Learn How Habitat for Humanity is Including Solar in Projects!

Join us for a virtual showcase highlighting how affordable housing and clean energy are coming together in innovative ways across Oregon. This engaging online event will explore how Habitat for Humanity Bend-Redmond is incorporating solar energy into housing developments to expand access to renewable energy and lower utility costs for residents.

Learn about Solar Consumer Protections!

Considering solar for your home? Protect yourself before you sign. Join our virtual showcase focused specifically on solar consumer protections and how to avoid costly mistakes, misleading sales tactics, and bad installation experiences. In this informative session, we’ll hear from experts in the solar field including Warren Leon, Executive Director of the Clean Energy States Alliance, Angela Crowley Koch, Executive Director at Oregon Solar and Storage Industries Association, and Lori Lull, Program Manager at Energy Trust of Oregon.

Join us in person for this free workshop! We will answer your questions about how solar energy and battery systems work, share information about incentives available, and help you take the first step to add solar to your home or business.

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Don't worry! We still have our monthly virtual workshops

In this free workshop, we will basic solar + storage info and help you take the first step to add solar to your home or business.

In this workshop, will discuss solar + storage, finding a solar contractor, and how to compare solar quotes.

Green Energy Series Webinar

The free, monthly Green Energy Series takes a closer look at topics related to energy, solar + storage, and green technology.

Local Events

Join Sustainable Northwest for their first webinar of the year for a review of Oregon's 2026 Legislative Session. We will be covering timely topics like the Funds for Oregon Resilience, Growth, and Energy (FORGE) Act, affordable financing programs (Upgrade and Save), Climate Resilience Superfund, Balcony Solar, residential solar consumer protection, utility scale solar siting, virtual power plants, and more.

Join Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Amy Bowers Cordalis (Yurok) for a talk on the largest dam removal and river restoration project in world history. Amy will reveal how generations of Klamath Basin Indigenous Peoples combined ceremony, legal advocacy, grassroots action, and strategic partnerships to win a historic $515 million settlement, leading to the removal of four dams and the return of more than 400 miles of salmon habitat.

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Pipes and faucets leak, but did you know you can also have a leaky house? It can be surprising how air leaks in light fixtures, electrical sockets, bathroom fan vents and other areas can add up to the equivalent of an open window. Insulating and air sealing your home increases your comfort, your home’s efficiency, and your energy savings. Join us to learn how home insulation can be a smart investment in your home and find out what the process entails.

Energy In The News

Texas is finding a new way to bolster its electric grid- retired EV batteries.

After reaching the end of their automotive careers, the batteries have been repurposed and are online in Texas.