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In order to (legally) take this Oregon state tax credit, you first need to have the approval of, or a tax certificate statement from, the Oregon Department of Energy. Here is a link to their main webpage for tax credits:
https://www.oregon.gov/energy/At-Home/Pages/RETC.aspx
Once you have that, then the mechanical data entry in TurboTax is relatively straightforward. You can simply finish with your federal tax return, in TurboTax, and then begin with your Oregon state return. Proceed normally through the Oregon state module until you get to the screen asking about (unique) Oregon tax credits. Then, click the start (or edit) button next to the Residential Energy Credits option, and continue to answer the questions as they are presented by the software.
For a visual aid to this process, please see the several, sequential, screen-capture images attached to this answer beneath the text (simply click the pictures to open).
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