OAR 860-038-0260
Direct Access


(1)

By March 1, 2002, an electric company must allow nonresidential consumers to choose direct access.

(2)

An electric company must develop direct access rates as follows:

(a)

The direct access rates must be based on the unbundled costs identified through the application of OAR 860-038-0200 (Unbundling);

(b)

The direct access rates for any class of customer must be based on the unbundled costs to serve that class;

(c)

The direct access rates must include any additional electric company costs that are incurred when a consumer chooses to be served under the direct access rate option;

(d)

The direct access rates must exclude electric company costs that are avoided when a consumer chooses to be served under the direct access rate option;

(e)

An electric company may impose nonrecurring charges to recover the administrative costs of changing suppliers or rate options; and

(f)

Rates must be established so that costs associated with the development or offering of rate options are assigned to the retail electricity consumers eligible to choose such rate options.

(3)

After March 1, 2002, subject to Commission approval, an electric company may enter into special contracts for distribution service but may not enter into special contracts for power supply.

(4)

Operation of a special contract approved by the Commission prior to March 1, 2002, between an electric company and a retail electricity consumer that extends beyond March 1, 2002, will be governed by the terms of the contract.

(5)

Line extension charges must be independent of the power supply option elected by a retail electricity consumer.

(6)

Unless directed otherwise by the Commission, the electric company must standardize its direct access tariffs and contracts to the extent possible to conform to industry and national standards, and should include at least the following:

(a)

Definitions of services;

(b)

Rules for application for direct access service, including notice periods;

(c)

Rules for switching among forms of service, including notice periods;

(d)

Termination rights;

(e)

Dispute resolution;

(f)

Descriptions of required ancillary services, including statements of the conditions on self-supply, if any;

(g)

Billing and payment;

(h)

Liability and indemnification;

(i)

All necessary service schedules and technical requirements; and

(j)

Other provisions that the Commission determines are reasonable and necessary for direct access.

(7)

An electric company must file direct access tariffs that are practical and workable in combination with tariffs required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The electric company must:

(a)

Ensure the minimization of differences in service definitions between retail direct-access and wholesale open-access;

(b)

Ensure that services that are permitted to be self-supplied by the FERC are permitted to be self-supplied by the electric company, unless the company obtains an exception from the Commission; and

(c)

State rates, terms, and conditions in its Oregon tariffs that properly work in conjunction with the electric company’s FERC tariffs and, if not identical to, can at least be easily compared with those required by the FERC.
860‑038‑0001
Scope and Applicability of Rules
860‑038‑0005
Definitions for Direct Access Regulation
860‑038‑0080
Resource Policies and Plans
860‑038‑0100
Auction Process
860‑038‑0140
Ongoing Valuation
860‑038‑0160
Transition Costs and Credits
860‑038‑0200
Unbundling
860‑038‑0220
Portfolio Options
860‑038‑0240
Cost-of-Service Rate
860‑038‑0250
Nonresidential Standard Offer
860‑038‑0260
Direct Access
860‑038‑0275
Direct Access Annual Announcement and Election Period
860‑038‑0280
Default Supply
860‑038‑0300
Electric Company and Electricity Service Suppliers Labeling Requirements
860‑038‑0340
Electric Company Ancillary Services
860‑038‑0360
Electric Company Customer Metering Requirements
860‑038‑0380
Aggregation
860‑038‑0400
Electricity Service Supplier Certification Requirements
860‑038‑0410
Scheduling
860‑038‑0420
Electricity Service Supplier Consumer Protection
860‑038‑0445
Coordination of Supplier Changes and Billing
860‑038‑0450
Location of Underground Facilities
860‑038‑0460
Construction, Safety, and Reporting Standards for Electricity Service Suppliers
860‑038‑0470
Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
860‑038‑0480
Public Purposes
860‑038‑0500
Code of Conduct Purpose
860‑038‑0520
Electric Company Name and Logo
860‑038‑0560
Treatment of Competitors
860‑038‑0580
Prevention of Cross-subsidization Between Competitive Operations and Regulated Operations
860‑038‑0590
Transmission and Distribution Access
860‑038‑0600
Joint Marketing and Referral Arrangements
860‑038‑0620
Access to Books and Records
860‑038‑0640
Compliance Filings
860‑038‑0700
Definitions for New Large Load Direct Access Program
860‑038‑0710
Requirement to Enable a New Large Load Direct Access Program
860‑038‑0720
Nonresidential Standard Offer, Default Supply, and Return to Cost of Service
860‑038‑0730
New Large Load Eligibility Requirements
860‑038‑0740
New Large Load Program Enrollment and Rates
860‑038‑0750
De-Enrollment Due to Failure to Meet Load Standard
860‑038‑0760
Reporting
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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