1.5% for Oregon state law (ORS 279C.527-528) What is green energy technology? requires public bodies that construct Green energy technologies that comply a new building or complete major with the 1.5% requirement include: Leading Oregon to a safe, clean, and Green renovations spend at least 1.5% • Solar technology, in the form of sustainable energy future. of the total construction costs on photovoltaic and solar thermal Energy green energy technology or woody systems. Oregon state law requires public bodies biomass energy technology. • Passive solar and day lighting systems that construct a new building or complete that reduce whole building energy major renovations spend at least 1.5% of Technology use by 20% or more. the total construction costs on green energy • Geothermal systems that provide Oregon Department of Energy staff technology or woody biomass energy heating or make electricity. Ground in are happy to help public bodies source heat pumps do not meet the technology. understand and comply with the requirement. Public 1.5% for Green Energy Technology The Oregon Department of Energy requirement. Alternatively, public bodies may install maintains the Oregon Administrative Rules woody biomass energy technology, for the 1.5% Green Energy Technology Buildings For Technical Review Panel questions, which includes: contact Rob Del Mar at (503) 302-7027 requirement, tracks the reporting • A space or water heating system or [email protected]. requirements from public bodies, and which uses material from trees and woody plants that are a by-product completes an annual report to the Oregon For questions about the requirement, of forest management, agriculture, Legislature. contact [email protected]. ecosystem restoration, or fire prevent activities. Visit our website for more information Oregon Department of Energy The energy produced from these 550 Capitol St. NE about the requirements or to submit Salem, OR 97301 your project: systems must be used at the building site. Building owners cannot purchase Direct: 503-378-4040 Toll-free: 1-800-221-8035 www.oregon.gov/energy/energy- “green power” from a utility to meet FAX: 503-373-7806 oregon/Pages/GET.aspx this requirement. www.oregon.gov/energy Visit ODOE’s website for more energyinfo.oregon.gov facebook.com/OregonDepartmentofEnergy information. twitter.com/ODOEnergy instagram.com/ODOEnergy

February 2018 Who must comply with the 1.5% What is the Oregon Department of produced is still used at the building What are the reporting requirements? requirement? Energy’s role? site. Public bodies must report their energy All public bodies in Oregon must The Oregon Department of Energy If a public body decides to install project information to the Oregon comply. This includes: maintains the Oregon Administrative GET or WBET at an alternate site Department of Energy, and submit • State agencies Rules for the 1.5% green energy or determines that GET or WBET is details about their project using our technology or woody biomass energy inappropriate both onsite and offsite, online form: • Cities and counties technology requirement, tracks the it must document the reason and • Local service districts reporting requirements from public request a review by the Technical greenenergytechnology.odoe.state. • School or education service districts entities, and completes an annual Review Panel. or.us • Community college districts report to the Oregon Legislature. If any state funding is included in the • Public corporations created by state Our expert staff are also available to contract price, the public body must statute. help public spend the equivalent amount on the bodies next project it builds, in addition to Members of the Oregon University understand 1.5% of the next project’s construction System are exempt. and comply cost. Which buildings must comply? with the 1.5% GET/WBET • New public buildings with What is the Technical Review Panel? requirement. Public bodies must report projects to construction costs exceeding $1 The review panel includes a million. the Department of Energy, regardless More information can be found on our professional engineer or architect, a of whether they comply with the 1.5% • Existing public buildings with website: member of a public body, an industry GET/WBET requirement, install the renovation costs exceeding $1 expert, and is chaired by the Oregon www.oregon.gov/energy/energy- technology at an alternate site, or million and 50% of the insured Department of Energy. oregon/Pages/GET.aspx determine it to be inappropriate both value of the building. The panel will analyze the feasibility onsite and offsite. • Required of installing an energy system at a What if green energy technology or buildings building site or alternate site, and will woody biomass energy technology must be determine doesn’t make sense for a new or owned or whether it renovated public building? Questions? controlled by agrees or a public body, If the technologies don’t work at the disagrees Give us a call at and must be building site, state law allows public with the (503) 378-4040 used for conducting public business bodies to install a green energy system public body’s www.oregon.gov/energy or occupied by public employees. at an alternate location – as long as it proposal. is more cost-effective and the energy