How an Oregon nonprofit is investing in lower utility bills and a more energy-efficient state

How an Oregon nonprofit is investing in lower utility bills and a more energy-efficient state

If you’re an Oregon customer of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, Northwest Natural, Cascade Natural Gas or Avista, that monthly “public purpose charge” line on your bill is funding energy efficiency across the state. Those dollars go to Energy Trust of Oregon, a nonprofit created through the Legislature in 1999, and they add up.Last year, Energy Trust spent about $350 million helping Oregon homes and businesses switch to renewable energ…