Oregon state reference
Oregon solar, checked against local sources.
Oregon pages track PGE net metering, Energy Trust incentives, the 2029 property-tax sunset, and Portland-area production assumptions.
- Cities
- 17
- Utilities
- 3
- Focus
- PGE, Energy Trust, and Oregon sunset rules
Utility record
Billing rules before sales math.
Each hub checks the active net-metering rider, export treatment, and incentive layer.
- PGE Portland General Electric Company → Northwest Oregon, including the Portland metro, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham, and the northern Willamette Valley through Salem
- FGLP Forest Grove Light and Power → City of Forest Grove residential and commercial customers
- CANBY UTILITY Canby Utility Board → City of Canby residential and commercial customers
City pages
Start where quote volume is highest.
The highest-traffic references come first. The full county directory follows below.
- WASHINGTON COUNTY · PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Beaverton → 7 kW typical · 10-12 yr cash payback
- WASHINGTON COUNTY · PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Hillsboro → 7 kW typical · 10-12 yr cash payback
- WASHINGTON COUNTY · PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Tigard → 7 kW typical · 10-12 yr cash payback
- WASHINGTON COUNTY · PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Tualatin → 7 kW typical · 10-12 yr cash payback
- CLACKAMAS COUNTY · PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Wilsonville → 7 kW typical · 9-11 yr cash payback
- WASHINGTON COUNTY · PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Sherwood → 7 kW typical · 10-12 yr cash payback
- WASHINGTON COUNTY · FOREST GROVE LIGHT AND POWER Forest Grove → 7 kW typical · municipal utility · verify ETO eligibility
- MULTNOMAH COUNTY · PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Gresham → 7 kW typical · 11-13 yr cash payback
- MULTNOMAH COUNTY · PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Troutdale → 7 kW typical · 11-13 yr cash payback
Full directory
All 17 published Oregon city pages.
Grouped by county for scanning without turning the page into a wall of tiles.
Clackamas County
Multnomah County
Washington County
Reference articles
Policy explainers and buyer-side diagnostics that apply across the state.
- The Federal Solar Credit in 2026 Section 25D expired December 31, 2025 under Public Law 119-21. What that means for cash and loan installs in 2026, what Section 48E still covers for third-party-owned systems, and how to spot a stale-data quote.
- Illinois Solar Buyback Rates Explained How net export compensation works under ComEd Smart Solar Billing versus Ameren, why the headline buyback rate is not the all-in retail rate, and how the January 2025 change reshaped payback math for new installations.
- Solar Quote Questions Worth Asking The questions that make a solar quote easier to judge. P50 versus P90 production estimates, panel-level monitoring access, UCC-1 lien language in financed deals, embedded dealer fees, and what the FTC Holder Rule actually does when an installer fails.
- The "Illinois 25% State Tax Credit" Myth There is no 25% state income-tax credit for solar in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Revenue enumerates 76 individual income-tax credits; zero are for residential solar or photovoltaics. What homeowners are usually being shown when they hear "25%" is the Illinois Shines SREC program structured to look like a credit on a sales worksheet.