Combined Heat and Power Partnership
Custom Renewable Energy Projects
| Date Last Updated | 11/16/2012 |
| Incentive Type | Grant |
| State/Federal | OR |
| Incentive Administrator/Contact Office | Energy Trust of Oregon |
| Incentive Initiation Date | 1/1/2002 |
| Incentive Size and Funding Source | The Energy Trust of Oregon offers cash incentives and development assistance for renewable energy projects. These custom incentives are part of two Energy Trust programs: the Biomass Program and the Open Solicitation Program. Energy Trust may provide support for expert project development assistance and will pay up to 50% of costs or $40,000 associated with these activities. Other potential incentives are based on a project's costs in comparison to the market value of the energy produced (above-market cost). There is no cap or fixed percentage of the amount of above-market costs Energy Trust will pay. In return for funding provided, Energy Trust will request a negotiated share of the project's green tags. These green tags are held in the trust for the ratepayers who contribute to Energy Trust. The trust is funded by a public-purpose charge collected from Portland General Electric and Pacific Power customers. |
| Eligible Recipient | Project developers with projects that are able to deliver power to the service territory of either Portland General Electric or Pacific Power; off grid projects are not eligible. |
| Eligible Fuel | Woody Biomass; Biogas; Other |
| Eligible Project Size (MW) | <20 MW |
| Minimum Efficiency Required (%) | Does Not Specify |
| Other Selected Eligibility Criteria | Funding is only available to new, commercial technologies in established applications; existing commercial technologies in new applications; and projects that can be replicated elsewhere. |
| Utility | Portland General Electric and Pacific Power |
| Application Form(s) | Application Documents |
| Other Incentive Details | Expert project development assistance includes grant writing, feasibility studies, technical assistance with design, permitting, or utility interconnection, construction management, etc. |
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