What's Going on in Oregon?

Solar Installation Specialty Code Public Hearing

The Oregon Building Codes Division invites public testimony at a hearing for the revised July 2010 draft of Solar Installation Specialty Code on Tuesday, August, 17, 2010.  For details, click here.

RETC Updates

July 30, 2010 - The Oregon Department of Energy released new temporary rules for the Residential Energy Tax Credit (RETC) program.  Contracts for solar PV installations signed on or before August 13, 2010 and completed by December 31, 2010 will fall under the pre-July 1 rule change, and thus not be affected by the reduction in the RETC.  All other projects will need to calculate the RETC based on the revised rules.  For more information, read the summary and the RETC rule.

BETC Updates

The Oregon Department of Energy has given notice of a public hearing for rulemaking on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 9:30AM.  The hearing will be held at ODOE's office 625 Marion St., Salem, OR 97301.  For details on the rulemaking changes click here.

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ODOE has released a statement regarding the new priority system for the remaining renewable energy tax credits. View the full statement here. 

Beyond the Oregon Border

July 24, 2010 - Thomas Friedman responds to Senate's unwillingness to pass climate change legislation.  Read his Op-Ed here.

July 14, 2010 - California sues Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for blocking the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program.  Read the press release.