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860-084-0100 Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs (1) Each electric company must establish pilot programs to demonstrate the use and effectiveness of volumetric incentive rates and payments for electricity delivered from qualifying solar photovoltaic systems. (2) Each electric company must offer a net metering option under the pilot program. This option has the following characteristics: (a) Eligible systems installed on the customer side of the service meter; (b) Volumetric incentive rates established by Commission order; (c) Volumetric incentive rate payments for payable generation; (d) Excess generation donated to the electric company’s low income bill assistance program; (e) Capacity of eligible systems sized to generate energy up to 90 percent of the actual usage in the 12 most recent billing periods at the premises where the eligible system will be installed; (f) Capacity of eligible systems with less than 12 billing periods of actual usage for existing premises or new construction sized to generate energy up to 90 percent of the annual usage by a similarly-situated customer or by a utility-provided load estimation document as determined by the utility; (g) Capacity of eligible systems for irrigation or agriculture customers sized up to 90 percent of average usage during a normal 12-month billing period as determined by the utility; and (h) The methodologies used to estimate the usage if there is no sufficient actual usage to size the system must be consistent with the methodologies used by the Energy Trust of Oregon, the Oregon Department of Energy, or other methodologies acceptable to the Commission. (3) Each electric company must offer a volumetric incentive rate bid option under the pilot program. This option has the following characteristics: (a) Volumetric incentive rate paid to each retail electricity consumer is established by a successful bid for capacity in the volumetric incentive rate pilot program; and (b) Volumetric incentive rate payments for 100 percent of payable generation net of system requirements. (4) Retail electricity consumers eligible for each pilot program option will be defined by Commission order. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0120 Systems Eligible for Enrollment in Pilot Programs (1) Individual solar photovoltaic systems eligible for the Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs must have a nameplate generating capacity less than or equal to 500 kilowatts and must be: (a) In compliance with the siting, design, interconnection, installation, and electric output standards and codes required by the laws of Oregon; (b) Installed with meters or other devices to monitor and measure the quantity of energy generated; (c) Permanently installed in the State of Oregon by a retail electricity consumer of the electric company; (d) Installed in the service territory of the electric company; (e) First operational and on-line after the launch of the pilot programs; (f) Financed without expenditures under ORS 757.612 (3)(b)(B) or tax credits under 469.160 or 469.185 through 469.225; (g) Certified by the residential electric consumer as constructed from new components (modules, inverter, batteries, mounting hardware, etc.); and (h) Compliant with Commission quality and reliability requirements for solar photovoltaic systems and system installation. (2) Systems uninstalled before the end of the contract term are not eligible for subsequent volumetric incentive rates, other feed-in tariffs, or pilot programs during the remainder of the original contract term. These systems cannot be reinstalled for the purposes of entering a new contract under any solar photovoltaic pilot program, volumetric incentive or other feed-in tariff program in the service territory of any electric company in the State of Oregon during the original contract term of the system, except that a system may be uninstalled and reinstalled at another location under the same contract under the conditions in OAR 860-084-0280. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 2-2018, amend filed 04/12/2018, effective 04/12/2018 PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0130 Ownership and Installation (1) An electric company must contract to provide an incentive for solar photovoltaic energy generated from an eligible system owned by a retail electricity consumer who has been granted a capacity reservation in the solar photovoltaic pilot program and has executed all agreements with the electric company. (2) Eligible systems must be installed on the same property where the retail electricity consumer buys electricity from the electric company. (a) Eligible systems with capacity reserved under the net metering option must be connected to the customer side of the meter. (b) Eligible systems with capacity reserved under the competitive bidding option must connect to the distribution feeder that services the customer’s property. The point of common coupling may be located on the load side of the retail customer’s existing electric service subject to utility approval and to the extent authorized by law. (c) If cost effective, eligible systems may be connected at other distribution feeders on the utility grid subject to utility approval and to the extent authorized by law. (3) A retail electricity consumer may transfer its existing contract to another retail electricity consumer eligible to contract with the electric company and residing at the same address where the system is installed. (4) Eligible systems may be owned, operated, or owned and operated by qualifying third parties if the eligible system is: (a) Owned by a qualifying third party as part of a loan agreement; or (b) Owned and operated by a qualifying third party on behalf of the retail electricity consumer; or (c) Operated by a third party on behalf of the retail electricity consumer. (5) The electric company will own the rights to 100 percent of the renewable energy certificates associated with the energy provided by the contracted systems. The electric company may perfect the renewable energy certificates. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0140 Assignment of Payments (1) An electric company must allow a retail electricity consumer to assign payments to a single qualifying assignee under standard contracts approved by the Commission and must allow changes to assignment over the contract term. (2) An electric company may charge a reasonable fee for the assignment of payments for account setup at the time that the standard contract is assigned. An electric company may charge a reasonable fee for changes to assignment of payments over the contract term. (3) An electric company must make volumetric incentive payments to the qualifying assignee within 45 days of the retail electricity consumer’s prior billing period. (4) Upon request by the retail electricity consumer, the electric company may make the volumetric incentive payments in one of the following methods: (a) Full payment for payable generation directly to the retail electricity consumer; the retail electricity consumer is billed the standard monthly bill for electricity purchased under the tariff; or (b) Full payment for payable generation net of the retail electricity consumer’s standard monthly bill; the retail electricity consumer receives or pays the net amount; or (c) Full payment for payable generation to the qualified assignee identified on the standard contract; the retail electricity consumer is billed separately for electricity purchased under the tariff. (5) The retail electricity consumer is responsible for the minimum monthly charge and other non-volumetric charges on the standard monthly bill. (6) Payments for payable generation will be held by the electric company until the amount accrued per customer generator exceeds $25.00. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0150 Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Capacity Limit New capacity reservations will not be accepted after March 31, 2016, or after the cumulative capacity of contracted systems in pilot programs reaches 27.5 megawatts of nameplate capacity, whichever is earlier. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 6-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-14 PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0160 Measurement of Capacity under the Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program (1) For purposes of the Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program, the capacity of solar photovoltaic energy is measured on the alternating current side of the system’s inverter. (2) Each electric company must convert nameplate capacity ratings reported by manufacturers in terms of direct current watts under standard test conditions to an alternating current rating in watts to account for inverter and other system component losses and to account for the effect of normal operating temperature on solar module output. This conversion will be calculated as 85 percent of the manufacturer’s nameplate rating. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0170 Distributing Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Capacity by Electric Company (1) Each electric company will receive a share of the total solar photovoltaic pilot program capacity as established by Commission order. (2) An electric company may not solicit or accept additional capacity reservations for a solar photovoltaic pilot program once the company reaches 100 percent of its allocated solar photovoltaic pilot capacity limit. (3) The Commission may consider requests to adjust each electric company’s solar photovoltaic pilot capacity limit by changing the allocation of the total solar photovoltaic pilot program capacity from those established at pilot program initiation. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0180 Distributing Electric Company Capacity Limit by Allocation Period (1) Each electric company must distribute its allocated capacity among the enrollment periods as established by Commission order. (2) The Commission may consider requests to adjust the allocation percentage for any electric company. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0190 Distributing Capacity by System Size (1) Three size classes of qualifying systems are established and defined by a range of nameplate capacity. The Commission may modify these capacity ranges. (a) A small-scale system has a nameplate capacity of less than or equal to 10 kilowatts; (b) A medium-scale system has a nameplate capacity greater than 10 kilowatts and less than or equal to 100 kilowatts; and (c) A large-scale system has a nameplate capacity greater than 100 kilowatts and less than or equal to 500 kilowatts. (2) An electric company must distribute certain percentages of its pilot capacity allocation to small-scale, medium-scale, and large-scale capacity systems as directed by Commission order. (3) An electric company with less than one megawatt of total allocation must allocate 100 percent of its solar photovoltaic capacity limit to small-scale systems. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 6-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-14 PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 6-2010, f. & cert. ef. 11-19-10 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0200 Capacity Reservation, Timing, and Volumetric Incentive Rates A retail electricity consumer who has made a capacity reservation and who has executed all required agreements with the electric company must be paid the effective volumetric incentive rate at the time of enrollment for 100 percent of payable generation. Capacity reservation applications and standard contracts must provide the volumetric incentive rate in effect on the capacity reservation date. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0210 Capacity Reservation, Timing, and Duration (1) A capacity reservation expires if a completed interconnection application is not filed within two months of the reservation start date or if the system has not been installed within twelve months of the reservation start date, unless a waiver is granted under OAR 860-084-0000. Any delay resulting from the utility not completing required work to connect the eligible system to the grid will be excluded from this 12-month installation requirement. (2) Once the capacity reservation expires, the retail electricity consumer must newly apply for a capacity reservation and will not be given preferential treatment. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0220 Capacity Availability (1) Each electric company must announce the total capacity available for reservation before each enrollment period. (2) Each electric company must announce when the capacity allocation is fully reserved. (3) Unreserved capacity in any enrollment period must be added to the available capacity for the respective size systems in the next capacity reservation period. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 6-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-14 PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0230 Application for Capacity Reservation (1) The electric company must establish, in compliance with Commission order, a capacity application process for both the net metering and competitive bidding options. The electric company must provide the necessary instructions to complete a satisfactory capacity application. Fees collected during the capacity application process must be refunded to the retail electricity consumer if a capacity reservation is not secured. (2) For the purposes of these rules, an application package must include a capacity reservation application, payment of fees required under OAR 860-084-0280, and an interconnection application that complies with 860-084-0270(4)(a), (c), (d), (f), and (g). Electric companies may not require a retail electricity consumer to provide the information required by 860-084-0270(4)(b) and (4)(e) as part of this initial application package. (3) The capacity reservation application must certify that the retail electricity consumer has read and understands the standard contract established under the pilot program. Standard contract forms must be provided to retail electricity consumers as part of the application process. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0250 Billing and Payment Requirements (1) Volumetric incentive payments for payable energy must be paid no later than 45 days from the last day of the retail electricity consumer’s billing period. Retail electricity consumers may request that: (a) Payments be paid directly to the consumer; the consumer will continue to receive a standard monthly bill for electricity purchased under the tariff; or (b) Payments for energy generated be netted against the retail electricity consumer’s standard monthly bill and the retail electricity consumer receive or pay the resulting amount; or (c) The qualified assignee identified on the standard contract be paid 100 percent of the volumetric incentive rate payment and the retail electricity consumer be billed separately for the retail electricity consumer’s monthly bill. (2) The retail electricity consumer is responsible for the minimum monthly charge and other non-volumetric charges on the standard monthly bill. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0260 Interconnection Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program (1) To be qualified for interconnected operation, a qualifying system must be certified as complying with the following standards as applicable: (a) IEEE standards; and (b) UL 1741 Inverters, Converters, and Controllers for Use in Independent Power Systems (January 2001). (2) A system is considered as certified to the standards of section (1) of this rule, and the electric company may not require further design review, testing, or additional equipment, if: (a) The system is a complete equipment package that has been submitted by a manufacturer to a nationally recognized testing and certification laboratory, and has been tested and listed by the laboratory for continuous interactive operation with an electric distribution system in compliance with the applicable codes and standards listed in section (1) of this rule; or (b) The system is an equipment package that includes a generator or other electric source and the equipment package has been tested and listed as an integrated package in compliance with the applicable codes and standards listed in section (1) of this rule; or (c) The certified equipment package comprises only the interface components (switchgear, inverters, or other interface devices), and the interconnection applicant has shown that (A) The solar photovoltaic system being used is compatible with the equipment package; (B) Testing and listing of the solar photovoltaic generator being used, as performed by the nationally recognized testing and certification laboratory, is consistent with the testing and listing of the interface component equipment package; and (C) The testing and listing specified for the package is consistent with the applicable codes and standards listed in section (1) of this rule. (3) A qualifying system may not interconnect to a transmission line. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0300 Insurance A contracted system must obtain liability insurance in order to interconnect with the electric company’s distribution system. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
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. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0350 Requirements after Approval of a Solar Photovoltaic Interconnection (1) Once a contracted system has been approved under these solar photovoltaic interconnection rules, the electric company may not require a retail electricity consumer to test or perform maintenance on its facility except for: (a) An annual test in which the contracted system is disconnected from the electric company's equipment to ensure that the inverter stops delivering power to the grid; (b) Any manufacturer-recommended testing or maintenance; (c) Any post-installation testing necessary to ensure compliance with IEEE standards or to ensure safety; and (d) Testing required if the retail electricity customer replaces a major equipment component that is different from the originally installed model. (2) When a contracted system undergoes maintenance or testing in accordance with the requirements of these solar photovoltaic interconnection rules, the retail electricity consumer must retain written records for seven years documenting the maintenance and the results of testing. (3) An electric company has the right to inspect a contracted system after interconnection approval is granted, at reasonable hours and with reasonable prior notice to the retail electricity consumer. If the electric company discovers that the contracted system is not in compliance with the requirements of these solar photovoltaic interconnection rules, the electric company may require the retail electricity consumer to disconnect the contracted system until compliance is achieved. (4) The retail electricity customers’ electric service may be disconnected by the public utility entirely if the contracted system must be physically disconnected for any reason. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10
860-084-0360 Volumetric Incentive Rates and Payments – Net Metering Option (1) Each electric company must pay the retail electricity consumer on a monthly basis for payable generation up to the consumer’s actual usage in the month. Any excess generation in the month transfers to the next month’s eligible generation. At the end of a generation year, any remaining excess generation is donated to the low income bill assistance. (2) The default generation year is April 1to March 31. For irrigation and agriculture customers, the default generation year is November 1 to October 31. (3) The monthly incentive payment equals the product of the volumetric incentive rate specified in the standard contract minus the retail rate in effect at the time of payment for eligible generation for the month. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.360 - 757.380 History: PUC 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 PUC 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-1-10