Reviewing and potentially siting energy facilities – such as solar, wind, or transmission facilities – in Oregon is a complex and sometimes lengthy process. Proposed energy facilities go through a robust public process to ensure they are up to Oregon’s standards before they can be built.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023.
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In this month’s newsletter, ODOE reopens the Energy Efficient Wildfire Rebuilding Incentive program, shares Oregon's requirements for decommissioning energy facilities, shines a spotlight on energy use in Oregon agriculture, and more.
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When Oregonians turn on the lights, their power is coming from a number of resources – from renewable resources like wind and solar to fossil fuel-based generation like natural gas. Many large energy facilities are reviewed and monitored at the state level, so what happens when one of these facilities has reached the end of its life?
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 17-19, 2023.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually on Friday, June 23, 2023.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, ODOE looks at who will build Oregon's clean energy future, provides expertise for international energy efficiency code efforts, practices our response to a potential nuclear emergency at Hanford, and more.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn around 2:30 that afternoon.
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Oregon’s first utility-scale wind facility began operation in 2001 – today, more than a dozen wind facilities are in operation or under construction in the state. As wind facilities begin to age or produce less power, what happens to the materials – wood, fiberglass, and metals – that make up the turbines?
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, ODOE begins accepting applications for a second round of grants, highlights the basics about heat pump technology and upcoming programs, welcomes a new Energy Facility Siting Council member, and more.
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The Oregon Senate has confirmed Richard Devlin of Tualatin as the newest member of the Energy Facility Siting Council. Devlin was appointed by Governor Brown in 2022 and confirmed by the Senate for a term beginning January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Thursday and Friday, January 19-20.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, December 16.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Thursday and Friday, November 17-18.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, October 28, 2022.
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On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, the Energy Facility Siting Council voted to approve the proposed Boardman-to-Hemingway Transmission Line. The 500-kilovolt, 300-mile transmission line will be owned by Idaho Power and is expected to run from Boardman, OR to a substation in southwest Idaho.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
Read MoreThe next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 29-31, 2022.
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The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, July 22, 2022.
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