OAR 330-140-0050
Precertification of New Renewable Resource Purchase

(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 renewable energy resource purchases.

(2) Retail electricity consumers shall apply directly to the Oregon Department of Energy for precertification of new renewable energy resource purchases 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 electricity consumer; a description of the site; a description of the new renewable energy resource to be purchased; the electricity consumer’s market price for electricity from conventional sources; costs of the new renewable energy resource; estimated electricity to be purchased from the new renewable energy resource; length of time of a proposed purchase agreement; method of certifying that the renewable energy resource purchased has not been duplicatively sold to other parties either in whole or part; and, any contract terms that would otherwise affect the cost or amount of new renewable energy resource purchased.

(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 if the above-market cost of the proposed purchase of renewable energy resources, described in the application, are to be precertified as eligible self-direction costs.

(4) Precertification of the cost eligible for a credit and a description of the new renewable energy resource purchase 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 330-140-0050 — Precertification of New Renewable Resource Purchase, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=330-140-0050.

330–140–0010
Scope and Applicability of These Rules 330–140–0020
Definitions as Used in This Division 330–140–0030
Eligibility as a Self-Directing Consumer 330–140–0040
Precertification of New Energy Conservation Projects 330–140–0050
Precertification of New Renewable Resource Purchase 330–140–0060
Certification of Qualifying Expenditure for New Energy Conservation Projects 330–140–0070
Certification of Qualifying Expenditure for New Renewable Resources 330–140–0080
Claiming a Public Purpose Charge Credit 330–140–0090
Exclusion from Payment of a Portion of the Public Purpose Charge 330–140–0100
Independent Audit Standards and Procedures 330–140–0110
Reporting Self-Direction Credits and Public Purpose Amounts Collected or Paid 330–140–0120
Denial or Revocation of Eligibility to Participate as a Self-Direction Consumer 330–140–0130
Utility and Electricity Consumer Credits for Public Purpose Expenditures by their Energy Suppliers 330–140–0140
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OAR 330-140-0050 Precertification of New Renewable Resource Purchase

OAR 330-140-0050
Precertification of New Renewable Resource Purchase