Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 330 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Division 69 - INVESTER OWNED UTILITY INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS PROGRAM › Section 330-069-0085 - Program Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
ODOE shall run the program for the IOUs listed in OAR
				330-069-0075. ODOE will provide information and monitor the program to insure
				the program is in accord with these rules:
(1) Energy audit (EA). ODOE shall give owners
			 a list of ODOE certified energy auditors and forms for energy audits for
			 buildings and occupied buildings only.
(2) Technical Assistance Studies (TAS):
(a) ODOE shall ask for, judge, rank, and
			 select for funding applications for TAS. Ranking shall be in accord with OAR
			 330-069-0080(1). ODOE shall inform applicants in writing whether or not they
			 have been chosen for funding;
(b)
			 ODOE shall ensure that the requirements in paragraphs (A) through (E) of this
			 subsection are met before authorizing payment for a TAS (for buildings and
			 occupied buildings only):
(A) An EA has been
			 done by an ODOE certified energy auditor;
(B) All O&M actions listed in the EA have
			 been taken by the owner, except those which ODOE judges need not be
			 done;
(C) The owner has sought TAA
			 qualifications of doing the TAS before choosing a TAA, unless otherwise agreed
			 to by ODOE and the owner;
(D) The
			 TAS has been done by a qualified TAA and has been reviewed and approved by
			 ODOE;
(E) The owner has given ODOE
			 proof of payment to the TAA of all agreed upon costs for the TAS.
(c) ODOE shall ensure that the
			 requirements in paragraphs (A) through (D) of this subsection are met before
			 authorizing payment for a TAS (for facilities other than buildings):
(A) All O&M actions listed in the
			 facilities TAS have been taken by the owner, except those which ODOE judges
			 need not be done;
(B) The owner has
			 sought qualifications of TAAs. The TAAs chosen must have at least one year of
			 proven experience in the design or operation of the particular type facility
			 under study unless otherwise agreed to by ODOE and the owner;
(C) The TAS has been done by a qualified TAA
			 and has been reviewed and approved by ODOE;
(D) The owner gives ODOE proof of payment to
			 the TAA of all agreed upon costs for doing the TAS.
(d) ODOE shall authorize payment to an owner
			 an amount not more than that which is in accord with OAR 330-069-0025(1). Such
			 payment shall be authorized when the TAS is done in accord with the above
			 requirements and when conditions in either of paragraph (A) or (B) of this
			 subsection are met:
(A) The owner has
			 installed or agrees in writing to install, at the owner's own expense, approved
			 ECMs recommended in the TAS. The total cost of these ECMs shall be at least
			 equal to 50 percent of the TAS amount;
(B) The owner agrees in writing to install,
			 upon approval of funding, approved ECMs recommended in the TAS. The total cost
			 of these ECMs shall be at least equal to 50 percent of the TAS amount. If an
			 owner has received any part of the TAS amount and does not install such ECMs,
			 ODOE shall require the owner to pay back the funding IOU any part of the
			 payment which exceeds 50 percent of the TAS amount;
(C) ODOE shall not authorize payment to the
			 owner the total of its TAS amount if one of either paragraph (A) or (B) of this
			 subsection is not satisfied and if:
(i) The
			 TAS does not recommend any eligible electricity ECMs even if the TAS does meet
			 the requirements in subsection (2)(b) or (c) of this rule. In this case, ODOE
			 will authorize payment of an amount equal to 50 percent of the TAS amount only;
			 or if
(ii) The total estimated cost
			 of doing the recommended eligible ECMs is less than 50 percent of the TAS
			 amount, even if the TAS meets requirements in subsection (2)(b) or (c) of this
			 rule. In this case, the payment to the owner authorized by ODOE will be reduced
			 by an amount equal to the difference between 50 percent of the TAS amount and
			 the total estimated implementation cost.