OAR 860-084-0195
Mechanisms for Reserving Capacity

(1)

Annual capacity reservations must be made as follows:

(a)

For small-scale systems: 100 percent of the allocated capacity will be awarded to the net metering option by lottery or as otherwise directed by Commission order.

(b)

For medium-scale systems: The allocated capacity will be divided between the net metering and the competitive bidding options as directed by Commission order.

(c)

For large-scale systems: 100 percent of the allocated capacity will be awarded by competitive bidding.

(2)

Reservations made by either competitive bidding or lottery must be awarded within each system size independent of the other classes.

(3)

The following governs capacity distributed through a lottery:

(a)

Electric companies must conduct a lottery-based capacity reservation process on April 1 and October 1 during each of the remaining pilot years unless otherwise directed by Commission order.

(b)

Electric companies must collect reservation applications for 24 hours before selecting winning participants unless otherwise directed by Commission order.

(c)

Electric companies must notify winning lottery participants no later than three business days after the close of the reservation application window. Deposits are due within three days of this notification. Electric companies then have 15 days to confirm that reservation applications conform to all program rules.

(d)

In any enrollment period, if the eligible capacity is not reserved through the lottery, the remaining capacity will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Any remaining capacity thereafter will roll over to the next capacity reservation period unless otherwise directed by Commission order.

(4)

The following governs capacity distributed through a competitive bidding option:

(a)

Electric companies must issue a Request for Proposal for:

(A)

Large-scale bid option systems no later than 30 business days prior to April 1 of each pilot year or as otherwise directed by Commission order; and

(B)

Medium-scale bid option systems no later than 30 business days prior to October 1 of each pilot year or as otherwise directed by Commission order.

(b)

Electric companies must set the bidder response deadline for

(A)

large-scale bid option systems no later than April 1 of each pilot year and

(B)

for medium-scale bid option systems no later than October 1 of each pilot year or as otherwise directed by Commission order.

(c)

Electric companies must award capacity to winning bidders no later than fifteen business days after the bidder response deadline. Selection of winning bids must be based solely on the bidder’s volumetric incentive rate bid.

(d)

If capacity remains available after all bids are awarded, then the remaining capacity will roll over to the next appropriate bid-option enrollment window as defined by subsection (4)(a) of this rule.

(e)

A medium- and large-scale bid-option reservation begins when the bidder receives notification of a winning bid.

(5)

Electric companies must require a capacity reservation deposit of $500 or $20 per kilowatt of the proposed system capacity, whichever is larger.

(6)

Capacity reservations are non-transferable from one customer generator to another.

(7)

A capacity reservation starts upon notification by the electric company to the successful program participant that capacity has been awarded.

Source: Rule 860-084-0195 — Mechanisms for Reserving Capacity, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-084-0195.

860‑084‑0000
Scope and Applicability of Solar Photovoltaic Programs 860‑084‑0010
Definitions for Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs 860‑084‑0070
Renewable Energy Certificates and Compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standards 860‑084‑0100
Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs 860‑084‑0120
Systems Eligible for Enrollment in Pilot Programs 860‑084‑0130
Ownership and Installation 860‑084‑0140
Assignment of Payments 860‑084‑0150
Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Capacity Limit 860‑084‑0160
Measurement of Capacity under the Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program 860‑084‑0170
Distributing Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Capacity by Electric Company 860‑084‑0180
Distributing Electric Company Capacity Limit by Allocation Period 860‑084‑0190
Distributing Capacity by System Size 860‑084‑0195
Mechanisms for Reserving Capacity 860‑084‑0200
Capacity Reservation, Timing, and Volumetric Incentive Rates 860‑084‑0210
Capacity Reservation, Timing, and Duration 860‑084‑0220
Capacity Availability 860‑084‑0230
Application for Capacity Reservation 860‑084‑0240
Standard Contracts 860‑084‑0250
Billing and Payment Requirements 860‑084‑0260
Interconnection Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program 860‑084‑0270
Authorization to Interconnect 860‑084‑0280
Interconnection Cost Responsibility 860‑084‑0300
Insurance 860‑084‑0310
Level 1 System Interconnection Review 860‑084‑0320
Level 2 System Interconnection Review 860‑084‑0330
Level 3 System Interconnection Review 860‑084‑0340
Installation, Operation, Maintenance, and Testing of Contracted Systems 860‑084‑0350
Requirements after Approval of a Solar Photovoltaic Interconnection 860‑084‑0360
Volumetric Incentive Rates and Payments – Net Metering Option 860‑084‑0365
Volumetric Incentive Rate Bidding Option 860‑084‑0370
Resource Value 860‑084‑0380
Cost Recovery and Rate Impacts 860‑084‑0390
Cost Recovery Mechanism 860‑084‑0400
Data Collection 860‑084‑0420
Compliance with Pilot Program Requirements 860‑084‑0430
Data Availability 860‑084‑0440
Pilot Program Overhead 860‑084‑0450
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Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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