The Oregon Department of Energy submitted final rules for the 1.5% GET Program. The permanent rules will be effective January 1, 2020.
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Read MoreOn October 29th the Oregon Public Utility Commission adopted the final policy elements to the Community Solar Program. After a long and painful deliberation, they made several large changes to the program.
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PORTLAND, OR, August 15, 2019 – The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association (OSEIA) is excited to announce that we have once again selected Solar Energy International (SEI) as our official solar training partner for members. SEI is a nonprofit training organization which offers cutting-edge solar and renewable energy training. With over 70,000 alumni worldwide…
Read MoreU.S. businesses are increasingly turning to solar energy as a cost-effective means of powering their operations. As of 2018, Apple leads the nation with the most solar capacity installed, followed closely by Amazon, Target, Walmart and Switch.
Read MoreSend a postcard to your elected officials in Congress and tell them… EXTEND THE SOLAR INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT! Get your free postcard!
Read MoreThe Oregon Department of Energy announced today six recipients of $1.25 million in Renewable Energy Development Grant funds. The RED Grant program supports Oregon businesses, nonprofits, and organizations investing in renewable energy systems that use biomass, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, wind, landfill gas, biogas, wave, tidal, or ocean energy to produce electricity.
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Solar Energy International (SEI) is offering two exclusive trainings before the end of August.
*Limited Time* FREE Online Ground-Mounted Solar Installation Safety Training & O&M: Utilizing Data Acquisition Systems (DAS) for Remote Troubleshooting
Read MoreEnergy Trust of Oregon invites comments on its draft 2020-2024 Strategic Plan from now until August 2. The plan is available for review at www.energytrust.org/strategicplan.
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After months of a true “solar coaster” on the solar rebate bill, the Oregon Senate passed HB 2618 on the night of June 29th, by a vote of 27-2-1. The bill now heads to the Governor for her signature.
Read MoreOSEIA is seeking a highly organized individual with a professional demeanor and dynamic presentation skills to help deliver our existing technical courses and develop new technical courses including, but not exclusive to the following content… Deadline to apply is July 9, 2019.
Learn more: https://www.oseia.org/latest-news/2019/6/17/call-for-solar-technical-instructors
Read MoreThe Program Administrator just released the draft requirements for Project Manager participation in the program and responses are due by June 27. The opportunity for providing input is different than anticipated - they are essentially using a survey to gather input from individual companies. However, OSEIA will be replying to the survey as well so please both complete the survey yourself and also email Angela with your comments.
Read MoreOSEIA Community Solar Subcommittee Chair Charlie Coggeshall organized an informational hearing on June 11th in the House Energy and Environment Committee. OSEIA members Charlie Coggeshall, Evan Ramsey, Sean Micken, and Bridget Callahan were joined by PUC staff, PGE and Pacific Power to discuss the current status of the program.
Read MoreThe Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued final decisions on June 12th, 2019, on Section 201 exclusion requests, which were originally filed in April 2018. You can find a copy of USTR’s proposed Federal Register notice here. You may recall that USTR already approved a handful of exclusion requests, including SunPower’s request for IBC cells and modules.
Read MoreWe’re coming down to the wire to pass HB 2618, the Solar Rebate bill. Things are shaky right now for the bill due to last minute concerns from the Oregon Department of Energy and the Governor’s office, putting our bill in jeopardy.
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