NWNC Clean Energy Program

The Northwest Native Chamber’s Clean Energy Contractor Development Program invests public dollars for clean energy directly into Native communities. By providing contracting opportunities to Native contractors and clean energy home upgrades to Native homeowners, this program allows for the continued recirculation of dollars within Native and Tribal communities. 
Please complete and submit the application below. We may reach out in the future to request further documentation.
Please email our Clean Energy Program Coordinator if you have any further questions.

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The extreme heat events of June 2021 were consistent with the worst-case climate modeling for the Pacific Northwest. Over the course of several days, almost 100 Oregonians lost their lives to extreme temperatures, with more than 70 deaths in Multnomah County. This heat wave was the deadliest documented natural disaster in Multnomah County’s history during the past 200 years. While it is difficult to predict the next extreme heat event, it is clear that vulnerable Portlanders need access to cooling systems.

Throughout the months following the 2021 extreme heat event, the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) staff gathered input from community partners and worked with the PCEF Grant Committee to develop and design a five-year program to connect vulnerable low-income Portlanders with efficient portable heat pump/cooling devices, in alignment with Portland City Code Chapter 7.07 (i.e., PCEF Code).

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