(2) An investor-owned gas utility may act as a sustainable energy project manager for the utility service territory serviced by the utility or may contract with the Public Purpose Fund Administrator to act as the sustainable energy project manager on behalf of the utility.
(3) A consumer-owned utility shall be the sustainable energy project manager for the utility service territory serviced by the utility if the utility agrees to promote energy efficiency and sustainable technology loans as part of an energy efficiency or renewable energy program offered by the utility. A consumer-owned utility may conduct energy efficiency and renewable energy programs within the utility service territory of the utility regardless of whether the utility service territory is served by an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program. A consumer-owned utility may decline to participate in the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program.
(4) If a customer is served by both a gas utility and an electric utility that have energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan programs, the utility that supplies the customer’s primary source of heat for the property shall supply loan program services for that customer.
(5) The existence of an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program, or the appointment of a sustainable energy project manager, in a utility service territory does not prevent a consumer-owned utility from conducting an energy efficiency or renewable energy program offered by the utility. If the consumer-owned utility declines to serve as a sustainable energy project manager for the utility service territory, the utility may:
(a) Continue with existing utility services and policies; or
(b) Work with the Director of the State Department of Energy to solicit and select a qualified entity to serve as the sustainable energy project manager as described in ORS 470.535 and 470.540.
(6) Subject to approval by the director, a sustainable energy project manager may contract with a qualified third party to assist the sustainable energy project manager in serving a utility service territory. If a utility service territory is served by a sustainable energy project manager, the appointment of additional sustainable energy project managers may be made only by entering into a subcontract approved by the existing sustainable energy project manager. If the third party is acting as a financier, the third party is not required to comply with laws regulating utilities based on the actions of the third party as a financier. The sustainable energy project manager may enter into agreements with trade associations and other public and private entities for the promotion or marketing of the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program.
(7) The Public Purpose Fund Administrator and sustainable energy project managers shall cooperate with, and coordinate their outreach and promotional efforts with, local utilities and other stakeholders to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy and to use the customer contacts, resources and capacity of the utilities to engage and inform utility customers about the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program. The Public Purpose Fund Administrator and sustainable energy project managers shall coordinate with gas utilities regarding any changes to a gas pipeline and with electric utilities regarding electric charging or any changes to electrical connections that are external to a structure. The Public Purpose Fund Administrator and sustainable energy project managers shall coordinate with a gas utility regarding the installation of appliances used for space heating, water heating and compressed natural gas refueling. [2009 c.753 §12; 2013 c.8 §7]
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.