Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 330 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Division 240 - Solar Plus Storage Rebate Program › Section 330-240-0010 - Definitions for Division 240

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 "Completion date" means the date as of which a solar electric system or paired
			 solar and storage system has passed its final inspection by the authority
			 having jurisdiction.
(2)
			 "Contractor" has the definition given in Oregon Laws 2019 Chapter 655 Section
			 1(1) and means a person whose trade or business consists of offering for sale
			 solar electric systems or paired solar and storage systems or of providing
			 construction, installation, or design services for solar electric systems or
			 paired solar and storage systems.
(3) "DC" means direct current
			 electricity.
(4) "Department" means
			 the Oregon Department of Energy.
(5) "Director" means the director of the
			 Oregon Department of Energy.
(6)
			 "Eligible project cost" means the costs allowed for determining the rebate,
			 including solar photovoltaic modules, mounting structure and hardware,
			 associated electrical equipment, energy storage system equipment, and labor
			 costs.
(7) "Energy storage system"
			 has the definition given in Oregon Laws 2019 Chapter 655 Section 1(3) and means
			 commercially available technology that is capable of retaining energy, storing
			 the energy for a period of time, and transmitting the energy after
			 storage.
(8) "Household" means all
			 individuals who reside in the place of residence, including all family members
			 and roommates who are not related and not part of a separate lease
			 agreement.
(9) "Ineligible project
			 cost" means the costs not allowed for determining the rebate, including, but
			 not limited to, financing charges, maintenance costs, service contracts,
			 extended warranties, reroofing, or costs for auxiliary distribution systems
			 such as electric vehicle charging stations.
(10) "Low- or moderate-income residential
			 customer" means a residential electrical utility customer whose household
			 income is less than or equal to 100 percent of state median income adjusted for
			 household size.
(11) "Net cost" has
			 the definition given in Oregon Laws 2019 Chapter 655 Section 1(5) and means the
			 actual cost of the purchase, construction, and installation of a solar electric
			 system or a paired solar and storage system, minus any incentive received for
			 the system from the electric utility serving the customer for which the system
			 is installed.
(12) "Paired solar
			 and storage system" has the definition given in Oregon Laws 2019 Chapter 655
			 Section 1(6) and means a solar electric system and an energy storage system
			 purchased, constructed, and installed together by the same contractor and
			 paired such that the energy storage system provides storage capacity for
			 electrical energy produced by the solar electrical system.
(13) "Program" means the solar plus storage
			 rebate program established by Oregon Laws 2019, chapter 655 (House Bill
			 2618).
(14) "Purchase date" means
			 the date that a contract for purchase of a solar energy system or paired solar
			 and storage system is signed by both the contractor and the customer for which
			 the system is installed.
(15)
			 "Residential customer" means the owner-occupant of a residential dwelling. An
			 occupant who is the trustee of a trust that is the owner of a residential
			 dwelling, is considered to meet the definition of residential
			 customer.
(16) "Solar electric
			 system" has the definition given in Oregon Laws 2019 Chapter 655 Section 1(7)
			 and means any system, mechanism or series of mechanisms, including photovoltaic
			 systems, that uses solar radiation to generate electrical energy.
(17) "Utility incentive" means financial
			 assistance that lowers the capital cost of a solar electric system or paired
			 solar and storage system and that is provided directly from an electric utility
			 as defined in ORS
			 757.600 or from funds provided by the Energy Trust of Oregon pursuant to ORS
			 757.612.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  469.040  & Oregon Laws 2019 chapter 655 (House Bill 2618)
Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2019 chapter 655
				  (House Bill 2618)