Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 84 - SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PROGRAMS › Section 860-084-0010 - Definitions for Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Standard and Pilot Programs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Contracted
			 system" means an eligible system under contract in the solar photovoltaic pilot
			 program associated with a single meter.
(2) "Electric company" has the meaning given
			 that term in ORS 757.600.
(3) "Eligible consumer" means a retail
			 electricity consumer receiving service at the property where the solar
			 photovoltaic system will be installed.
(4) "Eligible energy" or "eligible
			 generation" means the kilowatt-hours that may be paid at the volumetric
			 incentive rate. For the net metering option of the pilot program, eligible
			 energy is equal to the usage of the retail electricity consumer in the year
			 that the energy is generated by the eligible system. In a given month, this
			 eligible energy is equal to the actual usage of the retail electricity consumer
			 for that month. For the bidding option of the pilot program, eligible energy
			 equals actual generation, net of system requirements.
(5) "Eligible participant" or "participant"
			 means an eligible consumer who has signed a contract with the electric company
			 and is participating in the pilot program. A regulated utility is not an
			 eligible participant in pilot programs.
(6) "Eligible system" means a qualifying
			 system that meets the requirements of OAR 860-084-0120.
(7) "Equipment package" means a group of
			 components connecting an electric generator with an electric distribution
			 system and includes all interface equipment including switchgear, inverters, or
			 other interface devices. An equipment package may include an integrated
			 generator or electric production source.
(8) "Excess energy" or "excess generation"
			 means the kilowatt-hours generated in excess of actual annual usage under the
			 net metering option of the volumetric incentive rate pilot program. In a given
			 month, excess energy means kilowatt-hours generated in excess of monthly
			 usage.
(9) "IEEE standards" means
			 the standards published in the 2003 edition of the Institute of Electrical and
			 Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 1547, titled "Interconnecting Distributed
			 Resources with Electric Power Systems," approved by the IEEE SA Standards Board
			 on June 12, 2003, and in the 2005 edition of the IEEE Standard 1547.1, titled
			 "IEEE Standard Conformance Test Procedures for Equipment Interconnecting
			 Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems," approved by the IEEE SA
			 Standards Board on June 9, 2005.
(10) "Installed System" means an eligible
			 system that is completely built, has passed final electrical inspection by the
			 local authority with jurisdiction, and is pending completion of utility work to
			 connect it to the utility grid.
(11) "Nameplate capacity" means the maximum
			 rated output of a solar photovoltaic system, measured at an irradiance level of
			 1000 W/ m2, with reference air mass 1.5 solar spectral irradiance distribution
			 and cell or module junction temperature of 25°C.
(12) "On-line" means that the solar
			 photovoltaic system is installed and providing power to the electric company's
			 electrical system or to serve the load of the retail electricity
			 consumer.
(13) "Payable generation"
			 is the eligible generation for each month plus accrued excess generation, up to
			 the actual monthly usage. Excess generation accrues monthly.
(14) "Pilot capacity limit" means the maximum
			 installed capacity that each electric company may contract during the pilot
			 program.
(15) "Pilot year" means
			 each twelve-month period of the solar photovoltaic pilot program beginning on
			 April 1 and ending on March 31.
(16) "Qualifying assignee" or "assignee"
			 means a person to whom a retail electricity consumer may assign volumetric
			 incentive rate payments under the standard contract. An electric company or its
			 affiliate or any other regulated utility is not a qualifying assignee.
			 Qualifying assignees include, but are not limited to:
(a) A lender providing up-front financing to
			 a retail electricity consumer;
(b)
			 A company or individual who enters into a financial agreement with a retail
			 electricity consumer to own and operate a solar photovoltaic system on behalf
			 of the retail electricity consumer in return for compensation;
(c) A company or individual who contracts
			 with the retail electricity consumer to locate a solar photovoltaic system on
			 property owned by the retail electricity consumer; or
(d) Any party identified by the retail
			 electricity consumer to receive payments that the electric company is obligated
			 to pay to the retail electricity consumer.