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2025-2030 Strategic Plan Development and Public Engagement Schedule

Energy Trust’s Board of Directors kicked off development of the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan at its Board Strategic Planning Retreat on January 24, 2024.

 

Wednesday, January 10

Joint workshop with Energy Trust’s Conservation, Diversity and Renewable Energy advisory councils. Council members provided input on community and industry priorities and ways Energy Trust might support those from 2025-2030.

Read a summary of input from advisory council members.

Wednesday, January 24

Energy Trust’s board kicked off its strategic planning process at a public workshop by hearing and discussing input gathered from a broad group of stakeholders including utilities, NW Energy Coalition, Citizens’ Utility Board, local and national businesses and others.

Read summaries of interviews with stakeholders and customers that guided the board’s discussion.

Wednesday, February 21

Energy Trust’s board heard and discussed additional input from stakeholders including the Oregon Public Utility Commission and Energy Trust trade allies.

Read summaries of interviews with stakeholders and customers that guided the board’s discussion.

Wednesday, March 13

Energy Trust’s board continued discussions on stakeholder input and future scenarios to develop strategic plan elements.

Read summaries of interviews with stakeholders that guided the board’s discussion.

Read future scenarios for 2025-2030 developed by the board to help build the strategic plan.

Wednesday, April 17

Energy Trust’s board continued discussions to develop strategic plan elements.

The meeting was open to the public; view the agenda and packet.

Tuesday, May 7

Energy Trust held a workshop with staff to collectively build a set of values to guide staff through the next strategic plan period.

Monday, May 13 - Tuesday, May 14

Energy Trust’s board continued discussion to develop strategic plan elements.

The meeting was open to the public; view the agenda and packet.

Wednesday, June 12

Energy Trust’s board continued discussion to develop strategic plan elements.

The meeting was open to the public; view the agenda and packet.

Wednesday, August 14

The draft 2025-2030 Strategic Plan was presented for board consideration and discussion.

The meeting was open to the public; view the agenda and packet.

Monday, August 19

The draft strategic plan was available for public comment through September 20.

August through September

Energy Trust did outreach and engagement with stakeholder and community groups to gather additional input on the draft plan.

September 20

Public comment period closed.

Wednesday, October 9

Energy Trust board received and discussed a summary of written comments and feedback received through the public comment period and engagement process.

The meeting was open to the public; view the agenda and packet.

Read the public comments submitted on our draft strategic plan. 

October through November

Energy Trust staff revised the strategic plan based on public comment, engagement with stakeholder and community groups and board discussion.

Friday, December 13

Staff presented a final proposed strategic plan to the board of directors, who voted to adopt it.

The meeting was open to the public; view the final proposed plan in the meeting packet.

Grounded in Listening and Learning

In winter 2023-2024, board members reviewed six briefing papers, presented by Energy Trust subject matter experts, exploring topics the board expressed interest in learning more about prior to starting the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan process. These topics were identified because of their potential to influence, impact or otherwise affect Energy Trust’s ability to achieve its vision of clean, affordable energy for everyone. The following briefing papers educate and inform the board, and are not policy proposals or recommendations: