Oregonians are invited to join the Oregon Department of Energy for an Electric Vehicle Showcase on September 21 at the Salem Saturday Market

The Oregon Department of Energy announced today 19 recipients of about $1.6 million in Renewable Energy Development Grant funds.

In our August newsletter, we’re celebrating an electric vehicle milestone, sharing news from the Energy Facility Siting Council, and standing up a new solar rebate program.

The Pacific Northwest Region’s fuel infrastructure will be destroyed in the aftermath of a 9.0 Cascadia earthquake and tsunami. The Oregon Department of Energy’s role is to work with the federal government, the military, and the petroleum industry to establish new temporary bulk fuel supply chains to ensure adequate fuel supplies are provided to the state’s public safety agencies tasked with saving and sustaining lives, and restoring critical lifelines and services.

The Energy Facility Siting Council on Thursday adopted temporary administrative rules that govern the state’s energy facility site certificate amendment process.

The State of Oregon is celebrating a significant milestone today, as Oregon has reached 25,000 registered electric vehicles on our roads. This marks the halfway point to the state’s goal of at least 50,000 registered EVs by the end of 2020.

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.

In our July newsletter, we wrap up the 2019 legislative session, share some news on zero emission vehicles, and celebrate the latest Renewable Energy Development Grant awardees.

The Oregon Department of Energy announced today six recipients of $1.25 million in Renewable Energy Development Grant funds. The RED Grant program supports Oregon businesses, nonprofits, and organizations investing in renewable energy systems that use biomass, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, wind, landfill gas, biogas, wave, tidal, or ocean energy to produce electricity.

We’re in Portland for our latest episode of Grounded, talking with TriMet, the metro area’s public transit agency.