PGE’s Parks And Re-creation Photo Contest: Travel Back In Time To Snap The Winning Shot (Photo) -05/19/25

PGE Parks celebrates 75-years with a summer-long photo contest for park and campground guests

 

Calling all outdoor enthusiasts!  PGE’s Parks and Re-creation Photo Contest invites participants to travel back in time for a chance to win a free stay at a PGE park or campground and celebrate PGE’s 75-year history of preserving and protecting Oregon’s natural resources. Snap the best shot, and you could win!

Starting Memorial Day weekend, PGE campers and park goers can join the fun by recreating one of three vintage photos taken at PGE parks in the 1950s with one submission per person. While the photos capture a historic period of time, PGE campers and visitors are encouraged to use a creative, modern-day spin.

 

 

Participants have all summer to get involved. Three winners will be chosen after Labor Day and sent a certificate to waive the fee for a two-night consecutive stay at PGE’s Promontory Park in Estacada or Pelton Park in Madras during the 2026 camping season.

 

PGE is dedicated to protecting Oregon’s natural resources while producing clean renewable energy for PGE customers. Since the 1950’s, PGE has worked to preserve and protect Oregon’s natural beauty through its park and recreation operations with many PGE parks and campgrounds home to renewable hydropower resources.

 

“For more than 75 years, we’ve welcomed visitors from near and far to our campgrounds and parks,” said PGE senior parks education specialist, Dorothy Brown-Kwaiser. “Our Parks & Re-creation Photo Contest is a fun way to celebrate PGE’s long-standing history of protecting shared green spaces — and thank the millions of people who have visited over the decades.”

 

Participants can recreate the photo of their choice at any of PGE’s more than a dozen parks and campgrounds. From Round Butte Overlook Park's spectacular views of the Deschutes River Canyon and Perry South Campground’s easy access to Lake Billy Chinook in Central Oregon, to Promontory Park’s family-friendly campground near Portland, there’s a wide variety of locations to choose from.

 

Entries will be accepted from Monday, May 26, 2025, through Monday, September 1, 2025. Submissions must be made online at PortlandGeneral.com/photocontest.

 

For contest rules and to find a PGE park or campground near you, head to PortlandGeneral.com/photocontest.

 

PGE Parks and Campgrounds:

• Balancing Rocks Overlook
• Clackamas River Boater Access Sites
• Faraday Lake
• Lake Harriet
• Monty Campground
• Pelton Park & Wildlife Overlook
• Perry South Campground
• Promontory Park
• Round Butte Overlook Park
• Timber Park
• Timothy Lake
• Trojan Park
• Trout Creek Ranch

PGE And Community Organizations Are Powering A Clean Future Through Local Renewable Energy Projects -05/05/25

2025 Green Future Renewable Development Fund applications period now open

 

Portland General Electric is now accepting applications for its 2025 Green Future Renewable Development Fund. The fund supports innovative and impactful small-scale renewable energy projects, including solar, micro-hydropower and battery storage to provide reliable, clean, and low-cost energy to local communities.

 

PGE’s Green Future Renewable Development Fund is made possible by more than 225,000 Green Future participants. These customers opt to pay a little more on their energy bill in support of renewable energy resource projects for local municipalities and organizations.

 

“PGE’s Green Future program is a reflection of how much our customers care about the health of their communities and environments,” said PGE director of community impact, Kregg Arntson. “We appreciate the support of Green Future participants as we work together with local organizations to build a more resilient energy system.”

 

Results from PGE’s Green Future Renewable Development Fund can be seen across its service area. Since its inception in 1999, the fund has awarded 119 projects, totaling more than $20 million while creating more than 17.1 MW of renewable power generation. PGE holds the No. 1 ranking from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the largest participation of customers in a renewable energy program among U.S. electric utilities.

 

Former recipient Northwest Housing Alternatives began construction on a new affordable senior housing development located next to Kaiser’s North Interstate medical campus and TriMet’s Overlook Park MAX Station in Portland. The M Carter Commons building will be equipped with renewable solar energy and battery storage devices with funding from PGE’s Green Future Renewable Development Fund.

 

"We are thrilled to include a solar array and battery back-up storage into M Carter Commons, which will allow the community room to become a resilience hub for residents. During prolonged power outages, seniors living in this building will be able to power their phones and medical devices, store medicines, and stay comfortable," said Trell Anderson, Northwest Housing Alternatives Executive Director. “Funding from the PGE Green Future Renewable Development Fund made it possible for us to develop a resilient building that can protect this vulnerable community from the impacts of climate change and natural disasters."

 

Construction for the M Carter Commons building is expected to be completed in late Spring 2026.

 

The Green Future Renewable Development Fund application period ends June 30, 2025. PGE will host an applicant webinar on May 22, 2025. For an invitation, contact renewabledevfund@pgn.com.

 

To learn more about 2025 Green Future Renewable Development Fund and how to apply, click here.

 

2024 Green Future Renewable Development Fund awardees include:

• City of Tualatin - Micro-hydropower
• College Housing Northwest, Portland - Solar panels + battery storage
• Eloheh Eagle’s Wings, Yamhill - Solar panels + battery storage
• Just Compassion of East Washington County, Tigard - Solar panels + battery storage
• Parrott Creek Child and Family Services, Oregon City - Solar panels + battery storage

About Portland General Electric Company

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