Electric utilities and retail electricity providers in Oregon are required to ensure that certain percentages of their sales are derived from renewable energy sources. These requirements vary depending on utility size and contain incremental requirements leading up to final goals. Large investor-owned utilities must source
Oregon’s Department of Energy provides grants through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program to local governments that are not otherwise eligible to receive funding directly U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. Oregon will grant at least 60% of this
Oregon’s Department of Energy provides grants to finance up to 75% of energy assessment costs for farms, ranches, and rural small businesses. Energy assessments must be performed by an approved assessor.
The Oregon Department of Energy offers grants to tribes, local governments, local housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, coordinated care organizations, community action agencies, manufactured dwelling park nonprofits, and electric utilities which they can in turn use to finance heat pump installation. This program came in response
