Photo courtesy of OMSI The site of one of Portland’s oldest power plants is now producing…
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May 18, 2022
Teaching by example: OMSI goes solar
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May 17, 2022
Beaverton Public Safety Center advances carbon reduction and resiliency goals
When Beaverton Police needed a larger, more functional home, collaboration with Energy Trust of Oregon and…
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May 5, 2022
Wilsonville-based ESS pairs exponential growth with sustainable solutions
Energy Storage Systems (ESS) has come a long way since 2011. Back then, co-founders Craig Evans…
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April 20, 2022
Community solar project up and running in Talent
More than two years after organizers began working to bring community solar to Southern Oregon, a…
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March 24, 2022
Latest Power Plan highlights role of renewables, energy efficiency in region’s future
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s 2021 Northwest Power Plan aims to address the challenges of…
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March 17, 2022
Listen now: Wallowa Resources Podcast spotlights local micro hydropower projects
Northeast Oregon’s Wallowa County has a unique history with micro hydropower plants. Some projects even date…
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December 1, 2021
‘Quite a blessing’: Community solar brings clean energy to Portland residents
Rudy Thomas has lived at Jim and Salle’s Place, an affordable apartment community in Southeast Portland,…
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December 1, 2021
Meyer Memorial Trust’s new headquarters embodies organizational values of sustainability and equity
When Meyer Memorial Trust decided to build a new headquarters, the Oregon foundation wanted to create…
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October 27, 2021
Solarize Rogue prepares to power up community solar
The first small community solar project approved in Oregon is also the only participant-owned project so…
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June 4, 2021
Energy Trust selects small-scale community solar projects for custom incentives
In May, Energy Trust of Oregon selected five small-scale (<360 kWAC) community solar projects aiming to…
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