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Oregon

Oregon has made significant progress on climate action, including through the passage of the Climate Resilience Package in 2023. The state has substantial wind and geothermal resources and is the fourth largest hydroelectric power producer in the country, with well over half of its in-state electricity generated from renewable sources. While the state enacted its emissions reductions targets in 2007, their 2021 emissions were 19% over their 2020 goal, with a net increase of around 88% from 1990 levels.
GHG Reduction Targets
All targets relative to 2005 levels
2035 :

45%

2050 :

75%

Governor
Tina Kotek (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Majority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
Legislative session
2/5/24 - 3/7/24
US Climate Alliance Status
Member

37

Policies Enacted or In Progress
across 6 policy areas

25

Policy Opportunities
across 7 policy areas

West

11 states
This map shows the occurrence of climate policies passed at the state-level. Higher numbers represent more climate policies enacted.

Progress by Policy Area

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Oregon

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Status Policy Policy Area Policy Category YR Enacted
Enacted
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35% renewable energy by 2030 | 45% by 2035 | 50% by 2040

Establishing Policies
Electricity
Energy Plans and Targets 2016
Enacted
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80% reduction by 2030 | 90% by 2035 | 100% by 2040, relative to 2010-2012 average annual levels

Establishing Policies
Electricity
Energy Plans and Targets 2021
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Clean energy plans are documents that outline the policies and strategies states can implement to meet clean energy targets. Draft plans are often published first, and after a period of public comments and revisions, a final plan is released.

Electricity
Energy Plans and Targets
Partially Enacted
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled.

Policy Components
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3/5
Electricity
Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled.

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8/11
Electricity
Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled.

Policy Components
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4/6
Electricity
Clean Energy Generation
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Community choice aggregation allows local governments to procure power on behalf of their residents, businesses, and municipal accounts from an alternative supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider.

Electricity
Clean Energy Generation
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At least 5 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity from energy storage annually by 2020 from the state's two largest investor-owned utilities, up to 1% of 2014 peak load maximum

Establishing Policies
Electricity
Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage 2015
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Oregon received a D grade from Freeing the Grid.

Electricity
Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage 2023
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Requires electric utilities to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2030.

Establishing Policies
Electricity
Coal Retirement 2016
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Coal securitization is a financing tool that allows utility companies to refinance debt they issued to build coal plants and close the facilities early without taking a financial hit or passing costs on to ratepayers.

Electricity
Coal Retirement

The State Climate Policy Dashboard tracks only passed policies and does not include bills currently proposed in legislative sessions. The website is intended to illustrate the current status of policies for each state, as well as key resources and model states for each policy.

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