Current Initiatives

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Advancing Distributed Clean Energy Technologies for Grid Resilience and Reliability in Lane County

In 2024, Lane County—along with Springfield Utility Board, Emerald People’s Utility District, and the Center for Rural Livelihoods—was awarded funding and technical assistance through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy to Communities Program: In-Depth Partnership (E2C) to build a more resilient and sustainable energy infrastructure.
Map of All Lane County Electric Utility Service Providers
The project scope covers a three-year period and includes technical assistance from the National Labs to:

Design, validate, and site distributed renewable energy and backup power systems for utilities that can improve reliability of services in grid outages.
Identify and validate key technology upgrades for utilities to help ensure that smaller rural utilities in Lane County are included in the clean energy transition.
Conduct a county-wide load and reliability analysis to determine optimal technology siting and essential grid improvements.

The Center for Rural Livelihoods, with support from the County and utility partners, will hold up to 27 community engagement events at key milestones throughout the 3-year span of the project (3 events in 3 different locations per year).

Grants Submitted

Since January 2023, Lane County staff have submitted applications for the following climate related state and federal funding opportunities to support implementation of the Climate Action Plan:

Grant Name	Applied on	Amount Requested	Awarded?
Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office Firewise Grant	1/31/2023	$500,000	Yes
EPA EJG2G Grant – LRAPA Grant application with support from Public Health	4/14/2023	$997,622	Yes
DOT Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Round 1	6/13/2023	$15,000,000	No
DOT Ride and Drive Electric Letter of Interest	6/15/2023	$1,500,000	No
USDA Food Waste Reduction Grant	6/15/2023	$400,000	Yes
DOE Battery Recycling Grant	8/13/2023	$1,019,632	Yes
DOT PROTECT Grant – Transportation Resilience	8/18/2023	$5,400,000	Yes
FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) - Lane County Microgrid and Battery Energy Storage Systems – Submitted for Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, Consumers Power Inc, and Lane Electric Cooperative	10/16/2023	$21,000,000	No
DOE Communities LEAP – Oakridge Renewable Energy	12/15/2023	$50,000	Yes
FEMA BRIC – Goshen Leachate Pipeline	2/27/2024	$1,500,000	No
EPA Community Change Grant – Resilience Hubs	3/1/2024	$19,999,863	Yes
EPA Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant – Building Energy Efficiency	4/30/2024	$79,830	Yes
OREM Resilience Hub Grant	4/30/2024	$50,000	No
DOE Clean Energy to Communities Grant	6/14/2024	$500,000	Yes
EWEB Utility Incentives for LED Lighting Project	6/2024	$199,512	Yes
ODOT Community Charging Rebate program	7-8/2023	$56,900	Yes
EWEB Electric mobility grant for EV Charging Stations	7/2022	$50,000	Yes
EPUD Green Grant award for Mt. Pisgah EV charger	10/2020	$24,000	Yes
EWEB Smart Charge Rebate Program	7/2023	$10,500	Yes
ODOE County Energy Resilience Non-Competitive Grant	To Be Submitted in August	$50,000	Pending

This information is current as of 7/16/2024. We will keep this table updated with additional grant applications we submit and awards we receive.