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OR SB634
Bill
Status
Failed
6/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Bonham
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AI Summary
- Allows electricity from any hydroelectric facility to count toward Oregon's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) compliance, regardless of when the facility became operational
- Removes previous restrictions that limited hydroelectric eligibility to facilities built after January 1, 1995, or to efficiency upgrades made to older facilities
- Eliminates requirements for low-impact hydroelectric certification and removes caps of 50 and 40 average megawatts for certified low-impact facilities
- Removes geographic restrictions that excluded hydroelectric facilities in protected areas designated by the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council or under federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Relating to the use of hydroelectric energy to comply with a renewable portfolio standard; declaring an emergency.
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment.
6/27/2025
Committee Referrals
Energy and Environment1/17/2025
Full Bill Text
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