OAR 860-084-0270
Authorization to Interconnect

(1)

An eligible system may not be interconnected to an electric company’s distribution system before obtaining authorization from the electric company.

(2)

Changes affecting the nameplate capacity or the output capacity of the system authorized in the agreement governing the contract require prior authorization from the electric company.

(4)

Interconnection applications must be provided by the electric company and posted on the electric company’s website. The submission of a completed interconnection application initiates interconnection review. The application must include the following:

(a)

The name of the applicant and the electric company;

(b)

The type and specifications of each component of the qualified solar photovoltaic system;

(c)

The level of interconnection review (Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3);

(d)

The name of the installer of the qualified solar photovoltaic system;

(e)

Equipment certifications;

(f)

The anticipated operation date of the solar photovoltaic system; and

(g)

Other information the utility deems necessary to comply with the solar photovoltaic pilot program interconnection rules.

(5)

Within three business days of receiving the interconnection application, the electric company must provide the applicant a written notice of receipt stating whether the application meets the established criteria.

(a)

If the application does not meet established criteria, the written notice must include a list of all of the information needed to complete the application.

(b)

If the number of applications in a regular business week exceeds 20, the electric company must inform the customers that the written-notice period is ten business days.

(6)

Each electric company must designate an employee or office from which an applicant can obtain application forms and other information necessary to complete the application process; the electric company must post the application form and the necessary information on its website. Upon request, the electric company must provide all relevant forms, documents, and technical requirements for submittal of an application that meets established criteria for an interconnection application under these solar photovoltaic pilot program rules, as well as specific information necessary to contact the electric company representative assigned to review the application.

(7)

A person may also request information about the feasibility of interconnecting a qualifying system before filing an application for capacity reservation or interconnection. The information provided by the electric company in response to this request must include relevant existing studies and other materials that may be used to understand the feasibility of interconnecting a solar photovoltaic facility at a particular point on the electric company’s distribution system. The electric company must comply with reasonable requests for access to or copies of this information, except to the extent that providing these materials would violate security requirements, confidentiality obligations to third parties, or federal or state regulations. The electric company may require a person to sign a confidentiality agreement if required to protect confidential or proprietary information. A person requesting information under this section must reimburse the electric company for the reasonable costs of gathering and copying the requested information.

(8)

The electric company is not responsible for the cost of determining the rating of equipment on the customer side of the meter.

Source: Rule 860-084-0270 — Authorization to Interconnect, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-084-0270.

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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