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Portland City Council approved $107 million in clean energy grants Wednesday, the largest single investment in climate-related projects in the city’s history. The grants are funded through the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF), a first-of-its-kind program that uses a surcharge on large retailers in the city to fund green energy projects that prioritize low-income Portlanders and communities of color. Last week, council members interrogated the grant recommendations and progress in grant ve...

After receiving both public praise and scrutiny for its grant giving, the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) presented its second, much larger round of proposed green energy grant projects to Portland City Council Wednesday. PCEF is asking the city to approve $107 million in green energy-related grants for historically underserved communities. “We have a moment in Portland to activate our resources like the clean energy fund to show not just our region, not just our...