OAR 330-090-0150
Budget Limits and Payments for BETC
(1)
Amount of Credits Allowed for a Facility:(a)
During any calendar year, a BETC preliminary certification will not be issued for more than:(A)
$20 million in maximum eligible facility costs for a renewable energy resource facility or high efficiency combined heat and power facility, not including wind facilities with an installed capacity of more than 10 megawatts;(B)
$7 million in maximum eligible facility costs for a wind facility with an installed capacity of more than 10 megawatts issued a preliminary certification during 2010.(C)
$5 million in maximum eligible facility costs for a wind facility with an installed capacity of more than 10 megawatts issued a preliminary certification during 2011.(D)
$3 million in maximum eligible facility costs for a wind facility with an installed capacity of more than 10 megawatts issued a preliminary certification on or after January 1, 2012.(E)
$10 million in maximum eligible facility costs for any other facility, not including homebuilder-installed renewable energy facility and high performance home BETC subject to subsection (b).(b)
A final certification for a BETC will not be issued for more than 50 percent of the cost not to exceed $9,000 for a homebuilder-installed renewable energy facility or $12,000 if the facility also constitutes a high performance home.(2)
Return of Review Charge for Returned Incomplete Applications: This section does not apply to applications subject to the tiered priority system under OAR 330-090-0350 (Tiered Prioritization System for Renewable Facilities). If under 330-090-0130 (How the Oregon Department of Energy Processes a BETC Application), the Department does not accept and returns an incomplete application for preliminary certification, the Department will also return the review charge submitted by the applicant.(3)
Cost of Reviews: ORS 469B.164 (Fees for certification) requires applicants to pay all costs for the review of their applications. In order to meet this statutory requirement the Department has established the following schedule for payments to accompany an application.(a)
Included with each application for preliminary certification must be a payment payable to the Department, except for facilities qualifying under OAR 330-090-0130 (How the Oregon Department of Energy Processes a BETC Application)(2), for which a charge must be paid with the application for final certification.(A)
Applicants within tier two or three of the tiered priority system under OAR 330-090-0350 (Tiered Prioritization System for Renewable Facilities) shall include with their initial application a payment to the department of $500 for the costs of step one. Applicants who are notified that their application is approved for step two will be required to submit an additional fee as calculated under (B) prior to review.(B)
For all facilities except Sustainable Building Facilities or facilities qualifying under OAR 330-090-0130 (How the Oregon Department of Energy Processes a BETC Application)(2), the payment will be 0.0060 multiplied by the facility eligible cost, or $30 whichever is greater. The maximum payment amount is $35,000.(C)
For Sustainable Building Facilities, the payment will be 0.0035 multiplied by the eligible cost calculated as required under these rules.(D)
For facilities that qualify under OAR 330-090-0130 (How the Oregon Department of Energy Processes a BETC Application)(2), the payment will be 0.0035 multiplied by the eligible cost as requested in the final certification application.(b)
A refund of up to 75 percent of this payment may be granted up to 730 days (2 years) from the date the preliminary certification application was received by the Department. Under no circumstances will an amount over 75 percent be refunded. Conditions for which a refund may be granted are:(A)
Denial of a application for preliminary certification or for facilities that qualify under OAR 330-090-0130 (How the Oregon Department of Energy Processes a BETC Application)(2) of final certification; or(B)
Denial of a portion of costs requested in an application for preliminary certification or for facilities that qualify under OAR 330-090-0130 (How the Oregon Department of Energy Processes a BETC Application)(2) of final certification; or,(C)
A request to amend a preliminary certification resulting in decreased eligible costs. A refund will not be granted for any costs that are included in a pending certification.(c)
Requests for amendments or changes to a preliminary certification must be accompanied by a payment. The payment is the lesser of $300 or the preliminary certification application fee for the project. If a request to amend a preliminary certification results in facility re-certification with increased eligible cost then additional application payments will be paid for the additional cost as specified in (3)(a) of this rule.(d)
Requests for extension of a preliminary certification under ORS 469B.145 (Application for preliminary certification) must be accompanied by a payment. The payment is the lesser of $300 or the preliminary certification application fee for the project.(e)
No facilities will be exempt from these requirements including applications for BETC pass-through under OAR 330-090-0140 (Pass-through Option Facilities).(f)
The payment is a required part of a completed preliminary certification application per 330-090-0130 (How the Oregon Department of Energy Processes a BETC Application), except for facilities that qualify under 330-090-0130 (How the Oregon Department of Energy Processes a BETC Application)(2). Preliminary certifications will only be issued if the application is complete. In addition, the applicant may be required to pay for costs incurred in connection with the application that exceed these payments and which the Director of the Department determines are incurred solely in connection with processing the application. The applicant will be advised of any additional costs the applicant must pay before the costs are incurred.(4)
Cost of Pass-through: Applicants that transfer their tax credit to a pass-through partner must pay a pass-through fee. The fee is due after a pass-through partner has been identified and before the department can issue a tax credit certificate.(a)
If the department assists the applicant in obtaining a pass-through partner or partners, the fee for that assistance is 0.25 percent of the tax credit amount, up to $25,000 maximum, but no less than $100 minimum.(b)
If the department does not assist the applicant in obtaining a pass-through partner, the fee is $100 per tax credit certificate issued.(5)
Cost of Transfer: Applicants issued a tax credit certificate that choose to have their tax credit re-issued to a transferee must pay a transfer fee, the fee for that service is $200, plus $100 per tax credit certificate issued. In this section, a transferee means an individual or business that pays the pass-through amount to an applicant, that previously was issued the tax credit certificate, and receives a re-issued tax credit certificate in place of the original applicant. The transfer must occur within 24 months of the issuance of the original tax credit certificate and after the applicable sunset date for the related facility in ORS 315.357 (Time limit applicable to energy conservation tax credit). Prior to the applicable sunset date for the related facility, applicants may use the pass-through to transfer their tax credit.
Source:
Rule 330-090-0150 — Budget Limits and Payments for BETC, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=330-090-0150.