OAR 330-140-0140
Administrative Cost Recovery


(1) The costs of administering the self-direction program shall be paid out of the funds collected through the public purpose charge and directed to the Oregon Department of Energy as the state agency administering the program. The Oregon Department of Energy shall collect fees from eligible self-directing consumers at the time they submit applications for the following: precertification of new energy conservation projects, precertification of new renewable energy resource purchases, and certification of qualified expenditure for renewable energy certificates or Green Tags. Applications will not be considered complete until payment of fees is received by the Oregon Department of Energy. The fee shall be a fixed percentage of: the estimated project costs for new energy conservation projects, the estimated above market costs for new renewable energy resource purchases, or the actual contract cost for renewable energy certificates or Green Tags.
(2) The Oregon Department of Energy shall periodically review the actual and anticipated costs of administering the self-direction program, including all direct and indirect costs, as well as the actual and anticipated sum of fees collected under the program. The Oregon Department of Energy may revise the fee percentage as needed to ensure full recovery of self-direction administration costs. The fixed percentage fee shall not exceed four percent of: the estimated project costs for new energy conservation projects, the estimated above market costs for new renewable energy resource purchases, or the actual contract cost for renewable energy certificates or Green Tags. Fees paid by eligible self-directing consumers are eligible costs to be included in final certificates of qualified expenditures.

Source: Rule 330-140-0140 — Administrative Cost Recovery, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=330-140-0140.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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