OAR 860-084-0340
Installation, Operation, Maintenance, and Testing of Contracted Systems

A contracted system must include and maintain a manual disconnect switch that will disconnect the solar photovoltaic system from the electric company’s system.

(1)

The disconnect switch must be a lockable, load-break switch that plainly indicates whether it is in the open or closed position.

(2)

The disconnect switch must be readily accessible to the electric company at all times and be located within 10 feet of the electric company meter. The disconnect switch may be located more than 10 feet from the electric company meter if permanent instructions are posted at the meter indicating the precise location of the disconnect switch. The electric company must approve the location of the disconnect switch prior to the installation of the facility.

(3)

The retail electricity consumer must install and maintain the required disconnect switch at the retail electricity consumer’s expense.

(4)

For customer services of 600 volts or less, an electric company may not require a disconnect switch for an eligible system that is inverter-based with a maximum rating as shown below.

(a)

Service type: 240 Volts, Single-phase, 3 Wire — Maximum size 7.2 kilowatts.

(b)

Service type: 120⁄208 Volts, 3-Phase, 4 Wire — Maximum size 10.5 kilowatts.

(c)

Service type: 120⁄240 Volts, 3-Phase 4 Wire — Maximum size 12.5 kilowatts.

(d)

Service type: 277⁄480, 3-Phase, 4 Wire — Maximum size 25.0 kilowatts.

(e)

For other service types, the eligible system must not affect the retail electric consumers’ service conductors by more than 30 amperes.

Source: Rule 860-084-0340 — Installation, Operation, Maintenance, and Testing of Contracted Systems, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-084-0340.

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

Rule 860-084-0340’s source at or​.us