(1) The Residential and Manufactured Structures Board or the Construction Industry Energy Board, after public hearing and subject to the approval of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, shall adopt a recommended voluntary energy efficiency rating system for single family residences and provide the State Department of Energy with a copy […]
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Home energy assessor” has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.527. (b) “Home energy audit” means the evaluation or testing of components or systems in a residential building for the purpose of identifying options for increasing energy conservation and energy efficiency. (c) “Home energy performance score” has […]
As used in ORS 469.710 to 469.720, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Annual rate” means the yearly interest rate specified on the note, and is not the annual percentage rate, if any, disclosed to the applicant to comply with the federal Truth in Lending Act. (2) “Commercial lending institution” means any bank, mortgage banking […]
(1) Dwelling owners who are or who rent to residential fuel oil customers, or who are or who rent to wood heating residents, shall be eligible for low-interest loans for cost-effective energy conservation measures through commercial lending institutions. (2) The annual rate shall not exceed six and one-half percent annually for loans provided by commercial […]
(1) Installation of the energy conservation measures must be completed within 90 days after receipt of loan funds. The State Department of Energy may provide an inspection at the owner’s request. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the department may inspect installation of energy conservation measures to verify that all loan […]
Eligibility of the lender for any tax credit under ORS 317.112 shall not be affected by any dwelling owner’s failure to use the loan for qualifying energy conservation measures. [1987 c.749 §4]
(1) A dwelling owner who is or who rents to a residential fuel oil customer, or who is or who rents to a wood heating resident, may not apply for low-interest financing under ORS 469.710 to 469.720 unless: (a) The dwelling owner, customer or resident has first requested and obtained an energy audit from a […]
It is the purpose of ORS 469.730 to 469.745 to promote voluntary measures to conserve energy in public buildings or groups of buildings constructed prior to January 1, 1978, through the adoption of energy conservation standards. [1977 c.853 §1]
As used in ORS 469.730 to 469.745, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Department” means the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (2) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (3) “Public building” means any publicly or privately owned building constructed prior to January 1, 1978, including the outdoor areas […]
In accordance with ORS chapter 183 and after consultation with the Building Codes Structures Board or with the Construction Industry Energy Board, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules establishing energy conservation standards for public buildings. The standards shall provide means of measuring and reducing total energy consumption and […]
To provide the public with a guide for energy conservation, the Director of the State Department of Energy shall adopt a program for voluntary compliance by the public with the standard adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 469.740. [1977 c.853 §4; 1987 c.414 §155]
(1) Any state agency, board, commission, department or division that is authorized to purchase or otherwise acquire fuel for the systems providing heating, air conditioning, lighting and the supply of domestic hot water for public buildings and grounds may enter into long-term contracts for the purchase of alternative fuels. Such contracts may be for terms […]
As used in ORS 469.752 to 469.756, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Project” means a state agency’s improvement of the efficiency of energy use through conservation, development of cogeneration facilities or use of renewable resources. “Project” does not include a plan of a state agency to improve the efficiency of energy use in a […]
(1) State agencies are authorized to enter into such contractual and other arrangements as may be necessary or convenient to design, develop, operate and finance projects on-site at state owned or state rented facilities. In developing such projects, state agencies shall offer a right of first refusal of two months for conservation and direct use […]
The State Department of Energy in consultation with other state agencies and utilities shall adopt rules, guidelines and procedures that are necessary to establish savings for projects and to implement other provisions of ORS 469.752 to 469.756, including, but not limited to, rules prescribing the procedures to be followed by an agency in negotiating with […]
[2007 c.739 §31; renumbered 469B.400 in 2011]
[2007 c.739 §5; 2011 c.730 §3; renumbered 469B.403 in 2011]
[1981 c.49 §1; renumbered 469.803 in 1999]
