Chapter 757 — Chapter 757

ORS 757.500 Contracts between certain public utilities. When any public utility is primarily engaged in another enterprise and is only indirectly engaged in the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power to or for the public by reason of a contract or agreement, express or implied, between itself and another public utility which is directly engaged in such business, the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission over such public utility extends only to the right to modify, control, rescind, alter or amend any such existing contract or agreement where the interest of the customers of such public utility directly engaged in such business demands. No such contract or agreement is valid or enforceable until it has been approved by the commission as being in the public interest. [Formerly 757.175]

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ORS 757.505 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.506 Findings and policy regarding exercise of influence over utility by person not engaged in utility business. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that

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ORS 757.510 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.511 Application for authority to exercise influence over utility; contents of application; issuance of order; dissemination of information about acquisition. (1) No person, directly or indirectly, shall acquire the power to exercise any substantial influence over the policies and actions of a public utility which provides heat, light or power without first securing from the Public Utility Commission, upon application, an order authorizing such acquisition if such person is, or by such acquisition would become, an affiliated interest with such public utility as defined in ORS 757.015 (1), (2) or (3)

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ORS 757.515 [Amended by 1971 c.655 §39; renumbered 756.515]

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ORS 757.516 Contracts between natural gas utilities and customers for commodity and services; determination by commission of reasonableness of contract and utility activities. (1) Following a Public Utility Commission determination that such services are subject to competition, a natural gas utility may enter into a contract with any customer for the provision of natural gas commodity, rights to pipeline capacity and natural gas transportation services when such services are provided in advance of the point of interconnection between the facility of the natural gas utility and the facility of an interstate pipeline

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ORS 757.518 Elimination of coal-fired resources from allocations of electricity; depreciation; exception; useful life of coal-fired resources; rates. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 757.519 Consideration of net gain or net loss upon sale of coal-fired resource for allocation to certain retail electricity consumers. The Public Utility Commission may consider the net gain or net loss upon the sale of any coal-fired resource, as defined in ORS 757.518, for allocation to the retail electricity consumers, as defined in ORS 757.600, of an electric company that makes sales of electricity to 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers in this state. [2016 c.28 §2]

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ORS 757.520 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.522 Definitions for ORS 757.522 to 757.536. As used in ORS 757.522 to 757.536

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ORS 757.524 Greenhouse gas emissions standard applicable to electric companies and electricity service suppliers. (1) The greenhouse gas emissions standard that applies to electric companies and electricity service suppliers is 1,100 pounds of greenhouse gases per megawatt-hour for a generating facility

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ORS 757.525 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.526 Petition by electric companies and electricity service suppliers to study greenhouse gas emissions standard; report to Legislative Assembly. No sooner than 90 days after the enactment of a federal law, state law, regulation or rule regulating the emission of greenhouse gases from generating facilities, an electric company, electricity service supplier or the customer of an electric company or electricity service supplier may petition the Public Utility Commission to study the greenhouse gas emissions standard established under ORS 757.524. If the commission undertakes the study, the commission shall determine whether the standard is still necessary to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by electric companies and electricity service suppliers and whether the standard should be repealed or maintained in whole or in part. In making the determination, the commission shall consider whether the enacted federal law, state law, regulation or rule is inconsistent with the standard or renders the standard redundant. The commission shall report the results of the study, and shall include recommendations for legislation, to the Legislative Assembly in the manner described in ORS 192.245 no later than 12 months after receiving the petition. [2013 c.172 §4]

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ORS 757.528 Greenhouse gas emissions standard applicable to consumer-owned utilities; modification; rules. (1) Unless modified by rule by the State Department of Energy as provided in this section, the greenhouse gas emissions standard that applies to consumer-owned utilities is 1,100 pounds of greenhouse gases per megawatt-hour for a generating facility

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ORS 757.530 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.531 Emissions standard-based restrictions on long-term financial commitments by electric companies or electricity service suppliers; rules. (1)(a) An electric company or electricity service supplier may not enter into a long-term financial commitment unless the baseload electricity acquired under the commitment is produced by a generating facility that complies with a greenhouse gas emissions standard established under ORS 757.524

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ORS 757.533 Emissions standard-based restrictions on long-term financial commitments by consumer-owned utilities; rules. (1)(a) A governing board of a consumer-owned utility may not enter into a long-term financial commitment unless the baseload electricity acquired under the commitment is produced by a generating facility that complies with a greenhouse gas emissions standard established under ORS 757.528

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ORS 757.535 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.536 Public Utility Commission review of plans and rates to ensure compliance with greenhouse gas emissions standard; rules. (1)(a) The Public Utility Commission may not acknowledge in an integrated resource plan, or allow in customer rates, the costs of a long-term financial commitment by an electric company or by an electricity service supplier unless the baseload electricity proposed to be acquired under the commitment is produced by a generating facility that complies with the greenhouse gas emissions standard established under ORS 757.524

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ORS 757.538 Rules. The Public Utility Commission and the State Department of Energy shall adopt rules as necessary to implement ORS 757.522 to 757.536. [2009 c.751 §8]

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ORS 757.539 Eligibility criteria; contents of application; project proposal processes; recovery of costs; rate cap; report to Legislative Assembly. (1) As used in this section, “emission” means any anthropogenic gas, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride

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ORS 757.540 [Amended by 1971 c.655 §53; renumbered 756.568]

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ORS 757.541 [1987 c.599 §1; repealed by 1995 c.691 §8]

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ORS 757.542 Definitions for ORS 757.542 to 757.562. As used in ORS 757.542 to 757.562 and 757.993

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ORS 757.545 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.546 [1987 c.599 §2; repealed by 1995 c.691 §8]

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ORS 757.547 Oregon Utility Notification Center; board; member qualifications; terms; meetings; rules. (1)(a) The Oregon Utility Notification Center is created as an independent not-for-profit public corporation. The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of one member appointed to represent each of the following

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ORS 757.550 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.551 [1987 c.599 §3; repealed by 1995 c.691 §8]

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ORS 757.552 Duties of center; fees for services; rules; exemption from certain financial administration laws. (1) It is the function of the board of directors to operate the Oregon Utility Notification Center, through which a person shall notify operators of underground facilities of proposed excavations and request that the underground facilities be marked

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ORS 757.555 [Amended by 1971 c.655 §49; renumbered 756.555]

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ORS 757.556 [1987 c.599 §5; repealed by 1995 c.691 §8]

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ORS 757.557 Underground utility facility operators required to subscribe to center; liability for damage from excavation for nonsubscribers; exemption. (1) Every operator of underground facilities shall subscribe to the Oregon Utility Notification Center

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ORS 757.560 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.561 [1987 c.599 §4; repealed by 1995 c.691 §8]

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ORS 757.562 Report to Legislative Assembly of center activities; contracts to carry out duties. (1) The board of directors shall file with the Legislative Assembly and the Governor, not later than April 15 of each year, a report covering the activities and operations of the Oregon Utility Notification Center for the preceding calendar year according to the provisions of ORS 192.230 to 192.250

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ORS 757.565 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.566 [1987 c.599 §6; repealed by 1995 c.691 §8]

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ORS 757.570 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.571 [1987 c.599 §§7,8; repealed by 1995 c.691 §8]

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ORS 757.575 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.580 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.585 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.590 [Amended by 1971 c.655 §48; renumbered 756.552]

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ORS 757.595 [Repealed by 1971 c.655 §250]

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ORS 757.600 Definitions for ORS 757.600 to 757.687. As used in ORS 757.600 to 757.687, unless the context requires otherwise

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ORS 757.601 Implementation dates for direct access and portfolio of rate options; exemption for certain small electric companies. (1) All retail electricity consumers of an electric company, other than residential electricity consumers, shall be allowed direct access beginning on March 1, 2002. Retail electricity consumers shall not be allowed direct access before that date

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ORS 757.603 Electric company required to provide cost-of-service rate option to all retail electricity consumers; waiver; portfolio of rate options for residential consumers. (1) Except as provided in this section, an electric company shall provide all retail electricity consumers that are connected to the electric company’s distribution system with a regulated, cost-of-service rate option

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ORS 757.605 [1961 c.691 §2; 1971 c.655 §97; renumbered 758.400]

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