Oregon Clean Energy Targets

In 2021 Oregon State Legislature passed the Clean Energy Targets bill. This bill requires  Portland General Electric, PacifiCorp and Electricity Service Suppliers  to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity they provide. The bill also created targets for these companies to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from electricity sold in Oregon 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 

DEQ and the Public Utility Commission implement the program together. DEQ's main role includes:

• Collecting greenhouse gas emissions data,
• Calculating baseline emissions,
• Calculating the reductions needed to meet the targets noted above,
• and verifying projected emissions reductions. 

DEQ's evaluation is based on emissions data reports submitted by the electricity providers under OAR-340-215 to Oregon's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.

• DEQ's evaluation of clean energy targets
  

For more information, the Public Utilities Commission produced a summary of HB 2021 and published an implementation strategy.

DEQ Order determining baseline emissions

Baseline and Emissions Reduction Determinations

Electric Companies

Electricity Service Supplier

The baseline determination for an Electricity Service Supplier is measured as an emissions intensity, on a per megawatt-hour bases. The initial baseline is equivalent to 0.428 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per megawatt-hour (MTCO2e/MWh). For a supplier certified under ORS 757.649 on or after Sep. 25, 2021, the effective date of the bill, the baseline emissions level is adjusted downward to a level that reflects the progress made by other electricity service suppliers to meet the clean energy targets. 

• A list of certified electricity suppliers