Section 757.675
[1961 c.691 §12; 1971 c.655 §99; renumbered 758.465]
Section 757.676 – Consumer-owned utility authorized to offer direct, portfolio or other forms of access to electricity services.
The governing body of a consumer-owned utility is authorized to determine whether and under what terms and conditions it will offer its retail electricity consumers direct access, portfolio access or other forms of access to electric service suppliers. In making such determination, the governing body of a consumer-owned utility shall consider such factors as it […]
Section 757.679 – Net billing agreements.
(1) Nothing in ORS 757.669 to 757.687 is intended to impair the rights or obligations of any party to net billing agreements. Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 757.600 to 757.667, 757.676 and 757.687, and in the event a participating utility is required to make payments pursuant to a net billing agreement, the governing body […]
Section 757.680
[1961 c.691 §15; renumbered 758.470]
Section 757.683 – Consumer-owned utility’s distribution rights and control over distribution system.
Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 757.600 to 757.667, a consumer-owned utility shall have exclusive distribution rights, to the extent such rights are provided by law, and exclusive responsibility for the performance and oversight of its distribution system including the acquisition, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of distribution facilities and metering, billing, collection and consumer response […]
Section 757.685
[1961 c.691 §16; 1965 c.242 §2; 1971 c.655 §99a; renumbered 758.475]
Section 757.687 – Consumer-owned utility offering direct access; public purpose charge; bill assistance program.
(1) Beginning on the date a consumer-owned utility provides direct access to any class of retail electric consumers, the consumer-owned utility shall collect from that consumer class a nonbypassable public purpose charge until January 1, 2026. Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, the amount of the public purpose charge shall be sufficient […]
Section 757.691 – Applicability.
Nothing in ORS 757.669 to 757.687 is intended to affect administration and enforcement of ORS 758.400 to 758.475 or to diminish or enlarge the rights of any person under ORS 758.400 to 758.475. [1999 c.865 §28]
Section 757.665 – Limitation on installing, servicing electric meters.
Electric meter installation, testing and maintenance shall be performed only by a distribution utility. [1999 c.865 §15a]
Section 757.667 – City authority over rights of way.
Nothing in ORS 757.600 to 757.667 shall diminish, or authorize regulations that diminish, a city’s authority to control the use of its rights of way and to collect license fees, privilege taxes, rent or other charges for the use of the city’s rights of way. [1999 c.865 §17]