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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.657 - Conditions for cash payments to dwelling owner by publicly owned utility.

Except as provided in section 31, chapter 778, Oregon Laws 1981, a publicly owned utility shall not make a cash payment to a dwelling owner for energy conservation measures unless:
(1) The measures were provided in the dwelling on or after November 1, 1981.
(2) The measures will not be paid for with other publicly owned utility grants or loans. [1981 c.778 §13; 1991 c.877 §40]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.659 - Implementation of program by publicly owned utility.

After the publicly owned utility has submitted to the Director of the State Department of Energy the residential energy conservation program required by ORS 469.651, the publicly owned utility promptly shall implement that program. [1981 c.778 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.673

[1981 c.778 §16; 1987 c.749 §8; 1989 c.648 §68; 1995 c.551 §15; 2003 c.186 §43; 2017 c.727 §9; renumbered 456.594 in 2017]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.681

[1981 c.778 §23; 1983 c.273 §3; 1987 c.450 §3; 1989 c.88 §6; 1993 c.434 §1; 1993 c.569 §29; 1995 c.79 §289; 2003 c.186 §45; 2009 c.11 §68; 2017 c.727 §10; renumbered 456.595 in 2017]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.683

[1981 c.778 §§24,25; 1989 c.966 §55; 1993 c.434 §2; 2003 c.186 §46; 2017 c.727 §11; renumbered 456.597 in 2017]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.685 - Use of earlier energy audit.

A dwelling owner served by an investor-owned utility, as defined in ORS 469.631, or a publicly owned utility, as defined in ORS 469.649, who applies for financing under the provisions of ORS 316.744, 317.386, 456.594 to 456.599 and 469.631 to 469.687, may use without obtaining a new energy audit an energy audit obtained from an energy supplier under chapter 887, Oregon Laws 1977, or a public utility under chapter 889, Oregon Laws 1977, before November 1, 1981. [1981 c.778 §30; 2003 c.46 §51]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.687 - Title for ORS 456.594 to 456.599 and 469.631 to 469.687.

ORS 316.744, 317.386, 456.594 to 456.599 and 469.631 to 469.687 shall be known as the Oregon Residential Energy Conservation Act. [1981 c.778 §1; 2003 c.46 §52]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.700 - Energy efficiency ratings; public information; "single family residence" defined.

(1) The Residential and Manufactured Structures Board or the Construction Industry Energy Board, after public hearing and subject to the approval of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, shall adopt a recommended voluntary energy efficiency rating system for single family residences and provide the State Department of Energy with a copy thereof.
(2) The rating system shall provide a single numerical value or other simple concise means to measure the energy efficiency of any single family residence, taking into account factors including, but not limited to, the heat loss characteristics of ceilings, walls, floors, windows, doors and heating ducts.
(3) Upon adoption of the rating system under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the department shall publicize the availability of the system, and encourage its voluntary use in real estate transactions.
(4) As used in subsections (1) to (3) of this section, "single family residence" means a structure designed as a residence for one family and sharing no common wall with another residence of any type. [1977 c.413 §§1,2,3; 1993 c.744 §113; 2003 c.675 §44; 2009 c.567 §§9,22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.703 - Home energy performance score system; home energy assessors; reports; database; rules.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Home energy assessor" has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.527.
(b) "Home energy audit" means the evaluation or testing of components or systems in a residential building for the purpose of identifying options for increasing energy conservation and energy efficiency.
(c) "Home energy performance score" has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.527.
(2) In consultation with the Public Utility Commission, the State Department of Energy shall adopt by rule a home energy performance score system by which a person may assign a residential building a home energy performance score for the purpose of evaluating the energy conservation and energy efficiency of the building.
(3) The department shall designate by rule programs for the training of home energy assessors. Programs designated by the department under this subsection must ensure competency in conducting home energy audits and assigning home energy performance scores.
(4) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, the department may adopt by rule requirements under which home energy assessors who are certified under ORS 701.532 must report to the department the home energy performance scores assigned by the home energy assessors. The department shall keep and maintain a database of information reported to the department under this subsection.
(5) Rules adopted under subsection (4) of this section may not allow for the reporting of individual addresses of residential structures or the names of individual homeowners, but may allow for the reporting of information regarding the jurisdiction in which a residential structure is located and the utility services provided, any specific energy efficiency features of the residential structure or other general information that allows the department to make any aggregated evaluations of savings attributable to energy efficiency. [2013 c.383 §12]
Note:
469.703 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 469 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.715 - Low interest loans for cost-effective energy conservation; rate.

(1) Dwelling owners who are or who rent to residential fuel oil customers, or who are or who rent to wood heating residents, shall be eligible for low-interest loans for cost-effective energy conservation measures through commercial lending institutions.
(2) The annual rate shall not exceed six and one-half percent annually for loans provided by commercial lending institutions to dwelling owners who are or who rent to residential fuel oil customers, or who are or who rent to wood heating residents for the purpose of financing energy conservation measures pursuant to ORS 469.710 to 469.720. [1981 c.894 §§23,24; 1987 c.749 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.717 - When installation to be completed.

(1) Installation of the energy conservation measures must be completed within 90 days after receipt of loan funds. The State Department of Energy may provide an inspection at the owner’s request.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the department may inspect installation of energy conservation measures to verify that all loan or other state subsidy funds have been used for energy conservation measures recommended in the audit, that installation has been performed in a workmanlike manner and that materials used satisfy prevailing industry standards. If requested to do so by the department, the dwelling owner shall provide the department with copies of receipts and any other documents verifying the cost of energy conservation measures. [1987 c.749 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.719 - Eligibility of lender for tax credit not affected by owner’s failure.

Eligibility of the lender for any tax credit under ORS 317.112 shall not be affected by any dwelling owner’s failure to use the loan for qualifying energy conservation measures. [1987 c.749 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.720 - Energy audit required; permission to inspect required; owner not to receive other incentives.

(1) A dwelling owner who is or who rents to a residential fuel oil customer, or who is or who rents to a wood heating resident, may not apply for low-interest financing under ORS 469.710 to 469.720 unless:
(a) The dwelling owner, customer or resident has first requested and obtained an energy audit from a fuel oil dealer, a publicly owned utility or an investor-owned utility or from a person under contract with the State Department of Energy under ORS 316.744, 317.111, 317.386, 456.594 to 456.599 and 469.631 to 469.687;
(b) The dwelling owner first submits to the department written permission to inspect the installations to verify that installation of energy conservation measures has been made;
(c) The dwelling owner presents to the lending institution a copy of the energy audit together with certification that the dwelling in question receives space heating from fuel oil or wood and a copy of the written permission to inspect submitted to the department under paragraph (b) of this subsection; and
(d) The dwelling owner does not receive any other state incentives for that part of the cost of the energy conservation measures to be financed by the loan.
(2) Any dwelling owner applying for low-interest financing under ORS 469.710 to 469.720 who is or who rents to a residential fuel oil customer, or who is or who rents to a wood heating resident, may use without obtaining a new energy audit any assistance and technical advice obtained from an energy supplier before November 1, 1981, under chapter 887, Oregon Laws 1977, or from a public utility under chapter 889, Oregon Laws 1977, including an estimate of cost for installation of weatherization materials. [1981 c.894 §§25,26; 1987 c.749 §7; 1997 c.249 §167; 2003 c.46 §53]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.730 - Declaration of purpose.

It is the purpose of ORS 469.730 to 469.745 to promote voluntary measures to conserve energy in public buildings or groups of buildings constructed prior to January 1, 1978, through the adoption of energy conservation standards. [1977 c.853 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.735 - Definitions for ORS 469.730 to 469.745.

As used in ORS 469.730 to 469.745, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(2) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(3) "Public building" means any publicly or privately owned building constructed prior to January 1, 1978, including the outdoor areas adjacent thereto, which:
(a) Is open to and frequented by the public; or
(b) Serves as a place of employment. [1977 c.853 §2; 1987 c.414 §154; 1993 c.744 §114]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.740 - Rules establishing energy conservation standards for public buildings; bases.

In accordance with ORS chapter 183 and after consultation with the Building Codes Structures Board or with the Construction Industry Energy Board, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules establishing energy conservation standards for public buildings. The standards shall provide means of measuring and reducing total energy consumption and shall take into account:
(1) The climatic conditions of the areas in which particular buildings are located; and
(2) The three basic systems comprising any functioning building, which are:
(a) Energized systems such as those required for heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, conveyance and business equipment operation.
(b) Nonenergized systems such as floors, ceilings, walls, roof and windows.
(c) Human systems such as maintenance, operating and management personnel, tenants and other users. [1977 c.853 §3; 1987 c.414 §154a; 1993 c.744 §115; 2009 c.567 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.745 - Voluntary compliance program.

To provide the public with a guide for energy conservation, the Director of the State Department of Energy shall adopt a program for voluntary compliance by the public with the standard adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 469.740. [1977 c.853 §4; 1987 c.414 §155]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.750 - State purchase of alternative fuels.

(1) Any state agency, board, commission, department or division that is authorized to purchase or otherwise acquire fuel for the systems providing heating, air conditioning, lighting and the supply of domestic hot water for public buildings and grounds may enter into long-term contracts for the purchase of alternative fuels. Such contracts may be for terms not longer than 20 years.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Alternative fuels" includes all fuels other than petroleum, natural gas, coal and products derived therefrom. The term includes, but is not limited to, solid wastes or fuels derived from solid wastes.
(b) "Public buildings and grounds" has the meaning given that term in ORS 276.210. [1981 c.386 §6]
Note:
469.750 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 469 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.752 - Definitions for ORS 469.752 to 469.756.

As used in ORS 469.752 to 469.756, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Project" means a state agency’s improvement of the efficiency of energy use through conservation, development of cogeneration facilities or use of renewable resources. "Project" does not include a plan of a state agency to improve the efficiency of energy use in a state rented facility if the payback period for the project exceeds the term of the current state lease for that facility.
(2) "Savings" means any reduction in energy costs or net income derived from the sale of energy generated through a project.
(3) "State agency" has the meaning given that term in ORS 278.005. [1991 c.487 §1; 1993 c.86 §1; 1995 c.551 §16; 2003 c.186 §47]
Note:
469.752 to 469.756 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 469 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.754 - Authority of state agencies to establish projects; use of savings.

(1) State agencies may enter into such contractual and other arrangements as are necessary or convenient to design, develop, operate and finance projects on-site at state owned or state rented facilities.
(2)(a) For as long as a project established under ORS 469.752 to 469.756 produces savings:
(A) A state agency’s budget may not be cut because of savings due to the project; and
(B) A state agency shall retain 100 percent of the net savings to the state agency after any project debt service.
(b) Savings from a project must be deposited in a revolving fund administered by the state agency.
(3) A state agency shall spend the savings under subsection (2) of this section to increase productivity through:
(a) Energy efficiency projects;
(b) High-tech improvements, such as the purchase or installation of new desktop or laptop computers or the linkage of computers into systems or networks; or
(c) Infrastructure improvements.
(4) The moneys credited to the revolving fund may be invested and reinvested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.790. Notwithstanding ORS 293.105 (3) or any other provision of law, interest or other earnings on moneys in the revolving fund must be credited to the revolving fund.
(5) ORS 469.752 to 469.756 do not authorize a state agency to sell electricity to an entity other than an investor owned utility, a publicly owned utility, an electric cooperative utility or the Bonneville Power Administration.
(6) ORS 469.752 to 469.756 do not limit the authority of a state agency conferred by any other provision of law, or affect any authority, including the authority of a municipality, to regulate utility service under existing law. [1991 c.487 §2; 1993 c.86 §2; 2023 c.442 §19]
Note:
See note under 469.752.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.756 - Rules; technical assistance; evaluations.

The State Department of Energy in consultation with other state agencies and utilities shall adopt rules, guidelines and procedures that are necessary to establish savings for projects and to implement other provisions of ORS 469.752 to 469.756. The department may enter into agreements under ORS chapter 190 with state agencies to provide technical assistance in selecting appropriate projects and to evaluate and determine energy and cost savings. [1991 c.487 §3; 2023 c.442 §20]
Note:
See note under 469.752.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.760 - Legislative findings; state goals related to adoption and use of heat pump technologies.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(a) Energy consumption in residential and commercial buildings accounted for 34 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions in this state in 2021, according to the Department of Environmental Quality;
(b) Space and water heating account for 64 percent of an average residential building’s energy use;
(c) Heat pumps provide both heating and cooling benefits that keep people safe during extreme weather events that are becoming more frequent and more intense as a consequence of climate change;
(d) Electric heat pumps can provide up to three times more heat energy than the electrical energy the heat pumps consume, which makes heat pumps the most energy efficient space heating option available in the market;
(e) Upgrading space and water heating appliances with contemporary heat pump technologies can help people to save money on household energy bills;
(f) Existing and forthcoming state and federal incentive programs will assist in energy efficiency improvements in homes and buildings, including adoption of energy efficient heating and cooling appliances;
(g) Many residents of this state suffer from disproportionately high energy burdens, and environmental justice communities face greater barriers to purchasing and installing heat pumps and other energy efficient appliances; and
(h) Additional support and innovative solutions are necessary to ensure that all households in this state benefit from energy efficient appliances and heating and cooling upgrades.
(2) The Legislative Assembly declares as goals for this state:
(a) That owners, operators or residents of residential or commercial buildings in this state install and use at least 500,000 new heat pumps by 2030;
(b) That the state provide programs and support for accelerating purchases and installations of heat pump technologies to help meet the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals;
(c) That the programs and support described in paragraph (b) of this subsection should prioritize environmental justice communities and individuals who reside in houses and structures that do not have a functioning, adequate or affordable heating or cooling system;
(d) That the state evaluate the adoption and use of heat pump technologies regularly to determine whether the rate of adoption and use will enable the state to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; and
(e) That the agencies of the executive branch of state government lead by example by acquiring, installing and using heat pump technologies. [2023 c.442 §1]
Note:
469.760 to 469.772 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 469 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.766 - Biennial report on adoption of heat pump technologies in this state.

(1) The State Department of Energy shall submit to the Governor and an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment not later than September 15 of each odd-numbered year, beginning in 2025, a report that evaluates the rate of adoption of heat pump technologies among residents of this state and progress the state is making in achieving the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. At a minimum, the report must:
(a) Review, using existing studies, market reports, polling data and other publicly available information, the nature and state of the market for heat pump technologies, including the size and dollar value of the market and the variety of available technologies, applications and appliances;
(b) Identify financial and nonfinancial barriers that prevent adoption of heat pump technologies by residents of this state;
(c) Assess the state’s progress in achieving the goals specified in ORS 469.760 (2); and
(d) Estimate the date by which the state will achieve the goals specified in ORS 469.760 (2).
(2) The department shall collaborate with other state agencies described in ORS 469.763 (1)(a) in preparing the report described in subsection (1) of this section and may:
(a) Contract with a private entity to conduct research for, prepare or assist in preparing the report; and
(b) Incorporate the findings from this report into the biennial energy report or into other reports to the Legislative Assembly concerning home energy efficiency or heat pump technologies.
(3) In assessing the state’s progress toward achieving the goal specified in ORS 469.760 (2)(a), the department shall focus on heat pumps that are commercially available and shall, to the extent possible, use existing studies, data and analysis to evaluate:
(a) Whether reductions in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to new heat pumps installed in homes and buildings in this state contribute to the state’s ability to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; and
(b) To the extent possible, whether sales figures, the percentage of newly installed space and water heating systems that are heat pumps and the rate at which residents of this state install new heat pumps indicate that the state will meet the goal specified in ORS 469.760 (2)(a). [2023 c.442 §3]
Note:
See note under 469.760.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.769 - Program to reduce barriers to home energy efficiency and resilience.

(1) The State Department of Energy shall collaborate with other state agencies described in ORS 469.763 (1)(a) to reduce financial and nonfinancial barriers to home energy efficiency and resilience by:
(a) Providing initial and continuing technical assistance and training in order to build capacity in developers, builders, community-based organizations, homeowners and tenants to conduct renovations and installations of energy efficient technologies, including heat pumps; and
(b) Providing education and training to contractors, subcontractors, technicians, community-based organizations and other installers and other workers in industries related to construction and energy appliance installation concerning:
(A) The availability of moneys, programs, rebates and other incentives for acquiring and installing energy efficient appliances for heating and cooling;
(B) Methods, techniques, available incentives and funding available for upgrading electrical panels and wiring to accommodate energy efficient appliances for heating and cooling; and
(C) Planning for, installing and operating heat pumps.
(2) The program described in subsection (1) of this section must:
(a) Provide information and assistance that is understandable and usable by developers, builders, community-based organizations and other industry stakeholders with an interest in acquiring, maintaining and using energy efficient technologies for heating and cooling homes and commercial buildings, including heat pump technologies;
(b) Include information on delivering, installing and using high efficiency heating and cooling appliances in instances where variation exists in funding options for various minimum efficiency requirements;
(c) Work with locally connected and culturally connected organizations to provide the program’s information, technical assistance, training and support; and
(d) Allow sufficient flexibility for designated state agencies to contract with private entities to provide needed information, assistance, training and support.
(3) The department may incorporate the work described in this section with other programs that serve to educate the public on energy efficiency. [2023 c.442 §4]
Note:
See note under 469.760.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.772 - Energy Efficient Technologies Information and Training Fund.

(1)(a) The Energy Efficient Technologies Information and Training Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest that the Energy Efficient Technologies Information and Training Fund earns must be credited to the fund.
(b) Moneys in the fund may be invested and reinvested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857.
(2) Moneys in the fund consist of:
(a) Appropriations to the State Department of Energy for the purposes described in ORS 469.760 to 469.772;
(b) Moneys from federal sources and other moneys the department receives for the purposes specified in ORS 469.760 to 469.772;
(c) Interest and other earnings on moneys in the fund; and
(d) Other amounts the department receives from any source and deposits into the fund.
(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of funding the purposes described in ORS 469.760 to 469.772.
(4)(a) The department may not during any biennium expend more than 10 percent of the average quarterly balance of the fund to pay the cost of administering the fund or the administrative costs of carrying out the purposes described in ORS 469.760 to 469.772.
(b) As used in this subsection, "administrative cost" does not include grants or other funds provided to community-based organizations or other contracted entities. [2023 c.442 §5]
Note:
See note under 469.760.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.803 - Oregon participation in Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council.

The State of Oregon agrees to participate in the formation of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council pursuant to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980, Public Law 96-501. Participation of the State of Oregon in the council is essential to assure adequate representation for the citizens of Oregon in decision making to achieve cost-effective energy conservation, to encourage the development of renewable energy resources, to establish a representative regional power planning process, to assure the Pacific Northwest region of an efficient and adequate power supply and to fulfill the other purposes stated in section 2 of Public Law 96-501. [Formerly 469.800]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.805 - State members of council; confirmation; qualifications.

(1) The Governor, subject to Senate confirmation pursuant to section 4, Article III of the Oregon Constitution, shall appoint two persons to serve as members of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council for terms of three years.
(2) In making the appointments under subsection (1) of this section, the Governor shall consider but is not limited to:
(a) Prior experience, training and education as related to the duties and functions of the council and the priorities contained in section 4 of Public Law 96-501.
(b) General knowledge of the concerns, conditions and problems of the physical, social and economic environment of the State of Oregon.
(c) The need for diversity of experience and education related to the functions and duties of the council and priorities of Public Law 96-501.
(3) Of the persons appointed under subsection (1) of this section, not more than one member of the Oregon delegation to the council shall reside within the boundary of an area that includes the First and Third Congressional Districts of this state and the Portland, Oregon, Metropolitan Statistical Area. [1981 c.49 §2; 1995 c.156 §1; 1997 c.249 §168; 2009 c.11 §69; 2013 c.1 §71]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.810 - Conflicts of interest prohibited.

(1) A Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council member or member of the council member’s household may not own or have any beneficial interest in any stock or indebtedness of any utility or direct service industry.
(2) A council member or a member of the council member’s household may not be a director, officer, agent or employee of any utility or direct service industry.
(3) A council member or a member of the council member’s household may not be a director, officer, agent or employee of or hold any proprietary interest in any consulting firm that does business with any utility or direct service industry.
(4) A council member or a member of the council member’s household may not receive any compensation from any utility or direct service industry arising out of the member’s business, trade or profession.
(5) A council member is a public official subject to the provisions and reporting requirements of ORS chapter 244.
(6) A council member must be a citizen of the United States and must have resided in the State of Oregon for at least one year preceding appointment.
(7) A council member may not hold any other elected or appointed lucrative public office or be principally engaged in any other business or vocation.
(8) As used in this section:
(a) "Beneficial interest" does not include an interest in a pension fund, a mutual fund or an insurance fund.
(b) "Consulting firm" means any corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship whose principal business is providing personal services.
(c) "Member of the household" means any relative who resides with the council member.
(d) "Relative" means the spouse of the council member, any children of the council member or of the council member’s spouse, and brothers, sisters or parents of the council member or of the council member’s spouse.
(e) "Utility or direct service industry" means a utility or direct service industry customer that purchases electrical energy directly from the Bonneville Power Administration. [1981 c.49 §3; 1987 c.566 §23; 2007 c.865 §38]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.815 - Status of members; duties; attendance at public meetings; technical assistance.

(1) Persons appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council members shall be considered to be full-time state public officials. Council members shall perform the duties of members of the council as specified in Public Law 96-501, consistently with the priorities contained in section 4 thereof and as otherwise provided in state law.
(2) If public meetings are held in the State of Oregon, pursuant to section 4(g)(1) of Public Law 96-501, council members must either attend the meeting or otherwise become familiar with the nature and content of the meeting.
(3) A council member may request, and state agencies shall provide, technical assistance to assist the council member in performing the council member’s duties. [1981 c.49 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.820 - Term; reappointment; vacancy.

(1) Each Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council member shall serve a term ending January 15 of the third year following appointment. A council member, except upon removal as provided in ORS 469.830 (2), continues to serve as a member of the council until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
(2) A council member is eligible for reappointment, subject to Senate confirmation, but no member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. A council member who serves 18 months or more of a term shall be considered to have served a full term. However, with respect to the initial term consisting of two years, a council member who serves 12 months or more shall be considered to have served a full term.
(3) Within 30 days of the creation of a vacancy in the position of a council member, the Governor shall appoint a person to serve the succeeding term or the remainder of the unexpired term. However, the Governor need not appoint a person to serve the remainder of the unexpired term if the vacancy occurs within 30 days or less of the expiration of the term. [1981 c.49 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.825 - Prohibited activities of members.

(1) A person who has been a Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council member shall not engage in any of the activities prohibited by ORS 469.810 (2) and (3), within one year after ceasing to be a council member.
(2) A person who has been a council member shall not appear as a representative of any party on any matter before the council within three years after ceasing to be a council member.
(3) A person who has been a council member shall not represent, aid, counsel, consult or advise for financial gain any person on any matter before the council within three years after ceasing to be a council member.
(4) A person who has been a council member shall not appear for financial gain as a representative of or aid, counsel or advise any party before the council or the Bonneville Power Administration or communicate with the council or the Bonneville Power Administration with the intent to influence the outcome of any decision on any matter in which the council member was substantially and personally involved while on the council.
(5) Notwithstanding the status of council members as state officers, the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 207 relating to post-employment activities shall be considered to be state law in so far as they do not conflict therewith, applicable to council members appointed pursuant to ORS 469.802 to 469.845 and 469.990 (3), regardless of the salary paid to the council members.
(6) Subsections (2) to (5) of this section shall not apply to any appearance, attendance, communication or other action on behalf of the State of Oregon; nor shall subsections (2) to (5) of this section apply to an appearance or communication made in response to a subpoena. [1981 c.49 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.830 - Removal of members; grounds; procedure.

(1) Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The Governor shall remove a council member for the following causes:
(a) Failure to attend three consecutive council meetings except for good cause.
(b) Conviction of a felony.
(c) Violation of ORS chapter 244.
(d) Violation of ORS 469.810.
(3) Before removal of a council member by the Governor, the council member shall be given a written statement of the reasons for removal and, upon request by the member, an opportunity to be heard publicly on such reasons before the Governor. A copy of the statement of reasons and a transcript of the record of the hearing shall be filed with the Secretary of State. [1981 c.49 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.835 - Salary of members; staff.

(1) Each Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council member shall receive a salary not to exceed the salary of a member of the Public Utility Commission, or the maximum salary authorized under section 4(a)(3) of Public Law 96-501.
(2) Each council member is entitled to appoint one secretarial staff assistant who shall be in the unclassified service. [1981 c.49 §8; 1989 c.171 §64]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.840 - Northwest Regional Power and Conservation Account; uses.

(1) There is established a Northwest Regional Power and Conservation Account. Moneys received pursuant to Public Law 96-501 shall be placed in the account.
(2) The account created by subsection (1) of this section is continuously appropriated for disbursement to state agencies, including but not limited to the Public Utility Commission, the State Department of Energy, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Water Resources Department to carry out the purposes of Public Law 96-501, subject to legislative approval or limitation by law or Emergency Board action. [1981 c.49 §9; 1987 c.158 §99; 2003 c.186 §48]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.845 - Annual report to Governor and legislature.

Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council members shall prepare a report which shall be presented to the Governor and to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly on October 1 of each year. The report shall include a review of the council’s actions during the prior year. [1981 c.49 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.860 - Definitions for ORS 469.860 to 469.900.

(1) As used in ORS 469.865 to 469.875, 469.900 (1) and (2) and subsection (2) of this section:
(a) "Commercial building" means a public building as defined in ORS 455.560.
(b) "Commission" means the Public Utility Commission.
(c) "Conservation services" means providing energy audits or technical assistance for energy conservation measures as part of a program approved under ORS 469.860 to 469.900.
(d) "Electric utility" means a public utility, as defined in ORS 757.005, which produces, transmits, delivers or furnishes electric power and is regulated by the commission under ORS chapter 757.
(e) "Energy conservation measure" means a measure primarily designed to improve the efficiency of energy use in a commercial building. "Energy conservation measures" include, but are not limited to, improved operation and maintenance measures, energy use analysis procedures, lighting system improvements, heating, ventilating and air conditioning system modifications, furnace and boiler efficiency improvements, automatic control systems including wide dead band thermostats, heat recovery devices, infiltration controls, envelope weatherization, solar water heaters and water heating heat pumps.
(2) As used in ORS 469.865 and 469.900 (2), "gas utility" means a public utility, as defined in ORS 757.005, which delivers or furnishes natural gas to customers for heat, light or power.
(3) As used in ORS 469.880 to 469.895 and 469.900 (3):
(a) "Commercial building" means a public building as defined in ORS 455.560.
(b) "Conservation services" has the meaning given in subsection (1) of this section.
(c) "Energy conservation measure" has the meaning given in subsection (1) of this section.
(d) "Publicly owned utility" means an electric utility owned or operated, in whole or in part, by a municipality, cooperative association or people’s utility district. [1981 c.708 §§1,7,13]
Note:
469.860 (1) and (2) and 469.863 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 469 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.863 - Gas utility to adopt commercial energy audit program; rules.

(1) Within 365 days after November 1, 1981, the Public Utility Commission shall adopt rules governing energy conservation programs provided by gas utilities under this section and may provide for coordination among electric utilities and gas utilities that serve the same commercial building.
(2) Within 180 days after the effective date of the rules adopted by the commission under subsection (1) of this section, each gas utility shall present for the commission’s approval a commercial energy audit program which shall, to the commission’s satisfaction:
(a) Make information about energy conservation measures available to any commercial building customer of the gas utility, upon request;
(b) Regularly notify all customers in commercial buildings of the availability of the services described in this section;
(c) Provide to any commercial building customer of the gas utility, upon request, an on-site energy audit of the customer’s commercial building, including, but not limited to, an estimate of the cost of the recommended energy conservation measure; and
(d) Set a reasonable time schedule for effective implementation of the elements set forth in this section. [1981 c.708 §8]
Note:
See note under 469.860.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.865 - Electric utility to adopt commercial energy conservation services program.

(1) Within 180 days after the adoption of the rules by the Public Utility Commission under section 2, chapter 708, Oregon Laws 1981, each electric utility shall present for the commission’s approval a commercial energy conservation services program which shall, to the commission’s satisfaction:
(a) Make information about energy conservation available to any commercial building customer of the electric utility, upon request;
(b) Regularly notify all customers in commercial buildings of the availability of the services described in this section; and
(c) Provide to any commercial building customer of the electric utility, upon request, an on-site energy audit of the customer’s commercial building, including, but not limited to, an estimate of the cost of the energy conservation measures.
(2) The programs submitted and approved under this section shall include a reasonable time schedule for effective implementation of the elements set forth in subsection (1) of this section in the service areas of the electric utility. [1981 c.708 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.870 - Application of ORS 469.865, 469.870 and 469.900 (1) to electric utility.

ORS 469.865, 469.900 (1) and this section shall not apply to an electric utility if the Public Utility Commission determines that its existing commercial energy conservation services program meets or exceeds the requirements of those sections. [1981 c.708 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.878

[1991 c.711 §6; 1993 c.18 §123; 1995 c.746 §18a; 1999 c.623 §8; 1999 c.765 §6; renumbered 469B.171 in 2011]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.880 - Energy audit program; rules.

Each publicly owned utility serving Oregon shall, either independently or as part of an association, provide an energy audit program for its commercial customers. The Director of the State Department of Energy shall adopt rules governing the commercial energy audit program established under this section and may provide for coordination among electric utilities and gas utilities that serve the same commercial building. [1981 c.708 §14; 1987 c.158 §100; 2003 c.186 §49]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.885 - Publicly owned utility to adopt commercial energy audit program; fee.

(1) Within 180 days after the adoption of rules by the Director of the State Department of Energy under ORS 469.880, each publicly owned utility shall present for the director’s approval a commercial energy audit program that shall, to the director’s satisfaction:
(a) Make information about energy conservation available to any commercial building customer of the publicly owned utility, upon request;
(b) Regularly notify all customers in commercial buildings of the availability of the services described in this section;
(c) Provide to any commercial building customer of the publicly owned utility, upon request, an on-site energy audit of the customer’s commercial building, including, but not limited to, an estimate of the cost of the energy conservation measures; and
(d) Set a reasonable time schedule for effective implementation of the elements set forth in this section.
(2) The commercial energy audit program submitted under subsection (1) of this section shall specify whether the publicly owned utility proposes to charge the customer a fee for the energy audit and, if so, the fee amount. [1981 c.708 §§15,16; 2003 c.186 §50]