West

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

Key Offices & Links

37

Policies Enacted or In Progress

across 6 policy areas

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25

Policy Opportunities

across 7 policy areas

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West

11 states

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

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Progress by Policy Area

Enacted
In-progress
Partially Enacted
Not Enacted

Glossary of Terms

Status	Policy	Policy Area	Policy Category	YR Enacted
Enacted	Clean Energy and Renewable Portfolio Standards Empty column 35% renewable energy by 2030 \| 45% by 2035 \| 50% by 2040 Establishing Policies SB 1547 (2016)	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets	2016
Enacted	Electricity Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets Empty column 80% reduction by 2030 \| 90% by 2035 \| 100% by 2040, relative to 2010-2012 average annual levels Establishing Policies HB 2021 (2021)	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets	2021
Not Enacted	Clean Energy Plans Empty column 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	Distributed Generation/Solar Carve-out Empty column 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. Establishing Policies SPOT - Distributed Generation/Solar Carve-out in Oregon Policy Components enacted not-enacted enacted enacted not-enacted 3/5	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted	Net Metering Empty column 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. Establishing Policies SPOT - Net Metering in Oregon SPOT - Aggregate Net Metering in Oregon Policy Components enacted enacted enacted enacted not-enacted not-enacted enacted enacted enacted enacted not-enacted 8/11	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted	Shared Renewables Empty column 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. Establishing Policies SPOT - Shared Renewables in Oregon Policy Components enacted enacted enacted not-enacted not-enacted enacted 4/6	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Not Enacted	Community Choice Aggregation Empty column 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
Enacted	Energy Storage Targets Empty column 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 HB 2193 (2015)	Electricity	Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage	2015
Enacted	Interconnection Standards Empty column Oregon received a D grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies Freeing the Grid Oregon Grade (2023)	Electricity	Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage	2023
Enacted	Coal Phaseouts Empty column Requires electric utilities to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2030. Establishing Policies SB 1547 (2016)	Electricity	Coal Retirement	2016
Not Enacted	Coal Plant Securitization Empty column 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

Oregon

Key Offices & Links

37

25

West

Progress by Policy Area

Climate Governance and Equity

Cross-Sector

Electricity

Buildings and Efficiency

Transportation

Industry, Materials, and Waste Management

Natural and Working Lands

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Oregon