Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

HB 3609 — Requires each electric company to develop a distributed power plant program for the procurement of grid services to be provided by distributed energy resources.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Digest: Makes each power company create a program for buying grid services. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Requires each electric company to develop a distributed power plant program for the procurement of grid services to be provided by distributed energy resources. Specifies the grid services that may be eligible for compensation and the classes of distributed energy resources technologies that must be eligible to provide the grid services. Allows a customer to enroll directly or through a third party in an electric company's distributed power plant program. Requires an electric company to use a standard offer, open access tariff. Allows an electric company to recover in rates prudently incurred costs associated with the program. Directs the Public Utility Commission to develop and adopt annual procurement targets and performance incentives. Allows an electric company to earn performance incentives for meeting program targets. Requires each electric company to file an annual report with the commission on the status of the electric company's distributed power plant program, including the capacity enrolled in the program. Provides for initial requirements and an implementing timeline. Requires an initial distributed power plant program to provide compensation for system-wide peak load reduction that is provided by an energy storage device that is a battery. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 88 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (88)

88 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Heard and Reported Out

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Republican 0500
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 7500
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Courtney Neron — Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Bobby Levy Republican Nay
Darcey Edwards Republican Nay
Kim Wallan Republican Nay
Mark Owens Republican Nay
Virgle Osborne Republican Nay

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Subjects

technology energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3609 do?
Digest: Makes each power company create a program for buying grid services. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.9). Requires each electric company to develop a distributed power plant program for the procurement of grid services to be provided by distributed energy resources. Specifies the grid services that may be eligible for compensation and the classes of distributed energy resources technologies that must be eligible to provide the grid services. Allows a customer to enroll directly or through a third party in an electric company's distributed power plant program. Requires an electric company to use a standard offer, open access tariff. Allows an electric company to recover in rates prudently incurred costs associated with the program. Directs the Public Utility Commission to develop and adopt annual procurement targets and performance incentives. Allows an electric company to earn performance incentives for meeting program targets. Requires each electric company to file an annual report with the commission on the status of the electric company's distributed power plant program, including the capacity enrolled in the program. Provides for initial requirements and an implementing timeline. Requires an initial distributed power plant program to provide compensation for system-wide peak load reduction that is provided by an energy storage device that is a battery. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Who sponsors HB 3609?
HB 3609 is sponsored by Mark Gamba (Democrat) and Ken Helm (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 3609?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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