Contractor enrollment opens Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, to prepare to launch two new federally funded home energy rebate programs.

With the help of ODOE’s Community Renewable Energy Grant Program, the city installed a hydroelectric turbine at an existing pumphouse to convert the water pressure to renewable energy.

The fifth rebate opportunity from the ODOT Community Charging Rebates program, which offers rebates for EV charging station projects at multifamily homes, workplaces, and publicly accessible parking...

In this month's newsletter, ODOE gets ready to enroll contractors for upcoming home energy rebates, launches a new Oregon Electric Fleet Network, submits new clean energy project reports to the Govern...

Contractor enrollment opens Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, to prepare to launch two new federally funded home energy rebate programs.

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In this month's newsletter, ODOE gets ready to publish two Executive Order reports on clean energy facilities, prepares for Hanford waste shipments through Oregon starting in 2027, celebrates new natu...

On this episode of Getting Grounded, we’re walked through heat pump basics.

The Oregon Climate Action Commission is seeking two new members to support its work and advance its statutory duties. Interested Oregon residents are encouraged to apply for one of the commission’s va...

The Oregon Climate Action Commission and Oregon Department of Energy established natural and working lands net carbon sequestration goals for the state during the commission’s meeting on July 17, 2026...

On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Field Office released an update on its ongoing plans for where and how to treat, transport, and dispose of millions of gallons of radioactive a...

In this episode of Grounded, we’re joined by two electric utility providers in different areas of Oregon – Portland General Electric and Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative – to discuss how they are plann...

In this month's newsletter, ODOE shares swift success for a new round of solar + storage rebates, begins accepting applications for Building Performance Standard incentives, seeks comments on dra...

The Oregon Department of Energy will host a virtual public meeting on July 15 to provide energy resource suppliers and other interested parties with a summary of the department’s 2027-2029 Agency Requ...

The Electrify Portland! Home Electrification Fair is a free, festive, one-day event for homeowners and renters on September 15th, 2024

The Oregon Department of Energy is now accepting applications for a second round of Building Energy Reduction Incentive Program funding. This voluntary, early compliance incentive program encourages b...

The Oregon Department of Energy and the Oregon Climate Action Commission are seeking public comments related to the draft Natural and Working Lands Goal Setting report.

ODOE Director Janine Benner and Associate Director for Strategic Engagement Ruchi Sadhir walk us through our new strategic plan, sharing their hopes of how it will strengthen the agency’s efficiency a...

The Oregon Department of Energy Invites Public Input on the Draft Report on Reducing Barriers to Clean Energy Deployment

In this month's newsletter, ODOE announces a new round of funding coming for solar + storage rebates, begins accepting applications for Building Performance Standard incentives, announces $11.5 millio...

The Oregon Department of Energy has selected nine Oregon electric utilities to receive $11.5 million in Grid Resilience Grants. The program supports utility resilience projects, which can include weat...

In this episode, we discuss natural and working lands, natural climate solutions, and two recent work products:

The Oregon Department of Energy will begin accepting applications on May 11, 2026 for a second round of Early Compliance Action and Planning Program incentives to help Oregon building owners meet requ...

The Oregon Department of Energy’s popular Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program will temporarily reopen on June 15, 2026, providing up to $1.1 million in rebates for solar and energy storage systems.

In this month's newsletter, ODOE debuts a new agency strategic plan, provides an update on forthcoming home energy rebates, supports an important conference on preparedness, publishes a new Grounded e...

Oregon’s EV drivers can look forward to over 20 new public DC fast charging station options over the next few years, making long distance travel by electric vehicle more conve...

Two new home energy rebate programs are under development and completing key items while awaiting U.S. DOE approval to launch.

The Oregon Department of Energy finalized a new 2026-2029 Strategic Plan, which reaffirms our mission and vision, and identifies five pillars that serve as the foundation for success that will carry u...

In this episode, we're joined by ODOE’s Energy Security Manager Traci Naile and Mike Freese of Romain and Freese, representing the Oregon Fuels Association, to reflect on Oregon's response to the inci...

ODOE is conducting a workforce needs assessment to better understand the extent to which Oregon’s current workforce and training opportunities are prepared to meet the strategy’s modeled employment ne...

In this month's newsletter, we celebrate Oregon's future energy experts, look back at the 2026 legislative session, discuss fuel supply and pricing, practice our emergency response, seek comments on g...

Recent local and national headlines have highlighted what many Oregonians are experiencing when they stop to get gas: prices have increased at the pump. International and national actions are affectin...

The Oregon Department of Energy is seeking public comments related to the Transformational Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction 2.0 project. The TIGHGER 2.0 Project aims to ass...

On March 12, the Oregon Department of Energy was proud to sponsor the 2026 Oregon Coast Renewable Energy Challenge at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Students from public elementary and...

On this episode of Grounded, we’re joined by Jillian DiMedio, ODOE Senior Energy Policy Analyst to discuss the availability and reliability of chargers in Oregon. We’re also joined by Steve Gutmann, c...

The Oregon Department of Energy is seeking public comments related to the Transformational Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction 2.0 project. The TIGHGER 2.0 Project aims to ass...

The Oregon Department of Energy is now accepting applications for the new Building Energy Reduction Incentive Program. This voluntary, early compliance incentive program encourages building owners to ...

In this month's newsletter, ODOE announces 24 Community Renewable Energy Grant awardees, recipients of early action and planning grants for Oregon's Building Performance Standard, launches a second in...

The Oregon Department of Energy has selected 50 recipients to receive about $834,000 in Early Compliance Action and Planning Program incentives. The incentives will help building owners offset co...

ODOE is now accepting public comments and will hold listening sessions regarding two reports the agency is working on to support implementation of the Oregon Energy Strategy and Governor Kotek’s Execu...

On this episode of Getting Grounded, our energy fundamentals series of mini episodes, we’re joined by Rob Del Mar, ODOE senior policy analyst to discuss geothermal.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, February 13, 2026.