Oregon News
The following news clips highlight Oregon involvement in recent renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and list in chronological order. Here you can scroll through of stories dating back to 2003. Alternatively, you can search state energy news by state and topic.
February 27, 2013
Oregon Adopts Guidelines for Marine Renewable Energy
The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission has adopted an amendment to the state's Territorial Sea Plan which will allow for future siting of marine renewable energy development projects. More
October 17, 2012
Massachusetts Again Tops State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
Massachusetts topped the list of energy efficient states for the second year, according to a report released by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. More
September 26, 2012
One of World's Largest Wind Farms Starts Up in Oregon
Caithness Energy announced that its 845-megawatt Shepherds Flat Wind Farm in Oregon is now operational. The wind energy project, one of the world's largest, was supported by the Energy Department with a partial guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan. More
August 27, 2012
Energy Efficiency Upgrades Part of Winning Formula for Oregon School District
A while ago, we wrote about the quiet, rural community of Vernonia, Oregon, which had been through its share of hard economic times. After two “500-year floods” in an 11-year period devastated the area, damaging its schools and the community core, the town finally started to rebuild its school last April. More
August 22, 2012
FERC Awards License for Oregon Wave Power Station
Ocean Power Technologies has received approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a planned 1.5 megawatt wave power station off the Oregon coast. More
February 29, 2012
Beaverton (OR) Solar Program Exceeds Expectations
The City of Beaverton, Oregon announced that its Solar Beaverton program has facilitated 258 solar installations over the past two years, exceeding the city's expectations. Following a successful 2010 pilot program, Beaverton developed Solar Beaverton in March 2011 through a partnership with Livelight Energy. The Solar Beaverton program simplifies the process of installing solar panels, allowing residents to utilize state and federal financial incentives, while expediting the solar permitting processes. More
February 22, 2012
DOE-Backed EV Battery Maker Opens New Plant
DOE has recognized EnerG2, which opened a new Oregon manufacturing plant for electric vehicle (EV) components with support from a $21.3 million DOE Recovery Act grant. More
January 11, 2012
Interior Department OKs Renewable Energy Projects in California, Oregon
The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved two renewable energy projects: a California solar plant and an Oregon wind farm. More
October 19, 2011
A Barn Raising for the 21st Century
Residents of Benton County, Oregon, collaborated by constructing a livestock building powered by 306-rooftop solar modules funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More
October 12, 2011
College Commissions First of Ten Fuel Cell Systems
A Portland college has commissioned a combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell in a project partially supported by DOE. It is the first of ten CHP systems installed on the West Coast under the program. More
