OAR 330-135-0040
Alternative Financing

(1) Alternative financing arrangements to allow leveraging of federal, state, utility and other incentives, including but not limited to, lease-purchase agreements, power purchase agreements or energy savings performance contracts qualify under this program if the contracting agency documents that the costs of the green energy system meets or exceeds 1.5 percent of the total contract price.
(2) The minimum term of the agreement between the owner of the green energy system and the contracting agency must be at least ten years, unless ownership of the green energy system reverts to the contracting agency before that time.
(3) The agreement between the owner of the green energy system and the contracting agency must be exclusive to the green energy system required under the provisions of ORS 279C.527 (Inclusion of amount for green energy technology or woody biomass energy technology in public improvement contract) through 279C.528 (State Department of Energy requirements and specifications) and Oregon Laws 2019, chapter 160. It may not include terms relating to operation and maintenance or capital equipment purchase of any other equipment or services. For power purchase agreements and energy savings performance contracts, the output of the green energy system must be separately metered.

Source: Rule 330-135-0040 — Alternative Financing, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=330-135-0040.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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