(2) A sustainable energy project manager may administer an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan only within a utility service territory of an investor-owned or consumer-owned utility that provides electricity or gas services.
(3) A sustainable energy project manager shall serve the utility service territory for which the sustainable energy project manager has been selected by the director. The sustainable energy project manager shall provide loan program information and technical and financial information to promote energy efficiency and use of renewable energy at the neighborhood and community levels. The sustainable energy project manager shall be responsible for small scale local energy project verification and for monitoring program effectiveness for energy efficiency and sustainable technology loans and small scale local energy program loans. The sustainable energy project manager may administer the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program within the utility service territory.
(4) A city, county, metropolitan service district or other local government entity, or a nonprofit, for-profit, tribal or state entity, may be a sustainable energy project manager if the entity meets the qualifications established by the director under this section and is approved by the director to provide promotion, outreach and customer support related to the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program within a utility service territory. The Public Purpose Fund Administrator is an ex officio sustainable energy project manager. The Public Purpose Fund Administrator shall act as the sustainable energy project manager in any utility service territory that is not served by another sustainable energy project manager.
(5) The director shall establish a sustainable energy project manager certification program. However, the Public Purpose Fund Administrator or a consumer-owned utility is not required to obtain a sustainable energy project manager certificate and the Public Purpose Fund Administrator is not subject to any qualifications established by the director for a sustainable energy project manager. [2009 c.753 §7; 2010 c.92 §8; 2013 c.8 §5]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment
Chapter 470 - Small Scale Local Energy Projects
Section 470.050 - Definitions.
Section 470.060 - Application for financing; content; fee.
Section 470.065 - Confidentiality of information provided by or on behalf of applicant.
Section 470.070 - Small Scale Local Energy Project Advisory Committee.
Section 470.140 - Rulemaking authority; biennial report.
Section 470.150 - Loan contract; security; content.
Section 470.155 - Loan contract in form of intergovernmental agreement; provisions.
Section 470.170 - Security for loan.
Section 470.270 - General obligation refunding bonds.
Section 470.280 - General obligation bond repayment from sinking fund.
Section 470.310 - Procedure if sinking fund inadequate.
Section 470.525 - Quarterly report.
Section 470.530 - Qualifications; duties; certification program.
Section 470.535 - Applications for certification as project manager; selection factors.
Section 470.545 - Appeal of certification decision; fee.
Section 470.555 - Project managers; contract with qualified third parties; coordination.
Section 470.560 - Rules; certification standards; provision for preferred service providers.
Section 470.570 - Energy Project Supplemental Fund; sources; uses.
Section 470.575 - Jobs, Energy and Schools Fund; sources; uses.
Section 470.580 - Energy Project Bond Loan Fund; sources; uses.
Section 470.585 - Energy Revenue Bond Repayment Fund; uses.
Section 470.590 - Proposals; selection.
Section 470.610 - Issuance of bonds; written declarations of State Department of Energy.
Section 470.615 - Payment of bonds.
Section 470.620 - Bond pledges; trustees.
Section 470.630 - Form of disbursement; conditions for issuance.
Section 470.640 - Amount of loans; exceptions.
Section 470.645 - Application for loan; contents.
Section 470.650 - Residential small scale local energy projects; weatherization program.
Section 470.655 - Project initiation fee; base efficiency package fee; rules.
Section 470.660 - Investor-owned utilities; requirements of system; rules; waiver.
Section 470.665 - Consumer-owned utilities; requirements of system; rules; waiver.
Section 470.675 - Cost eligibility for ratemaking purposes; loan repayment charges.
Section 470.680 - State Department of Energy to identify forms of acceptable security.
Section 470.685 - Recording liens; foreclosure of liens; attorney fees and costs.
Section 470.700 - Use of loan offset grant moneys; alternate mechanisms.
Section 470.710 - Apprenticeship and job training.
Section 470.715 - Costs of adopting rules.
Section 470.720 - Loan program information to be provided by utilities; rules.
Section 470.800 - Clean Energy Deployment Fund; sources; uses.
Section 470.805 - Renewable Energy Development Subaccount; sources; uses.
Section 470.810 - Clean energy deployment program; prevailing wage requirements; rules.