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Expanding solar and storage in Oregon

Expanding solar and storage in Oregon

December 22, 2022 |

The Oregon Solar+Storage Rebate Program was established by the Oregon Legislature in summer 2019 and launched by the Oregon Department of Energy in January 2020. The program provides homeowners with rebates up to $5,000 for solar, and an additional $2,500 for paired energy storage systems when installed together. Low-income service providers—such as nonprofits, municipalities, or other organizations serving low-income Oregonians —are eligible for rebates up to $30,000 for solar, plus $15,000 for paired storage.

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The West Coast: Carbon Free by 2045 . . . or Earlier

The West Coast: Carbon Free by 2045 . . . or Earlier

July 2, 2021 |

HB 2021, Oregon’s “100% Clean Electricity” bill just approved by the legislature and sent to Governor Brown’s desk for signing, aligns with New York for the most aggressive state clean electricity goal in the country—zero greenhouse gas emissions in the grid by 2040. Together with commitments by California and Washington to the same outcome by 2045, it envisioned a 100% clean west coast before mid-century.

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