OAR 860-084-0260
Interconnection Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program

(1)

To be qualified for interconnected operation, a qualifying system must be certified as complying with the following standards as applicable:

(a)

IEEE standards; and

(b)

UL 1741 Inverters, Converters, and Controllers for Use in Independent Power Systems (January 2001).

(2)

A system is considered as certified to the standards of section (1) of this rule, and the electric company may not require further design review, testing, or additional equipment, if:

(a)

The system is a complete equipment package that has been submitted by a manufacturer to a nationally recognized testing and certification laboratory, and has been tested and listed by the laboratory for continuous interactive operation with an electric distribution system in compliance with the applicable codes and standards listed in section (1) of this rule; or

(b)

The system is an equipment package that includes a generator or other electric source and the equipment package has been tested and listed as an integrated package in compliance with the applicable codes and standards listed in section (1) of this rule; or

(c)

The certified equipment package comprises only the interface components (switchgear, inverters, or other interface devices), and the interconnection applicant has shown that

(A)

The solar photovoltaic system being used is compatible with the equipment package;

(B)

Testing and listing of the solar photovoltaic generator being used, as performed by the nationally recognized testing and certification laboratory, is consistent with the testing and listing of the interface component equipment package; and

(C)

The testing and listing specified for the package is consistent with the applicable codes and standards listed in section (1) of this rule.

(3)

A qualifying system may not interconnect to a transmission line.

Source: Rule 860-084-0260 — Interconnection Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-084-0260.

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
Reports to the Legislature
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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