Green Energy Institute
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Our policy recommendations and publications have charted the course for reform, and our Charged Debate blog explores current energy policy issues.
Green Energy Institute News
Register now–July 13! Fall in Love with the Future. Empowering Local Climate Action: Education, Policy and Practice
It’s time to take solutions to the climate crisis into our own hands. Enjoy the company of others who are ready to race to save the planet.
Register here.
Regulating the Rise of Data Centers in Oregon
Green Energy Institute staff and students are advancing solutions under Oregon’s POWER Act to address the environmental and economic impacts of data center expansion. The Oregon Public Utility Commission’s recent ruling, citing GEI throughout, ordered some of the most innovative and protective outcomes from a public utility commission in the nation.
GEI in the news!
Check out staff attorneys Cole Souder and Alex Houston in the Oregonian, and Carra Sahler on OPB.
Read GEI’s November 2025 Newsletter
Last year’s newsletter reflected on what GEI had accomplished in a “best of” moment of fun before the chaos and drama of the next administration descended on us. We never could have guessed what we were all about to face …
Green Energy Institute Events
Register - July 13 - Fall in Love with the Future. Empowering Local Climate Action: Education, Policy and Practice
Kick off your PNW Climate Week right! It’s time to take solutions into our own hands. Enjoy the company of others who are ready to race to save the planet. There is no better way to launch a week dedicated to our planet than by grounding ourselves in hope, strategy and community.
