Title 57, Utility Regulation
6 chapters · 513 sections in this title.
ORS 758.480 Assumption of obligations arising out of Trojan Nuclear Plant
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(1) As used in this section: (a) Agreement means the agreement dated October 5, 1970, and titled Agreement for Construction, Ownership and Operation of the Trojan Nuclear Plant, as amended. (b) Allocated territory has the meaning given that term in ORS 758.400. (c) Person…
ORS 758.505 Definitions for ORS 758.505 to 758.555
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As used in ORS 758.505 to 758.555: (1) Avoided cost means the incremental cost to an electric utility of electric energy or energy and capacity that the utility would generate itself or purchase from another source but for the purchase from a qualifying facility. (2) Cogenerat…
ORS 758.515 Legislative findings
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The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) The State of Oregon has abundant renewable resources. (2) It is the goal of Oregon to: (a) Promote the development of a diverse array of permanently sustainable energy resources using the public and private sectors to the high…
ORS 758.525 Avoided cost schedules; filing; requirement to purchase energy from qualifying facilities
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(1) At least once every two years each electric utility shall prepare, publish and file with the Public Utility Commission a schedule of avoided costs equaling the utilitys forecasted incremental cost of electric resources over at least the next 20 years. Prices contained in the…
ORS 758.535 Criteria for qualifying facility; terms and conditions of energy sale
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(1) The Public Utility Commission shall establish minimum criteria that a cogeneration facility or small power production facility must meet to qualify as a qualifying facility under ORS 543.610, 757.005 and 758.505 to 758.555. (2) The terms and conditions for the purchase of ene…
ORS 758.545 Electric utility required to make good faith effort to transmit energy; remedy
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(1) If an electric utility fails to make a good faith effort to comply with a request from a qualifying facility to transmit energy or energy and capacity produced by the qualifying facility to another electric utility or to the Bonneville Power Administration, the electric utili…
ORS 758.552 Ownership of renewable energy certificates for energy generated by qualifying facility
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(1) For contracts executed pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) and in effect prior to November 30, 2005, renewable energy certificates created pursuant to a system established by the State Department of Energy under ORS 469A.130…
ORS 758.555 Effect of energy sales on qualifying facility
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A qualifying facility shall not become a public utility within the meaning of ORS 757.005 on account of sales made under ORS 543.610, 757.005 and 758.505 to 758.555. [1983 c.799 §6]