(2) The electric company shall submit the clean energy plan to the Public Utility Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality.
(3)(a) A clean energy plan must be based on or included in an integrated resource plan filing made no earlier than January 1, 2022, and filed no later than 180 days after the integrated resource plan is filed, or developed within an integrated resource planning process and incorporated into the integrated resource plan filed with the commission.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a clean energy plan developed by a multistate jurisdictional electric company must be based on or contained in other information developed consistent with a cost-allocation methodology approved by the commission.
(4) A clean energy plan must:
(a) Incorporate the clean energy targets set forth in ORS 469A.410;
(b) Include annual goals set by the electric company for actions that make progress towards meeting the clean energy targets set forth in ORS 469A.410, including acquisition of nonemitting generation resources, energy efficiency measures and acquisition and use of demand response resources;
(c) Include a risk-based examination of resiliency opportunities that includes costs, consequences, outcomes and benefits based on reasonable and prudent industry resiliency standards and guidelines established by the Public Utility Commission;
(d) Examine the costs and opportunities of offsetting energy generated from fossil fuels with community-based renewable energy;
(e) Demonstrate the electric company is making continual progress within the planning period towards meeting the clean energy targets set forth in ORS 469A.410, including demonstrating a projected reduction of annual greenhouse gas emissions; and
(f) Result in an affordable, reliable and clean electric system.
(5) Actions and investments proposed in a clean energy plan may include the development or acquisition of clean energy resources, acquisition of energy efficiency and demand response, including an acquisition required by ORS 757.054, development of new transmission and other supporting infrastructure, retirement of existing generating facilities, changes in system operation and any other necessary action.
(6) The commission shall ensure that an electric company demonstrates continual progress as described in subsection (4)(e) of this section and is taking actions as soon as practicable that facilitate rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at reasonable costs to retail electricity consumers. [2021 c.508 ยง4]
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.