant from the Oregon Department of Energy’s new federally funded grant program.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is leading development of a new Energy Security Plan for the state, which will identify risks to electricity, liquid fuel, and natural gas/propane systems, and will propose ways to mitigate those risks — and we want to hear from you!
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy was pleased to join federal and local partners in Portland this week to celebrate Oregon’s award of $86.6 million for the Solar for All program.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, Oregon receives significant federal Solar for All investment, ODOE practices its nuclear emergency response activities, invites Oregonians to Energy Security Plan community meetings, reboots our Grounded podcast, and more.
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