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Bend council adopts CCAP update; councilors direct staff to develop electrification fee and incentives
Summary
At the May 8 ECC meeting staff said Bend City Council adopted the Climate and Community Action Plan update and directed staff to pursue a fee similar to Ashland's to fund electrification incentives. Committee members pressed for more data on cost and equity and discussed the legal and stakeholder steps ahead.
City of Bend staff told the Energy and Climate Committee on May 8 that the City Council adopted the Climate and Community Action Plan (CCAP) update and gave direction to pursue an electrification policy that would use a fee as a disincentive and dedicate revenue toward incentives.
Staff said council members were “enthusiastic and unanimous” in support of the CCAP update but asked staff to refine how the city could use fee revenue to expand electrification incentives. The staff presentation described a process that will include a joint advisory committee, non-voting participation from utilities, targeted outreach to builders and trades, and a work session with council in August to present a concrete process and timeline. Staff said public engagement on the policy would begin in the fall after additional data collection over the summer.
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