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PORTLAND, Ore. – In keeping with its sustainable ethos, Portland Community College has partnered with Chemeketa Community College to offset a portion of their electricity consumption with clean, renewable solar energy. The two schools have entered into a Community Solar subscription through Oregon Shines, a Tigard-based organization dedicated to boosting participation in the Oregon Community Solar Program.
Collectively, the two colleges have subscribed to receive 5.7 megawatts of electricity, which equates to a combined 205,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, that will be offset through the program’s duration.
“Portland Community College is excited to take part in the Oregon Community Solar Program through Oregon Shines,” said PCC Sustainability Manager Briar Schoon. “This will reduce our carbon footprint from electricity by about 10 percent!”
The Oregon Community Solar Program was established in 2016 by the Oregon State Legislature, and officially launched in January of this year. The program was made possible through the collective efforts of stakeholders such as the Oregon Public Utility Commission, the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association (OSEIA), and various other groups.
“This is an exciting development for Oregon’s Community Solar Program,” said Angela Crowley-Koch, Executive Director of the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association (OSEIA). “We have been working diligently for over four years to see Community Solar launch, and it’s gratifying to see the program benefit Oregon’s community colleges.”
PCC has subscribed to 1.88 MW-AC of solar-generated electricity from three Community Solar projects throughout Portland General Electric’s service area. The college’s participation in the program is estimated to offset approximately 60,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity during the course of its participation in the program.
“This is a monumental step towards a future in which renewable energy is utilized to its fullest potential,” Schoon continued. “Chemeketa Community College and Portland Community College are paving the way for other large consumers of energy to reap the numerous benefits of the program, which include utility savings and an innovative solution to reaching their climate goals.”
About Portland Community College: Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and provides training, degree and certificate completion, and lifelong learning to more than 60,000 full- and part-time students in Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Columbia counties. PCC has four comprehensive campuses, eight education centers or areas served, and approximately 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning.
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