Ceremony on Portland s Electric Island recognizes package of bills that also aid low-income households.
Gov. Kate Brown says Oregon is the first state in the nation to require its largest utilities to generate all their power carbon-free by 2040, while it helps low-income customers share in benefits and cushions them from negative economic effects. It is the most aggressive clean-energy bill in the country, the Democratic chief executive said Tuesday, July 27, at a ceremony on Electric Island, a joint project that Portland General Electric and Daimler Trucks North America that opened three months ago on Portland s Swan Island.
The project has eight charging stations, most open to the public, and can charge up heavy-duty commercial vehicles at much faster rates. It is across from Daimler Trucks headquarters and about one mile from Interstate 5.
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Oregon Senate vote sends legislation to Gov. Brown; fund guarantees advocacy in ratemaking proceedings.
The Oregon Public Utility Commission will be empowered to approve discounted utility rates for low-income customers under a bill that is headed to Gov. Kate Brown.
House Bill 2475, which the Senate approved without amendment on an 18-11 vote Thursday, May 13, also allows access to a fund by advocates of low-income households or communities disproportionately affected by environmental pollution that participate in PUC proceedings. The fund is capped at $500,000 annually.
A coalition known as Oregon Clean Energy Opportunity supports the bill to help energy-burdened consumers, defined as low-income households that pay 6% or more of their monthly income on electric and gas service.