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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP Oregon's 19th Century Energy Strategy
Description: The Oregon Department of Energy, or ODOE, recently published its Oregon Energy Strategy which centers on “decarbonization” by eliminating the generation of fossil fuels in Oregon.ODOE director Janine Benner told the legislature, “It’s not a matter of when the energy transition from fossil fuels will occur; It’s already happening.”If so, It’s proceeding at glacial speed. ODOE’s webpage on Oregon’s electricity supply shows that, between 2012 and 2024, fossil fuels remain the dominant source of electricity. It’s true that wind and solar grew to 11 percent, but only after hundreds of millions in subsidie...