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Tom Gauntt, Pacific Power, Feb. 15, 2018
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Solar, low-impact hydro projects in NW communities to receive $1.1 million boost from Pacific Power Blue Sky customers
Renewable energy program making sustainable investments in communities for more than a decade

PORTLAND, Ore.--Several solar projects and one low-impact hydro project will soon help reduce energy costs for community organizations in 10 communities across the Northwest, thanks in part to funding from Pacific Power customers who voluntarily participate in the Blue Sky renewable energy program.

Altogether, Blue Sky customers are placing $1.1 million in new renewable energy investment in 2018, bringing more than 675 kilowatts of new renewable energy capacity online. Since 2006, Pacific Power Blue Sky customers have helped fund the installation of 101 community-based projects totaling 8.8 megawatts of renewable energy generation capacity, demonstrating the viability of renewable energy in their communities with more than $10 million in investment during that time.

Projects funded over the years include wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, low-impact hydro and wave technologies.

"Our Blue Sky customers put their dollars to work in their communities," said Cory Scott, Pacific Power's director of customer solutions. "Not only will these facilities supply renewable energy, but they are helping increase the visibility and adoption of renewable technology. We are proud to be part of this important partnership with communities and our Blue Sky customers."

"The Blue Sky program has one of the highest number of customer participants you'll find nationwide," added Berit Kling, project manager. "One of the reasons the Blue Sky program is so popular is the element of choice. Blue Sky customers choose to support renewable energy above and beyond Pacific Power's own growing renewable portfolio and projects like these provide customers with tangible connections to the program. In addition to greening their energy use by supporting newly developed renewable energy generation Blue Sky customers are helping fund new on-the-ground, renewable projects in their own communities that strongly contribute to the local economy."

Projects receiving funding this year range from arrays at Portland's St. Charles Parish School to a low-impact hydro facility at Wallowa Lake to a solar installation at a pet adoption center in Roseburg
These projects are on schedule to be completed in 2018:
St. Charles Parish School, Portland
Solar, 78 kilowatt
$300,000
Tri-City Joint Water and Sanitary Authority, Myrtle Creek, Ore.
Solar, 287 kilowatt
$200,000
Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center, Roseburg, Ore.
Solar, 43.2 kilowatt
$130,050
Siskiyou Family YMCA, Yreka, Calif,
Solar, 92 kilowatt
$109,000
Cantrall Buckley Community Park, Jacksonville, Ore.
Solar, 23.5 kilowatt
$89,530
Gem Theatre, Athena, Ore.
Solar, 26 kilowatt
$84,250
Bridge Housing Corp, Portland
Solar, 39.7 kilowatt
$73,324
Hood River County Health Dept. Hood River, Ore.
Solar, 24.5 kilowatt
$69,672
Lake County Library District, Lakeview, Ore.
Solar, 22.6 kilowatt
$64,726
Wallowa Lake State Park, Joseph, Ore.
Low-impact hydro, 18 kilowatt
$60,000
Beit Am Jewish Community Center, Corvallis, Ore.
Solar, 23.8 kilowatt
$51,250
Medford School District (Ruch Community School), Jacksonville, Ore.
Solar, 11.4 kilowatt
$24,337

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About Blue Sky
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