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OR Interconnection Standards
Type of Incentive Interconnection
Eligible States OR
Eligible Technology Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine
Eligible Fuel Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other
Eligible Project Size 0-2
Critical Information Eligible Technologies: Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Fuel Cells, Municipal Solid Waste, Anaerobic Digestion Size Limitations: Residential: 25 kW; Non-residential customers of PGE and PacifiCorp: 2 MW; Non-residential customers of municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, people's utility districts: 25 kW External Disconnect Requirements: Yes Insurance Requirements: None
Start Date 7/24/2007
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Additional Information The Oregon Public Utilities Commission (PUC) adopted new rules for net metering for PGE and PacifiCorp customers in July 2007, raising the individual system capacity limit from 25 kilowatts (kW) to two megawatts (MW) for nonresidential applications. The limit on individual residential systems is 25 kW. Systems that generate electricity using solar power, wind power, hydropower, fuel cells or biomass resources are eligible. Net-metered systems must be intended primarily to offset part or all of a customer's requirements for electricity. Utilities may not limit the aggregate capacity of net-metered systems. The PUC rules include three levels of interconnection for net-metered systems, and require the use of a standard application, a standard agreement, and reasonable procedural timelines for utilities and applicants. -Level 1 interconnection review applies to certified, inverter-based systems up to 25 kW in capacity that comply with IEEE standards and UL 1741. A system is considered "certified" if it has been submitted by a manufacturer to a nationally recognized testing lab, and has been tested and listed by the lab. Systems must pass specific technical screens. Utilities may not charge application fees or other fees for Level 1 review. -Level 2 interconnection review applies to certified systems up to 2 MW that comply with IEEE standards and UL 1741, as applicable, but do not qualify for Level 1 review. A system is considered "certified" if it has been submitted by a manufacturer to a nationally recognized testing lab, and has been tested and listed by the lab. -Level 3 interconnection review applies to systems that do not qualify for Level 1 review or Level 2 review. Systems must pass specific technical screens. Interconnection to area networks is permitted, with limitations. A proposed small generator interconnection rule includes four tiers of interconnection as outlined below. - Tier 1 interconnection review applies to certified, inverter-based systems up to 25 kW in capacity that comply with IEEE standards and UL 1741 and that are not interconnected to a transmission line. A system is considered "certified" if a manufacturer has submitted it to a nationally recognized testing lab and it has been tested and listed by the lab. Systems must pass specific technical screens. - Tier 2 interconnection review applies to certified systems up to 2 MW that comply with IEEE standards and UL 1741 but do not qualify for Tier 1 review. Systems must pass specific technical screens. The small generator must be interconnected to either a radial distribution circuit or a spot network distribution circuit limited to serving one customer, and must not be interconnected to a transmission line. - Tier 3 interconnection review applies to systems that do not qualify for Tier 1 or Tier 2 review and have a capacity less than 10 MW. Systems must pass specific technical screens, and the small generator must not be connected to a transmission line or export power beyond the point of interconnection. - Tier 4 interconnection review applies to systems that do not qualify for or failed to meet the Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 interconnection review requirements and have a capacity less than 10 MW. A feasibility study, system impact study, or a facilities study may be required under Tier 4 review.
Web Site http://apps.puc.state.or.us/orders/2007ords/07-319.pdfExit EPA
Additional Web Site http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/
incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=OR14R&state=OR&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1Exit EPA
Primary Contact Lisa Schwartz
625 Marion Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
U.S.A.
Lisa Schwartz (lisa.c.schwartz@state.or.us)
(503) 378-8356

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