Nov 8th 2013Oregon Department of Energy:
http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/
The Oregon Department of Energy was created in 1975 and helps to reduce the long-term costs of energy for Oregonians. The agency’s primary program goals include: encouraging investments in conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy resources (by offering tax credits, loans, and grants); providing information and assistance on ways to save energy (to households, businesses, schools, tribes and government agencies); providing technical help and financial incentives to promote the use of renewable energy; demonstrating the workability of new technology (energy-saving equipment, appliances, materials, manufacturing processes, and building practices); siting prudent, safe, and environmentally sound energy facilities; regulating the cleanup and transportation of radioactive wastes through the state; ensuring state preparedness to respond to accidents involving radioactive materials and providing oversight of the Hanford nuclear cleanup to ensure cleanup decisions are protective of Oregon and the Columbia River
Energy Trust of Oregon:
http://energytrust.org/
Energy Trust of Oregon is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping utility customers benefit from saving energy and generating renewable energy. Our services, cash incentives and solutions have helped participating customers of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural and Cascade Natural Gas save more than $1.3 billion on their energy bills. Our work helps keep energy costs as low as possible and builds a sustainable energy future.
Eugene Water and Electric Board:
http://www.eweb.org/
The Eugene Water & Electric Board, founded in 1911, is Oregon's largest customer-owned utility and provides electricity and water to more than 86,000 homes, business, schools and other customers in Eugene, Oregon. As a public utility, EWEB does not operate to earn a profit or to serve the investment needs of stockholders. Instead, EWEB is chartered by the city of Eugene to serve the interests of its citizens. The citizens of Eugene, therefore, are owners of the utility.
Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association:
http://www.oregonseia.org/
The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association is a trade association founded in 1981 to promote clean, renewable, solar technologies. OSEIA works with industry leaders, academic scholars, legislators, government, and non-profit agencies to advocate for solar technologies and raise awareness of its potential to help secure an affordable, reliable, and clean energy future.
OSEIA supports a progressive legislative and regulatory structure that fosters the development of solar technologies, their residential and commercial development, and the potential for utility scale production. OSEIA promotes and advances solar energy utilization and commercialization through education and advocacy, ensuring that solar energy plays a significant role in Oregon’s renewable energy portfolio & making the Oregon solar energy industry nationally competitive.
Solar Oregon:
http://www.solaroregon.org/
Founded in 1979, Solar Oregon is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Supported by its member organizations and individuals, Solar Oregon provides outreach and education on solar technology and its applications, methods for improving energy efficiency, and ideas for building a carbon-neutral future. Recognizing that business plays a crucial role in reducing our environmental footprint, Solar Oregon also reaches out to the professional and corporate communities.
American Solar Energy Society:
http://www.ases.org/
Established in 1954, the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation's leading association of solar professionals & advocates. Our mission is to inspire an era of energy innovation and speed the transition to a sustainable energy economy. We advance education, research and policy. ASES is the U.S. section of the International Solar Energy Society .