Allies

Clean Energy Works Oregon is public-private alliance with Energy Trust of Oregon, utilities, financial institutions, local communities and contractors. Visit our allies section to see a complete list of the many organizations that are helping bring you Clean Energy Works Oregon.

City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability

Portland’s Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (BPS) funded and led the Clean Energy Works Portland pilot, and is the fiscal agent for the U.S. Department of Energy grant that seeded the statewide Clean Energy Works Oregon effort. BPS combines the disciplines of planning and sustainability to develop innovative and practical solutions on issues as far ranging as comprehensive, neighborhood and environmental planning, urban design, waste reduction and recycling, energy efficiency and solar technologies.

Conservation Services Group

Conservation Services Group (CSG) provides program management and contact center support for Clean Energy Works Oregon. For more than 26 years, CSG has helped people from across the U.S. find ways to use energy wisely where we live and work by designing and delivering energy efficiency and clean energy programs that are innovative, cost effective and get the job done! As a program management contractor for Energy Trust of Oregon, CSG offers energy efficiency services and incentives for homeowners in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

EnergySavvy

As Clean Energy Works’ systems integration partner, EnergySavvy is helping CEWO produce enterprise-class business systems that transform the way residential energy efficiency programs are delivered in terms of efficiency, user experience and cost effectiveness. Within just a few years, EnergySavvy has become an innovator and thought leader on software applications for the energy efficiency sector. Their principal goal is to make energy efficiency easier and more accessible for homeowners, as demonstrated by their online virtual audit tool. It’s extremely simple to use and produces a home efficiency score comparable in accuracy to those of more techical audit software systems.

Energy Trust of Oregon

Energy Trust of Oregon helped conceive and manage the City of Portland pilot, Clean Energy Works Portland, that laid the groundwork for Clean Energy Works Oregon. An independent nonprofit dedicated to helping Oregonians benefit from saving energy and tapping renewable resources, Energy Trust provides services that have helped save nearly $600 million in energy costs. Energy Trust’s standard cash incentives, in addition to state, federal and local resources, are included in the instant rebates offered by CEWO.

Craft3

Craft3 (formerly Enterprise Cascadia) has been the primary lending partner of Clean Energy Works since inception of the Portland pilot. Craft3 is a certified non-profit Community Development Financial Institution serving urban and rural communities of Oregon and Washington. Craft3 strengthens family, ecological and economic resilience through financial and business assistance that deliver economic, social and/or environmental benefits to local communities and the larger region.

Umpqua Bank

From the curbside composting bins of Portland to the eco-friendly wines of Sonoma, the power of sustainability can be felt throughout the communities we serve – and at Umpqua as well. It’s part of our promise to do better than anyone expects of us today, then do it even better tomorrow. It inspires us to help finance eco-improvements that make living and working more affordable for hundreds of businesses and neighbors. It’s embraced by our people, who track sustainability at work then help clean up neighborhoods in their spare time. And it’s strengthened by our partnerships with green advocates like Clean Energy Works Oregon.

SOFCU Community Credit Union

SOFCU Community Credit Union has joined Clean Energy Works of Oregon to help provide funding to homeowners for energy-saving equipment and home improvements at reduced cost and reduced financing rates SOFCU is a not-for-profit, financial cooperative, our reason for doing business is pretty simple…we are here to serve our members. We work diligently to provide the best service, financial products and technology to meet your needs. Providing loans for energy efficient improvements helps you conserve energy, protect the environment and saves you money for years to come.

Green For All

Green For All is a national organization working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Green For All has been a central contributor to the “High Road” inclusive workforce and business support strategies employed by Clean Energy Works since the pilot. Dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through a clean energy economy, Green For All collaborates with business, government, labor, and grassroots communities to create and implement programs that increase quality jobs and opportunities in green industry – all while holding the most vulnerable people at the center of its agenda.

The Home Performance Guild of Oregon

The Home Performance Contractors Guild of Oregon is a consortium of dedicated, highly qualified companies working to educate and serve consumers, contractors, and policymakers. The Guild has served as “the voice” of the Clean Energy Works contractors since the Portland pilot.

NW Natural

NW Natural provides on-bill repayment for Clean Energy Works loans throughout its Oregon service territory. NW Natural serves more than 670,000 homes and businesses in 107 communities in Oregon and Southwest Washington. NW Natural also serves customers out of service centers in Albany, Astoria, Coos Bay, Eugene, Lincoln City, Salem and The Dalles in Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.

Oregon Department of Energy

The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) provided $5.5 million in funding for Clean Energy Works Oregon, maximizing accessibility of financing for all Oregonians, and enabling piloting of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Technology Act of 2009. ODOE’s mission is to ensure Oregon has an adequate supply of reliable and affordable energy and is safe from nuclear contamination, by helping Oregonians save energy, develop clean energy resources, promote renewable energy, and clean up nuclear waste.

Pacific Power

Pacific Power offers on-bill repayment for Clean Energy Works loans throughout its Oregon service area. Providing electric service to more than 730,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California, Pacific Power is part of PacifiCorp, one of the West’s leading utilities, with 1.7 million customers in six states.

Portland Development Commission

The Portland Development Commission (PDC) provided $3.5 million in funding for Clean Energy Works, making lending and rebates available in the Lents Town Center and Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Areas. The PDC’s mission is to bring together resources to achieve Portland’s vision of a diverse, sustainable community with healthy neighborhoods, a vibrant central city, a strong regional economy, and quality jobs and housing for all.

Portland General Electric

Portland General Electric (PGE) offers repayment of Clean Energy Works loans on their monthly bills. PGE serves more than 800,000 customers in 52 cities in the northern Willamette Valley.

U.S. Department of Energy

he U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making buildings and communities dramatically better with its pioneering program, BetterBuildings, in which Clean Energy Works Oregon is a participant. The BetterBuildings program improves homes, offices, hospitals, schools, and other types of buildings across the nation by using energy efficiency technology, products, and tools. $508 million in federal funding has allowed 41 state and local government leaders to expand the building improvement industry and pave the way for a cleaner energy future.