State of Oregon Energy CU 2019
Abstract
The State of Oregon seeks grant funding in the amount of $1,075,258 over an 18-month project period while providing a cost share of $119,473 to produce a Compatible Renewable Energy Siting Assessment and Renewable Energy Siting Mapping Tool. The purposes of the Assessment and Tool are to promote renewable energy siting that sustains the mission of the Department of Defense through its testing, training, and military operations while balancing natural resource and economic development goals of the state. The State of Oregon is interested in identifying preferred locations for current and future renewable energy and transmission development and understanding the constraints and opportunities that come with those locations so that the state can better encourage compatible economic development, in particular in rural parts of the state. Continued renewable energy development is expected in the coming decades, in particular wind energy, solar energy, off-shore wind energy, and associated transmission line development. Renewable energy and transmission projects have the potential for conflicts with military uses, such as the military training routes near NWSTF Boardman, and the radar stations near Fossil. The potential impacts both on and offshore are related not only to the siting of renewable energy development but how both existing energy infrastructure and proposed new infrastructure may impact military training and readiness. Oregon’s assessment and mapping tool will raise awareness of compatible use needs and help identify renewable energy siting in areas that have less conflict.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 04, 2020
- Source ID
- HQ00051910050
Entities
People
- Ruchi Sadhir
Organizations
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Oregon Department of Energy