State of Oregon: DATA & REPORTS - Energy Strategy Working Groups

Oregon Energy Strategy Working Groups

The Oregon Department of Energy is in the process of developing the Oregon Energy Strategy that identifies pathways to achieving the state’s energy policy objectives, per HB 3630 (2023). The Oregon Energy Strategy will include policy recommendations that build on the pathways analysis, and support meeting our state’s energy policy objectives, including reliability, affordability, and greenhouse gas emission reductions.

In addition to the Advisory Group, Policy Working Groups were created to help inform the development of the Oregon Energy Strategy. As part of this process, we have formed five Policy Working Groups to reflect on the results of the technical modeling currently underway by our consultant, the Clean Energy Transition Institute, and to help identify policy gaps and opportunities. The Policy Working Groups are organized as follows:

Environmental Justice and Equity | Key Model Findings

EJ and equity focused discussions
Provide EJ and equity perspectives in the other working groups

Building Efficiency, Electrification, and Distributed Energy Resources | Key Model Findings

Residential and commercial
Customer-side of the meter

Developing Clean Electricity Generation and Transmission | Key Model Findings

Electricity generation and storage in front of the meter
Transmission
Development needs and barriers/competing priorities

Low-carbon Fuels | Key Model Findings

Opportunities for low carbon fuels in buildings, industry, and transportation
Identification of barriers and potential solutions to production and distribution of fuels

Transportation Electrification | Key Model Findings

Light-, medium-, and heavy-duty zero emission vehicles (battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell)
Charging and fueling infrastructure
Vehicle miles traveled reduction

If you have questions or are looking for more information, please email energy.strategy@energy.oregon.gov. Additionally, we encourage written comments to be submitted to the Oregon Energy Strategy Comment Portal.

Working Group Meetings

Download a copy of the meeting schedule

Meeting Details

Meeting Materials

All Working Groups

Policy Foundational Meeting

February 12, 2025

Main Meeting:

Breakout Sessions:

Developing Clean Electricity Generation and Transmission Breakout Presentation | Notes
Transportation Electrification Breakout Presentation | Notes
Low-carbon Fuels Breakout Presentation | Notes
Building Efficiency, Electrification, and DERs Breakout Presentation | Notes