Bill > SB1178

This bill requires electric companies that serve 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers to generate at least 10 percent of their electricity from small-scale renewable energy sources by 2030, specifically from facilities with a generating capacity of 20 megawatts or less or from biomass facilities that also generate thermal energy. The bill emphasizes the importance of small-scale renewable energy facilities by highlighting their benefits, including improved emergency preparedness, reduced risk of power outages, decreased need for transmission lines, potential for improving air quality, and smaller environmental footprint compared to large-scale facilities. Electric companies are required to make best efforts to incrementally increase the percentage of electricity from these sources leading up to 2030, and the Public Utility Commission is tasked with creating rules to implement this requirement. The bill aims to diversify Oregon's energy portfolio and support the development of smaller, more flexible renewable energy installations. The legislation will take effect 91 days after the adjournment of the 2025 regular legislative session.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB1178