Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 330 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Division 60 - ENERGY CONSERVATION SERVICES › Section 330-060-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in OAR 330-060-0005  through 330-060-0095, unless the
				context requires otherwise:
(1)
			 "Annual Rate": The yearly interest rate specified on the note. This is not the
			 annual percentage rate, if any, disclosed to the applicant under the federal
			 Truth in Lending Act.
(2) "ASHRAE":
			 American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning
			 Engineers.
(3) "Auditor": The
			 person who gathers information at the dwelling to complete a report
			 recommending energy conservation measures consistent with the standards set in
			 these rules and the energy conservation measures specifications.
(4) "Buffer Space": An enclosed but unheated
			 space such as a garage, porch, unheated basement, crawl space or attic, which
			 abuts a heated space.
(5)
			 "Commercial Energy Auditor": A person who through training or experience has a
			 general knowledge of heat transfer principles, construction practices, energy
			 efficient operations and maintenance procedures, boiler and furnace efficiency
			 improvements, infiltration controls, envelope weatherization, heating,
			 ventilating and air conditioning systems, electric control systems, lighting
			 systems, and solar and energy conservation measures.
(6) "Commercial Energy Audit": The service
			 provided by a commercial energy auditor to the owner of an apartment building
			 which is centrally heated. It includes on-site data gathering, energy use
			 analysis, and a report to the owner recommending energy conservation
			 measures.
(7) "Cost-Effective": The
			 present value of energy saved over the life of an energy conservation measure
			 is worth more than the measure's cost. However, the energy savings of a measure
			 shall receive a 10 percent "bonus".
(8) "Customer": A residential customer or
			 dwelling owner.
(9) "Dealer": Fuel
			 oil dealer or any person or organization which supplies fuel oil at retail for
			 the heating of dwellings.
(10)
			 "Director": The Director of the Oregon Department of Energy.
(11) "Dwelling": Real or personal property in
			 Oregon which is the principal residence of the owner or a tenant. "Dwelling"
			 includes a mobile home as defined in ORS
			 446.003, a floating home as
			 defined in ORS 488.705 and a single unit in an
			 apartment building. "Dwelling" does not include a recreational vehicle as
			 defined in ORS 446.003.
(12) "Dwelling Owner": The person who has
			 legal title to a dwelling, including the mortgagor under a mortgage, the
			 trustor under a deed of trust, or a purchaser under a contract.
(13) "Energy Audit" means a written report
			 completed to recommend energy conservation measures consistent with the
			 standards set in these rules and the energy conservation measures
			 specifications.
(14) "Energy
			 Conservation Measures": Items that are primarily designed to improve the energy
			 efficiency of a dwelling:
(a) In the case of
			 dwellings not receiving a commercial energy audit, these measures are limited
			 to:
(A) Caulking, weatherstripping and other
			 prescriptive actions to seal the heated space and ducts in a
			 dwelling;
(B) Insulation of
			 ceilings or attics to R-38 if achievable in areas with R-19 or less, including
			 insulation installed on flat roofs (but excluding any fire or weatherproofing
			 or roofing materials installed over the insulation) and associated
			 ventilation;
(C) Fill the wall
			 cavity with insulation. If area has unfinished walls adjacent to unheated
			 areas, fill the wall cavity to R-21, if achievable. In areas that have finished
			 walls with no insulation that are adjacent to unheated areas, fill to R-13, if
			 achievable.
(D) Insulation of
			 floors over unheated spaces to fill framing cavity or achieve R-30 if
			 achievable in areas where no insulation is present, and materials to support
			 the insulation and needed ground cover and ventilation;
(E) Insulation of supply and return air ducts
			 in unheated spaces to at least R-8 if achievable and no insulation is present
			 and the ducts are in unheated areas;
(F) Insulation of water heaters, water pipes,
			 or steam pipes in unheated spaces and for at least ten feet from the water
			 heater in unheated areas to at least R-3 if achievable and no insulation is
			 present;
(G) Double glazed windows
			 (including sliding doors) with a U-value of at least 0.35 or lower replacing
			 less energy efficient windows.
(H)
			 Storm doors covering uninsulated exterior doors;
(J) Storm windows over single pane glass
			 windows on an exception basis when double glazed windows are not a practical
			 option;
(K) Insulated exterior
			 doors with an U-value no higher than 0.20.
(L) Replacement fuel oil burners, including
			 electrical controls and combustion chamber improvements when needed, which
			 increase combustion efficiency of oil furnaces or boilers. A replacement burner
			 must have a tested steady state efficiency of at least 80 percent and be
			 replacing a burner that is more than 10 years old or is in a heating systems
			 with a tested steady state efficiency of 70 percent or less;
(M) Fuel oil furnaces or boilers with tested
			 steady state efficiency of at least 81 percent replacing a fuel oil heating
			 system that is more than 20 years old or has a steady-state efficiency of 70
			 percent or less or as otherwise authorized by the Oregon Department of
			 Energy;
(N) Installation of
			 above-ground oil tanks to replace use of underground oil tanks and associated
			 fuel lines shall qualify, but only if associated with the replacement of the
			 oil furnace qualifying for a rebate. Any costs associated with the
			 decommissioning, removal, or environmental cleanup of an underground fuel tank
			 are excluded;
(O) Programmable
			 thermostats;
(P) Blower door tests
			 and blower door assisted whole house air sealing performed by a technician
			 certified by the Oregon Department of Energy's Residential Energy Tax Credit
			 duct sealing technician certification program;
(Q) Duct leakage tests and duct sealing
			 performed by a technician certified by the Oregon Department of Energy's
			 Residential Energy Tax Credit technician certification program in accordance
			 with the Oregon Department of Energy's premium efficiency duct system standards
			 in effect at the time the work is completed.
(R) Vapor barrier material, exhaust fans and
			 venting to provide spot ventilation in kitchens, bathrooms, utility rooms, or
			 other areas where as the result of installing recommended energy conservation
			 measures moisture problems could be created or worsened.