The Oregon Department of Energy has released an application for and information about tax credits for small energy conservation projects. Under the new Conservation Energy Incentive Program, Small Premium Projects must have qualified costs of less than $20,000 and meet certain requirements. Approximately $1.7 million in tax credit

The passage of HB 3672 made significant changes to the Business Energy Tax Credit program (click here for a summary of the bill). The Oregon Department of Energy has posted a list of frequently asked questions and you can send additional questions to the ODOE email address. We have also added an HB 3672 Fact Sheet and Bill Implementation Schedule . To keep up with the development of the new Energy Incentive Programs, please sign up for e-mail notifications at
http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS/BUS/BETC.shtml

Energy-efficient appliances, alternative fuel vehicles and vehicle conversion equipment will no longer qualify for a Residential Energy Tax Credit as of Jan. 1, 2012. Those changes were made as part of HB 3672, passed by the 2011 Oregon legislature. Alternative fuel vehicles such as those powered by electricity, natural gas, and propane will no longer be eligible for a Residential Energy Tax Credit as of Jan. 1, 2012. Tax credits for hybrid vehicles ended Dec. 31, 2009. Qualifying systems and equipment that will still be eligible for a Residential Energy Tax Credit include: solar and wind, ground-source heat pumps, highly efficient furnaces and heat pumps, premium-efficiency wood stoves, and tankless gas water heaters.

The Oregon Department of Energy has produced an interactive webpage that is designed to help Oregonians understand how and where their electricity is produced. You can enter the webpage by clicking on the red text below. Once you reach that page, simply click on the five colored bars near the top to learn where the power comes from.