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May 16, 2025

Annual report highlights clean energy results, benefits in 2024

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Annual report highlights clean energy results, benefits in 2024  Amid rising costs, increased energy demand and…

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January 15, 2025

Empowering Affordable Housing with Energy Efficiency and Solar

(Photos courtesy of Central City Concern) A new affordable housing development in Portland is tackling critical…

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December 19, 2024

Energy Trust receives $25 million to install solar for Portland communities of color, lower-income families

In the coming years, more Portland families will see the benefits of solar than ever before.…

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December 18, 2024

Beaverton’s first year-round shelter combines sustainability and compassion

This fall, the City of Beaverton unveiled its first permanent, year-round homeless shelter. A former mattress…

Read more about the Beaverton's energy efficient homeless shelter
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November 20, 2024

Beyond the Grid: Building resilient communities with renewable energy

Image of home in Keizer, Oregon with solar paired with battery storage.

This is the third in a series of posts on energy resilience. The first two looked…

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October 9, 2024

Beyond the grid: Enhancing community resilience at critical water recovery facilities

This is the second in a series of posts on energy resilience. The first looked at…

Read more on critical facility resilience
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July 11, 2024

Solar + storage gives affordable apartment community clean power, emergency backup

If a power outage occurs in the Powelhurst-Gilbert neighborhood of Southeast Portland, residents of Crescent Court…

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May 10, 2024

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde to open new energy efficient health clinic

What should be prioritized in the construction of a new building? For the Confederated Tribes of…

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April 29, 2024

Solar savings serve kids in Southern Oregon clubs

Photos courtesy of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley  The Boys & Girls…

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April 24, 2024

Oregon receives $86 million to help more households add solar

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In the coming years, Energy Trust will help administer one of the largest ever investments to…

More about Oregon receiving $86 million to help more households

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