Episode 58: Back to school with energy projects
School season is all year round for ODOE’s schools program team. School districts in Portland General Electric and Pacific Power territories...
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Grounded: a Podcast by the Oregon Department of Energy
Grounded is a podcast by the Oregon Department of Energy. Here on Grounded, we're talking energy in the Beaver State – from renewable energy and the history of nuclear power… to utilities, b...
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Getting Grounded: Heat Pumps!
Get grounded in energy fundamentals with our mini-episode series: Getting Grounded. Just what are heat pumps and what is a mini split? Get i...
Episode 57: EV electricity needs
Portland General Electric and Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative discuss how they are planning for an increasing number of electric vehicles pl...
Episode 56: Pillars for ODOE’s future
ODOE’s 2026-2029 Strategic Plan is out now, and our guests walk us through the plan, sharing their hopes of how it will strengthen the agenc...
Episode 55: Putting soil & plants to work
All around us, natural and working lands – from forests, to crops, to wetlands, and parks – are putting in work to benefit Oregonians. Dig i...
Episode 54: Reflecting on fuel pipeline shutdowns (bonus)
The Olympic Pipeline brings 90 percent of our transportation fuels from Washington into Oregon. In November 2025, the pipeline was shut down...
Episode 53: Fueling EVs in rural Oregon
Fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are powered by electricity, so they need to “fuel up” at charging stations. While as much as 80 p...
Getting Grounded: Volcanoes and electricity (geothermal)
Get grounded in energy fundamentals with our mini-episode series: Getting Grounded. We're breaking down Oregon's energy sources. Up next: Ge...
Getting Grounded: Organic matter as fuel (biomass)
Get grounded in energy fundamentals with our mini-episode series: Getting Grounded. We're breaking down Oregon's energy sources. Up next: Bi...
Episode 52: Hoping for blue skies, planning for black skies
In counties around the state and at ODOE, we’re planning for events we hope don’t happen: emergencies disrupting energy and fuel supplies. C...
Getting Grounded: New Heights of Wind
Get grounded in energy fundamentals with our new mini-episode series: Getting Grounded. We're breaking down Oregon's energy sources. Up next...
Episode 51: Directors’ Stories of ODOE at 50
2025 marks 50 years of Oregon Department of Energy public service. As we continue leading Oregon to a safe, equitable, clean, and sustainabl...
Getting Grounded: PNW's unique hydropower
Get grounded in energy fundamentals with our new mini-episode series: Getting Grounded. We're breaking down Oregon's energy sources. Up next...
Episode 50: Oregon’s Nuclear Future
Could Nuclear Power be a solution to increasing electricity needs in the state and the nation? In this episode, we learn about the nuclear t...
Episode 49: Meet the Draft Oregon Energy Strategy
ODOE released a draft of the Oregon Energy Strategy on Aug. 14, 2025, and opened a public comment period through Sept. 22, 2025. So, what is...
Episode 48: Existing commercial buildings = 20% of Oregon's energy use
Oregon's is now the fourth state to focus on energy efficiency in existing buildings with ODOE's new Building Performance Standard Program....
Getting Grounded: Oregon’s History with Nuclear Power
Get grounded in energy fundamentals with our new mini-episode series: Getting Grounded. We're breaking down Oregon's energy sources. Up next...
Getting Grounded: Petroleum's long history
Get grounded in energy fundamentals with our new mini-episodes series: Getting Grounded. We're breaking down Oregon's energy sources. Up nex...
Getting grounded: Powering Oregon with the sun
Get grounded in energy fundamentals with our new mini-episodes series. We're moving through Oregon's energy sources one at a time to learn m...
Episode 47: Energy Efficiency and Oregon’s Top 10 Ranking
Energy efficiency is found in government policies, it’s also found in our homes, technology and actions. Learn more about energy efficiency,...