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February 8, 2024
Save more in 2024 with larger incentives from Energy Trust
Energy Trust is offering larger cash incentives in 2024 to make energy-saving changes at home more…
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August 28, 2023
PGE’s Smart Solar Study recruiting homeowners to help strengthen the grid
Energy Trust and Portland General Electric have teamed up to investigate how smart inverters on individual…
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August 16, 2023
Solar tax credits now available to tax-exempt entities
For state and local governments, tribes, nonprofits and other tax-exempt entities, investing in solar energy is…
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August 3, 2023
Solar + storage helps homeowners weather storms better
When a massive ice storm left Marc and Linda Vickery without power for five days, they…
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July 27, 2023
With small steps, Beaverton is leading the way in climate action
Climate change is a global issue that requires local action, and the City of Beaverton is…
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June 29, 2023
Affordable housing community saves and serves with solar
How can affordable multifamily housing construction projects keep costs in check and still include solar? The…
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May 12, 2023
Energy Trust celebrates 25,000th solar project with new Habitat for Humanity homes
Over the past 20 years, Energy Trust of Oregon has helped grow the solar industry in…
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April 21, 2023
Solar Ambassadors to make solar more accessible for communities of color
Solar is the future of clean energy, and it's time for everyone to have access to…
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March 15, 2023
Solar plus other upgrades nearly erase energy bills for Sammie Lewis
When Sammie Lewis’ old heat pump stopped cooling her home in the summer of 2021, she…
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