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OR Rev Stat § 757.552 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.552 - Duties of center; fees for services; rules; exemption from certain financial administration laws.

(1) It is the function of the board of directors to operate the Oregon Utility Notification Center, through which a person shall notify operators of underground facilities of proposed excavations and request that the underground facilities be marked. (2) The board of directors shall: (a) Utilize a competitive process to contract with any qualified person to provide the notification required under subsection (1) of this section. (b) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, establish rates, on a per call basis, under which subscribers shall pay to fund all of the activities of the Oregon Utility Notification Center. (c) Adopt rules according to ORS chapter 183 that regulate the notification and marking of underground facilities to prevent damage to underground facilities. The rules, insofar as is practicable, shall be consistent with the Oregon Utilities Coordinating Council Standards Manual of March 31, 1995. (3) The Oregon Utility Notification Center shall have all of the powers of a state agency. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the provisions of ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and 283.085 to 283.092 and ORS chapters 240, 276, 279A, 279B, 279C, 282, 283, 291, 292 and 293 do not apply to the Oregon Utility Notification Center. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b) of this section, the board of directors shall not establish rates or other charges that require payments from any subscriber who receives fewer than 50 telephone calls in the calendar year or that result in annual payments of more than $500 for any of the following subscribers: (a) Cities with a population under 15,000; (b) Telecommunications utilities serving fewer than 50,000 access lines and regulated by the Public Utility Commission under ORS chapter 759; (c) Cable system operators serving fewer than 15,000 customers; (d) Utilities, special districts, people’s utility districts or authorities providing electricity, water or sanitary sewer service to fewer than 15,000 residential customers; and (e) Telecommunications cooperatives. [1995 c.691 §3; 1999 c.451 §3; 2001 c.104 §293; 2003 c.794 §329; 2012 c.107 §69] Note: See note under 757.542.
OR Rev Stat § 757.555 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.555

[Amended by 1971 c.655 §49; renumbered 756.555]
OR Rev Stat § 757.557 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.557 - Underground utility facility operators required to subscribe to center; liability for damage from excavation for nonsubscribers; exemption.

(1) Every operator of underground facilities shall subscribe to the Oregon Utility Notification Center. (2) Any person intending to excavate shall notify the Oregon Utility Notification Center at least two but not more than 10 business days before commencing an excavation. The board of directors shall, by rule, provide an exception to the requirement of advance notice for excavators in cases that involve an immediate danger to life or property, or a customer service outage. The board may adopt additional exceptions as the board, in its discretion, determines necessary. (3) Nonsubscribing operators of underground facilities shall be responsible to all injured parties for all costs associated with damages to such facilities, loss of product or service or damages that occur as a result of excavation where the facilities damaged are under the control of the nonsubscribing operator and proper notice was given to the Oregon Utility Notification Center. (4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to operators of underground facilities that are located entirely on private property and that provide services exclusively for the use of residents or owners of the property. [1995 c.691 §4; 2001 c.104 §294] Note: See note under 757.542.
OR Rev Stat § 757.562 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.562 - Report to Legislative Assembly of center activities; contracts to carry out duties.

(1) The board of directors shall file with the Legislative Assembly and the Governor, not later than April 15 of each year, a report covering the activities and operations of the Oregon Utility Notification Center for the preceding calendar year according to the provisions of ORS 192.230 to 192.250. (2) In carrying out the duties, functions and powers imposed by law on the Oregon Utility Notification Center, the board of directors may contract with any state agency or private party for the performance of such duties, functions and powers as the board considers appropriate. [1995 c.691 §5] Note: See note under 757.542.
OR Rev Stat § 757.590 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.590

[Amended by 1971 c.655 §48; renumbered 756.552]
OR Rev Stat § 757.601 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.601 - Implementation dates for direct access and portfolio of rate options; exemption for certain small electric companies.

(1) All retail electricity consumers of an electric company, other than residential electricity consumers, shall be allowed direct access beginning on March 1, 2002. Retail electricity consumers shall not be allowed direct access before that date. (2) Residential electricity consumers shall be allowed to purchase electricity from among a portfolio of rate options as described in ORS 757.603 not later than March 1, 2002. (3) ORS 757.600 to 757.691 do not apply to an electric company providing electricity services to fewer than 25,000 consumers in this state unless the electric company offers direct access to any of its retail electricity consumers in this state or offers to sell electricity services available under direct access to more than one retail electricity consumer of another electric utility. [1999 c.865 §2; 2001 c.819 §1; 2003 c.14 §454] Note: 757.601 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 757 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 757.605 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.605

[1961 c.691 §2; 1971 c.655 §97; renumbered 758.400]
OR Rev Stat § 757.606 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.606

[Formerly 758.040; renumbered 165.475]
OR Rev Stat § 757.607 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.607 - Direct access conditions; cost recovery.

The Public Utility Commission shall ensure that direct access programs offered by electric companies meet the following conditions: (1) The provision of direct access to some retail electricity consumers must not cause the unwarranted shifting of costs to other retail electricity consumers of the electric company. The commission may, in establishing any rates and charges under ORS 757.600 to 757.667, consider and mitigate the rate impact on consumers from the reduction or elimination of subsidies in existing rate structures. (2) The direct access, portfolio of rate options and cost-of-service rates may include transition charges or transition credits that reasonably balance the interests of retail electricity consumers and utility investors. The commission may determine that full or partial recovery of the costs of uneconomic utility investments, or full or partial pass-through of the benefits of economic utility investments to retail electricity consumers, is in the public interest. (3) The commission shall allow recovery, through a transition charge, of any otherwise unrecoverable costs arising from or related to an electric company’s contractual or other legal obligations to the Bonneville Power Administration under ORS 757.663, or arising from or related to a failure of the Bonneville Power Administration to meet its contractual or other legal obligations to the electric company, from those classes of consumers for which electric power was purchased from the Bonneville Power Administration. (4) Notwithstanding ORS 757.355, the commission may allow a return on the unamortized balance of an uneconomic utility investment or an economic utility investment that is included in rates. [1999 c.865 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 757.609 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.609 - Date for announcing prices for electricity in subsequent calendar year; estimated prices.

(1) The Public Utility Commission shall set a date on which all electric companies must announce prices that will be charged for electricity by the companies in the subsequent calendar year. Retail electricity consumers who are eligible for direct access must be allowed at least three business days after the date set by the commission to elect whether to use direct access or to purchase electricity from an electric company. (2) All electricity service suppliers and electric companies must announce estimated prices that will be charged for electricity by the suppliers and companies in the subsequent calendar year or contract period at least five days before the date set by the commission under subsection (1) of this section. [2003 c.478 §2] Note: 757.609 was added to and made a part of 757.600 to 757.687 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 757.610 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.610

[1961 c.691 §18; renumbered 758.405]
OR Rev Stat § 757.611 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.611

[Formerly 758.050; renumbered 165.480]
OR Rev Stat § 757.613 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.613 - Whole building assessment; investment in energy efficiency.

(1) If an electric company invests moneys collected under ORS 757.054 on new cost-effective local energy conservation, or if the nongovernmental entity described in ORS 757.746 invests moneys paid to the nongovernmental entity under ORS 757.054 on new cost-effective local energy conservation, and if the investment involves updating the energy efficiency of a residential or nonresidential building, the electric company, Oregon Community Power or the nongovernmental entity may make those investments by conducting a whole building assessment of the energy efficiency of the building and, in consideration of the whole building assessment, by maximizing the overall energy efficiency of the building. For purposes of this subsection, a "whole building assessment" means a single assessment of savings opportunities, as identified by the Public Utility Commission by rule or order. (2) An investment described in subsection (1) of this section must be limited to an investment in a single project, as authorized by the commission by rule or order. [2013 c.383 §1; 2021 c.547 §5] Note: 757.613 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was 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.
OR Rev Stat § 757.615 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.615

[1961 c.691 §§3,11; part renumbered 757.652; 1971 c.655 §98; renumbered 758.410]
OR Rev Stat § 757.616 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.616

[Formerly 758.060; renumbered 165.485]
OR Rev Stat § 757.617 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.617 - Report to Legislative Assembly on public purpose expenditures; independent nongovernmental entity to prepare report; report on low-income bill assistance.

(1) The Public Utility Commission and the State Department of Energy jointly shall select an independent nongovernmental entity to prepare a biennial report to the Legislative Assembly describing program spending and results for public purpose requirements undertaken pursuant to ORS 757.612. (2) The Housing and Community Services Department shall prepare a biennial report to the Legislative Assembly describing program spending and needs for low-income bill assistance. [1999 c.865 §3a; 2021 c.547 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 757.620 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.620

[1961 c.691 §4; renumbered 758.415]
OR Rev Stat § 757.621 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.621

[Formerly 758.070; renumbered 165.490]
OR Rev Stat § 757.622 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.622 - Commission to establish terms and conditions for default electricity service to nonresidential consumers.

The Public Utility Commission shall establish the terms and conditions for providing default electricity service for nonresidential electricity consumers in an emergency. The commission also shall establish reasonable terms and conditions for providing default service to a nonresidential electricity consumer in circumstances when the consumer is receiving electricity services through direct access and elects instead to receive such services through the default service. The terms and conditions for default service established by the commission shall provide for viable competition among electricity service suppliers. [1999 c.865 §4a]
OR Rev Stat § 757.625 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.625

[1961 c.691 §5; renumbered 758.420]
OR Rev Stat § 757.626 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.626

[Formerly 758.080; renumbered 165.495]
OR Rev Stat § 757.627 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.627 - Retail electricity consumers eligible for direct access may aggregate electricity loads.

(1) An electric company shall permit retail electricity consumers that are eligible for direct access to voluntarily aggregate their electricity loads. (2) A retail electricity consumer that is eligible for direct access may voluntarily aggregate its electricity load with the electricity load of any other retail electricity consumer that is eligible for direct access. [1999 c.865 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 757.629 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.629 - Reciprocal sales to nonresidential electricity consumers.

An electric utility that sells electricity, either directly or through a related party, to a nonresidential electricity consumer of another electric utility in this state shall permit any other electricity service supplier to sell electricity to nonresidential electricity consumers of the electric utility. [1999 c.865 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 757.630 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.630

[1961 c.691 §6; renumbered 758.425]
OR Rev Stat § 757.631 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.631

[Formerly 758.090; renumbered 165.840]
OR Rev Stat § 757.632 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.632 - Electricity service supplier’s access to electric company’s distribution facilities.

Every electricity service supplier is authorized to use the distribution facilities of an electric company on a nondiscriminatory basis after the retail electricity consumers of the electricity service supplier are afforded direct access pursuant to ORS 757.601. [1999 c.865 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 757.635 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.635

[1961 c.691 §7; renumbered 758.430]
OR Rev Stat § 757.636 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.636

[Formerly 758.100; renumbered 165.845]
OR Rev Stat § 757.637 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.637 - Comparable access to transmission and distribution facilities.

To the extent permissible under federal law, the Public Utility Commission shall ensure that an electric company that offers direct access: (1) Provides electricity service suppliers and retail electricity consumers access to its transmission facilities and distribution system comparable to that provided for its own use; and (2) Provides electricity service suppliers and retail electricity consumers timely access to information about its transmission facilities and distribution system, metering and loads comparable to that provided to its own nondistribution divisions, affiliates and related parties. [1999 c.865 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 757.640 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.640

[1961 c.691 §8; renumbered 758.435]
OR Rev Stat § 757.641 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.641

[Formerly 758.110; renumbered 165.850]
OR Rev Stat § 757.642 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.642 - Unbundling electricity assets; records.

(1) Not later than March 1, 2002, an electric company shall unbundle the costs of electricity services into power generation, transmission, distribution and retail services. (2) Every electric company shall maintain separate accounting records for each component of electricity service provided by the electric company to retail electricity consumers. Accounts shall be maintained according to regulations issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (3) Unless required to provide a different accounting under federal requirements, each electric company shall, to a reasonable level of detail, separately identify and account for its costs of: (a) Generation; (b) Transmission services; (c) Distribution services; (d) Ancillary services; (e) Consumer service charges levied on retail electricity consumers, including but not limited to metering and billing; (f) Investment in public purposes; and (g) State and local taxes paid by retail electricity consumers. (4) An electric company shall separately identify and account for the costs of any additional components as the Public Utility Commission may require. [1999 c.865 §5; 2001 c.819 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 757.645 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.645

[1961 c.691 §9; renumbered 758.440]
OR Rev Stat § 757.646 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.646 - Policies to eliminate barriers to competitive retail market; code of conduct for electric companies; rules.

(1) The duties, functions and powers of the Public Utility Commission shall include developing policies to eliminate barriers to the development of a competitive retail market between electricity service suppliers and electric companies. The policies shall be designed to mitigate the vertical and horizontal market power of incumbent electric companies and prohibit preferential treatment, or the appearance of such treatment, by the incumbent electric companies toward generation or market affiliates. The commission may require an electric company acting as an electricity service supplier do so through an affiliate. (2) The commission shall establish by rule a code of conduct for electric companies and their affiliates to protect against market abuses and anticompetitive practices. The code shall, at a minimum: (a) Require an electric company and any affiliate that shares the same name and logo to disclose to all consumers the relationship between the company and affiliate and to clarify that the affiliate is not the same as the electric company and that in order to receive service from the company a consumer does not have to purchase the services of the affiliate; (b) Prohibit preferential access by an electric company affiliate to confidential consumer information; (c) Minimize cross-subsidization between competitive operations and regulated operations, including the use of electric company personnel and other resources; (d) Prohibit joint marketing activities and exclusive referral arrangements between an electric company and its affiliates; (e) Provide the commission with all necessary access to books and records; (f) Require electric companies to make regular compliance filings; and (g) Require fair treatment of all competitors by a distribution utility. (3) An electric company shall provide the commission access to all books and records necessary for the commission to monitor the electric company and its affiliate relationships. The commission shall require an electric company biannually to file a report detailing compliance with this subsection. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the commission shall ensure that policies developed to mitigate the vertical and horizontal market power of incumbent electric companies do not limit or delay electric companies from offering programs or services or making prudent investments in furtherance of the clean energy targets established by ORS 469A.410 or a program established under ORS 757.603 (5), or that otherwise aid in reducing statewide emissions of greenhouse gases consistent with state policies, including ORS 283.398 and 468A.205. [1999 c.865 §6; 2001 c.683 §18; 2021 c.508 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 757.650 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.650

[1961 c.691 §10; renumbered 758.445]
OR Rev Stat § 757.652 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.652

[Formerly part of 757.615; 1965 c.242 §1; renumbered 758.450]