Oregon Bans Coal, Doubles its Renewables Mandate

SUGAR LAND--March 23, 016--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Oregon Governor Kate Brown earlier this month signed legislation that will force the state's two largest electric utilities to remove coal from their Oregon resource portfolio while doubling the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Within this article: Mentions the two utilities' respective deadlines to remove coal from their portfolios.