Oregon Administrative Code

330-240-0070 Low-Income Service Provider Eligibility Nonresidential customers eligible as a “low-income service provider” under the program include: (1) A developer or owner of affordable multifamily housing eligible to receive public assistance under one or more housing developm…

330-240-0100 Solar Electric System Rebate Rates; Calculation Method (1) Low- or moderate- income residential rebate rate: $1.80 per watt DC of installed capacity, up to 60 percent of the net cost or $5,000, whichever is less. (2) Residential rebate rate for customers eligible for…

330-240-0110 Energy Storage System Rebate Rates; Calculation Method (1) Low- or moderate-income residential customer rebate rate: $300 per kilowatt hour of installed storage capacity, up to 60 percent of net energy storage system cost or $2,500, whichever is less. (2) Residential…

330-240-0120 Reservation Process (1) Contractors must submit an application to reserve a rebate for a solar electric system, energy storage system that will be paired at the time of installation with a previously purchased and installed solar electric system, or a paired solar an…

330-240-0130 Amending or Extending a Reservation (1) A contractor may make changes to system size or specifications for a solar electric system installation, energy storage system, or a paired solar and energy storage system installation after submitting a reservation application…

330-240-0140 Making a Rebate Request The eligible contractor seeking a rebate must supply the following information to the Department to convert a reservation into a rebate request: (1) Name of customer (2) Address of installation and unit number, if applicable (3) Description of…

330-240-0150 Allocation of Rebate Funds (1) Subject to limits on the number of reservations per contractor and on the percentage of funding that may be spent under the program for specific categories of installations, the Department will allocate rebate funding within each fundin…

330-240-0160 Audits and Inspections; Compliance (1) The Department reserves the right to conduct a physical inspection of all installations and to audit all documentation relating to an installation for which a reservation is made under the program before or after a rebate paymen…

330-240-0170 Revocation of Contractor Eligibility The Director may deny or revoke a contractor’s eligibility to claim a rebate on behalf of a customer, pursuant to the procedures for a contested case under ORS chapter 183, if the director finds any of the following: (1) The contr…

330-250-0000 Purpose and Applicability of Rules in OAR 330, Division 250 (1) These Division 250 rules implement the Community Renewable Energy Project Grant Program established under Oregon Laws 2021, chapter 508, sections 29 through 32 (House Bill 2021) for the purpose of: (a) O…

330-250-0010 Definitions For the purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (1) “Applicant” means a federally recognized Oregon Indian tribe, public body or consumer-owned utility that is applying for or has applied for a grant for the purpose of planning or deve…

330-250-0020 Opportunity Announcements (1) The department shall announce the availability of grants for the Community Renewable Energy Project Grant Program by issuing opportunity announcements. (2) The department shall issue separate opportunity announcements for each calendar i…

330-250-0030 Allocation of Grant Funds (1) The department shall allocate 50 percent or more of the initial appropriation for the Community Renewable Energy Project Grant Program to grants for planning or developing community renewable energy projects that primarily serve one or m…

330-250-0040 Planning Grant: Application (1) A federally recognized Oregon Indian tribe, public body or consumer-owned utility may apply for a grant for planning a community renewable energy project by submitting a complete grant application. The application must meet requirement…

330-250-0050 Planning Grant: Eligible and Ineligible Costs All reasonable planning costs incurred after the application deadline in the opportunity announcement to which the applicant is responding are eligible to be covered by the Community Renewable Energy Project Grant Program…

330-250-0060 Planning Grant: Eligibility and Completeness Review of Application (1) Following the opportunity period, the department shall review all planning grant applications to determine whether: (a) All sections of the application are complete as outlined in the opportunity …

330-250-0070 Planning Grant: Competitive Review of Application (1) The department shall conduct a competitive review of all planning grant applications that pass the eligibility and completeness review. (2) The department may appoint external reviewers to evaluate all or part of …

330-250-0080 Planning Grant: Performance Agreement (1) The department may offer a performance agreement for planning a community renewable energy project to an applicant only if it determines that the project in the application meets all requirements under Oregon Laws 2021, chapt…

330-250-0090 Project Development Grant: Application (1) A federally recognized Oregon Indian tribe, public body or consumer-owned utility may apply for a grant for developing a community renewable energy project by submitting a complete grant application. The application must mee…

330-250-0100 Project Development Grant: Eligible and Ineligible Costs (1) The following project costs are eligible to be covered by the Community Renewable Energy Project Grant Program if incurred after the application deadline in the opportunity announcement to which the applica…

330-250-0110 Project Development Grant: Eligibility and Completeness Review of Application (1) Following the opportunity period, the department shall review all project development grant applications to determine whether: (a) All sections of the application are complete as outlin…

330-250-0120 Project Development Grant: Competitive Review of Application (1) The department shall conduct a competitive review of all project development grant applications that pass the eligibility and completeness review. (2) The department may appoint external reviewers to ev…

330-250-0130 Project Development Grant: Performance Agreement (1) The department may offer a performance agreement for developing a community renewable energy project to an applicant only if it determines that the project in the application meets all requirements under Oregon Law…

330-250-0140 Amendments to Performance Agreement (1) If a grantee wishes to amend a performance agreement entered into with the department under OAR 330-250-0080 or OAR 330-250-0130 or change any aspect of a community renewable energy project, the grantee must submit a written am…

330-250-0150 Compliance The department reserves the right to conduct a physical inspection of all projects and to audit all grantee or partner documentation relating to a project for which a grantee and the department have entered into a performance agreement. Statutory/Other Aut…

330-250-0160 Equity Metrics The department shall use equity metrics to evaluate program applications, inform opportunity announcements and provide a framework for overall program performance and reporting requirements. The department shall consider the information provided by app…

330-260-0000 Purpose These rules implement an incentive program established by Oregon Laws 2021, chapter 669 (House Bill 5006) for the energy efficient rebuilding of structures damaged or destroyed in the 2020 wildfires. The rules provide procedures for: submitting incentive appl…

330-260-0010 Definitions For the purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (1) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Energy. (2) “Director” means the director of the Oregon Department of Energy. (3) “Household” means all individuals who reside in the place…

330-260-0020 Structure Eligibility To be eligible for incentives under these rules, an application must meet the following requirements: (1) The owner must be altering, restoring, or replacing a structure in Oregon determined by the local government as having been damaged or dest…

330-260-0030 Incentives for Residential Structures (1) An owner that is altering or restoring an eligible residential structure, or replacing an eligible residential structure or manufactured dwelling with a residential structure, shall be eligible to receive an incentive of $3,0…

330-260-0040 Incentives for Commercial and Public Buildings and Multifamily Housing (1) An owner that is altering, restoring, or replacing an eligible commercial or public building, or multifamily housing structure or facility shall be eligible to receive an incentive of $3,000 p…

330-260-0050 Incentives for Manufactured Dwellings (1) An owner replacing a destroyed or damaged manufactured dwelling or residential structure shall be eligible for an incentive of $12,500 at the time of purchase of a new energy efficient manufactured dwelling if: (a) The new ma…

330-260-0060 Low- or Moderate-Income Eligibility To qualify for an incentive offered under the program for low- or moderate-income residential structure owners, the owner must provide proof of eligibility. Proof of eligibility must be provided in one of the following ways: (1) An…

330-260-0070 HVAC Contractor Participation and Eligibility (1) To participate in the incentive program and offer to install a heat pump in a rebuilding manufactured home, a contractor must meet the eligibility requirements provided in these rules. (2) A contractor that installs a…

330-260-0080 Incentive Application (1) The Department may begin accepting wildfire rebuilding incentive applications March 28, 2022. The Department may continue to accept new incentive applications throughout the duration of the program until all funds allocated to the program ha…

330-260-0090 Incentive Reservation Process (1) If the necessary funds are available the Department shall reserve the requested incentive for the owner upon receipt of a complete application form. (2) An owner may amend the requested incentive. (3) An incentive amendment applicati…

330-260-0100 Completion and Verification (1) To receive the incentive the owner must notify the Department that the eligible structure has been rebuilt to the specified building code and energy efficiency requirements, and received occupancy approval by local jurisdiction code of…

330-260-0110 Compliance (1) The owner, or their contractor representative, are responsible for completing all required building code inspections and incorporating all energy efficiency measures included in the original, or amended, plan designs. (2) The owner, or their contractor…

330-270-0000 Purpose The purpose of these rules is to implement a grant program established by Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 86, Sections 14-18 to award grants to eligible entities to provide financial assistance for the purchase and installation of heat pumps and related upgrades to…

330-270-0010 Definitions (1) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Energy. (2) “Electric utility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600. (3) “Eligible entity” has the definition given in Section 14(1) of Chapter 86, Oregon Laws 2022, and means a: (a) Local governme…

330-270-0020 Administration (1) The Department may contract with one eligible entity for each region and one eligible entity for each federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon. If awarded a grant for a region with approved alternative boundaries, an eligible entity may receive …

330-270-0030 Entity Eligibility (1) To be eligible to receive a grant, an eligible entity must establish in its application to the Department that it: (a) Serves or represents: (A) At least one environmental justice community within a region; or (B) Members of a federally recogni…

330-270-0040 Use of funds (1) A minimum of 85 percent of the awarded grant funds must be reserved for use by an eligible entity to provide financial assistance to individuals who reside within the entity’s region or who are members of that tribe for the purchase and installation …

330-270-0050 Funding application, funding award and agreement (1) An eligible entity may apply for a grant by submitting a complete grant application. The application must meet requirements provided by applicable statutes, these rules and the applicable funding announcement. (2) …

330-270-0060 Record keeping, reporting, and compliance monitoring (1) Grantees and their partners must maintain accurate financial records satisfactory to the Department, which document the receipt and disbursement of all Community Heat Pump Deployment Program funds. Grantees mus…

330-270-0070 Performance of grantees, remedies (1) The Department reserves the right to identify deficiencies in the performance of any grantee or their partners discovered during compliance monitoring activities and take remedial action upon the grantees, including, but not limi…

330-270-0080 Amendments to Performance Agreement (1) If a grantee wishes to amend a performance agreement entered into with the Department under OAR 330-270-0050, the grantee must submit a written request to the director. (2) The grantee must describe the proposed change to the p…

330-280-0000 Purpose The purpose of these rules is to implement a heat pump rebate program established by Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 86, Sections 19-23 (Senate Bill 1536). The rules provide procedures for: submitting reservation, rebate and grant requests, project and contractor e…

330-280-0010 Definitions (1) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Energy. (2) “Director” means the director of the Oregon Department of Energy. (3) “Heat pump” means an air-source or ground-source heat pump with an energy efficiency rating established under OAR 330-280-004…

330-280-0020 Contractor Eligibility (1) In order to participate in the program, a contractor must meet the eligibility requirements provided in these rules. Once the Department has confirmed a contractor’s eligibility, the contractor will receive login credentials to use the soft…