We held our annual member meeting on February 19 and the membership voted to change our name from the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association to the Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Association. This reflects the growing role that storage plays in clean energy independence and the increase in demand for storage from customers.
OSSIA, still pronounced oh – see – ahh, has been advocating for storage for years — in the state solar + storage rebate, in the Green Energy Technology requirement, and in the public purpose charge — that it doesn’t really change our current work. The new name more accurately reflects our work and our membership.