Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 330 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Division 140 - SELF DIRECTION OF PUBLIC PURPOSES CHARGES BY LARGE RETAIL ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS › Section 330-140-0030 - Eligibility as a Self-Directing Consumer

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Large electricity consumers may apply in
			 writing to the Oregon Department of Energy to qualify to self-direct either a
			 portion of their public purpose charges and/or a portion of the amount the
			 consumer is charged in rates pursuant to ORS
			 757.054(4)
			 to fund cost-effective energy efficiency resources. A single application may be
			 used to qualify a retail electricity consumer to self-direct both, or either,
			 public purpose charges and amounts charged in rates pursuant to ORS
			 757.054(4).
(2) The request for eligibility as a
			 self-directing consumer shall include a statement that electric energy
			 consumption at the site is over one average megawatt for the year preceding the
			 date of request for eligibility. The consumer shall attach to the request
			 supporting documentation in the form of a spreadsheet or equivalent from the
			 utility showing the monthly electricity usage from the prior year in kWh, for
			 all meters associated with that site, that sums to the prior year usage amount
			 as reported in the form described in section (3).
(3) The written request for eligibility as a
			 self-directing consumer shall be on a form provided by Oregon Department of
			 Energy and include but not be limited to the following: name of the Oregon
			 business or organization as a customer of record for the customer's electric
			 utility; description of the site; site street and mailing addresses; business
			 or organization contact; beginning and end dates of year for which electric
			 energy consumption qualifies the business or organization; electric energy
			 consumption at the site for the given prior year; name of the electric
			 distribution utility; name of electricity service supplier(s); account numbers
			 at the site for the electric distribution utility and each energy service
			 supplier; and electric meter numbers at the site. The written application for
			 eligibility to self-direct public purpose charges or amounts charged in rates
			 pursuant to ORS
			 757.054(4)
			 and statement of eligibility shall be signed and dated by a representative of
			 the business or organization authorized by the highest-ranking officer of the
			 business or organization.
(4) Large
			 electricity consumers requesting eligibility from the Oregon Department of
			 Energy under this rule shall retain evidence of energy consumption from their
			 energy service suppliers and distribution utility used to qualify for
			 self-direction.
(5) Large
			 electricity consumers that receive Oregon Department of Energy approval of the
			 request for eligibility for self-direction for a specific site may submit
			 applications for pre-certification of cost-effective energy efficiency
			 projects, investments in distribution system-connected technologies, and new
			 renewable energy resource purchases for that site and certification of
			 qualified expenditure for renewable energy certificates or Green
			 Tags.
(6) The Oregon Department of
			 Energy may request documentation to determine the validity or accuracy of any
			 request for eligibility to self-direct public purpose charges or amounts
			 charged in rates pursuant to ORS
			 757.054(4).
(7) The Oregon Department of Energy shall
			 notify the large electricity consumer's electric distribution utility in
			 writing that the large electricity consumer is recognized as eligible for
			 self-direction within 30 days of approval by the Oregon Department of
			 Energy.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  469.040,
				  ORS
				  756.040, ORS
				  757.600  - 757.687 & Oregon Laws 2021, chapter 547 (House Bill 3141)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  756.040, ORS
				  757.600  - 757.687, ORS 756.054 & Oregon Laws 2021, chapter 547 (House Bill
				  3141)