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For Immediate Release: Portland, Oregon (November 2017) – Coldwell Banker Bain real estate broker Ron “Mac” McDowell, a lifetime member of Solar Oregon, has formed a unique partnership with the … Read more

Join Oregon’s solar advocates for Solar Oregon’s 2017 annual meeting! Our theme is Community Energy Preparedness and What’s Next for Solar in Oregon. Lunch tickets are available for purchase, it … Read more

The Residential Energy Tax Credit (RETC) program is scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2017. This program has offered Oregonians up to $6,000 as a credit taken over four years, … Read more

Oregon has always been seen as a leader in clean energy. Before “climate change” or even “clean energy” were commonplace terms, Oregon was helping individuals make clean energy investments. In … Read more

ACTION ALERT: Still Time to Contact Your Legislators to Support a New Residential Solar Incentive! CALL TO ACTION! UPDATE, 6/30/2017: Thank you to everyone who has called or sent an … Read more

  Legislature: With a little more than a month to go in Oregon’s 2017 legislative session, it’s budget writing time in Oregon’s State Capitol. The legislature’s first job, above all … Read more

By Laurel Hamilton — Solar PV systems and electric cars go together like PB&J. Pair the two and you can both power that hot tub you’ve been feeling guilty about … Read more

  Solar advocates from around the state converged at the State Capitol on April 17, 2017 to advocate for a six-year extension of the Residential Energy Tax Credit (RETC) and … Read more

Earlier this month the Oregon Solar Plan was released by Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association and Green Energy Institute.  The plan provides a long-term vision for solar in Oregon. It outlines the … Read more

In mid-March, Imagine Energy at last completed one of the largest solar installations Portland has yet seen: 1.02 MW on the Montgomery Park commercial complex. The 1920 building, formerly a … Read more