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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 23 - SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 860-023-0131 - Customer Inquiries about Electric Reliability

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A customer may request a report from an
			 electric company about the service reliability provided to the customer's own
			 meter. Within 20 business days, the electric company must supply the report to
			 the customer at no cost. However, if a customer requests an additional
			 reliability report for the same meter within one year of the date of the first
			 request, the electric company may charge the customer the actual cost for the
			 report.
(2) The report must
			 include:
(a) The name of the
			 customer;
(b) The date of the
			 request;
(c) The address where the
			 meter is installed;
(d) The meter
			 number involved;
(e) The circuit
			 involved; and
(f) A chronological
			 listing, covering at least the 36 months preceding the date of the request, of
			 all interruption data as required by OAR 860-023-0101  affecting the customer's
			 meter.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 23 - SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 860-023-0151 - Annual Report on Electric Reliability

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) On or before May 1 of each year, an
			 electric company must file with the Commission a report that includes the
			 information set forth in section (2) of this rule for the reporting period. The
			 electric company must file the report in electronic form. The electric company
			 must make electronic copies of the report available to the public upon request.
			 For paper copies requested by the public, the electric company may charge a
			 reasonable cost for production of the copy.
(2) The annual Electric Service Reliability
			 Report must contain:
(a) The results of the
			 calculated SAIDI, SAIFI, and MAIFIE indices required by OAR 860-023-0111. The
			 electric company must also report this information on a system-wide basis
			 compared with the previous four years' performance, and on a reliability
			 reporting area basis compared with the previous four years' performance.
(b) A summary of system-wide and
			 reliability reporting area sustained interruption causes compared to the
			 previous four-year performance. Cause categories to be evaluated include:
(A) Loss of Supply - Transmission;
(B) Loss of Supply - Substation;
(C) Distribution - Equipment;
(D) Distribution - Lightning;
(E) Distribution - Planned;
(F) Distribution - Public;
(G) Distribution - Vegetation;
(H) Distribution - Weather (other than
			 lightning);
(I) Distribution -
			 Wildlife;
(J) Distribution -
			 Unknown; and
(K) Distribution -
			 Other.
(c) A listing of
			 the Major Events experienced during the reporting period, including reliability
			 reporting area involved; operating areas involved; dates involved; TMED
			 applied; interruption causes; and SAIDI, SAIFI, and CAIDI impacts to customers
			 for the Event on both a reliability reporting area basis and a system-wide
			 basis.
(d) A listing of the TMED
			 values that will be used for each reliability reporting area for the
			 forthcoming annual reporting period compared with the previous four years of
			 TMED values.
(e) A summary of the
			 characteristics of the systems covered under OAR 860-023-0091(4)  and estimation
			 methodologies covered by OAR 860-023-0101(3)  and 860-023-0111(3)  for the
			 collection of interruption data, calculation of reliability information, and
			 facilitation of interruption restoration and mitigation.
(f) A summary addressing the changes that the
			 electric company has made or will make in the collection of data and the
			 calculation, estimation, and reporting of reliability information. The electric
			 company must explain why the changes occurred and explain how the change
			 affects the comparison of newer and older information.
(g) A map showing the reliability reporting
			 areas and operating- areas.
(h) A
			 listing of circuits by reliability reporting area and substation, indicating
			 circuit voltage and number of customers connected.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 23 - SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 860-023-0161 - Major Event Filing by Electric Companies

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For any major event for which the CAIDI for the reliability
				reporting area exceeds five hours, the electric company must submit a report to
				the Commission within 30 business days after the conclusion of the event that
				includes:
(1) A description of the
			 major event, the interruption causes, and factors that impacted restoration of
			 service;
(2) The reliability
			 reporting area and geographic area impacted;
(3) The total number of customers affected
			 and the number of customers without service at periodic intervals;
			 and
(4) The calculated SAIDI, SAIFI
			 and CAIDI impacts (i.e., "Event SAIDI, SAIFI, and CAIDI") associated with the
			 Major Event to customers on a reliability reporting area and a system-wide
			 basis.
(5) This rule is effective
			 beginning January 1, 2012.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 756 & 757
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  757.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0000 - Applicability of Division 24

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Unless otherwise noted, the rules in this division apply to every Operator, as
			 defined in OAR 860-024-0001.
(2)
			 Upon request or its own motion, the Commission may waive any of the division 24
			 rules for good cause shown. A request for waiver must be made in writing,
			 unless otherwise allowed by the Commission.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, 756, 757 & 759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  756.040,
				  757.035,
				  757.039,
				  757.649,
				  759.030,
				  759.040  & 759.045
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0001 - Definitions for Safety Standards

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For purposes of this Division, except when a different scope is
				explicitly stated:
(1) "Commission
			 Safety Rules," as used in this section, mean the National Electric Safety Code
			 (NESC), as modified or supplemented by the rules in OAR chapter 860, division
			 024.
(2) "Facility" means any of the
			 following lines or pipelines including associated plant, systems, supporting
			 and containing structures, equipment, apparatus, or appurtenances:
(a) A gas pipeline subject to ORS
			 757.039;
(b) A power line or electric supply line
			 subject to ORS
			 757.035;
			 or
(c) A telegraph, telephone,
			 signal, or communication line subject to ORS
			 757.035.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0005 - Maps and Records

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Each
			 utility shall keep on file current maps and records of the entire plant showing
			 size, location, character, and date of installation of major plant
			 items.
(2) Upon request, each
			 utility shall file with the Commission an adequate description or maps to
			 define the territory served. Maps must include all recently identified High
			 Fire Risk Zones. All maps and records which the Commission may require the
			 utility to file shall be in a form satisfactory to the Commission
			 Staff.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756 & ORS
				  757
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  756.040 & ORS
				  757.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0007 - Location of Underground Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An Operator and its customers shall comply with requirements of
				OAR chapter 952 regarding the prevention of damage to underground
				facilities.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756, ORS 757 &
				  ORS 759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  757.542 - 757.562,
				  ORS
				  757.649  & ORS
				  759.045
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0010 - Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Electrical Supply and Communication Lines

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Every Operator shall construct, operate, and maintain
				electrical supply and communication lines in compliance with the standards
				prescribed by the 2023 Edition of the National Electrical Safety Code approved
				April 25, 2022, by the American National Standards Institute.
Publications: Publications referenced are available for
				  review from the Commission.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756, ORS 757 &
				  ORS 759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  757.035
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0011 - Inspections of Electric Supply and Communication Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An Operator of
			 electric supply facilities or an Operator of communication facilities must:
(a) Construct, operate, and maintain its
			 facilities in compliance with the Commission Safety Rules; and
(b) Conduct detailed inspections of its
			 overhead facilities to identify violations of the Commission Safety Rules.
(A) The maximum interval between detailed
			 inspections is ten years, with a recommended inspection rate of ten percent of
			 overhead facilities per year. During the fifth year of the inspection cycle,
			 the Operator must:
(i) Report to the
			 Commission that 50 percent or more of its total facilities have been inspected
			 pursuant to this rule; or
(ii)
			 Report to the Commission that less than 50 percent of its total facilities have
			 been inspected pursuant to this rule and provide a plan for Commission approval
			 to inspect the remaining percentage within the next five years. The Commission
			 may modify the plan or impose conditions to ensure sufficient inspection for
			 safety purposes.
(B)
			 Detailed inspections include, but are not limited to, visual checks, pole test
			 and treat programs (only required for pole Owners) or practical tests of all
			 facilities, to the extent required to identify violations of Commission Safety
			 Rules. Where facilities are exposed to extraordinary conditions (including High
			 Fires Risk Zones) or when an Operator has demonstrated a pattern of
			 non-compliance with Commission Safety Rules, the Commission may require a
			 shorter interval between inspections.
(c) Conduct detailed facility inspections of
			 its underground facilities on a ten-year maximum cycle, with a recommended
			 inspection rate of 10 percent of underground facilities per year.
(d) Maintain adequate written records of
			 policies, plans and schedules to show that inspections and corrections are
			 being carried out in compliance with this rule and OAR 860-024-0012. Each
			 Operator must make these records available to the Commission upon its
			 request.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0012 - Prioritization of Repairs by Operators of Electric Supply Facilities and Operators of Communication Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A violation of the Commission Safety
			 Rules that poses an imminent danger to life or property must be repaired,
			 disconnected, or isolated by the Operator immediately after
			 discovery.
(2) Except as otherwise
			 provided by this rule, the Operator must correct violations of Commission
			 Safety Rules no later than two years after discovery.
(3) An Operator may elect to defer correction
			 of violations of the Commission Safety Rules that pose little or no foreseeable
			 risk of danger to life or property to correction during the next major work
			 activity.
(a) In no event shall a deferral
			 under this section extend for more than ten years after discovery.
(b) The Operator must develop a plan
			 detailing how it will remedy each such violation.
(c) If more than one Operator is affected by
			 the deferral, all affected operators must agree to the plan. If any affected
			 operators do not agree to the plan, the correction of violation(s) may not be
			 deferred.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0015 - Ground Return

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Every Operator with either alternating or direct current power
				lines or equipment within Oregon may use a connection to ground only for
				protection purposes. A ground connection shall not be used for the purpose of
				providing a return conductor for power purposes.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756, ORS 757 &
				  ORS 759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  757.035,
				  ORS
				  757.649  & ORS
				  759.045
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0016 - Minimum Vegetation Clearance Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) For purposes of this rule:
(a) "Cycle Buster" means vegetation that will
			 not make it through the routine trim cycle without encroaching on the required
			 minimum clearances and, therefore require pruning midterm before the routine
			 cycle is completed.
(b) "Readily
			 climbable" means vegetation having both of the following characteristics:
(A) Low limbs, accessible from the ground and
			 sufficiently close together so that the vegetation can be climbed by a child or
			 average person without using a ladder or other special equipment; and
(B) A main stem or major branch that would
			 support a child or average person either within arms' reach of an uninsulated
			 energized electric line or within such proximity to the electric line that the
			 climber could be injured by direct or indirect contact with the line.
(c) "Vegetation" means trees,
			 shrubs, and any other woody plants.
(d) "Volts" means nominal voltage levels,
			 measured phase-to-phase.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0017 - Vegetation Pruning Standards

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An Operator that is an electric utility as defined in ORS
				758.505 must perform tree and vegetation work associated with line clearance in
				compliance with the American National Standard for Tree Care Operations, ANSI
				A300 (Part 1) 2008 Pruning, approved 2017, by the American National Standards
				Institute.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  Agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS Ch. 756, ORS 757 & ORS
				  758
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  757.035  & ORS
				  758.280-758.286
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0018 - High Fire Risk Zone Safety Standards

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Operators of electric facilities must, in
			 High Fire Risk Zones, remove or de-energize permanently out of service or
			 abandoned electrical equipment as determined by the Operator during fire
			 season.
(2) Utility supply
			 conductors shall not be attached to trees and should only be attached to poles
			 and structures designed to meet the strength and loading requirements of the
			 National Electrical Safety Code. This section does not apply to
			 customer-supplied equipment at the point of delivery. Compliance with this
			 section must be achieved prior to December 31, 2027.
(3) In addition to the requirements set forth
			 in OAR 860-024-0011, Operators of electric facilities in High Fire Risk Zones
			 must:
(a) Conduct HFRZ Ignition Prevention
			 Inspections that follow Good Utility Practice as required to mitigate fire
			 risk; and
(b) For transmission
			 systems energized at or above 50,001 volts, perform and document HFRZ Ignition
			 Prevention Inspections that may include, but are not limited to, onsite
			 climbing, drone or high-powered spotting scope to identify structural and
			 conductor defects, as well as violations of Commission Safety Rules and other
			 circumstances that could lead to electrical ignition. Inspections must include
			 an in-person component except and to the extent remote technology can conduct
			 an equivalent or enhanced inspection.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0020 - Gas Pipeline Safety

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Every gas Operator must construct, operate, and maintain
				natural gas and other gas facilities in compliance with the standards
				prescribed by:
(1)  49 CFR, Part 191, and amendments through No. 31 - Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by
			 Pipeline; Annual Reports and Incident Reports in effect on May 17,
			 2022.
(2)  49 CFR, Part 192, and
			 amendments through No. 134 - Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by
			 Pipeline; Minimum Safety Standards in effect on August 1, 2023.
(3)  49 CFR, Part 199, and amendments -
			 Control of Drug and Alcohol Use in Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, and
			 Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operations in effect on April 23, 2019.
(4)  49 CFR, Part 40, and amendments -
			 Procedure for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs in
			 effect on April 23, 2019.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756 & ORS
				  757
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  757.039
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0021 - Liquefied Natural Gas Safety

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Every gas Operator must construct, operate, and maintain
				liquefied natural gas facilities in compliance with the standards prescribed
				by:
(1)  49 CFR, Part 191, and
			 amendments through No. 31 - Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by
			 Pipeline; Annual Reports and Incident Reports in effect on May 17,
			 2022.
(2)  49 CFR, Part 193, and
			 amendments through No. 25 - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities; Minimum Safety
			 Standards in effect on March 6, 2015.
(3)  49 CFR, Part 199, and amendments -
			 Control of Drug and Alcohol Use in Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, and
			 Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operations in effect on April 23, 2019.
(4)  49 CFR, Part 40, and amendments -
			 Procedure for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs in
			 effect on April 23, 2019.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756 & ORS
				  757
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  757.039
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0025 - Steam Heat - Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Steam and Hot Water Transmission and Distribution Systems

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A steam heat public utility shall construct, operate, and
				maintain steam and hot water transmission and distribution systems in
				accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code for Pressure
				Piping, Section B31.1, 1989 Edition, an American National
				Standard.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183 & ORS 756
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  756.040
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0050 - Incident Reports

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) As
			 used in this rule:
(a) "Self-propagating fire"
			 means a fire that is self-fueling and will not extinguish without
			 intervention.
(b) "Serious injury
			 to person" means, in the case of an employee, an injury which results in
			 hospitalization. In the case of a non-employee, "serious injury" means any
			 contact with an energized high-voltage line, or any incident which results in
			 hospitalization. Treatment in an emergency room is not
			 hospitalization.
(c) "Serious
			 injury to property" means:
(A) Damage to
			 operator and non-operator property exceeding $100,000; or
(B) In the case of a gas operator, damage to
			 property exceeding $5,000; or
(C)
			 In the case of an electricity service supplier (ESS) as defined in OAR
			 860-038-0005, damage to ESS and non-ESS property exceeding $100,000 or failure
			 of ESS facilities that causes or contributes to a loss of energy to consumers;
			 or
(D) Damage to property which
			 causes a loss of service to over 500 customers (50 customers in the case of a
			 gas operator) for over two hours (five hours for an electric operator serving
			 less than 15,000 customers) except for electric service loss that is restricted
			 to a single feeder line and results in an outage of less than four
			 hours.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 860-024-0061 - Resolution of Violations of Commission Safety Rules in High Fire Risk Zones

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) This rule
			 establishes a process to initiate a complaint alleging failure to address a
			 violation consistent with the requirements in OAR 860-024-0018(8).
(2) The complaint may be filed by an Owner,
			 Occupant, or Operator. The party filing the complaint under this rule is the
			 "Complainant." The other party, against whom the complaint is filed, is the
			 "Respondent." An Operator may file a complaint regarding the failure of an
			 Owner or Occupant to remedy a noticed violation of the Commission's rules. If
			 the Complainant has made the correction itself or the alleged violation remains
			 uncorrected by the Respondent for an additional seven calendar days following
			 the correction timeframe set forth in the notice, the Complainant may then file
			 a complaint with the Commission. Owners, Occupants, and Operators may initiate
			 complaints regarding disputes over payment for remedying violations of the
			 Commission's rules, including if an Occupant or Operator wishes to contest a
			 bill sent by an Operator for remediation of a violation.
(3) If the Complaint is filed due to the
			 failure of an Owner or Occupant to remedy a violation of the Commission's
			 rules, the following will apply:
(a) The
			 Complainant must be able to demonstrate that it issued a written notice of the
			 violation(s) to the Respondent. The notice must contain, at a minimum: notice
			 of each attachment allegedly in violation; an explanation of how the attachment
			 violates Commission Safety Rules including how the violation creates an
			 ignition risk in an HFRZ; the pole number and location; an explanation of where
			 the alleged violation(s) are located within the HFRZ; and the timeframe(s)
			 within which the Respondent was expected to address each attachment allegedly
			 in violation.
(b) The Complaint
			 must contain each of the following:
(A) A copy
			 of the Complainant's notice of violation, that is in conformance with criteria
			 described in section (3)(a) of this rule;
(B) If applicable, a description of any
			 actions taken by the Complainant to address the violation(s), including actions
			 permitted by Chapter 860, Division 028 rules and Chapter 860, Division 024
			 rules;
(C) A description of the
			 relief sought by the Complainant from the Commission; and
(D) Any other information the Complainant
			 deems relevant to the complaint.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0000 - Applicability of Division 25

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 rules contained in this Division apply to electric utilities, gas utilities,
			 and large telecommunications utilities, as defined in OAR
			 860-025-0001.
(2) Upon request or
			 its own motion, the Commission may waive any of the Division 025 rules for good
			 cause shown. A request for waiver must be made in writing, unless otherwise
			 allowed by the Commission.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 756, 757 & 759
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  756.040,
				  759.036,
				  759.040 &
				  759.500 -
				  595
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0001 - Definitions for Territory Allocated to Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For purposes of this Division, except when a different scope is
				explicitly stated:
(1) "Electric
			 utility" means an electric utility as defined in ORS
			 757.600(13).
(2) "Gas utility" means a public utility as
			 defined in ORS 757.005 that supplies natural
			 gas.
(3) "Large telecommunications
			 utility" means any telecommunications utility as defined in ORS
			 759.005 that is not partially
			 exempt from regulation under ORS
			 759.040.
(4) "Utility service" means utility service
			 as defined for electric and gas utilities in ORS
			 758.400(3) and
			 telecommunications utility service as defined in ORS
			 759.500(3).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 756, 757 & 759
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  756.040,
				  757.005,
				  758.400,
				  759.005 &
				  759.500
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0005 - Applicability and Formal Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All applications or petitions filed under the rules contained
				in this division must also comply with all other applicable Commission
				rules.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183 & ORS 756
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  756.040
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0010 - Applications for Approval of Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service for Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An application for a Commission order under ORS
				758.410 or
				759.560 shall contain the
				following:
(1) A copy of the
			 contract.
(2) A map or maps, drawn
			 to appropriate scale, showing the general location and boundaries of the
			 applicant's service area.
(3) A map
			 or maps, drawn to appropriate scale, showing the location of customers who are
			 being served by either or both of the parties, or who could be economically
			 served by the then existing facilities of either party, or by reasonable and
			 economic extensions thereto, who are covered by the contract.
(4) A description by county, section lines,
			 river, highway, road, street, or metes and bounds, where applicable and
			 necessary, designating the boundaries of the territory to be served by each
			 party to the contract. Such legal description of boundary lines may be drawn
			 and described:
(a) To eliminate minor
			 irregularities in the boundary of each party when to do so will include within
			 each party's territory only that unserved area which may be economically served
			 by the then existing facilities of the respective parties or by reasonable and
			 economic extensions thereto; and
(b) In the case of persons providing
			 telecommunications utility service who entered into exchange boundary
			 agreements before May 31, 1961, to define mutually exclusive exchange service
			 areas, the area affected by such agreement may be described by reference to the
			 exchange area map in that agreement. However, the applicant shall not be
			 relieved by such reference from showing that it can economically serve the
			 unserved areas within the exchange area map with its existing facilities or by
			 a reasonable and economic extension thereto.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0015 - Applications for Approval of Amendments to Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Applications under ORS
				758.430 for a Commission order
				approving an amendment to a contract approved pursuant to ORS
				758.410 to
				758.420 or
				759.560 shall contain:
(1) The amendatory contract;
(2) Reference to the Commission order
			 approving the initial contract; and
(3) Such information required by OAR
			 860-025-0010  as may assist the Commission in reviewing the
			 application.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, ORS 756 & ORS 758
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  758.400 - ORS
				  758.475
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0020 - Applications for Allocation of Exclusively Served Territory for Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An application under ORS
				758.435 or ORS
				759.535 for an order of the
				Commission to allocate territory to a person providing exclusive utility
				service in a territory shall contain the following information:
(1) A map or maps, drawn to appropriate
			 scale, showing the general location and boundaries of the applicant's service
			 area.
(2) A map or maps, drawn to
			 appropriate scale, showing the location of applicant's customers and facilities
			 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the territory applied for in sufficient
			 detail to enable the Commission to determine the boundaries of that territory
			 served exclusively by applicant.
(3) A description by county, section lines,
			 river, highway, road, street, or metes and bounds, where applicable and
			 necessary, of the boundaries of applicant's exclusive service area. Such map
			 and legal description of boundary lines may be drawn and described to eliminate
			 minor irregularities in the boundary.
(4) Facts showing that applicant is lawfully
			 and in good faith providing exclusive utility service within the area described
			 in the application and that no other person is providing a similar utility
			 service within such territory.
(5)
			 Such additional information as needed for a full understanding of the
			 situation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, ORS 756, ORS 758 & ORS 759
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  758.400 - ORS
				  758.475 & ORS
				  759.500 - ORS
				  759.595
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0025 - Applications for Allocation of Exclusively Served Territory and Adjacent Unserved Territory for Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities

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An application under ORS
				758.435 or ORS
				759.535, for an order of the
				Commission to allocate territory to a person providing exclusive utility
				service in a territory and adjacent unserved territory shall contain the
				following information:
(1) The
			 information required under OAR 860-025-0020.
(2) A map or maps similar to that required by
			 OAR 860-025-0020(2)  and description comparable to that required by OAR
			 860-025-0020(3), showing and describing the boundary of the adjacent unserved
			 territory covered by the application.
(3) The names and addresses of all persons
			 providing similar utility service in proximity to the unserved area applied for
			 who may have an interest in or be affected by an approval or disapproval of the
			 application.
(4) Facts showing that
			 it is more economical and feasible to serve the adjacent unserved territory by
			 an extension of the applicant's existing facilities than by an extension of the
			 facilities of another person, including but not limited to the following:
(a) A map or maps, drawn to appropriate
			 scale, showing location and capability of equipment, plant, or facilities
			 including the capability, location, and route of proposed facilities, if any,
			 which relate to the applicant's ability to extend utility service into the
			 adjacent unserved area.
(b) Copies
			 of such franchises or permits as the appropriate public authorities may require
			 for extending service into the adjacent unserved area, or a statement that they
			 will be filed at the hearing or a statement that no such authority is required
			 by said public authorities.
(c) The
			 kind or nature and extent of the need or demand, or reasonable anticipated need
			 or demand, for utility service within the unserved area.
(d) The estimated construction, operating and
			 related costs of and revenues from providing the proposed utility service
			 within the unserved area.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0027 - Application to Transfer Rights to Allocated Territory for Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities

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(1) An application
			 under ORS 758.460 or ORS
			 759.560 for an order of the
			 Commission to approve the transfer of rights acquired by an allocation of
			 territory shall contain the following information:
(a) A statement of the purposes for the
			 transfer, the supporting reasons therefore, and a detailed explanation thereof
			 justifying why the transfer will not be contrary to public interest.
(b) Copies of all written evidence and a
			 statement of all oral understandings comprising the agreement between the
			 transferor and transferee covering the transfer of the territory described in
			 the application and sought to be transferred.
(c) A map or maps, drawn to appropriate
			 scale, showing the general location and boundaries of the allocated territory
			 sought to be transferred and the transferor's and transferee's adjacent service
			 areas.
(d) A map or maps, drawn to
			 appropriate scale, showing:
(A) The number
			 and, as practicable, the location of customers and equipment or facilities of
			 the transferor with a detailed description of such equipment or facilities
			 within the territory sought to be transferred; and
(B) The location of equipment or facilities
			 of the transferor and transferee, with a detailed description of the same,
			 which are in the territory immediately adjacent to that sought to be
			 transferred and which are or will be interconnected therewith.
(e) A legal description,
			 comparable to that required in OAR 860-025-0020(3), of the boundaries of the
			 territory sought to be transferred.
(f) A legal description, comparable to that
			 required in OAR 860-025-0020(3), of the resulting boundaries of the remaining
			 allocated portion of the parcel of the transferor's territory where the
			 territory sought to be transferred is only part of a parcel of transferor's
			 allocated territory and a similar description of the resulting boundaries of
			 the transferee's allocated territory where the territory sought to be
			 transferred will be contiguous to a parcel of transferee's allocated
			 territory.
(g) Copies of such
			 franchises or permits, as the appropriate public authorities may require,
			 authorizing the transferee to serve in the territory sought to be transferred,
			 or evidence of the approval of the appropriate public authorities of the
			 transfer to the transferee of the transferor's franchise or permit to serve the
			 territory sought to be transferred.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0035 - CPCN Review Criteria

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(1) The
			 Commission may approve a petition filed under OAR 860-025-0030  by determining
			 the necessity, safety, practicability and justification in the public interest
			 of the proposed transmission line upon consideration of the following:
(a) Whether the transmission line will meet a
			 demonstrated need for transmission of additional capacity or improved system
			 reliability that enables the petitioner to provide or continue to provide
			 adequate and reliable electricity service;
(b) Whether the petitioner has demonstrated
			 that it will ensure the transmission line is constructed, operated, and
			 maintained in a manner that protects the public from danger and conforms with
			 applicable Commission rules, and other applicable safety standards and best
			 industry practices;
(c) Whether the
			 transmission line using petitioner's proposed route is practicable and
			 feasible, whether it will be effectively and efficiently constructed in a
			 commercially reasonable manner;
(d)
			 Whether petitioner has justified construction of the proposed transmission line
			 as in the public interest, as compared with feasible alternatives for meeting
			 the identified need, considering the public benefits and costs of the project,
			 as they relate to the interests in land proposed to be condemned, petitioner's
			 existing facilities and equipment, petitioner's Oregon customers, and other
			 considerations that may be relevant to the public interest. Other such
			 considerations include, but are not limited to, the benefits and costs to other
			 Oregon utilities, their customers, and all Oregonians, the value of connections
			 to regional and inter-regional electricity grids and to a petitioner's
			 non-Oregon service territories, and all Oregonians;
(e) The Commission may also consider other
			 factors it deems relevant to the statutory criteria.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0040 - Petition for CPCN Compliance with Statewide Planning Goals, Land Use Regulations, and Acknowledged Plans

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(1)
			 The Commission, as part of its approval of a petition filed under OAR
			 860-025-0030, shall adopt findings which assure the proposed transmission
			 project complies with the Statewide Planning Goals and is compatible with the
			 acknowledged comprehensive plan(s) and land use regulations of each local
			 government where the project is to be located. The Commission's findings shall
			 be developed consistent with the rules and procedures in the Commission's state
			 agency coordination program pursuant to ORS
			 197.180.
(2) The Commission's land use findings
			 assuring the proposed project's goal compliance and plan compatibility shall be
			 based on the hearing record, which shall include at least one of the following:
(a) A copy of the local land use permit from
			 each affected city or county planning agency, building department, or governing
			 body stating that the proposed transmission project has received the
			 jurisdiction's approval; or
(b) A
			 copy of a letter from each affected local planning agency, building department,
			 or governing body stating that the proposed transmission project is permitted
			 under the jurisdiction's comprehensive plan, land use regulations, and
			 development codes, but does not require specific approval by the jurisdiction;
			 or
(c) Other written or oral land
			 use information and documentation equivalent to OAR 860-025- 0040(2)(a) or (b)
			 above properly presented to the Commission from an authorized representative
			 from each affected city or county.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0050 - Application by an Unserved Person for Service from a Large Telecommunications Utility

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An application under ORS
				759.590 for an order of the
				Commission directing another telecommunications utility to provide local
				exchange service to an unserved person shall comply with OAR
				860-032-0220.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 756 & 759
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  756.040,
				  759.580,
				  759.585,
				  759.590 &
				  759.595
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0055 - Exemption from Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) Obligations

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(1) A
			 telecommunications utility, cooperative corporation, or municipality may
			 petition the Commission for an exemption from its COLR obligations as specified
			 in this rule.
(2) The COLR's
			 petition must comply with the requirements of filing and service for contested
			 cases found in OAR Chapter 860, Division 001 and also include:
(a) The name of the COLR as it appears on its
			 certificate of authority;
(b) The
			 name, telephone number, electronic mail address, and mailing address of the
			 person to be contacted for additional information about the petition;
(c) The name, telephone number, electronic
			 mail address, and mailing address of the person to be contacted for regulatory
			 information, if different from the person specified in subsection (b) of this
			 section;
(d) A listing of the
			 services it is authorized to provide;
(e) Evidence that the conditions set forth in
			 ORS 759.506(3)(a) through
			 (3)(c) are met;
(f) Maps and any other information
			 identifying the territory for which the COLR seeks an exemption;
(g) Evidence that the property for which the
			 COLR seeks an exemption comprises four or more single family
			 dwellings;
(h) Estimates in total
			 and per customer of the COLR's cost to provide service to the property in the
			 absence of conditions identified in subsection (e) of this rule, or if the COLR
			 cannot estimate the per-customer cost, a statement as to why;
(i) A copy of the notice required by section
			 (6) of this rule; and
(j) An
			 affidavit of notice required by section (7) of this rule.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0060 - Reinstatement of Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) Obligations

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(1) Any resident or occupant of the property
			 for which the Commission allowed an exemption of the COLR obligations under OAR
			 860-025-0055, or the exempted COLR utility, may petition the Commission to
			 reinstate the COLR obligations.
(2) The petition for reinstatement of the
			 COLR obligations must be filed as set forth in OAR 860-001-0140  and
			 860-001-0170  and include the information required in OAR 860-001-0400(2)  and
			 the proposed effective date of COLR obligations reinstatement.
(3) Within 14 days of the filing of a
			 complete petition for reinstatement of the COLR obligations, the Commission
			 will electronically serve notice of the petition on the COLR identified in the
			 petition (unless the petitioner is the exempted COLR), the Commission's general
			 notification list, and the service list of the docket under which the COLR
			 exemption was granted.
(4) The
			 Petitioner must serve notice of the petition upon:
(a) The property owner or developer;
(b) The residents within the
			 property that the COLR is able to identify.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 25 - REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES › Section 860-025-0065 - Allocation of Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) Reinstatement Costs

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(1) Within 45 days
			 after the Commission receives a petition to determine if reinstatement of the
			 COLR obligations is required by the existing public convenience and necessity,
			 the telecommunications utility, cooperative corporation, or municipality
			 proposed for reinstatement as the COLR must file with the Commission:
(a) A proposal for allocating its costs of
			 serving customers in the territory; or
(b) A calculation and apportionment of its
			 incremental costs to serve the reinstated territory on the basis of its
			 tariffed line extension guidelines.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 26 - SALES PROMOTION › Section 860-026-0000 - Applicability of Division 26

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(1) The
			 rules contained in this Division apply to energy utilities and large
			 telecommunications utilities, as defined in OAR 860-026-0005.
(2) Upon request or its own motion, the
			 Commission may waive any of the Division 026 rules for good cause shown. A
			 request for waiver must be made in writing, unless otherwise allowed by the
			 Commission.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 756, 757 & 759
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  756.040,
				  759.030,
				  759.040 &
				  759.045
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 26 - SALES PROMOTION › Section 860-026-0005 - Definitions for Utility Sales Promotion

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As used in OAR 860-026-0005  through 860-026-0045, unless the
				context requires otherwise:
(1)
			 "Affiliate" means "affiliated interest," as defined in ORS
			 757.015 and
			 759.390.
(2) "Appliance or equipment" includes any
			 device which consumes electric and/or gas energy and any ancillary device
			 required for its operation.
(3)
			 "Consideration" includes any cash, donation, gift, allowance, rebate, bonus,
			 merchandise (new or used), property (real or personal), labor, service,
			 conveyance, commitment, right, or other thing of more than token
			 value.
(4) "Energy efficiency"
			 means any installation or action intended to reduce the amount of energy
			 required to achieve a given purpose or to shift the timing of the use of energy
			 to achieve greater efficiency in the use of a public utility system.
(5) "Energy utility" means a public utility
			 as defined in ORS 757.005 except a water utility
			 or wastewater utility. An energy utility can be an "electric company," "gas
			 utility," or "steam heat utility."
(6) "Financing" includes acquisition of
			 equity or debt interests, loans, advances, sale and repurchase agreements, sale
			 and leaseback agreements, sales on open account, conditional or installment
			 sales contracts, or other investments or extensions of credit.
(7) "Large telecommunications utility" means
			 a telecommunications utility, as defined in ORS
			 759.005, that is not partially
			 exempt from regulation under ORS
			 759.040.
(8) "Person" includes any individual, group,
			 firm, partnership, corporation, association, organization, or public or private
			 entity.
(9) "Utility" means all
			 energy and large telecommunications utilities, as defined in sections (5) and
			 (7) of this rule.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 756, 757 & 759
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  757.005 &
				  757.015