Oregon solar leads
Oregon’s net metering program covers every kind of electric utility, allows home systems of up to 25 kW and sends credits left after 12 months to low-income assistance, according to the Public Utility Commission. Summit Leads supplies solar leads in Oregon by real-time ping/post, with filters and routing agreed during onboarding.
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Oregon facts for solar lead buyers
| Fact | Value Source |
|---|---|
| Small-scale solar PV capacity, July 2026 | 593.7 MW (EIA estimate, July 2026), the 20th highest of the 49 states with an EIA estimateElectric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B: Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Small-scale solar PV capacity, July 2025 | 520.9 MW (EIA estimate, July 2025); 72.8 MW, or 14.0%, was added by July 2026Electric Power Monthly, Table 6.2.B: Net Summer Capacity Using Primarily Renewable Energy Sources and by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Solar resource in Portland, the largest city | 4.03 kWh per square meter per day for a fixed, south-facing array at a 20-degree tilt (PVWatts version 8, typical-year weather, checked October 9, 2026)PVWatts Calculator (version 8): Portland, Oregon National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL) |
| Average residential electricity price, 2024 | 14.70 cents per kWh (2023: 12.73 cents; EIA Form EIA-861 data, 2024)Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10: Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Single-family detached share of housing units | 62.7% (1,164,457 of 1,857,992 housing units; ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25024)Table B25024, Units in Structure: Oregon (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Owner-occupied single-family detached homes | 914,557, or 84.1% of 1,087,983 owner-occupied homes (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032)Table B25032, Tenure by Units in Structure: Oregon (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024) U.S. Census Bureau |
| Utilities required to offer net metering | All utilities: investor-owned, public utility districts, municipal utilities and cooperatives; the program began in 1999 (Oregon PUC, checked October 9, 2026)Renewable Resources: Net Metering Oregon Public Utility Commission |
| Net metering size limits | Up to 25 kW for residential installations and 2 MW for commercial (Oregon PUC, checked October 9, 2026)Renewable Resources: Net Metering Oregon Public Utility Commission |
| Unused net metering credits | kWh credits carry over for up to 12 months; any excess left at the end of a 12-month period goes to customers in the utility’s low-income assistance programs (Oregon PUC, checked October 9, 2026)Renewable Resources: Net Metering Oregon Public Utility Commission |
| Limited Renewable Energy Contractor (CLR) | Building Codes Division business license for limited renewable energy electrical installations of 25 kVA and 600 volts nominal or less (OAR 918-282-0033; checked October 9, 2026)Contractor licenses (electrical, plumbing, boiler and elevator) Oregon Building Codes Division |
| Limited Renewable Energy Technician (LRT) | Individual electrical license to make renewable energy system installations, held by a worker employed by a CLR or an electrical contractor (BCD, checked October 9, 2026)Individual licenses Oregon Building Codes Division |
| Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program status | Not accepting rebate reservation applications; after the June 15, 2026 reopening, the funds made available were fully reserved (ODOE June 2026 update, checked October 9, 2026)Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program Oregon Department of Energy |
Last reviewed: October 9, 2026. A summary for education, not legal advice.
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Oregon’s small-scale solar, July 2025 to July 2026
Every month the EIA estimates how much solar each state has in systems below 1 MW, the size range that covers home and small business rooftops. Oregon’s estimate in Table 6.2.B of the Electric Power Monthly went from 520.9 MW in July 2025 to 593.7 MW in July 2026, an addition of 72.8 MW or 14.0%. Oregon was 20th of the 49 states with an EIA estimate in July 2026.
| Month | Capacity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 520.9 | EIA EPM Table 6.2.B, July 2025 |
| July 2026 | 593.7 | EIA EPM Table 6.2.B, July 2026 |
These megawatts are systems already producing power. For a solar buyer they mark the homes where battery additions, expansions and repairs can come up, on top of new installations; they do not show how many Oregon homeowners are asking for quotes.
How much sun Portland gets
Portland, the largest city in Oregon by the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 estimates, receives 4.03 kWh per square meter per day of solar radiation on a modeled array, according to the PVWatts calculator that NREL created and the National Laboratory of the Rockies now hosts (checked October 9, 2026).
The value uses PVWatts version 8 defaults: a fixed, open-rack array facing south and tilted 20 degrees, placed at Portland’s Census gazetteer point, with National Solar Radiation Database typical-year weather. East of the Cascades the climate is drier, and any single roof differs in pitch and shade, so the number is a reference point rather than a forecast for a home.
Oregon’s average residential electricity price
Table 2.10 of the EIA’s Electric Power Annual reports the average price residential customers paid across Oregon’s utilities. The table lists 2023 and 2024 for reference only.
| Year | Cents per kWh | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.73 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
| 2024 | 14.70 | EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 2.10 |
Net metering across Oregon utilities
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
The Oregon Public Utility Commission’s renewable resources page (checked October 9, 2026) describes a net metering program that began in 1999 and applies to all utilities: investor-owned utilities, public utility districts, municipal utilities and cooperatives. Customers may pay for and install renewable generation on their own property to offset what they buy, with projects of up to 25 kW for residential installations and up to 2 MW for commercial ones.
In a billing period when the utility delivers more kWh than the system sends back, the customer pays each kWh-based charge plus the standard monthly charges. When the system sends back more, the kWh credit carries over for up to 12 months. Excess that remains at the end of a 12-month period does not go back to the customer; the PUC page says it is transferred to customers enrolled in the utility’s low-income assistance programs.
Because the program reaches cooperatives and municipal utilities as well as the investor-owned companies, a buyer covering rural Oregon is not limited to the largest service territories. The 12-month window also means installers usually size systems to a household’s yearly use.
Oregon’s renewable energy electrical licenses
This section is general information, not legal advice. It summarizes official sources as of October 9, 2026; check the current text of each rule before relying on it.
Oregon’s Building Codes Division (BCD) licenses electrical work, and its contractor license list (checked October 9, 2026) includes a class aimed at solar: the Limited Renewable Energy Contractor (CLR). It lets a business make limited types of renewable energy electrical installations of 25 kVA and 600 volts nominal or less, under OAR 918-282-0033, within the limits of its signing supervisor’s license. A full Electrical Contractor (C) license covers electrical installations generally.
On the individual side, the BCD individual license list includes the Limited Renewable Energy Technician (LRT), whose scope is renewable energy system installations; the technician must be employed by a limited renewable energy contractor or an electrical contractor. A buyer that places Oregon requests with installers can ask for the business license class and the licenses of the crew doing the wiring.
Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program status
The Oregon Department of Energy runs the Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program, which issues rebates for residential solar electric systems, for storage paired with existing solar, and for paired solar and storage, and also serves low-income service providers. Rebates are paid to approved contractors rather than directly to homeowners.
The department’s June 2026 update (checked October 9, 2026) says the program is not currently accepting rebate reservation applications: after it reopened on June 15, 2026, reservation requests fully reserved the funds made available. The page also states that a reservation is required before construction or installation begins. This page gives no per-home rebate amount.
Oregon houses and the people who own them
Home solar contracts are mostly signed by owners of detached houses. Oregon has 1,164,457 single-family detached homes among 1,857,992 housing units in table B25024 of the ACS 5-year 2020-2024, or 62.7%, a share 32 states exceed. Among owner-occupied homes the share is far higher: table B25032 counts 914,557 detached houses out of 1,087,983, which is 84.1%.
Housing age and values are on Oregon window replacement leads, and heating fuels are on Oregon HVAC leads, so neither is repeated here.
Owner-occupied detached homes in Oregon counties
The ten Oregon counties with the most owner-occupied single-family detached homes, with owner-occupied homes and the detached share for each, from ACS 5-year 2020-2024 table B25032 at county level. The figures describe housing stock and do not indicate where leads come from.
| County | Owner-occupied detached homes | Owner-occupied homes | Detached share of owner homes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multnomah | 158,771 | 186,699 | 85.0% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Washington | 120,322 | 143,230 | 84.0% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Clackamas | 100,306 | 115,773 | 86.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Lane | 81,439 | 95,774 | 85.0% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Marion | 67,910 | 79,054 | 85.9% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Deschutes | 53,249 | 59,437 | 89.6% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Jackson | 49,189 | 60,693 | 81.0% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Douglas | 27,145 | 34,567 | 78.5% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Linn | 27,058 | 33,918 | 79.8% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
| Yamhill | 22,875 | 27,249 | 83.9% | ACS 2020-2024, B25032 (county) |
Even Multnomah County, which contains Portland, has a detached share of 85.0% among owner homes. Deschutes County, around Bend, is the highest of the ten at 89.6%, and Douglas the lowest at 78.5% in the 2020-2024 ACS county table.
What the Oregon numbers suggest for a solar campaign
Taken together, the facts on this page outline a few considerations for a buyer planning Oregon coverage:
- Owner homes are mostly houses everywhere. Every county in the table has a detached share of owner homes of 78.5% or more in the 2020-2024 ACS, including the Portland-area counties.
- The utility type does not decide eligibility. The Oregon PUC describes net metering on cooperatives, municipal utilities and public utility districts as well as investor-owned utilities (checked October 9, 2026).
- State rebate funds are reserved. The ODOE program page reported in its June 2026 update (checked October 9, 2026) that the reopened round was fully reserved, so installers quote Oregon projects without assuming a state rebate.
Nothing here counts solar leads or ranks places by how many leads they produce. The points describe Oregon’s housing, installed solar and state programs.
Filters an Oregon solar buyer would set
Most solar buyers filterFilterA rule that decides which leads a buyer is offered, based on fields such as vertical, sub-type, state, ZIP code, homeownership or accident details. Glossary on four fields, and each has a link to the Oregon data above:
- Homeowner status: the owner decides on panels and signs the net metering agreement; see the owner-occupied detached homes above.
- Project type: the broad kind of solar project the homeowner asked about; the precise options are set when the solar form is finalized.
- Timeframe: whether the homeowner wants installation soon or is early in research.
- ZIP code: the ZIP codes an installer’s crews can cover, with the county table as a housing guide.
The filters for Oregon solar leads are agreed with each buyer during onboarding. Exclusive or shared routing for solar leads is agreed with each buyer during onboarding. A field-by-field example is the sample solar lead.
Where buyers filter in Oregon
Oregon solar installers tend to work the Willamette Valley, Central Oregon or the Rogue Valley from a single base. Listed below are the six biggest Oregon metro areas in the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 estimates; the Portland area reaches into Washington, so its population is the whole-metro figure. Each buyer’s coverage area is agreed during onboarding, inside these metro areas or outside them.
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: 2,542,282 (July 1, 2025 estimate, whole metro area)
- Salem: 445,814 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Eugene-Springfield: 381,584 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Bend: 266,376 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Medford: 221,795 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
- Albany: 132,843 (July 1, 2025 estimate)
Source: Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area population estimates, Vintage 2025 (cbsa-est2025-alldata), U.S. Census Bureau.
Consent records for Oregon solar leads
Each Oregon solar lead carries the TCPATCPAThe Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the federal law that governs telemarketing calls and texts, autodialers, prerecorded voice messages and the Do Not Call Registry. Glossary consent record captured on the form. Oregon telemarketing law adds its own requirements to the TCPA, and the Oregon line of the state telemarketing laws table sets them out; for the state’s other lead types, go to leads in Oregon.
Oregon solar lead questions
What happens to unused net metering credits in Oregon after a year?
According to the Oregon Public Utility Commission, kWh credits carry over for up to 12 months, and excess left at the end of a 12-month period is transferred to customers enrolled in the utility’s low-income assistance programs (checked October 9, 2026). This is general information, not legal advice.
Is there an Oregon electrical license limited to renewable energy installations?
Yes. The Building Codes Division issues a Limited Renewable Energy Contractor (CLR) license for installations of 25 kVA and 600 volts nominal or less, and a Limited Renewable Energy Technician (LRT) license for workers employed by such a contractor or an electrical contractor. This is general information, not legal advice.
Is the Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program taking reservations?
Not as of the Oregon Department of Energy’s June 2026 update, checked October 9, 2026: the program reopened June 15, 2026 and the funds made available were fully reserved.
Which Oregon county has the most owner-occupied detached homes?
Multnomah County, with 158,771 of its 186,699 owner-occupied homes detached (85.0%), ahead of Washington and Clackamas counties (ACS 5-year 2020-2024, table B25032 by county).
Can Oregon solar requests be restricted to the ZIP codes an installer serves?
Coverage and filters are agreed with each buyer during onboarding; email us the ZIP codes you want covered.
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