OAR 860-085-0030
Emissions Standard-Based Restrictions on Long-Term Financial Commitments by Electric Companies or Electricity Service Suppliers

(1)

Unless the Commission has already made a determination under ORS 757.536 (Public Utility Commission review of plans and rates to ensure compliance with greenhouse gas emissions standard)(b)(3), an electric company or electricity service supplier must demonstrate to the Commission that the baseload electricity acquired under a long-term financial commitment is produced by a generating facility that complies with the greenhouse gas emissions standard:

(a)

For electric companies, the demonstration required in this section must be made when the electric company first seeks recovery of costs of a long-term financial commitment.

(b)

For electricity service suppliers, the demonstration required in this section must be made when the electricity service supplier first seeks certification renewal after making a long-term financial commitment.

(2)

For electricity supplied from long-term financial commitments for which emissions can readily be determined with specificity, the demonstration required in section (1) of this rule for those sources must use the emissions calculation procedures provided in OAR 340-215-0010 (Purpose and Scope) through 340-215-0060 (Greenhouse Gas Reporting Fees), or greenhouse gas emission factors.

(3)

For the demonstration required in section (1) of this rule, electric companies and electricity service suppliers must identify long-term financial commitments for which emissions cannot readily be determined with any specificity. The electric companies and electricity service suppliers must propose for approval by the Commission the greenhouse gas emissions rate to be applied to these sources.

(4)

Electric companies and electricity service suppliers may submit to the Commission for determination under ORS 757.531 (Emissions standard-based restrictions on long-term financial commitments by electric companies or electricity service suppliers)(2)(c) a plan for a generating facility to be a low-carbon emissions resource.

Source: Rule 860-085-0030 — Emissions Standard-Based Restrictions on Long-Term Financial Commitments by Electric Companies or Electricity Service Suppliers, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-085-0030.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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