Like other Oregon state agencies, ODOE operates under a one-biennium (two-year) budget process.
2025-27 ODOE Budget Development
Pre-legislative session, ODOE held a public budget meeting on July 29, 2024 to walk through our 2025-2027 Agency Request Budget. Learn more in the materials below.
Meeting Materials
2023-25 ODOE Budget
The Oregon Department of Energy's
Legislatively Adopted Budget for the 2023-2025 biennium is $204 million. This includes funding for ODOE programs across the agency and about 118 staff (FTE). For 2023-2025, there is an increase in General Fund and Federal Funds for several energy incentive and rebate programs.
The Biennial Budget Process
We begin developing our next biennium budget about a year in advance. The budget development process has three major phases:
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Agency Request Budget - ODOE starts with the previous biennium's budget, then adds, removes, or adjusts the budget based on program needs and policy responsibilities.
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Governor's Recommended Budget - The Governor's Office and the Chief Financial Office build on and may revise the Agency Request Budget. The results are presented to the Legislature for consideration.
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Legislatively Adopted Budget - Legislative committees review proposed budgets and hold public hearings before the full Legislature votes on each agency's budget.