Join ODOE for an overview of the anticipated funding to Oregon from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and weigh in on energy program priorities.
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The Oregon Department of Energy announced today that it has been awarded a State Leadership in Clean Energy (SLICE) award from the Clean Energy States Alliance for the Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program.
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The Oregon Department of Energy is currently seeking community members to serve on our Community Renewable Energy Grant Program Evaluation Committee.
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Grounded’s first installment of Oregon Energy Timeline Conversations sits down with John Patterson and talks about Oregon’s solar history and more!
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ODOE’s online application portal is now live and accepting applications through July 8, 2022. Grant dollars are available to support planning and construction of renewable energy or energy resilience projects for Tribes, public bodies, and consumer-owned utilities.
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Join the Oregon Department of Energy for a public meeting on May 11 to learn about the preliminary key findings from its study on the benefits and challenges of integrating up to 3 GW of floating offshore wind into Oregon’s electric grid by 2030.
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The Oregon Department of Energy has scheduled four virtual workshops this spring and summer for the HB 2021 Study on Small-Scale and Community Renewable Energy Projects.
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The Oregon Department of Energy is pleased to announce it will soon begin accepting applications for its new 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.
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As more utilities look to replace fossil-fuel resources with more economic renewable resources, offshore wind energy is emerging as a potential option for the United States. Offshore wind turbines are located in windy waters off coastal shores, away from land.
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On this episode of Grounded we dive into the hot topic of energy storage, specifically- pumped-storage hydropower. ODOE’s own Rebecca Smith joins us as well as Erik Steimle from Rye Development for this fascinating and timely discussion!
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Oregon Department of Energy Director Janine Benner joined (virtually) Ashland Food Co-op, True South Solar, the City of Ashland, and other partners to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Ashland Food Co-op’s new virtual net-metered solar installation. ODOE was proud to support the project with a $100,000 Renewable Energy Development Grant.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held Thursday-Friday, April 22-23, 2021.
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In this packed episode, we’ll learn about biomass in Oregon and dive into the electricity potential of the wood-to-energy technology called torrefaction. This is a double feature you won’t want to miss!
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It’s National Engineers Week! Here at the Oregon Department of Energy, we love STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers – and there are plenty of engineering career opportunities in the energy sector, from energy efficiency design in buildings to work with energy utilities to operations and maintenance of energy generation equipment. Meet ODOE’s stellar engineers, who serve as members of our Planning & Innovation Division
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On February 14, Oregonians get an extra dose of love as we celebrate Valentine’s Day and Oregon’s birthday. The Beaver State is 162 years young, and to celebrate we thought we’d share some pieces of Oregon energy history, pulled from the Energy History Timeline in our 2020 Biennial Energy Report.
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In our 2020 Biennial Energy Report, we highlighted some of the cool stories happening around energy in Oregon. One of our stories was about Oregon State University’s research in combining agriculture and solar photovoltaics (agrivoltaics) for the mutual benefit of the environment and farms. Read on.
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In this episode of Grounded we talk with Charles Sekafetz, the Program Chair for Chemeketa Community College's Electronics Program, and learn about the Renewable Energy Management path.
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Join the Oregon Department of Energy on Thursday, December 3 for an introduction to our 2020 Biennial Energy Report. ODOE published the 2020 "BER" on November 1, with a focus on fundamental information about energy in Oregon as well as on emerging energy issues.
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The new biogas facility in Salem is now operational and is expected to cut about 5,000 metric tons of emissions while saving the city $300,000 on energy costs every year.
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Since its launch in January, the program has already issued 174 rebates for completed residential solar projects, including 11 that also installed storage. An additional 144 rebates are reserved for projects in the works, including 33 proposed projects for low-income service providers.
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