In the Clean Fuels Program, electric utilities are eligible to generate the credits from electric vehicles charging at the residences of their customers. The credits are sold and used to fund activities that will increase the pace of transition to electric vehicles, such as installing EV chargers, providing grants to businesses to convert their fleets and conducting education and awareness programs.
Beginning in 2022, each utility is required to submit an annual report summarizing how revenue from the sale of their credits was spent. By April 30th, each utility must report the total revenue from the sale of base and incremental credits attributable to residential vehicle charging for the prior calendar year. If revenue exceed $250,000, they should also report on the amount spent on programs and a brief description of each program, and the percentage spent on administrative costs. Details can be found in OAR 340-253-0460(9).
Click on the individual utilities to see how they are using their CFP money.
Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative was the first Rural Electrification Administration financed cooperative to operate in Oregon, incorporated in 1937. They began participating in CFP in 2018, and have not yet used any revenue from their credits.
Central Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative serving over 30,000 members. They have used revenue from CFP credits to offer educational materials on electric vehicles and their benefits, an EV charger rebate program to make homes EV-ready, commercial and multi-family initiatives to provide EV charger site evaluations, and EV fleet conversions.
The Central Lincoln People's Utility District is a consumer-owned, not-for-profit electric utility serving more than 55,000 people on the Central Coast between Lincoln Beach and North Bend.
Central Lincoln offers a very popular $250 rebate for installation of a Level 2 charging station to all customer groups (residential, commercial, industrial).
Central Lincoln has installed two Charge Point Level 2 charging stations at its Reedsport office and two at its Florence office. The utility purchased “Electric Car Insider's EV Buyers' Guides” for distribution to interested customers and continued to promote EVs in our monthly customer newsletter.
We are also working on Level 2 installations for our EV fleet, which we plan to grow in our next fiscal year.
The City of Ashland Electric Department is a public electrical utility serving the City of Ashland. They have used revenue from CFP credits to operate and maintain public charging stations and provide rebate programs for residential and commercial energy efficiency projects. The rebate programs offered are for electric vehicles, e-bikes, induction cooktops, commercial chargers, domestic hot water heat pump gas conversions, variable speed heat pump gas conversions, and ductless heat pump gas conversions.
The City of Cascade Locks is a municipal electric utility serving 2,000 people in the Columbia River Gorge. It is the second smallest municipal electric utility in the state located on Interstate 84 at the Bridge of the Gods. We have one EV charging station located in the Cemetery Parking Lot on WaNaPa Street and Lakeside Drive.
Clatskanie People's Utility District is a community-owned utility. Clatskanie PUD has used revenue from CFP credits to support the purchase of three fleet EVs and the installation of public charging at three locations in its service territory. Credits also fund an EV car share at the PUD's headquarters, with plans for additional public charging opportunities in the future. In 2023, they did not use any revenue from CFP credits.
Columbia River People's Utility District is a community-owned utility serving 20,000 members in Columbia County. They have used revenue from CFP credits to install DC fast chargers, provide rebates to electric customers, and purchase an EV Toolkit annual license.
Consumers Power Inc is a privately owned not-for-profit electric cooperative serving over 23,500 members in six counties: Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion and Polk. They have used revenue from CFP credits to provide education, convert fleets to electric, and provide residential charger rebates.
Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative is a member-owned not-for-profit electric cooperative serving nearly 14,000 members. They have used revenue from CFP credits to run a home EV charging program offering bill credit incentives and provide member and community outreach and education including up-to-date information on available EV models, credits, rebates, cost savings, and public charging information.
Douglas Electric Cooperative is a private, not-for-profit electric utility owned by the members it serves. DEC serves just over 11,000 members in a service area that covers 2,500 square miles in western and northern Douglas County, with small portions in northeast and southeast Coos County and south Lane County. In 2022, DEC used revenue from CFP credits to purchase a ChooseEV subscription, pay for marketing, provide rebates for EV charging, and purchase public EV chargers at its new headquarters building. DEC did not use any revenue from CFP credits in 2023.
Emerald People's Utility District is a consumer-owned utility serving customers in rural areas of Lane County. They have used revenue from CFP credits to provide a $100 rebate for EV registration and a $500 rebate for Level 2 EV charger installations, and hosted events for customers to test out new EVs. The PUD is looking to install a DC fast charger in their service territory in the future.
Eugene Water and Electric Board is a customer-owned utility serving around 100,000 electric customers and 60,000 water customers. They have used revenue from CFP credits to purchase e-bikes for the City of Eugene and Friends of Trees and purchase electric vehicles for the Eugene Science Center, HIV Alliance, Homes for good, and Looking Glass Community Services. EWEB has also used revenue to install charging stations at the Lane County Juvenile Justice Center and fund a concept design for the installation of a dedicated bus stop and EV charging station.
Eugene Water and Electric Board is a customer-owned utility serving around 100,000 electric customers and 60,000 water customers. They have used revenue from CFP credits to purchase e-bikes for the City of Eugene and Friends of Trees and purchase electric vehicles for the Eugene Science Center, HIV Alliance, Homes for good, and Looking Glass Community Services. EWEB has also used revenue to install charging stations at the Lane County Juvenile Justice Center and fund a concept design for the installation of a dedicated bus stop and EV charging station.
Hood River Electric Cooperative is a member-owned rural electric distribution cooperative.
They began participating in CFP in 2019, and have not yet used any revenue from their credits.
Lane Electric Cooperative is a member-owned rural electric distribution cooperative serving nearly 11,000 members. They began participating in CFP in 2017, and have not yet used any revenue from their credits.
McMinnville Water and Light is one of the oldest municipal utilities in Oregon, serving around 12,000 customers. They have used revenue from CFP credits towards the development of an Integrated Resource Plan. The plan evaluates electric resource options available to serve long-term electric load requirements.
Midstate Electric Cooperative is a non-profit utility serving over 19,000 members. They have used revenue from CFP credits to purchase level 2 home EV chargers, level 2 public EV chargers, and purchase an EV suite for the co-op website.
The City of Milton-Freewater has the oldest municipal electric utility in the state and serves approximately 4,750 customers within the city and surrounding area. They began participating in CFP in 2019, and have not yet used any revenue from their credits.
Northern Wasco County People's Utility District is a customer-owned utility that provides electricity to nearly 25,000 people and businesses in Wasco County. They have used revenue from CFP credits to offer rebates to residential customers who purchase a Level 2 EV charger, commercial customers purchase and install Level 2 charging stations, and participate in the GoForth CarShare program.
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative serving 23,000 members and nearly 60,000 residents in Baker, Grant, Harney, and Union counties. They have used revenue from CFP credits to purchase electric vehicles, install EV chargers, and promote and educate about EV technology.
Pacific Power provides electric service to more than 770,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California. They have used revenue from CFP credits to award more than $2 million in grants to expand electric mobility, provide Grant Matching Funds that support the adoption of electric vehicles, to implement outreach and education programs, and other projects.
Portland General Electric provides electric service to approximately 900,000 customers in Oregon. They have used revenue from CFP credits to provide $9 million in grants and infrastructure to support electric vehicles and charging stations, $1.1 million to produce education and outreach regarding electric vehicles, and $588,000 to create emerging technology to test new EV concepts.
PacifiCorp and PGE partner on several activities that are funded by the sale of their CFP credits including:
Purchase an electric school bus for Portland Public Schools
Build on the Oregon' Electric statewide education campaign
Create an electric mobility hub
- Create a transportation electrification-focused digital education tool
Salem Electric is a consumer-owned cooperative serving 20,000 members in Salem and Keizer. They have used revenue from CFP credits to purchase EV chargers in 2022 and 2023. The unused revenue is being held in reserve for future projects and programs.
With the monetization
of its Oregon Clean Fuels credits, Springfield Utility Board purchased a 2020
Nissan Leaf Plus to replace the fleet’s courier vehicle, as well as a SEMA
Connect dual-head charger for utility use. Remaining and future funds are
planned to be used to purchase hybrid vehicles to replace the five meter reading
vehicles as they age out.
Both SUB and Lane Transit District have registered as CFP Credit Generators in
anticipation of LTD’s planned eleven electric buses that will be joining their
fleet.
With the monetization of its Oregon Clean Fuels credits, Springfield Utility Board has implemented a $500 Residential Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charger rebate.
Tillamook People's Utility District is a consumer-owned, not-for-profit electric utility serving about 22,000 people in Tillamook County and parts of Clatsop and Yamhill Counties. They have used revenue from CFP credits to pay for the ChooseEV platform for their website and to pay for the energy at Tillamook PUD’s charging stations.
Umatilla Electric Cooperative is a member-owned business and serves a large portion of the Columbia Basin and Blue Mountain country of Northeastern Oregon. They began participating in CFP in 2017, and have not yet used any revenue from their credits.
West Oregon Electric Coop is a private, not-for-profit organization that is owned and operated by its members. They began participating in CFP in 2019, and have not yet used any revenue from their credits.