OAR 330-200-0060
Competitive Review
(1)
The department will conduct a competitive review of all applications that pass completeness review.(2)
Through competitive review, the department’s internal review team will prioritize applications for grants according to the criteria described in the rules. Depending on the Opportunity Announcement objectives, the department may give greater or lesser weight to each of the criteria listed in rules.(3)
In the Opportunity Announcement the department will list the evaluation criteria for the competitive review. The criteria the department may consider includes:(a)
The internal rate of return of the system, calculated using the formula provided by the department.(b)
The number of new jobs created by the system and the number of existing jobs sustained throughout the construction, installation and operation of the system.(c)
The strength of the financial plan of the system.(d)
The amount of net energy generated.(e)
The use of the energy generated.(f)
Integration into broader energy and environmental goals.(g)
The geographic diversity of the renewable energy production systems compared with the other systems for which grants have been requested in the current opportunity announcement.(h)
The technology or resource diversity of the renewable energy production systems compared with the other systems for which grants have been requested in the current opportunity announcement.(i)
If the applicant has previously received any Renewable Energy Development Grants or Business Energy Tax Credits, the operational status of the system for which such grants or tax credits was awarded.(j)
The feasibility of the system.(4)
The department’s internal review team will recommend to the director which systems to advance to technical review based on the competitive review results. The director will review and then amend or approve the recommendations.(5)
The department will notify applicants of the competitive review outcome. The department may place systems not advanced to the technical review phase on a supplemental list, pending the technical reviews of the selected systems. The department will retain the supplemental list until performance agreements are signed for the selected systems. The supplemental list will include only those projects submitted in response to the particular Opportunity Announcement.(6)
If an applicant has not started installation or construction of the system, an applicant may apply again for the same system in a future opportunity period by submitting a new application and fee. The department will not credit fees or applications submitted in response to a previous Opportunity Announcement to future Opportunity Announcements.
Source:
Rule 330-200-0060 — Competitive Review, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=330-200-0060.