Oregon Business & Cooperative Programs

~Oregon Rural Energy Portal~

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• Rural energy program overview
• Energy projects funded recently in Oregon

• 9006 Grants - for equipment & real estate improvements
• 9006 Guaranteed Loans - for equipment & real estate improvements

USDA Rural Development’s renewable energy programs support wind, solar, biomass, biofuels, geothermal, & anaerobic digester projects.  
(RD's energy programs cannot assist hydro, micro-hydro, & wave energy projects.)

• 9006 Grants - for equipment & real estate improvements
• 9006 Guaranteed Loans - for equipment & real estate improvements
   
• Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) - for planning or working capital
   
• 9008 Biomass Grants - for research & development

• Other funding sources for energy projects in Oregon - Oregon is blessed with a rich array of energy incentives; here are some of the main ones.
   

• Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)

  • Business Energy Tax Credits (BETC)

  • State Energy Loan Program (SELP)

• Energy Trust - primarily for customers of PGE, Pacific Power, & NW Natural

• Bonneville Power Administration
   

• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Opportunities for Oregon's Agricultural Producers - resource guide by Oregon Department of Agriculture

  • Oregon Department of Agriculture
     

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - "Save Energy Save Money" web site for farmers & landowners

• US Department of Energy

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
   

• Economics of a Solar PV Project in Rural Oregon - sample costs & benefits from a solar photovoltaic system

• Contacts

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