Oregon has a little more than $1 million available for a rooftop solar panels and battery storage rebate program. Rebates can reach $5,000 for solar panels and $2,500 for battery storage. Applications are expected to open June 15 and may exhaust funding immediately due to strong demand. The program is run by the Oregon Department of Energy. The available funding is described as inadequate given the potential benefits, including large cost savings for individuals and broader societal advantages. Other local items include a Memorial Day sale offering small islands in southern Oregon and Portland’s new WNBA team winning two games over the weekend.
"There's a small amount of funding (a little more than $1 million) available for Oregon's rooftop solar panels/battery storage system rebate program this year. And it's likely to go fast. Interested homeowners can apply for the rebates, which max out at $5,000 for solar panels and $2,500 for battery storage, starting (and most likely ending) June 15. The program, run by the Oregon Department of Energy, could easily exhaust its resources the first day, showing there's a major appetite for renewable energy here."
"Unfortunately, the funding available is woefully inadequate, especially considering how beneficial these resources are to individuals (huge cost savings) and society in general."
"It's a Memorial Day blowout sale! Oregon is currently running some surprisingly affordable deals on...islands. That's right, you can buy three small islands (only 20 acres total) in southern Oregon's Lower Umpqua River for as little as $24,500. What can you do with the islands? Well, you can't built on them, except maybe a small fishing cabin, but even that might get flooded during high water years. So, I don't know. Maybe the islands are better left to the Umpqua River fish."
"The Portland Fire, our new WNBA team, won two games this weekend, against the New York Liberty and Toronto Tempo. (Unrelated: Isn't it odd that women's basketball teams seem to have singular team names, compared to the plural ones in other sports?) The team found itself in some controversy last wee"
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