The mission of the Oregon Department of Energy is to help Oregonians make informed decisions and maintain a resilient and affordable energy system.
Within that mission is a mandate to educate, regulate and manage energy systems for the state. Now, after passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the department is getting a lot more resources and money to carry out its mission.
Today on the show, you’ll hear from Emily Salmeri of the Oregon Department of Energy about how new federal grants will improve the state's Green Energy future.
There a lot of money coming into the state, but the parameters of this historic federal act also means that the department needs to compete for more packages of funding to do even more.
