County staff outline Rural Renewable Energy Development (REDD) exemption to encourage rural projects

Aug 26, 2026

Staff described the REDD program, a property-tax exemption designed to make rural renewable-energy and alternative-power projects eligible for enterprise-zone-style benefits without changing existing zoning, and said the program has already been adopted by other Oregon counties.

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County staff described the Rural Renewable Energy Development program (REDD), a statutory tool that would provide property-tax exemptions for qualifying renewable-energy projects located outside the metro area.

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