OAR 330-160-0030
Allowed Vintage of Renewable Energy Certificates

(1)

The system of renewable energy certificates established through this rule may be used to comply with or participate in the Oregon RPS through the use of Certificates with a vintage of January 2007 or later.
(2) No renewable energy certificate that derives from the WREGIS renewable energy certificate system with a vintage before January 2007 will be eligible for compliance with the Oregon RPS.
(3) Renewable energy certificates with a vintage of January 2007 or later, both bundled and unbundled, may be banked for future use within the WREGIS renewable energy certificate system and used for compliance with the Oregon RPS according to the requirements of ORS 469A.140 (Use, transfer and banking of certificates).
(4) Generating facilities that produce qualifying electricity shall be eligible to receive certificates associated with generation beginning on January 1, 2007.
(5) Renewable energy certificates created by WREGIS that are associated with stranded electricity or with stranded thermal energy may be used to comply with the Oregon RPS.
(6) Generating facilities that meet the requirements of OAR 330-160-0080 (Thermal Energy from the Generation of Electricity Using Biomass) and that produce qualifying thermal energy shall be eligible to receive T-RECs associated with generation on or after March 8, 2016.

Source: Rule 330-160-0030 — Allowed Vintage of Renewable Energy Certificates, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=330-160-0030.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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