Portland work session outlines CEI Hub package, DEQ timeline and council next steps

Sep 18, 2026

City staff, the state Department of Environmental Quality, community advocates and industry presented competing analyses on proposed updates to land use and a capacity‑reduction program for Portland’s Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub; council held clarifying Q&A ahead of first readings on Sept. 24.

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City staff and outside partners used a Sept. work session to brief Portland City Council on two linked ordinance packages that would revise the comprehensive plan and zoning and add a Title 17 capacity‑reduction program for the city’s Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub.

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