Or. Admin. R. 860-029-0043

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

Section 860-029-0043 - Standard Rates for Purchase

(1) Each public utility must offer standard non-renewable avoided cost rates to eligible qualifying facilities.

(2) Each public utility that acts to comply with Oregon's renewable portfolio standard must offer standard renewable avoided cost rates to eligible qualifying facilities.

(3) Unless the Commission adopts a higher threshold, all qualifying facilities with a nameplate capacity of 100 kW and less are eligible for standard avoided cost rates.

(4) Each public utility must file standard avoided cost rates that differentiate between qualifying facilities of different resource types by taking into account the contributions to meeting the utility's peak capacity of the different resource types.

(5) Each public utility must update its standard avoided costs in accordance with OAR 860-029-0085.

Or. Admin. R. 860-029-0043

PUC 8-2018, adopt filed 11/02/2018, effective 11/2/2018

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, 756, 757, 758

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 756.040, 758.505-758.555