Section 470.640 – Amount of loans; exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amount of an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan may not exceed $40,000 for residential dwellings served by a single meter of the utility that is to provide on-bill financing. The loan limit described in this subsection does not apply to other buildings such […]
Section 470.645 – Application for loan; contents.
An application for an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan must contain: (1) Information sufficient to identify real or personal property located within this state against which a fixture filing and lien may be filed under ORS 470.680 or 470.685 to secure the loan and sufficient to allow verification that the property owner is the […]
Section 470.650 – Residential small scale local energy projects; weatherization program.
(1) If an applicant for a loan to construct a residential small scale local energy project has household income that may qualify the person for a weatherization program operated by the Housing and Community Services Department, the sustainable energy project manager shall refer the applicant to the department. This subsection does not prohibit a sustainable […]
Section 470.655 – Project initiation fee; base efficiency package fee; rules.
(1) Except as provided in ORS 470.650, an applicant for an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan approved by the State Department of Energy shall pay the department a project initiation fee. Upon request of the loan applicant, the department may add all or part of a project initiation fee to the principal of an […]
Section 470.660 – Investor-owned utilities; requirements of system; rules; waiver.
(1) All investor-owned utilities, except those that have withheld consent under ORS 470.510 (3), shall provide on-bill financing, except as described in subsection (4) of this section. After an investor-owned utility has established an on-bill financing system, an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan shall be repaid by on-bill financing unless the loan agreement specifies […]
Section 470.665 – Consumer-owned utilities; requirements of system; rules; waiver.
(1) If a consumer-owned utility has established an on-bill financing system, an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan shall be repaid by on-bill financing unless the loan agreement specifies that the State Department of Energy and the borrower have agreed to an alternative method for ensuring repayment of the loan. (2) Unless the Director of […]
Section 470.670 – Repayment requirement for customer served by electric utility and gas utility.
If a customer is served by both an electric utility and a gas utility that both have an on-bill financing system, a loan repaid through on-bill financing shall be repaid through the on-bill financing system of the utility that supplies the customer’s primary source of heat for the property. [2009 c.753 §34]
Section 470.675 – Cost eligibility for ratemaking purposes; loan repayment charges.
(1) If a utility incurs reasonable costs in implementing an on-bill financing system that exceed any moneys received by the utility to assist in the implementation, the costs are legitimate costs for ratemaking purposes. (2) A loan repayment charge for an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan may include, but need not be limited to, […]
Section 470.680 – State Department of Energy to identify forms of acceptable security.
(1) Subject to ORS 470.170, the State Department of Energy may identify forms of acceptable security for energy efficiency and sustainable technology loans that the department determines will achieve the goals and requirements of the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program and that provide adequate security for repayment of the loans. (2) For loans […]
Section 470.685 – Recording liens; foreclosure of liens; attorney fees and costs.
(1) The State Department of Energy or a sustainable energy project manager may act on behalf of the Director of the State Department of Energy for the purpose of recording a lien in favor of the director as required by ORS 470.170 (3) against property benefited by an energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan. (2) […]