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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