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Last month marked over 50,000 Home Energy Scores recorded since the program began. With this milestone, more than 30% of Portland's housing stock has received a Home Energy Score, helping Portlanders make informed decisions about energy investments for their homes.
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The pilot project for Multifamily Energy Reporting is complete. Learn about and view summary and results here.
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The State of Oregon adopted new energy performance requirements for commercial and multifamily buildings. These are in addition to Portland’s commercial energy reporting requirements; here is what commercial property owners need to know.
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Whether you live, work, or play in Portland, here is what you need to know about Portland’s policy to phase out gas leaf blower use.
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This week, Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability adopted administrative rules for the Equitable Gas Leaf Blower Phase-out policy, which went into effect January 1, 2026
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Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund is a bright spot at the global conference, where leaders from 97 cities around the world converged to share ideas and take action on confronting the climate crisis.
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The public comment period on the proposed administrative rules for Gas Leaf Blowers (Title 17) is open through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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The public comment period on proposed administrative rules for the updated Commercial Building Energy Reporting (PCC 17.104 Commercial Building Energy Performance) is open through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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The public comment period on proposed administrative rules for the updated Bees and Livestock (Title 13) is open through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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BPS Director recommends that BPS implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) code as written. BPS will align the City’s carbon intensity values with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, as recommended by the RFS Technical Advisory Committee.
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View the newly published annual report and energy performance metrics. Learn how large commercial buildings across Portland perform in energy usage and efficiency, and use the map interface to compare buildings with key characteristics.
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Today, Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability published the third and final report highlighting progress made on the Climate Emergency Workplan (CEW).
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City of Portland is aware of recent communications from some third-party service providers that contain inaccurate information regarding compliance status, deadlines, and/or Portland benchmarking program requirements.
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Home sellers that are at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI) may be eligible for a free Home Energy Score.
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BPS contracted with ECOnorthwest to conduct a cost analysis of the potential economic impacts of two proposed building standards in Portland: carbon performance standards for large buildings and cooling temperature standards for rental housing.
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Final $110,000 prize awarded for ‘Providing middle wage jobs to underserved communities, reducing waste and emissions, improving business sustainability, supporting organizational resilience, and fostering innovation in Oregon’s largest economic corridor.’
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New dashboard shows progress toward Portland’s climate goals and provides unprecedented transparency into carbon emissions and energy data.
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View the newly published summary annual report and energy performance metrics. Learn how large commercial buildings across Portland perform in energy usage and efficiency, and use the map interface to compare buildings with key characteristics.
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Join BPS and other City staff leading this work as they share what was accomplished during the second year of the Climate Emergency Workplan and what is coming next to help make our city more resilient as we face a changing climate.
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The Renewable Fuel Standard Technical Advisory Committee released recommendations for the 2026 implementation of Portland’s Renewable Fuel Standard, fulfilling its first obligation to report to BPS by Oct. 15, 2025.
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