The City of Depoe Bay’s
Emergency Power Solutions Rally
was a Great Success!

Kudos to:
- The Green Energy Resiliency Task Force (Members listed below)
- City of Depoe Bay’s staff and EP Committee
- Elected officials and community leaders
- Representatives of the companies we are partnering with
- The many volunteers who helped organize and prepare, and worked at the event
- The (80+) Depoe Bay residents who attended, (43) from LWC. The full program, including the following, is below.
- Information Sessions
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration
- Q & A and Networking Opportunities
- Community Dinner
- 1st Hydrogen fuel cell powered dance in Oregon – The Tsunami Zone Band
Green Energy Resiliency Task Force
- Joe Cannon, Director
- Scott Whitmire, Deputy Director
- Kathy Short, Mayor, City Of Depoe Bay
- Paul Banas, LWC Board Chair
- Greg Steinke, LWC Board Member
- Randy Kollars
- Dave Maguire

9/19/24 Update – Award Notice
Congratulations to the members of the City of Depoe Bay task force for receiving funding by the ODOE for their green energy resilience grant.
6/21/24 – Update to Application Status
Joe Cannon received notification from ODEM that the grant application successfully completed the eligibility review and has entered the competitive review stage of the grant program.
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LWC partnered with the City of Depoe Bay to develop
a grant application for the Oregon Department of
Energy’s Community Renewable Energy Program.
Application submitted May 10, 2024
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Oregon HB 2021 created a $50 million fund at Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)
to provide grants for planning and developing
community renewable energy and energy resilience projects.
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LWC Task Force Members
Joe Cannon, Director, Depoe Bay Green Energy Task Force
Scott Whitmire, Deputy Director, Depoe Bay Green Energy Task Force
Greg Steinke, Task Force Member and Little Whale Cove Board Member
David Maguire, Task Force Member
Randy Kollars, Task Force Member