ORS 469A.005
Definitions for ORS 469A.005 to 469A.210


As used in ORS 469A.005 (Definitions for ORS 469A.005 to 469A.210) to 469A.210 (Goal for community-based renewable energy projects):

(1)

“Acquires service territory” does not include an acquisition by a city of a facility, plant, equipment or service territory within the boundaries of the city, pursuant to ORS 225.020 (Ownership and operation of utilities by city within and without city limits) or city charter, if the city:

(a)

Already owns, controls or operates an electric light and power system for supplying electricity to the inhabitants of the city and for general municipal purposes;

(b)

Provides fair, just and reasonable compensation to the electric company whose service territory is acquired that:

(A)

Gives consideration for the service territory rights and the cost of the facility, plant or equipment acquired and for depreciation, fair market value, reproduction cost and any other relevant factor; and

(B)

Is based on the present value of the service territory rights and the facility, plant and equipment acquired, including the value of poles, wires, transformers and similar and related appliances necessarily required to provide electric service; and

(c)

Pays any stranded costs obligation established pursuant to ORS 757.483 (Condemnation or acquisition of service territory or property of electric company by electric utility).

(2)

“Banked renewable energy certificate” means a bundled or unbundled renewable energy certificate that is not used by an electric utility or electricity service supplier to comply with a renewable portfolio standard in a calendar year, and that is carried forward for the purpose of compliance with a renewable portfolio standard in a subsequent year.

(3)

“BPA electricity” means electricity provided by the Bonneville Power Administration, including electricity generated by the Federal Columbia River Power System hydroelectric projects and electricity acquired by the Bonneville Power Administration by contract.

(4)

“Bundled renewable energy certificate” means a renewable energy certificate for qualifying electricity that is acquired:

(a)

By an electric utility or electricity service supplier by a trade, purchase or other transfer of electricity that includes the renewable energy certificate that was issued for the electricity;

(b)

By an electric utility by generation of the electricity for which the renewable energy certificate was issued; or

(c)

By an electricity service supplier by retirement by an electric company where the renewable energy certificate satisfied paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection prior to such retirement and was retired on behalf of the electricity service supplier on behalf of a retail electricity consumer that pays transition adjustments to the electric company.

(5)

“Compliance year” means the calendar year for which the electric utility or electricity service supplier seeks to establish compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable to the electric utility or electricity service supplier in the compliance report submitted under ORS 469A.170 (Compliance reports).

(6)

“Consumer-owned utility” means a municipal electric utility, a people’s utility district organized under ORS chapter 261 that sells electricity or an electric cooperative organized under ORS chapter 62.

(7)

“Distribution utility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600 (Definitions for ORS 757.600 to 757.687).

(8)

“Electric company” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600 (Definitions for ORS 757.600 to 757.687).

(9)

“Electric utility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600 (Definitions for ORS 757.600 to 757.687).

(10)

“Electricity service supplier” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600 (Definitions for ORS 757.600 to 757.687).

(11)

“Qualifying electricity” means electricity described in ORS 469A.010 (Qualifying electricity).

(12)

“Renewable energy source” means a source of electricity described in ORS 469A.025 (Renewable energy sources).

(13)

“Retail electricity consumer” means a retail electricity consumer, as defined in ORS 757.600 (Definitions for ORS 757.600 to 757.687), that is located in Oregon.

(14)

“Unbundled renewable energy certificate” means:

(a)

A renewable energy certificate for qualifying electricity that is acquired by an electric utility or electricity service supplier by trade, purchase or other transfer without acquiring the electricity that is associated with the renewable energy certificate; or

(b)

A renewable energy certificate that is sold to a retail electricity consumer without selling, on a non-cost-of-service basis, the electricity associated with the renewable energy certificate to the retail electricity consumer. [2007 c.301 §1; 2016 c.28 §3; 2021 c.508 §24]

Source: Section 469A.005 — Definitions for ORS 469A.005 to 469A.210, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors469A.­html.

469A.005
Definitions for ORS 469A.005 to 469A.210
469A.010
Qualifying electricity
469A.020
Qualifying electricity
469A.025
Renewable energy sources
469A.027
Certification of eligibility for certain generating facilities
469A.029
Eligibility
469A.031
Eligibility
469A.050
Applicable standard
469A.052
Large utility renewable portfolio standard
469A.055
Small electric utilities
469A.060
Exemptions from compliance with renewable portfolio standard
469A.065
Renewable portfolio standard for electricity service suppliers
469A.070
Manner of complying with renewable portfolio standards
469A.075
Implementation plan for electric companies
469A.100
Limits on cost of compliance with renewable portfolio standard
469A.120
Cost recovery by electric companies
469A.130
Renewable energy certificates system
469A.132
Thermal renewable energy certificates
469A.135
Renewable energy certificates that may be used to comply with standards
469A.140
Use, transfer and banking of certificates
469A.145
Limitations on use of unbundled certificates to meet renewable portfolio standard
469A.147
Exemption from limitation on use of unbundled certificates for consumer-owned utilities
469A.150
Multistate electric companies
469A.170
Compliance reports
469A.180
Electric companies
469A.185
Consumer-owned utilities
469A.200
Penalty
469A.205
Green power rate
469A.210
Goal for community-based renewable energy projects
469A.300
Hydrogen power stations
469A.400
Definitions for ORS 469A.400 to 469A.475
469A.405
Policy
469A.410
Clean energy targets
469A.415
Electric companies to develop clean energy plans
469A.420
Emissions verification
469A.425
Community advisory group
469A.430
Treatment of generation resources
469A.435
Determining compliance with clean energy targets
469A.440
Temporary exemption
469A.445
Cost cap for electric companies
469A.450
Cost cap for electricity service suppliers
469A.455
Performance incentive for early compliance
469A.460
No modification to renewable portfolio standards
469A.465
Rules
469A.475
Legislative findings
469A.480
Electric company serving 25,000 or fewer consumers not subject to requirements
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