Section 470.540 – State Department of Energy to notify unsuccessful applicants; time- table for certification of project manager.
(1) Upon selecting a proposed sustainable energy project manager, the Director of the State Department of Energy shall notify all unsuccessful applicants for the position that another candidate is proposed for appointment. The director shall negotiate with the proposed sustainable energy project manager regarding any modifications to the service cost estimates or other features of […]
Section 470.545 – Appeal of certification decision; fee.
(1) A person that believes a decision of the Director of the State Department of Energy to certify a sustainable energy project manager is inconsistent with applicable rules or statutes may file a request to appeal with the Small Scale Local Energy Project Advisory Committee. Unless the request for appeal is filed by a nonprofit […]
Section 470.550 – Term of certification of project manager; certification approval letter; conditions for termination of certification.
(1) Unless the sustainable energy project manager is the Public Purpose Fund Administrator or a consumer-owned utility, the certification of a sustainable energy project manager shall be for a five-year term. The Director of the State Department of Energy shall issue the sustainable energy project manager a certification approval letter that states any conditions applicable […]
Section 470.555 – Project managers; contract with qualified third parties; coordination.
(1) The Public Purpose Fund Administrator shall be the sustainable energy project manager for investor-owned electric utilities. The Public Purpose Fund Administrator shall inform the Public Utility Commission and the State Department of Energy of the activities of the administrator by filing a yearly action plan and an end-of-year report with the commission and the […]
Section 470.560 – Rules; certification standards; provision for preferred service providers.
(1) The State Department of Energy shall adopt rules establishing certification standards for primary contractors participating in the construction of small scale local energy projects financed through the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program. The department shall design the standards to ensure that the project work performed by a primary contractor holding the certification […]
Section 470.565 – Loan applicant request for energy savings projection; processing of loan applications.
(1) At the request of a loan applicant, a primary contractor that is authorized to participate in the construction of small scale local energy projects financed through the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program may conduct an energy savings projection or similar evaluation for a property and conduct post-project verifications of energy savings in […]
Section 470.570 – Energy Project Supplemental Fund; sources; uses.
(1) The Energy Project Supplemental Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Energy Project Supplemental Fund shall be credited to the Energy Project Supplemental Fund. (2) The Energy Project Supplemental Fund shall consist of any moneys received for purposes of the energy efficiency and […]
Section 470.575 – Jobs, Energy and Schools Fund; sources; uses.
(1) The Jobs, Energy and Schools Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Jobs, Energy and Schools Fund shall be credited to the Jobs, Energy and Schools Fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Department of Energy for use as […]
Section 470.580 – Energy Project Bond Loan Fund; sources; uses.
(1) The Energy Project Bond Loan Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Energy Project Bond Loan Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) The fund shall consist of: (a) Net proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds under ORS 470.610 that are […]
Section 470.585 – Energy Revenue Bond Repayment Fund; uses.
(1) The Energy Revenue Bond Repayment Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Energy Revenue Bond Repayment Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857. Moneys in the fund are continuously […]