2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 11 - Public Health, Housing, Environment
Chapter 469A - Renewable Portfolio Standards
Section 469A.005 - Definitions.
As used in ORS 469A.005 to 469A.210:
(1) "Banked renewable energy certificate" means a bundled or unbundled renewable energy certificate that is not used by an electric utility or electricity service supplier to comply with a renewable portfolio standard in a calendar year and that is carried forward for the purpose of compliance with a renewable portfolio standard in a subsequent year.
(2) "BPA electricity" means electricity provided by the Bonneville Power Administration, including all electricity from the Federal Columbia River Power System hydroelectric projects and other electricity acquired by the Bonneville Power Administration by contract.
(3) "Bundled renewable energy certificate" means a renewable energy certificate for qualifying electricity that is acquired:
(a) By an electric utility or electricity service supplier by a trade, purchase or other transfer of electricity that includes the certificate that was issued for the electricity; or
(b) By an electric utility by generation of the electricity for which the certificate was issued.
(4) "Compliance year" means the calendar year for which the electric utility or electricity service supplier seeks to establish compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable to the utility or supplier in the compliance report submitted under ORS 469A.170.
(5) "Consumer-owned utility" means a municipal electric utility, a people’s utility district organized under ORS chapter 261 that sells electricity or an electric cooperative organized under ORS chapter 62.
(6) "Electric company" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.
(7) "Electric utility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.
(8) "Electricity service supplier" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.
(9) "Qualifying electricity" means electricity described in ORS 469A.010.
(10) "Renewable energy source" means a source of electricity described in ORS 469A.025.
(11) "Retail electricity consumer" means a retail electricity consumer, as defined in ORS 757.600, that is located in Oregon.
(12) "Unbundled renewable energy certificate" means a renewable energy certificate for qualifying electricity that is acquired by an electric utility or electricity service supplier by trade, purchase or other transfer without acquiring the electricity for which the certificate was issued.
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