OAR 860-084-0280
Interconnection Cost Responsibility

(1)

For a Level 1 interconnection review, the electric company may not charge an application, or other fee, unless otherwise directed by the Commission. However, if an application for Level 1 interconnection review is denied because it does not meet the requirements for Level 1 interconnection review and the applicant resubmits the application under another review procedure, the electric company may impose a fee for the resubmitted application.

(2)

For a Level 2 interconnection review, the electric company may charge fees of up to $50.00 plus $1.00 per kilowatt of the qualifying system’s capacity, plus the reasonable cost of any required minor modifications to the electric distribution system or additional review. Costs for such minor modifications or additional review will be based on the electric company’s non-binding, good faith estimates and the ultimate actual installed costs. Costs for engineering work done as part of any additional review will not exceed $100.00 per hour. An electric company may adjust the $100.00 hourly rate once in January of each year to account for inflation and deflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

(3)

For a Level 3 interconnection review, the electric company may charge fees of up to $100.00 plus $2.00 per kilowatt of the qualifying system’s capacity, as well as charges for actual time spent on any required impact or facilities studies. Costs for engineering work done as part of an impact study or interconnection facilities study will not exceed $100.00 per hour. An electric company may adjust the $100.00 hourly rate once in January of each year to account for inflation and deflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. If the electric company must install facilities in order to accommodate the interconnection of the qualifying system, the cost of such facilities will be the responsibility of the applicant.

(4)

Interconnected net metered systems must be equipped with two meters: metering equipment that can measure the flow of electricity in both directions (complying with ANSI C12.1 standards and OAR 860-023-0015 (Testing Gas and Electric Meters)) to replace the existing customer meter, and a second meter that can measure the total output of the qualifying system. Interconnected stand-alone systems using the bidding process must be equipped with metering equipment that can measure the flow of electricity in both directions (complying with ANSI C12.1 standards and OAR 860-023-0015 (Testing Gas and Electric Meters)). The electric company will install the required metering equipment at the electric company’s expense for both the net metered and stand-alone system.

(a)

The electric company constructs, owns, operates, and maintains all meters and applicable interconnection facilities on the company side of the retail electric consumer’s meter, including, the second meter installed to measure the total output of the qualifying system.

(b)

The electric company must charge an additional monthly service charge to the retail electricity customer for the additional meter used to measure the total output of the qualifying system, as established by Commission order.

(5)

An eligible participant who is reinstalling a contracted system and is eligible to continue in the solar photovoltaic pilot program under an existing standard contract must pay the expense of interconnection facilities, required additions or modifications to the electric distribution system, interconnection review, or system upgrades in the new location as applicable.

Source: Rule 860-084-0280 — Interconnection Cost Responsibility, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-084-0280.

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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