Portland Clean Energy Fund Raises $1 Billion for Climate Action and Community Resilience
Reported byHappy Eco News ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
The Portland Clean Energy Fund, created by voters in 2018 through a 1% tax on large retailers, has now generated $1 billion and distributed over 20,000 free cooling units to low-income residents, retrofitted approximately 3,100 homes with energy-efficiency upgrades, and trained more than 2,000 workers in renewable energy and construction jobs.
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