Oregon House Bill 2021
Session 2021 Regular Session
Relating to clean energy; and prescribing an effective date.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jul 19, 2021
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
Pam Marsh
Khanh Pham
Michael Dembrow
Lee Beyer
First Action
Mar 2, 2021
Latest Action
Sep 25, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2021
State
Oregon
Session
2021 Regular Session
Khanh Pham
grade
Primary
Andrea Valderrama
Cosponsor
Dacia Grayber
Cosponsor
Deb Patterson
Cosponsor
Jason Kropf
Cosponsor
Lisa Reynolds
Cosponsor
Sara Gelser Blouin
Cosponsor
Wlnsvey Campos
Cosponsor
Zach Hudson
Cosponsor
Motion Text
Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.
House Roll Call Votes
Andrea Valderrama
Yes
Bobby Levy
No
Boomer Wright
No
Yes
Yes
Absent
Dacia Grayber
Yes
Yes
Absent
Jami Cate
No
Jason Kropf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Khanh Pham
Yes
Lily Morgan
No
Lisa Reynolds
Yes
Yes
Absent
Absent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rep Leif
No
Ricki Ruiz
Yes
Yes
Yes
Suzanne Weber
No
Yes
Wlnsvey Campos
Yes
Zach Hudson
Yes
Summary
Requires retail electricity providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity sold to Oregon consumers to 80 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2030, 90 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2035 and 100 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2040. Requires electric companies to develop clean energy plans and electricity service suppliers to report information for meeting clean energy targets.
Directs Department of Environment Quality to determine amount of emissions reduction necessary for each retail electricity provider to meet clean energy targets. Limits cumulative rate impact for compliance to six percent of annual revenue requirements. Permits performance incentive for early compliance.
Requires electric company that files clean energy plan to convene Community Benefits and Impacts Advisory Group with input from stakeholders who represent interests of customers and affected entities and communities. Requires electric company to file biennial report with Public Utility Commission that assesses community benefits and impacts of electric company.
Directs State Department of Energy to convene work group to examine opportunities to encourage development of small scale and community-based renewable energy projects and report findings to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 30, 2022. Sunsets December 15, 2022.
Permits electric company, if agreed to and in coordination with government, to provide program of rates or charges to serve retail electricity consumers that covers costs of electricity generated from renewable energy resources or nonemitting energy resources or paired with unbundled renewable energy certificates. Defines "government."
Requires electricity service suppliers to publicly disclose aggregated energy supply mix and associated emissions of power sources.
Establishes contractor labor standards in construction or repowering of large-scale projects. Defines "large-scale project."
Prohibits Energy Facility Siting Council from issuing site certificate for new generating facility that produces energy from fossil fuels unless facility generates only nonemitting electricity. Prohibits council from approving amendment of site certificate for generating facility in manner that would increase carbon dioxide emissions from operation of generating facility.
Creates grant program within State Department of Energy to provide grants to Indian tribes, public bodies and consumer-owned utilities to plan or develop community renewable energy projects. Establishes Community Renewable Investment Fund within State Treasury for purposes of grant program for community renewable energy projects. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Community Renewable Investment Fund.
Increases, from eight percent to 10 percent by 2030, requirement that aggregate electrical capacity of all electric companies be composed of electricity from small-scale renewable energy projects or facilities using biomass.
Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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House Amendments to A-Engrossed
House Amendments to B-Engrossed
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09/25/2021
House
Chapter 508, (2021 Laws): Effective date September 25, 2021.
07/19/2021
House
Governor signed.
06/30/2021
Senate
President signed.
06/29/2021
House
Speaker signed.
06/26/2021
Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed.
06/26/2021
Senate
Second reading.
06/26/2021
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the C-Eng. bill.
06/25/2021
Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
06/25/2021
Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
06/25/2021
House
Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.
06/24/2021
House
Second reading.
06/23/2021
House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed.
06/18/2021
House
Work Session held.
06/15/2021
House
Returned to Full Committee.
06/15/2021
House
Work Session held.
06/11/2021
House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.
05/27/2021
House
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
05/27/2021
House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
05/20/2021
House
Work Session held.
05/13/2021
House
Public Hearing held.
04/15/2021
House
Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker.
04/15/2021
House
Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Revenue.
04/12/2021
House
Work Session held.
04/07/2021
House
Public Hearing held.
04/05/2021
House
Public Hearing held.
03/22/2021
House
Public Hearing held.
03/02/2021
House
Referred to Energy and Environment.
03/02/2021
House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
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