Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 469 § 469.766 — Biennial report on adoption of heat pump technologies in this state

Biennial report on adoption of heat pump technologies in this state. (1) The State Department of Energy shall submit to the Governor and an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment not later than September 15 of each odd-numbered year, beginning in 2025, a report that evaluates the rate of adoption of heat pump technologies among residents of this state and progress the state is making in achieving the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. At a minimum, the report must: (a) Review, using existing studies, market reports, polling data and other publicly available information, the nature and state of the market for heat pump technologies, including the size and dollar value of the market and the variety of available technologies, applications and appliances; (b) Identify financial and nonfinancial barriers that prevent adoption of heat pump technologies by residents of this state; (c) Assess the state’s progress in achieving the goals specified in ORS 469.760 (2); and (d) Estimate the date by which the state will achieve the goals specified in ORS 469.760 (2). (2) The department shall collaborate with other state agencies described in ORS 469.763 (1)(a) in preparing the report described in subsection (1) of this section and may: (a) Contract with a private entity to conduct research for, prepare or assist in preparing the report; and (b) Incorporate the findings from this report into the biennial energy report or into other reports to the Legislative Assembly concerning home energy efficiency or heat pump technologies. (3) In assessing the state’s progress toward achieving the goal specified in ORS 469.760 (2)(a), the department shall focus on heat pumps that are commercially available and shall, to the extent possible, use existing studies, data and analysis to evaluate: (a) Whether reductions in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to new heat pumps installed in homes and buildings in this state contribute to the state’s ability to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; and (b) To the extent possible, whether sales figures, the percentage of newly installed space and water heating systems that are heat pumps and the rate at which residents of this state install new heat pumps indicate that the state will meet the goal specified in ORS 469.760 (2)(a). [2023 c.442 §3] Note: See note under 469.760.