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Oregon – Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)

Oregon – Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)RPS targets: Applies to Large IOUs, Consumer-Owned Utilities, and Electric Service Suppliers (ESS): Large IOUs (3%+ retail load) 20% in 2020-2024 27% in 2025-2029 35% in 2030-2034 45% in 2035-2039 50% in 2040+ Large Consumer-Owned  (3%+ retail load) 25% in 2025+ Small utilities (1.5%-3% retail load) 10% in 2025+ Smallest utilities (<1% retail load)…
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Oregon – Clean Energy Targets for Electric Sector

Oregon – Clean Energy Targets for Electric SectorClean Energy Targets: State’s 2 large IOUs (PacifiCorp and PGE) and electricity service suppliers  must reduce GHG emissions to: 80% by 2030; 90% by 2035; 100% by 2040+. Baseline emissions calculated as average of 2010, 2011, 2012 utility emissions. (HB 2021, 2021) State’s 2 large IOUs (PacifiCorp and…
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Oregon – Distributed Energy Policy – Net Metering

Oregon – Distributed Energy Policy – Net MeteringNet Metering: All electric utilities must offer net metering. Requirements vary among types of utilities. IOUs have system capacity limits of 25 kW for residential and 2 MW for non-residential customers. Munis, Coops, and People’s Utility Districts have system capacity of 25 kW. Net excess generation (NEG) for…
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Oregon – Energy Efficiency Policies

Oregon – Energy Efficiency PoliciesEnergy Efficiency Program: In 1999, legislation (SB1149) to restructure the electric utilities also led to the creation of the Oregon Energy Trust. The state’s two large IOUs (Pacific Power and Portland General Electric) had to collect a 3% public service charge from customers to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy. Funds…
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Oregon – Electric Vehicle Policies

Oregon – Electric Vehicle PoliciesEV Policies: Oregon is a California ZEV state, and has adopted CA’s LEV, ZEV, and Advanced Clean Trucks rules. It supports the adoption of EVs through the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Vehicle and Charge Ahead rebates. The Clean Vehicle rebate is up to $2500 towards the purchase cost of…
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Oregon – Energy Storage Policy

Oregon – Energy Storage PolicyEnergy Storage: OR adopted an energy storage procurement target for its two largest IOUs (PGE and PacifiCorp) that required each to have a minimum of 5 MWh by 2020, and a maximum up to 1% of 2014 peak load (HB 2193). This legislation also required the OR PUC to develop analytical…
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