Welcome to the Community Energy Project

Celebrating almost 30 years of serving the Portland community!

Our Mission

Community Energy Project, Inc., empowers people to maintain healthier, more livable homes, control their utility costs, and conserve natural resources.

We do this through education, hands-on training, and distribution of weatherization, water conservation, and lead poisoning prevention materials. We also provide direct weatherization and water conservation services to seniors and people with disabilities. We deliver these services in partnership with community members and service organizations, utilities, corporations, foundations, and government agencies.

Vision

We envision a future where all people can afford to live in their homes with dignity, comfort, and safety.

Our values

CEP board members, staff, and volunteers believe in the fundamental values of:

Human dignity

Mutual respect

Stewardship

Collaboration

Empowerment through education

Healthy communities

Statement of Inclusion

Community Energy Project values and operates by a policy of inclusion, providing equal opportunity to all persons regardless of their protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and/or any other class determined by law.

Our Philosophy

We believe that people are the experts of their own experience. By empowering people with information and tools and facilitating connections to resources, we can increase the capacity of our community to address many home environmental health, comfort, and safety issues while conserving natural resources. It is not enough for us to simply function as experts in our field; we must be equally skillful in communicating the most up-to-date conservation and environmental health information in a way that is accessible across all levels of experience, culture and languages, ages, and abilities. This same philosophy of empowerment demands that we maintain a healthy, supportive work environment. We strive to maintain the trust we’ve earned in the community and believe in being a collaborative, transparent organization.

Programs

We serve over 1500 residents each year through our Weatherization and Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshops. Our In-Home Weatherization Program serves an additional 230 households for senior citizens and people with disabilities. Our new In-Home Safety Repair Program will serve several Portland hundred households. Hundreds of community volunteers help make these services available throughout the year. Through our programs, participants are able to improve the safety and livability of their homes, save money on utility bills, and conserve natural resources.

Download the General Programs Brochure

C.E.P.'s Board of Directors includes community members and representatives from partner organizations, agencies, and local utility companies.