Relating to energy; and prescribing an effective date.

Added a provision allowing local governments to justify exceptions to agricultural land use goals for renewable energy facilities if they meet specific interconnection and transmission line distance requirements.

Changed the effective date from a fixed date of January 2, 2028, to a relative date of 91 days following the adjournment sine die of the legislative session.

Removed a requirement for the State Department of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on energy findings by September 15, 2027.

Removed the mandate for the State Department of Energy to study energy and submit a report by September 15, 2027.

Changed the bill's primary action from a study directive to an amendment of ORS 469.504 to update siting criteria.

Added a new exception allowing the Energy Facility Siting Council to approve facilities that do not meet standard statewide planning goals if they utilize surplus capacity from existing facilities and require no new transmission lines more than two miles away.

Defined 'surplus interconnection' as unused capacity at an existing facility's connection point that does not exceed its original capacity.