Or. Admin. Code § 860-021-0330 - [Effective until 10/24/2025] Reconnection Fee for Utility Service
(1) When a utility service is disconnected
pursuant to OAR 860-021-0305, the energy or large telecommunications utility
may charge the reconnection fee in its tariff, except as provided below:
(a) For electric utilities that have the
ability to perform remote reconnection, the electric utility may not assess a
reconnection fee for low-income residential customers for the first two
reconnections in a calendar year.
(b) For electric utilities that do not have
the ability to perform remote reconnection, the electric utility may not assess
a reconnection fee for low-income residential customers for the first
reconnection in a calendar year.
(c) For natural gas utilities, the natural
gas utility may not assess a reconnection fee for a low-income residential
customers for the first reconnection in a calendar year.
(2) Section (1) above does not apply to After
Hours Reconnect as described in OAR 860-021-0328(7)(b).
(3) An energy utility may not require
customers to pay any reconnection fee as a prerequisite for reconnections
pursuant to OAR 860-021-0407 sections (11) and (12).
(4) Electric utilities must waive all
reconnection fees for a customer that:
(a)
Participates in the utility's income qualified bill discount program and earns
between 0-10 percent of the State Median Income; or
(b) Holds a medical certificate pursuant to
OAR 860-021-0410 and indicates an inability to pay for the
reconnection.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756.040, ORS 756.060, ORS 757.035 & ORS 759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.035, ORS 757.225, ORS 757.230 & ORS 757.695
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(1) For electric utilities that have the ability to perform remote reconnection, the electric utility may not assess a reconnection fee for low-income residential customers for the first two reconnections in a calendar year.
(2) For electric utilities that do not have the ability to perform remote reconnection, the electric utility may not assess a reconnection fee for low-income residential customers for the first reconnection in a calendar year.
(3) For natural gas utilities, the natural gas utility may not assess a reconnection fee for a low-income residential customers for the first reconnection in a calendar year.
(4) Energy utilities must not impose any reconnection charge for residential accounts following disconnection for non-payment provded the customer was enrolled in the lowest tier of the utility 's income-qualified bill discount program prior to disconnection.
(5) Sections (1) (2), and (3) above do not apply to After Hours Reconnect as described in OAR 860-021-0328(7)(b).
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756.040, ORS 756.060, ORS 757.035 & ORS 759
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.035, ORS 757.230 & ORS 757.695