Policy-focused browsing for Oregon legislation.
| Bill | Title | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4025 |
Allows an increase in the residential rates of a public utility to take effect from November 1 to March 31 for public utilities other than public utilities that provide electricity or natural gas services. 2026R1 | House
|
introduced | |
| HB 4029 |
Requires a solar energy contractor or person that installs a solar energy system to have a license appropriate for the scope of work the solar energy contractor or person will perform. 2026R1 | House
|
introduced | |
| HB 4031 |
Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted on or before December 31, 2028. 2026R1 | House
|
introduced | |
| SB 1597 |
Requires an electric utility to disclose to its customers the costs of storing nuclear waste produced by an energy facility in generating electricity. 2026R1 | Senate
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in_committee | |
| HB 4076 |
Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to find that reasons justify why the state policy in applicable statewide planning goals should not apply to a proposed energy facility if the council finds that the proposed energy facility will deliver electricity to the electric grid using an existing energy facility's surplus interconnection and does not require associated transmission lines more than two miles from the existing energy facility. 2026R1 | House
|
in_committee | John Lively |
| SB 1553 |
Prohibits an electric company from recovering from retail electricity consumers certain litigation or settlement costs or expenses if a court or jury finds that a wildfire resulted from the negligence or a higher degree of fault on the part of the electric company. 2026R1 | Senate
|
in_committee | Fred Girod |
| HB 4046 |
Directs the State Department of Energy, subject to the availability of funding, to conduct a study on nuclear energy, including advanced nuclear reactors. 2026R1 | House
|
in_committee | Boomer Wright |
| HB 4032 |
Directs the State Department of Energy to evaluate and prioritize geographically dispersed emergency fuel storage sites. 2026R1 | House
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in_committee | |
| SB 1588 |
Requires each electric company to develop an inclusive utility investment program to provide financing for customers' energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy projects. 2026R1 | Senate
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in_committee | |
| SB 1526 |
Requires the State Department of Energy to apply for grant moneys from the State Agency Program Fund to cover the costs and expenses of carrying out pre-startup activities and forming a nonprofit entity. 2026R1 | Senate
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in_committee | |
| SB 1582 |
Requires each electric company to develop a distributed power plant program for the procurement of grid services to be provided by distributed energy resources. 2026R1 | Senate
|
introduced | Courtney Neron Misslin |
| HB 4080 |
Allows a retail electricity consumer to install and use portable solar photovoltaic energy devices with up to a total maximum generating capacity of 1,200 watts. 2026R1 | House
|
introduced | Sarah McDonald |