Earth Advantage has been selected by Oregon Department of Energy to serve as one of two administrators for the Oregon Home Energy Rebates program, part of a federally-funded initiative to help households across the country lower energy costs while encouraging the adoption of cleaner, more efficient technologies. Earth Advantage will be responsible for delivering all aspects of the $47.5 million program across Oregon’s consumer-owned utility districts.
Brio,
Brightline Group, and
IEM will join Earth Advantage as implementation partners for the project.
Oregon’s Home Energy Rebate Program comprises two complementary components: the Home Efficiency Rebate Program (HOMES) and the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate Program (HEAR). HOMES offers performance-based rebates for retrofits in single-family and multifamily homes, while HEAR provides income-based point-of-sale rebates for the purchase of high-efficiency appliances and associated home upgrades. Both programs prioritize households with low-to-moderate incomes.
As the program administrator responsible for delivery in consumer-owned utility districts, Earth Advantage’s team will work closely with
EnergyTrust of Oregon, who is overseeing program implementation in areas served by investor-owned utilities.
Earth Advantage’s selection for this award reflects its extensive experience successfully delivering similar programs in Oregon, including Oregon’s
Community Heat Pump Deployment Program and
Cooling Portland, a climate resilience program funded by the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefit Fund (PCEF). Like Oregon’s Home Energy Rebates, both of those programs focus heavily on serving disadvantaged communities, where access to energy efficiency upgrades is limited.
“Too many Oregon households are left vulnerable to the effects of climate change because the cost of necessary home upgrades is just too high,” said David Heslam, Earth Advantage’s Executive Director. “Oregon’s Home Energy Rebates program represents a key opportunity for improving climate resilience in our local communities. We’re honored to be working in support of residents of our home state.”
About Earth Advantage
Earth Advantage is a non-profit organization helping to advance a more informed and humane housing market. We work to ensure the US housing market recognizes the elements of homes that create climate risk and values the characteristics of homes that provide climate solutions. Our teams partner with entities across the country to develop tangible, systemic solutions for climate-friendly housing.
