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The Bonneville Power Administration has identified roughly $3 billion of transmission line and substation projects it said would be key for accommodating growing electricity demand and the expansion of wind and solar power.
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More than 1 million acres of federal land in central and southern Oregon could soon be leased for solar energy projects.
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Fossil fuels are still a large source of electricity, but California has made progress with renewables while keeping the lights on.
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Legislators and Gov. Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline.
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These community projects can give renters and low-income homeowners a chance to go solar, but the PUC鈥檚 action is unlikely to give them the option.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon will receive $86.6 million through the Solar for All grant.
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The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity.
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As rooftop solar projects have plummeted, about 17,000 workers could lose their jobs. Will this derail the state鈥檚 climate and clean energy goals?
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Millions of acres of federal public land in five Western states, including Oregon, could be opened up to solar energy production.
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Drops in solar and wind energy production, also known as energy droughts, could potentially last for hours in the Pacific Northwest. New research is aimed at helping grid planners better understand these energy gaps and where solutions, like battery storage, could be best utilized.
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Historic funding to the Rural Energy for America program has helped fund more than three dozen rural solar projects in Oregon this year.
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The Oregon Department of Energy鈥檚 recently published solar dashboard shows how solar-generated electricity, both at utility scale and rooftop solar, has grown throughout the state since 1986.
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The utilities commission reduced payments to apartments, schools and businesses selling solar power to the grid despite a barrage of criticism. Commissioners say it reverses unfair subsidies.
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The California Public Utilities Commission is considering a rule that would gut the payments that solar panels on apartment buildings receive. Why are so many housing groups mad about it?