Or. Admin. Code § 330-140-0050

Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 1, January 1, 2025

Section 330-140-0050 - Pre-certification of New Renewable Resource Purchase

(1) Only a large electricity consumer approved as an eligible self-direct program participant by the Oregon Department of Energy is eligible to submit an application for pre-certification of the above-market costs of new renewable energy resource purchases.

(2) Large electricity consumers shall apply directly to the Oregon Department of Energy for pre-certification of new renewable energy resource purchases on a form supplied by the Oregon Department of Energy.

(a) Information submitted on the form shall include but not be limited to: the name of the electricity consumer; a description of the site; a description of the new renewable energy resource to be purchased; the electricity consumer's market price for electricity from conventional sources; costs of the new renewable energy resource; estimated electricity to be purchased from the new renewable energy resource; length of time of a proposed purchase agreement; method of certifying that the renewable energy resource purchased has not been duplicatively sold to other parties either in whole or part; and, any contract terms that would otherwise affect the cost or amount of new renewable energy resource purchased.

(b) On the application, the applicant shall: answer a "Yes/No" question whether the site's prior year electricity usage is greater than one average megawatt; include site electric usage in kWh from the prior year; and attach supporting documentation in the form of a spreadsheet or equivalent from the utility showing the monthly usage amounts, for all meters associated with that site, that sum to the prior year usage. Sites that do not have greater than one average megawatt prior year usage are not eligible to self-direct their public purpose charge.

(3) The Oregon Department of Energy shall determine if the above-market cost of the proposed purchase of renewable energy resources, described in the application, are to be pre-certified as eligible self-direction costs.

(4) Pre-certification of the cost eligible for a credit and a description of the new renewable energy resource purchase shall be approved or denied in writing by the Oregon Department of Energy within 30 days of the receipt of a complete application.

Or. Admin. Code § 330-140-0050

DOE 3-2001, f. 10-25-01, cert. ef. 10-29-01; DOE 6-2004, f. 10-14-04, cert. ef. 12-1-04; DOE 1-2019, amend filed 01/11/2019, effective 7/1/2019; DOE 3-2021, amend filed 12/13/2021, effective 1/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 469.040, ORS 756.040, ORS 757.600 - 757.687, ORS 757.054 & Oregon Laws 2021, chapter 547 (House Bill 3141)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 756.040, ORS 757.600 - 757.687, ORS 757.054 & Oregon Laws 2021, chapter 547 (House Bill 3141)