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OR Rev Stat § 757.445 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.445 - Wrongful issues or use of proceeds by utility.

No public utility shall directly or indirectly, issue or cause to be issued any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, in nonconformity with the order of the Public Utility Commission authorizing the same or contrary to the provisions of ORS 757.400 to 757.460, or of the Constitution of this state, or apply the proceeds from the sale thereof, or any part thereof, to any purpose other than the purposes specified in the commission’s order, or to any purpose specified in the commission’s order in excess of the amount in the order authorized for such purpose.
OR Rev Stat § 757.450 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.450 - Wrongful acts relating to issuance of securities.

No person shall: (1) Knowingly authorize, direct, aid in, issue or execute, or cause to be issued or executed, any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, in nonconformity with the order of the Public Utility Commission authorizing the same, or contrary to the provisions of ORS 757.400 to 757.460 or of the Constitution of this state. (2) In any proceeding before the commission, knowingly make any false statement or representation or with knowledge of its falsity file or cause to be filed with the commission any false statement or representation which may tend in any way to influence the commission to make an order authorizing the issue of any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or which results in procuring from the commission the making of any such order. (3) With knowledge that any false statement or representation was made to the commission in any proceeding tending in any way to influence the commission to make such order, issue, execute or negotiate, or cause to be issued, executed or negotiated, any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness. (4) Directly or indirectly, knowingly apply, or cause or assist to be applied, the proceeds, or any part thereof, from the sale of any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, to any purpose not specified in the commission’s order, or to any purpose specified in the commission’s order in excess of the amount authorized for such purpose. (5) With knowledge that any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, has been issued or executed in violation of ORS 757.400 to 757.460, negotiate, or cause the same to be negotiated.
OR Rev Stat § 757.455 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.455 - Conservation program investment policy; application for bondable investments; utility rates to include investment costs.

(1) It is the policy of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon to encourage financing investments at the lowest possible cost to utility customers, including but not limited to conservation program expenditures. (2) If the commission decides that a public utility should defer and amortize certain conservation program expenditures, the public utility may apply to the commission for an order designating all or part of the conservation program expenditures as bondable conservation investment, for the purpose of financing or refinancing the designated expenditures under ORS 757.415 (1)(f). After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the commission may approve the application if it finds that the conservation program expenditures included in the application are used, useful and prudent and that financing or refinancing is likely to be more favorable to customers than other reasonably available alternatives. Upon approval, the commission shall issue an order stating the amount of the conservation program expenditures that qualify as bondable conservation investment. (3) The commission shall set rates to include in revenue requirement recovery of a public utility’s bondable conservation investment, as well as the costs of equity and debt capital associated with it, including, without limitation, the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on conservation bonds. Revenues collectible or collected under this subsection shall be known as "conservation investment assets." The commission shall not revalue bondable conservation investment for rate-making purposes, determine that revenues required to recover bondable conservation investment and associated equity and debt capital costs are unjust or unreasonable, impair or reduce in any way the value of conservation investment assets, or impair the timing or the amount of revenues arising with respect to conservation investment assets that have been used to secure financing or refinancing under ORS 757.415 (1)(f). (4) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall apply to any amounts presently deferred by a utility regardless of whether expended prior to September 9, 1995. (5) As used in this section, "conservation program expenditures" includes, without limitation, loans and cash payments made to customers, the costs of conservation measures installed at the expense of the public utility, specific acquisition program development, promotion and labor costs and associated general supervision, rents, leases and overheads. [1995 c.539 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 757.483 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.483 - Condemnation or acquisition of service territory or property of electric company by electric utility; stranded costs obligation.

(1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Electric company" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600. (b) "Electric utility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600. (c) "Retail electricity consumer" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600. (2) Upon the request of an electric company, the Public Utility Commission shall establish a stranded costs obligation payable by an electric utility to an electric company in association with a condemnation or transaction described in subsection (3) of this section. (3)(a) An electric utility that condemns the service territory or property of an electric company, or acquires property pursuant to a transaction described in ORS 757.480, must pay the stranded costs obligation established by the commission under subsection (2) of this section. (b) The purpose of the stranded costs obligation is to prevent shifting the costs associated with the loss of service territory or property of an electric company from the retail electricity consumers of the electric utility to the retail electricity consumers of the electric company. (4) The commission may determine the stranded costs obligation in accordance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s current methodology for determining stranded costs under the same or similar circumstances. (5) This section does not interfere with or supersede the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. [2016 c.28 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 757.485 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.485 - Purchase of property or stocks of one utility by another.

(1) No public utility shall, directly or indirectly, purchase, acquire or become the owner of any of the stocks or bonds or property utilized for utility purposes and having a value in excess of $10,000 of any other public utility unless authorized so to do by the Public Utility Commission. (2) Every contract by any public utility for the purchase, acquisition, assignment or transfer to it of any of the stock of any other public utility by or through any person, partnership or corporation without the approval of the commission shall be void and of no effect, and no such transfer or assignment of such stock upon the books of the corporation pursuant to any such contract is effective for any purpose. [Formerly 757.160]
OR Rev Stat § 757.490 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.490 - Approval needed for certain contracts.

(1) When any public utility doing business in this state enters into a contract with another corporation with relation to the construction, operation, maintenance or use of the property of said public utility in Oregon, or the use of the property of the other contracting party, or any part thereof, or for service, advice, engineering, financing, rentals, leasing or for any construction or management charges in respect of any such property, or for the purchase of property, materials or supplies, the proposed contract shall be filed with the Public Utility Commission for the investigation and approval when the public utility owns a majority of or controls directly or indirectly the voting stock of the other contracting corporations. (2) Any such proposed contract shall be filed with the commission within 90 days of execution of the contract. The contract shall be deemed to be executed on the date the parties sign a written contract or on the date the parties begin to transact business under the contract, whichever date is earlier. The commission shall promptly investigate and act upon the contract in accordance with ORS 757.495 (3) and (6). (3) In making such investigation the commission and accountants, examiners and agents, appointed by the commission for the purpose, shall be given free access to all books, books of account, documents, data and records of the public utility as well as of the corporation with which it is proposing to contract, which the commission may deem material to the investigation. The failure or refusal of either of the parties to the proposed contract to comply with this subsection is prima facie evidence that such contract is unfair, unreasonable and contrary to public interest, and is sufficient to justify a determination and finding of the commission to that effect, which has the same force and effect as any other determination or order of the commission. [Formerly 757.165; 1989 c.956 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 757.500 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.500 - Contracts between certain public utilities.

When any public utility is primarily engaged in another enterprise and is only indirectly engaged in the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power to or for the public by reason of a contract or agreement, express or implied, between itself and another public utility which is directly engaged in such business, the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission over such public utility extends only to the right to modify, control, rescind, alter or amend any such existing contract or agreement where the interest of the customers of such public utility directly engaged in such business demands. No such contract or agreement is valid or enforceable until it has been approved by the commission as being in the public interest. [Formerly 757.175]
OR Rev Stat § 757.506 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.506 - Findings and policy regarding exercise of influence over utility by person not engaged in utility business.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (a) The protection of customers of public utilities which provide heat, light or power is a matter of fundamental statewide concern; (b) Existing legislation requires the Public Utility Commission’s approval of one public utility’s acquisition of another public utility’s stocks, bonds and certain property used for utility purposes, but does not require the commission’s approval of such acquisitions by persons not engaged in the public utility business in Oregon; and (c) An attempt by a person not engaged in the public utility business in Oregon to acquire the power to exercise any substantial influence over the policies and actions of an Oregon public utility which provides heat, light or power could result in harm to such utility’s customers, including but not limited to the degradation of utility service, higher rates, weakened financial structure and diminution of utility assets. (2) It is, therefore, the policy of the State of Oregon to regulate acquisitions by persons not engaged in the public utility business in Oregon of the power to exercise any substantial influence over the policies and actions of an Oregon public utility which provides heat, light or power in the manner set forth in this section and ORS 757.511 in order to prevent unnecessary and unwarranted harm to such utilities’ customers. [1985 c.632 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 757.515 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.515

[Amended by 1971 c.655 §39; renumbered 756.515]
OR Rev Stat § 757.519 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.519 - Consideration of net gain or net loss upon sale of coal-fired resource for allocation to certain retail electricity consumers.

The Public Utility Commission may consider the net gain or net loss upon the sale of any coal-fired resource, as defined in ORS 757.518, for allocation to the retail electricity consumers, as defined in ORS 757.600, of an electric company that makes sales of electricity to 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers in this state. [2016 c.28 §2] Note: See note under 757.518.
OR Rev Stat § 757.524 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.524 - Greenhouse gas emissions standard applicable to electric companies and electricity service suppliers.

(1) The greenhouse gas emissions standard that applies to electric companies and electricity service suppliers is 1,100 pounds of greenhouse gases per megawatt-hour for a generating facility. (2) The greenhouse gas emissions standard applies only to carbon dioxide emissions. (3) For purposes of applying the emissions standard to cogeneration facilities, the Public Utility Commission shall establish an output-based methodology to ensure that the calculation of emissions of greenhouse gases for cogeneration facilities recognizes the total usable energy output of the process and includes all greenhouse gases emitted by the facility in the production of both electrical and thermal energy. [2009 c.751 §2; 2013 c.172 §2] Note: See note under 757.522.
OR Rev Stat § 757.526 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.526 - Petition by electric companies and electricity service suppliers to study greenhouse gas emissions standard; report to Legislative Assembly.

No sooner than 90 days after the enactment of a federal law, state law, regulation or rule regulating the emission of greenhouse gases from generating facilities, an electric company, electricity service supplier or the customer of an electric company or electricity service supplier may petition the Public Utility Commission to study the greenhouse gas emissions standard established under ORS 757.524. If the commission undertakes the study, the commission shall determine whether the standard is still necessary to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by electric companies and electricity service suppliers and whether the standard should be repealed or maintained in whole or in part. In making the determination, the commission shall consider whether the enacted federal law, state law, regulation or rule is inconsistent with the standard or renders the standard redundant. The commission shall report the results of the study, and shall include recommendations for legislation, to the Legislative Assembly in the manner described in ORS 192.245 no later than 12 months after receiving the petition. [2013 c.172 §4] Note: See note under 757.522.
OR Rev Stat § 757.528 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.528 - Greenhouse gas emissions standard applicable to consumer-owned utilities; modification; rules.

(1) Unless modified by rule by the State Department of Energy as provided in this section, the greenhouse gas emissions standard that applies to consumer-owned utilities is 1,100 pounds of greenhouse gases per megawatt-hour for a generating facility. (2) Unless modified pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, the greenhouse gas emissions standard includes only carbon dioxide emissions. (3) For purposes of applying the emissions standard to cogeneration facilities, the department shall establish an output-based methodology to ensure that the calculation of emissions of greenhouse gases for cogeneration facilities recognizes the total usable energy output of the process and includes all greenhouse gases emitted by the facility in the production of both electrical and thermal energy. (4) The department shall review the greenhouse gas emissions standard established under this section no more than once every three years. After public notice and hearing, and consultation with the Public Utility Commission, the department may: (a) Modify the emissions standard to include other greenhouse gases as defined in ORS 468A.210, with the other greenhouse gases expressed as their carbon dioxide equivalent; and (b) Modify the emissions standard based upon current information on the rate of greenhouse gas emissions from a commercially available combined-cycle natural gas generating facility that: (A) Employs a combination of one or more gas turbines and one or more steam turbines and produces electricity in the steam turbines from waste heat produced by the gas turbines; (B) Has a heat rate at high elevation within the boundaries of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council; and (C) Has a heat rate at ambient temperatures when operating during the hottest day of the year. (5) In modifying the greenhouse gas emissions standard, the department shall: (a) Use an output-based methodology to ensure that the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions through cogeneration recognizes the total usable energy output of the process and includes all greenhouse gases emitted by the generating facility in the production of both electrical and thermal energy; and (b) Consider the effects of the emissions standard on system reliability and overall costs to electricity consumers. (6) If upon a review conducted pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, the department determines that a mandatory greenhouse gas emissions limit has been established pursuant to state or federal law, the department shall issue a report to the appropriate legislative committees of the Legislative Assembly stating which portions, if any, of the greenhouse gas emissions standard are no longer necessary as a matter of state law. [2009 c.751 §3] Note: See note under 757.522.
OR Rev Stat § 757.536 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.536 - Public Utility Commission review of plans and rates to ensure compliance with greenhouse gas emissions standard; rules.

(1)(a) The Public Utility Commission may not acknowledge in an integrated resource plan, or allow in customer rates, the costs of a long-term financial commitment by an electric company or by an electricity service supplier unless the baseload electricity proposed to be acquired under the commitment is produced by a generating facility that complies with the greenhouse gas emissions standard established under ORS 757.524. (b) The commission shall revoke the certification under ORS 757.649 of an electricity service supplier entering into a long-term financial commitment to serve customers in this state if baseload electricity acquired under the commitment is produced by a generating facility that does not comply with the greenhouse gas emissions performance standard established under ORS 757.524. (2) Pursuant to ORS 756.040, the commission shall adopt rules for the implementation of this section. (3) Within 90 days of application by an electric company or electricity service supplier, the commission shall determine whether the electric company’s or electricity service supplier’s proposal to enter into a long-term financial commitment complies with the greenhouse gas emissions standard established under ORS 757.524. The commission may not decide in a proceeding under this subsection issues involving the actual costs to construct and operate the selected resource, cost recovery or other issues reserved by the commission for decision in a general rate case or other proceeding for recovery of the resource or contract costs. [2009 c.751 §6] Note: See note under 757.522.
OR Rev Stat § 757.538 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.538 - Rules.

The Public Utility Commission and the State Department of Energy shall adopt rules as necessary to implement ORS 757.522 to 757.536. [2009 c.751 §8] Note: See note under 757.522.
OR Rev Stat § 757.540 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.540

[Amended by 1971 c.655 §53; renumbered 756.568]
OR Rev Stat § 757.542 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.542 - Definitions for ORS 757.542 to 757.562.

As used in ORS 757.542 to 757.562 and 757.993: (1) "Business day" means any 24-hour day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal or state legal holiday. (2) "Damage" means harm to or destruction of underground facilities including, but not limited to, the weakening of structural, lateral or subjacent support; the penetration, impairment or destruction of any coating, housing or other protective device; and the denting of, penetration into or severance of underground facilities. (3) "Excavation" means any operation in which earth, rock or other material on or below the ground is moved or otherwise displaced by any means, except sidewalk, road and ditch maintenance less than 12 inches in depth that does not lower the road grade or original ditch flow line. "Excavation" does not include the tilling of soil for agricultural purposes conducted on private property that is not within the boundaries of a recorded right of way or easement for underground facilities. (4) "Excavator" means any person who engages in excavation. (5) "Operator" means any person, public utility, municipal corporation, political subdivision of the state or other person with control over underground facilities. (6) "Underground facilities" means items partially or entirely below the surface of the ground for use in connection with the storage or conveyance of electrical energy, water, sewage, petroleum products, gas, gaseous vapors or hazardous liquids, or the transmission of electronic, telephonic, telegraphic or cable communications. Such items include, but are not limited to, pipes, sewers, conduits, cables, valves, lines, wires, manholes, attachments and those parts of poles or anchors that are underground. (7) "Unlocatable underground facilities" means underground facilities that cannot be marked with reasonable accuracy, including nonconductive sewers and nonmetallic underground facilities that have no trace wires. [1995 c.691 §1] Note: 757.542 to 757.562 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 757 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.