OAR 330-140-0040
Precertification of New Energy Conservation Projects

(1) Retail electricity consumers approved as eligible to become self-directing consumers by the Oregon Department of Energy may submit applications for precertification of new energy conservation projects.
(2) Retail electricity consumers shall apply directly to the Oregon Department of Energy for precertification of new energy conservation project investments that have a simple payback of greater than one year and less than ten years on a form supplied by the Oregon Department of Energy.
(a) Information submitted on the form shall include but not be limited to: the name of the retail electricity consumer; a description of the site; a description of the electricity conservation project; detail of the costs of the electricity conservation project; estimated electricity savings from the project; and calculations that support or demonstrate the electricity savings and simple payback of the project.
(b) On the application, the applicant shall: answer a “Yes/No” question whether the site’s prior year electricity usage is greater than one average megawatt; include site electric usage in kWh from the prior year; and attach supporting documentation in the form of a spreadsheet or equivalent from the utility showing the monthly usage amounts, for all meters associated with that site, that sum to the prior year usage. Sites that do not have greater than one average megawatt prior year usage are not eligible to self-direct their public purpose charge.
(3) The Oregon Department of Energy shall determine the eligible costs for the energy conservation project.
(4) Precertification of the cost eligible for credit and a description of the new energy conservation project shall be approved or denied in writing by the Oregon Department of Energy within 30 days of the receipt of a complete application.

Source: Rule 330-140-0040 — Precertification of New Energy Conservation Projects, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=330-140-0040.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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