Oregon’s SB 1547 Pathway: Electricity Decarbonization → Phasing Out the Use of Fossil Fuels for the Generation of Electricity → Restricting Fossil-Fuel Powered Electric PlantsJurisdiction: States and State Governments → State Legislatures Oregon’s SB 1547 (2016) created an explicit prohibition on the use of coal power by investor-owned utilities as of 2030.