Articles from Oregon

Here you will find all of the articles from Oregon published since 2002 in the State Energy Program newsletter, Conservation Update.

Feature Articles

The following list links to feature articles, which deal in depth with an issue confronting the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Oregon.

• Reaching Out to Small School Districts

Oregon Projects

The following list links to project descriptions, many of which were submitted by the state energy office, in reverse chronological order.

October 2008

• Oregon Charges Up Plug-In Hybrid-Electric Car Demonstration Project

July 2008

• Oregon Governor Outlines Energy Efficiency Goals to Business Leaders

May 2008

• Oregon School District Goes Energy Efficient; Geothermal Plant Planned

April 2008

• Oregon Legislature Establishes, Clarifies Tax Credit for Renewable Manufacturers

December 2007

• Oregon Power Plant Will Use Small-Diameter Trees for Fuel

October 2007

• Oregon Encourages Renewable Energy Projects with a 50% Tax Credit

August 2007

• Oregon Legislature Passes and Amends Energy Legislation

June 2007

• Oregon Energy Office Tests Performance of Heat Pumps for Residential Tax Credit

April 2007

• Rural Oregon School District Improves Its Lighting

December 2006

• Oregon Develops High-Performance Classroom

October 2006

• Oregon Department of Energy Approves Low-Interest Loan for Manure-to-Energy Project

August 2006

• Rural Oregon School District Receives Lighting Retrofit

April 2006

• Oregon Department of Energy Helps Rural Schools to Improve Lighting

February 2006

• Oregon Department of Energy Doubles Efficiency of School Heating System

October 2005

• Corvallis High-Performance High School

July 2005

• Schools Save Dollars with Resource Conservation Management
• Oregon Expands Small-Scale Energy Loans
• Private-Public Partnerships Save Energy in Oregon

April 2005

• Oregon Promotes High Performance Schools Program

February 2005

• Oregon Promotes High-Performance Schools Program

August 2003

• Oregon Holds Geothermal Collaborative Summit

May 2003

• Oregon Commissioners Recognize Ten Local Businesses

August 2002

• Energy Office Installs PV on Capitol

April 1999

• Survey Finds Oregonians Unfamiliar with, but Generally Supportive of, Electric Company Competition

September 1997

• Office of Energy's Telework Program Receives National Recognition

July 1997

• Oregon Becomes First State to Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions