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Oregon
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State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: Completed
Details: Executive Order No. 06-02 (January 2006) requires the Energy Efficiency Interagency Team to develop strategies to meet the Governor's previously announced goal of 20% energy efficiency savings in state government and education institutions in 10 years. The mandated State Energy Efficiency Design Program (SEED) requires all renovation and construction projects for state facilities to exceed Oregon's energy conservation building codes by at least 20%. The state energy office administers the program and provides technical expertise on each project, helping agencies identify and design the most cost-effective energy conservation measures.
- http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/pdf/eo0602.pdf
- http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS/SEED/SEEDhome.shtml
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: Proposed
Details: Executive Order No. 06-02 (January 2006) requires an interagency team to develop recommended procurement acquisition models and training that take into account relevant sustainability principles, including, but not limited to, life-cycle cost assessment and energy impact assessment.
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: In Progress
Details: On March 10, 2006, the Governor said in a speech that he will accelerate the timeline to get State-run facilities purchasing 100% renewable energy and will have a plan to get the state government to 100% renewable power in less than 4 years. The Oregon Renewable Action Plan (April 2005) recommends a series of targets for State government, including that 25% of state government's total electricity needs will be met by new renewable energy sources by 2010 and 100 percent by 2025.
- http://www.oregon.gov/Gov/p2006/press_031006.shtml
- http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/docs/FinalREAP.pdf
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: Completed
Details: The Oregon Renewable Action Plan (April 2005) sets a series of short- and long-term targets for state government vehicles, including that by the end of 2006, 10% of the diesel used by state government fleet vehicles will be B20 and 75% of the gasoline used by state government fleet vehicles will be E10. Future goals include: 100% of the diesel used by state government fleet vehicles will be B-20 by 2025 and 10% of the gasoline used by state government fleet vehicles will be E-85 by 2010; this percentage will grow to 25 percent by 2025. State statutes (ORS 283.327 and 267.030) require that state agencies purchase alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) to the maximum extent possible, except when it is not economically or logistically possible to purchase or refuel an AFV.
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed/Further Work Proposed
Details: Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski convened a meeting on August 28, 2008, to focus on energy policy and pledged to appoint a policy group—the Oregon Planning and Energy Council—to review the state’s energy options.
Oregon has produced biennial energy plans since the 1970s. Oregon published the latest Biennial Energy Plan in March 2008. The plan includes various energy efficiency programs and incentives and an RPS of 15% by 2015 and 25% by 2025.
The Public Utilities Commissions of four western states adopted a Joint Action Framework on Climate Change on December 1, 2006. CA, NM, OR, and WA will cooperate to develop and use low-carbon technologies and renewable energy resources, while promoting energy efficiency, conservation, and demand response programs. As part of the agreement, the commissions will consider policies to encourage the development of transmission lines to provide access to sites with significant renewable energy resources. The signing ceremony launched the Joint West Coast Public Utilities Commissions Workshop on Energy Efficiency, which brought together energy experts and international leaders to explore key technologies and best practices in energy efficiency.
Oregon is also part of the Western Governor's Association (WGA). In June 2006 the Governors signed resolutions to meet or exceed goals of 30,000 MW of clean energy by 2015 and a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020, to encourage adequate funding for state energy efficiency and renewable generation programs, and to facilitate development of regional energy markets.
- http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/P2008/press_082708.shtml
- http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/docs/EnergyPlan07-09.pdf
- http://www.oregon.gov/PUC/news/2006/2006026.shtml
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: Completed
Details: SB 838C, signed by the governor on June 6, 2007, extends to 2026 a public purpose charge collected since 1999 for renewable energy research and conservation efforts. The surcharge funds the Energy Trust of Oregon, which was established March 1, 2002, and collects 3% (~$42.4 million annually); 67% is for efficiency and 17% for renewables.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: Goes Beyond ECPA
Details: The Non-Residential Energy Code, which is mandatory statewide, is a state-developed code that exceeds ASHRAE 90.1-2004. The code is contained in Chapter 13 of the 2004 Oregon Structural Specialty Code. State-developed CodeComp software may be used to show compliance.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: Goes Beyond ECPA
Details: A state-developed code, which exceeds the 2003 IECC, is mandatory statewide. State-developed Code Comp software may be used to show compliance.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: Completed
Details: Signed into law by the governor on July 1, 2005, HB 3363 established statewide appliance efficiency standards.
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: Completed
Details: The governor signed SB 838C on June 6, 2007, which mandates that renewable power sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal account for 5% of the state's power sales in 2011, 15% by 2015, 20% by 2020, and 25% by 2025. An RPS was called for as part of the governor’s Action Plan for Energy, announced on February 24, 2006.
- http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/docs/sb0838.en.pdf
- http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/pdf/letters/rps.pdf
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: Completed
Details: SB 838C, which the governor signed on June 6, 2007, extends to 2026 a public purpose charge collected since 1999 for renewable energy research and conservation efforts. A surcharge funds the Energy Trust of Oregon, established March 1, 2002, which collects ~$42.4 million annually. The fund spends 67% for efficiency and 17% for renewables. S.B. 1149, passed in July 1999, includes a "public purpose charge" to fund energy efficiency, renewable energy and low income, equivalent to 3% of total investor-owned utility (IOU) revenues (approximately $60 million).
- http://www.energytrust.org/RR/index.html
- http://www.energytrust.org/library/opuc_docs/sb1149.pdf
- http://www.aceee.org/briefs/apr04_02.pdf
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: Completed
Details: Oregon has output-based CO2 emission limits for new base-load gas electric generating plants and non-base load power plants.
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: Completed/Further Work In Progress
Details: The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) formally opened a rulemaking docket for a small generator interconnection rule in July 2007. The proposed interconnection rule allows small generator facilities with systems up to 10 MW to interconnect, and does not specify specific eligible resources. In 2007, Oregon adopted new interconnection standards for its primary investor-owned utilities (PGE and Pacificorp) and for its municipal utilities and electric cooperatives that is limited to renewable energy systems. Nonresidential customers of the investor-owned utilities are allowed to interconnect. Residential customers and customers of municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, and people's utility districts are limited to 25 kW in capacity; non-residential customers of PGE and Pacificorp are limited to 2 MW. Eligible system types are solar, wind, hydropower, fuel cells, or biomass resources.
- http://www.epa.gov/chp/documents/chp_partupdate07.pdf
- http://apps.puc.state.or.us/orders/2007ords/07-319.pdf
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: Completed
Details: Statewide net metering for all utility types. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) adopted net metering standards in July 2007. The net metering rule allows non-residential investor owned utility (IOU) customers with systems up to 2 MW to interconnect. Eligible electric generating resources include solar power, wind power, hydropower, fuel cells, or biomass. The PUC’s net metering rules include three levels of interconnection and require the use of a standard application, a standard agreement, and reasonable procedural timelines for utilities and applicants.
Oregon's net metering law, ORS 757.300 (HB 3219 of 1999), includes interconnection requirements for systems generating up to 25 kW.