Oregon Administrative Code

860-083-0200 Electric Company Revenue Requirements (1) For the purposes of division 083, annual revenue requirement is the amount produced from the following calculations: (a) If the electric company is involved in a general rate proceeding using a test year that is reasonably re…

860-083-0300 Compliance Standards (1) Each electricity service supplier subject to ORS 469A.065 must meet the requirements of 469A.052 unless a limit specified in section (2) or section (3) of this rule applies. (2)(a) The cost limit under ORS 469A.100(6) for an electricity servi…

860-083-0350 Compliance Reports by Electric Companies and Electricity Service Suppliers (1)(a) On or before June 1, 2012, and annually on or before June 1 thereafter, each electric company that is subject to a renewable portfolio standard set forth in ORS 469A.052 or 469A.055 for…

860-083-0500 Alternative Compliance Payments (1) No later than October 1, 2010, and no later than October 1 of each succeeding even-numbered calendar year, the Commission will set an alternative compliance rate for the next even-numbered compliance year and the year immediately f…

860-084-0000 Scope and Applicability of Solar Photovoltaic Programs (1) OAR 860-084-0070 governs credit towards compliance with renewable portfolio standard for electricity produced from solar photovoltaic energy. (2) OAR 860-084-0100 through 860-084-0450 (the “Solar Photovoltaic…

860-084-0010 Definitions for Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs (1) “Contracted system” means an eligible system under contract in the solar photovoltaic pilot program associated with a single meter. (2) “Electric company” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600. (3) “Eligi…

860-084-0070 Renewable Energy Certificates and Compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standards (1) Each renewable energy certificate associated with the electricity produced by solar photovoltaic systems that is physically located in this state may be used to comply with the re…

860-084-0100 Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs (1) Each electric company must establish pilot programs to demonstrate the use and effectiveness of volumetric incentive rates and payments for electricity delivered from qualifying solar photovoltaic systems. (2) Each electric compa…

860-084-0120 Systems Eligible for Enrollment in Pilot Programs (1) Individual solar photovoltaic systems eligible for the Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs must have a nameplate generating capacity less than or equal to 500 kilowatts and must be: (a) In compliance with the siting…

860-084-0130 Ownership and Installation (1) An electric company must contract to provide an incentive for solar photovoltaic energy generated from an eligible system owned by a retail electricity consumer who has been granted a capacity reservation in the solar photovoltaic pilot…

860-084-0140 Assignment of Payments (1) An electric company must allow a retail electricity consumer to assign payments to a single qualifying assignee under standard contracts approved by the Commission and must allow changes to assignment over the contract term. (2) An electric…

860-084-0150 Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Capacity Limit New capacity reservations will not be accepted after March 31, 2016, or after the cumulative capacity of contracted systems in pilot programs reaches 27.5 megawatts of nameplate capacity, whichever is earlier. Statutory/Other A…

860-084-0160 Measurement of Capacity under the Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program (1) For purposes of the Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program, the capacity of solar photovoltaic energy is measured on the alternating current side of the system’s inverter. (2) Each electric company must…

860-084-0170 Distributing Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Capacity by Electric Company (1) Each electric company will receive a share of the total solar photovoltaic pilot program capacity as established by Commission order. (2) An electric company may not solicit or accept additional c…

860-084-0180 Distributing Electric Company Capacity Limit by Allocation Period (1) Each electric company must distribute its allocated capacity among the enrollment periods as established by Commission order. (2) The Commission may consider requests to adjust the allocation perce…

860-084-0190 Distributing Capacity by System Size (1) Three size classes of qualifying systems are established and defined by a range of nameplate capacity. The Commission may modify these capacity ranges. (a) A small-scale system has a nameplate capacity of less than or equal to…

860-084-0195 Mechanisms for Reserving Capacity (1) Annual capacity reservations must be made as follows: (a) For small-scale systems: 100 percent of the allocated capacity will be awarded to the net metering option by lottery or as otherwise directed by Commission order. (b) For …

860-084-0200 Capacity Reservation, Timing, and Volumetric Incentive Rates A retail electricity consumer who has made a capacity reservation and who has executed all required agreements with the electric company must be paid the effective volumetric incentive rate at the time of e…

860-084-0210 Capacity Reservation, Timing, and Duration (1) A capacity reservation expires if a completed interconnection application is not filed within two months of the reservation start date or if the system has not been installed within twelve months of the reservation start…

860-084-0220 Capacity Availability (1) Each electric company must announce the total capacity available for reservation before each enrollment period. (2) Each electric company must announce when the capacity allocation is fully reserved. (3) Unreserved capacity in any enrollment…

860-084-0230 Application for Capacity Reservation (1) The electric company must establish, in compliance with Commission order, a capacity application process for both the net metering and competitive bidding options. The electric company must provide the necessary instructions t…

860-084-0240 Standard Contracts (1) Each electric company must file, for Commission approval, a separate standard contract for the net metering and competitive bidding volumetric incentive rate programs as part of its volumetric incentive rate tariff filing. (a) The standard cont…

860-084-0250 Billing and Payment Requirements (1) Volumetric incentive payments for payable energy must be paid no later than 45 days from the last day of the retail electricity consumer’s billing period. Retail electricity consumers may request that: (a) Payments be paid directl…

860-084-0260 Interconnection Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program (1) To be qualified for interconnected operation, a qualifying system must be certified as complying with the following standards as applicable: (a) IEEE standards; and (b) UL 1741 Inverters, Converter…

860-084-0270 Authorization to Interconnect (1) An eligible system may not be interconnected to an electric company’s distribution system before obtaining authorization from the electric company. (2) Changes affecting the nameplate capacity or the output capacity of the system aut…

860-084-0280 Interconnection Cost Responsibility (1) For a Level 1 interconnection review, the electric company may not charge an application, or other fee, unless otherwise directed by the Commission. However, if an application for Level 1 interconnection review is denied becaus…

860-084-0300 Insurance A contracted system must obtain liability insurance in order to interconnect with the electric company’s distribution system. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. …

860-084-0310 Level 1 System Interconnection Review (1) An eligible system is eligible for Level 1 interconnection review if: (a) The facility is inverter-based; and (b) The facility has a capacity of 25 kilowatts or less. (2) The electric company must approve interconnection unde…

860-084-0320 Level 2 System Interconnection Review (1) An electric company must apply the following Level 2 interconnection review procedure for an application to interconnect an eligible system that meets the following criteria: (a) The facility has a capacity of 500 kilowatts o…

860-084-0330 Level 3 System Interconnection Review (1) The electric company must apply the Level 3 review procedure for an application to interconnect an eligible system that meets the following criteria: (a) The facility has a capacity of 500 kilowatts or less; and (b) The facil…

860-084-0340 Installation, Operation, Maintenance, and Testing of Contracted Systems A contracted system must include and maintain a manual disconnect switch that will disconnect the solar photovoltaic system from the electric company’s system. (1) The disconnect switch must be a…

860-084-0350 Requirements after Approval of a Solar Photovoltaic Interconnection (1) Once a contracted system has been approved under these solar photovoltaic interconnection rules, the electric company may not require a retail electricity consumer to test or perform maintenance …

860-084-0360 Volumetric Incentive Rates and Payments – Net Metering Option (1) Each electric company must pay the retail electricity consumer on a monthly basis for payable generation up to the consumer’s actual usage in the month. Any excess generation in the month transfers to …

860-084-0365 Volumetric Incentive Rate Bidding Option (1) A retail electricity consumer participating under the volumetric incentive rate bidding option of the pilot program receives a payment that equals the product of the payable generation delivered to the electric company and…

860-084-0370 Resource Value (1) On November 1 of 2010, 2012, and 2014, each electric company must file, for review in a Commission proceeding, its estimate of the 15-year levelized resource value for the company, along with supporting work papers. (2) For the purpose of determini…

860-084-0380 Cost Recovery and Rate Impacts (1) An electric company may recover in rates all costs prudently incurred to offer the pilot program established under these rules, including, but not limited to, costs not otherwise reflected in rates for electricity usage related to: …

860-084-0390 Cost Recovery Mechanism An electric company may request recovery of prudently incurred costs associated with compliance with the solar photovoltaic pilot program requirements. Mechanisms for recovery of cost associated with compliance will be established by Commissio…

860-084-0400 Data Collection Except as provided in OAR 860-084-0440, each electric company must collect from the retail electricity consumer participating in the pilot program data on the installed solar photovoltaic system. The collected data elements must include, but are not l…

860-084-0420 Compliance with Pilot Program Requirements (1) The participant agrees to the confidential release of information from participant surveys and pilot program applications to the organizations listed in section (2) of this rule. (2) Each electric company must send a lis…

860-084-0430 Data Availability (1) Each electric company must verify that the data collected pursuant to OAR 860-084-0400 and 860-084-0420 has been recorded in an appropriate electronic database prior to making volumetric incentive rate payments to participating retail electricit…

860-084-0440 Pilot Program Overhead (1) Electric companies must submit for Commission approval evaluations of solar photovoltaic pilot programs including: (a) Proposals for the design and execution of surveys to measure participant satisfaction with and recommendations for improv…

860-084-0450 Reports to the Legislature The Commission must open a docket on or before November 1 of 2010, 2012, and 2014 to receive public comment and recommendations on the draft reports prepared by Commission staff regarding the pilot programs. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 7…

860-085-0005 Scope and Applicability of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Requirements (1) OAR 860-085-0005 through 860-085-0050 (the “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Requirements”) govern implementation of the greenhouse gas emissions standard for electric companies and electricity service supp…

860-085-0010 Definitions (1) As used in OAR 860-085-0010 through 860-085-0050: (a) “Baseload electricity” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.522. (b) “Carbon dioxide equivalent” means a unit of measurement that allows the effect of different greenhouse gases and other fac…

860-085-0020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard Applicable to Electric Companies and Electricity Service Suppliers Electric companies and electricity service suppliers will be given an opportunity to comment regarding a proposed modification of the greenhouse gas emissions standar…

860-085-0030 Emissions Standard-Based Restrictions on Long-Term Financial Commitments by Electric Companies or Electricity Service Suppliers (1) Unless the Commission has already made a determination under ORS 757.536(b)(3), an electric company or electricity service supplier mus…

860-085-0040 Commission Review of Plans and Rates to Ensure Compliance with Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard Rules ORS 757.536(1) does not apply to a facility that meets one or more of the requirements for exemption set forth by ORS 757.531(2). Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 756…

860-085-0050 Rate Impact Estimating and Reports (1) Electric companies and natural gas companies must submit a report to the Commission by July 1 of even numbered years, beginning in 2012, presenting estimates of, and analysis methods used and assumptions made in estimating the i…

860-085-0500 Voluntary Emission Reduction Projects OAR 860-085-0500 through 860-085-0750 are established under ORS 757.539 and are to be read in conjunction with that statute. For purposes of these rules, “Emission Reduction Project” or “Project” means a single or set of voluntar…

860-085-0550 Project Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for Commission approval, the Project must satisfy the minimum criteria set forth in ORS 757.539(3). Statutory/Other Authority: ORS Ch. 183, 756 & 757 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.539 History: PUC 8-2014, f. & cert. e…