As the state moves toward a clean energy future, including 100 percent clean electricity by 2040 for the state’s largest utilities, Oregon’s energy landscape will need to evolve to ensure enough clean power is available when it’s needed. One emerging solution is to pair energy storage with clean energy facilities. When the facilities generate more energy than is needed, the extra energy can be stored to later dispatch to the grid when it’s needed.
Read More2025 marks 50 years of Oregon Department of Energy public service. As we continue leading Oregon to a safe, equitable, clean, and sustainable future for the next 50 years (and beyond!), we’re taking time to reflect on what got us here. This month, we look back at the history of the Hanford Nuclear Site and Oregon’s engagement with the cleanup.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy officially reached 50 years this month — ODOE became an agency in July 1975 — and the team commemorated the milestone with a small celebration at the Salem office this week.
Read MoreNew podcast episode covers ODOE's Building Performance Standard and what Oregon is doing to incorporate the new program into Oregon's energy efficiency of its state-owned buildings.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, July 18, 2025.
Read MoreThe Oregon Climate Action Commission will meet on July 11, 2025. The public meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. online.
Read MoreIn this month's newsletter, ODOE launches a new heat pump incentive program, announces a new round of Community Renewable Energy Grant funding (and celebrates the program with a new video), begins implementation of building performance standard efforts, and more.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy has launched Oregon’s new Building Performance Standard program, which will involve energy efficiency compliance deadlines for commercial buildings beginning in 2028.
Read MoreOn this episode of Getting Grounded, our mini episodes on energy fundamentals series, we are joined by Joni Sliger, ODOE senior policy analyst. She discusses Oregon's history with nuclear power.
Read More2025 marks 50 years of Oregon Department of Energy public service. As we continue leading Oregon to a safe, equitable, clean, and sustainable future for the next 50 years (and beyond!), we’re taking time to look back and reflect on what got us here. This month, we review decades of federal funding support.
Read MoreODOE is now accepting incentive applications through the agency’s new Heat Pump Purchase Program, which will provide $2,000 incentives for the installation of heat pumps in owner-occupied homes, rental homes, and homes under construction.
Read MoreGovernor Kotek recently joined the U.S. Climate Alliance to discuss the Oregon Department of Energy’s Community Renewable Energy Grant Program, and the wonderful project ODOE was proud to support at the Gloria Center in The Dalles.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy is now accepting applications from potential contractors to participate in the agency’s new Heat Pump Purchase Program, which will provide $2,000 rebates for the installation of heat pumps in owner-occupied homes, rental homes, and homes under construction.
Read MoreOn this episode of Getting Grounded, our energy fundamentals series of mini episodes, we are joined by Michael Freels, ODOE senior policy analyst. He discusses the history of petroleum, the variety of uses, challenges, and how it plays into our overall energy source planning.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy will soon begin accepting applications for a fourth 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 MoreIn May's newsletter, ODOE receives $100,000 from the USDA to support more rural and agricultural energy audits, celebrates the history of home energy scoring in Oregon, hits the road with the Community Navigator program, and more.
Read MoreAs we head into June, the 2025 legislative session is winding down — but plenty remains to be seen when it comes to energy, climate, and other bills that may affect the Oregon Department of Energy’s work.
Read MoreThe City of Gresham and Latino Network partnership was a recipient of a $579,841 grant from the first round of ODOE’s Community Renewable Energy Grant Program. The funding supported a rooftop solar and a battery backup system for La Plaza Esperanza.
Read MoreWe continue On the Road in Oregon, a blog series that takes you on a journey through the heart of Oregon's diverse communities with our Community Navigator Program. This month, we hear from RARE Member Sara Lark Millies-Lucke as she and Community Navigator Sarah Moehrke make a 1,300-mile trek in Eastern and Central Oregon.
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