PORTLAND— State Treasurer Ted Wheeler has asked for a suspension of lending through the Oregon Energy Department’s Small Scale Energy Loan Program.
The fund faces a $20 million deficit after making bad loans on energy projects. In a letter sent Thursday to Gov. Kate Brown, Wheeler said the program is supposed to be self-sustaining.
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