ORS 470.555
Project managers

  • contract with qualified third parties
  • coordination

(1)

The Public Purpose Fund Administrator shall be the sustainable energy project manager for investor-owned electric utilities. The Public Purpose Fund Administrator shall inform the Public Utility Commission and the State Department of Energy of the activities of the administrator by filing a yearly action plan and an end-of-year report with the commission and the department.

(2)

An investor-owned gas utility may act as a sustainable energy project manager for the utility service territory serviced by the utility or may contract with the Public Purpose Fund Administrator to act as the sustainable energy project manager on behalf of the utility.

(3)

A consumer-owned utility shall be the sustainable energy project manager for the utility service territory serviced by the utility if the utility agrees to promote energy efficiency and sustainable technology loans as part of an energy efficiency or renewable energy program offered by the utility. A consumer-owned utility may conduct energy efficiency and renewable energy programs within the utility service territory of the utility regardless of whether the utility service territory is served by an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program. A consumer-owned utility may decline to participate in the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program.

(4)

If a customer is served by both a gas utility and an electric utility that have energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan programs, the utility that supplies the customer’s primary source of heat for the property shall supply loan program services for that customer.

(5)

The existence of an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program, or the appointment of a sustainable energy project manager, in a utility service territory does not prevent a consumer-owned utility from conducting an energy efficiency or renewable energy program offered by the utility. If the consumer-owned utility declines to serve as a sustainable energy project manager for the utility service territory, the utility may:

(a)

Continue with existing utility services and policies; or

(b)

Work with the Director of the State Department of Energy to solicit and select a qualified entity to serve as the sustainable energy project manager as described in ORS 470.535 (Applications for certification as project manager) and 470.540 (State Department of Energy to notify unsuccessful applicants).

(6)

Subject to approval by the director, a sustainable energy project manager may contract with a qualified third party to assist the sustainable energy project manager in serving a utility service territory. If a utility service territory is served by a sustainable energy project manager, the appointment of additional sustainable energy project managers may be made only by entering into a subcontract approved by the existing sustainable energy project manager. If the third party is acting as a financier, the third party is not required to comply with laws regulating utilities based on the actions of the third party as a financier. The sustainable energy project manager may enter into agreements with trade associations and other public and private entities for the promotion or marketing of the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program.

(7)

The Public Purpose Fund Administrator and sustainable energy project managers shall cooperate with, and coordinate their outreach and promotional efforts with, local utilities and other stakeholders to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy and to use the customer contacts, resources and capacity of the utilities to engage and inform utility customers about the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program. The Public Purpose Fund Administrator and sustainable energy project managers shall coordinate with gas utilities regarding any changes to a gas pipeline and with electric utilities regarding electric charging or any changes to electrical connections that are external to a structure. The Public Purpose Fund Administrator and sustainable energy project managers shall coordinate with a gas utility regarding the installation of appliances used for space heating, water heating and compressed natural gas refueling. [2009 c.753 §12; 2013 c.8 §7]

Source: Section 470.555 — Project managers; contract with qualified third parties; coordination, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors470.­html.

470.050
Definitions
470.060
Application for financing
470.065
Confidentiality of information provided by or on behalf of applicant
470.070
Small Scale Local Energy Project Advisory Committee
470.080
Standards for small scale local energy projects
470.090
Approval or rejection of project financing by director
470.100
Committee review of rejection or approval in different amount
470.110
Gifts credited to Small Scale Local Energy Project Loan Fund
470.120
Limit on loan to amount not funded by other sources
470.130
Appropriation of Small Scale Local Energy Project Loan Fund
470.135
Administration of small scale local energy project loan program funds and accounts
470.140
Rulemaking authority
470.145
State Department of Energy to develop marketing plan
470.150
Loan contract
470.155
Loan contract in form of intergovernmental agreement
470.160
Payment from loan funds
470.170
Security for loan
470.180
Withholding of state funds due to municipal corporation that defaults on loan
470.190
Remedies
470.200
Refinancing of project
470.210
Municipal corporation may enter into loan contract
470.220
Issuance of bonds
470.225
Procedure for bond issuance
470.230
Bond proceeds credited to Small Scale Local Energy Project Loan Fund
470.240
General obligation bonds to include promise to pay principal amount
470.270
General obligation refunding bonds
470.280
General obligation bond repayment from sinking fund
470.290
Bond indebtedness limited to constitutional limit
470.300
Small Scale Local Energy Project Administration and Bond Sinking Fund
470.310
Procedure if sinking fund inadequate
470.500
Goals
470.505
Delay or suspension of program
470.510
State Department of Energy may enter contracts for loan issuance
470.515
Rules
470.520
State Department of Energy may contract for performance of duties
470.525
Quarterly report
470.530
Qualifications
470.535
Applications for certification as project manager
470.540
State Department of Energy to notify unsuccessful applicants
470.545
Appeal of certification decision
470.550
Term of certification of project manager
470.555
Project managers
470.560
Rules
470.565
Loan applicant request for energy savings projection
470.570
Energy Project Supplemental Fund
470.575
Jobs, Energy and Schools Fund
470.580
Energy Project Bond Loan Fund
470.585
Energy Revenue Bond Repayment Fund
470.590
Proposals
470.595
Investment with financial manager
470.600
State Department of Energy may enter agreements to disburse supplemental capital funds
470.605
Local governments may direct moneys to certain funds to finance loans
470.610
Issuance of bonds
470.615
Payment of bonds
470.620
Bond pledges
470.630
Form of disbursement
470.635
Requirement for energy savings projection
470.640
Amount of loans
470.645
Application for loan
470.650
Residential small scale local energy projects
470.655
Project initiation fee
470.660
Investor-owned utilities
470.665
Consumer-owned utilities
470.670
Repayment requirement for customer served by electric utility and gas utility
470.675
Cost eligibility for ratemaking purposes
470.680
State Department of Energy to identify forms of acceptable security
470.685
Recording liens
470.690
Avoidance of foreclosure
470.695
Sale of real property
470.700
Use of loan offset grant moneys
470.710
Apprenticeship and job training
470.715
Costs of adopting rules
470.720
Loan program information to be provided by utilities
470.800
Clean Energy Deployment Fund
470.805
Renewable Energy Development Subaccount
470.810
Clean energy deployment program
470.815
School district projects
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