(a) The facility that generates the qualifying electricity for which the bundled renewable energy certificate is issued is located in the United States and within the geographic boundary of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council; and
(b) The qualifying electricity for which the bundled renewable energy certificate is issued is delivered to:
(A) The Bonneville Power Administration;
(B) The transmission system of an electric utility;
(C) A delivery point designated by the electric utility for the purpose of subsequent delivery to the electric utility; or
(D) A delivery point mutually agreed to by a distribution utility and an electricity service supplier for the purpose of subsequent delivery to the distribution utility serving the customer of the electricity service supplier.
(2) An unbundled renewable energy certificate may be used to comply with a renewable portfolio standard if the facility that generates the qualifying electricity with which the unbundled renewable energy certificate is associated is located within the geographic boundary of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council.
(3) Renewable energy certificates issued for any electricity that the Bonneville Power Administration has designated as environmentally preferred power, or has given a similar designation for electricity generated from a renewable resource, may be used to comply with a renewable portfolio standard without regard to the location of the generating facility.
(4) This section does not affect the obligations or requirements:
(a) Imposed under or agreed to in a contract with a distribution utility;
(b) Imposed under tariff schedules approved by the Public Utility Commission;
(c) Imposed under an approved open access transmission tariff; or
(d) Imposed under rules adopted by the commission under ORS 757.600 to 757.687. [2007 c.301 §15; 2016 c.28 §9]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment
Chapter 469A - Renewable Portfolio Standards
Section 469A.005 - Definitions for ORS 469A.005 to 469A.210.
Section 469A.010 - Qualifying electricity.
Section 469A.020 - Qualifying electricity; age of generating facility.
Section 469A.025 - Renewable energy sources; rules.
Section 469A.050 - Applicable standard.
Section 469A.052 - Large utility renewable portfolio standard.
Section 469A.055 - Small electric utilities.
Section 469A.060 - Exemptions from compliance with renewable portfolio standard.
Section 469A.070 - Manner of complying with renewable portfolio standards.
Section 469A.075 - Implementation plan for electric companies; annual reports; rules.
Section 469A.100 - Limits on cost of compliance with renewable portfolio standard.
Section 469A.120 - Cost recovery by electric companies.
Section 469A.130 - Renewable energy certificates system.
Section 469A.132 - Thermal renewable energy certificates.
Section 469A.135 - Renewable energy certificates that may be used to comply with standards.
Section 469A.140 - Use, transfer and banking of certificates.
Section 469A.170 - Compliance reports; rules.
Section 469A.180 - Electric companies; electricity service suppliers.
Section 469A.205 - Green power rate.
Section 469A.210 - Goal for community-based renewable energy projects.
Section 469A.400 - Definitions for ORS 469A.400 to 469A.475.
Section 469A.410 - Clean energy targets; reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Section 469A.415 - Electric companies to develop clean energy plans.
Section 469A.425 - Community advisory group; membership; biennial report.
Section 469A.435 - Determining compliance with clean energy targets; unplanned emissions.
Section 469A.440 - Temporary exemption; conflicts with reliability.