Or. Admin. Code § 860-088-0010 - Definitions
For purposes of this Division:
(1) "Community Solar Program" is the program
for the procurement of electricity by electric companies from community solar
projects.
(2) "Low-Income
Facilitator" is the entity responsible for the duties set forth in OAR
860-088-0030.
(3) "Electric company" has the meaning given
that term in ORS 757.600.
(4) "Low-income residential customer" means a
retail residential customer of an electric company whose annual income is at or
below the threshold set by Commission order for the Community Solar Program.
(5) "Nameplate capacity" means the
maximum rated output of a solar photovoltaic energy system, measured by the
rated output of system inverter(s) at 50 degrees Celsius and adjusted for any
transformer step-up losses.
(6)
"Owner" means a retail customer of an electric company who has an ownership
interest in a project, such as direct ownership of one or more solar panels or
shared ownership of the infrastructure of the project. Owner is defined at the
site address level.
(7)
"Participant" means either a subscriber or owner.
(8) "Program Administrator" means a
third-party directed by the Commission to administer the Community Solar
Program.
(9) "Program
Implementation Manual" means the set of guidelines and requirements for
implementing the Community Solar Program adopted by the Commission.
(10) "Project" means a community solar
project as defined in Oregon Laws 2016, chapter 28, section 22(1)(a).
(11) "Project Manager" has the
meaning given that term in Oregon Laws 2016, chapter 28, section 22(1)(d).
(12) "Retail customer" means a
customer who is a direct customer of the electric company and is the end user
of electricity for specific purposes, such as heating, lighting, or operating
equipment.
(13) "Service
territory" means the geographic area within which an electric company provides
electricity to retail customers.
(14) "Solar photovoltaic energy system" has
the meaning given that term in Oregon Laws 2016, chapter 28, section 22(1)(e).
(15) "Subscriber" means a retail
customer of an electric company who enters into a contractual agreement of 10
or more years for part of a project that results in bill credits being applied
to that customer's electricity bill. Subscriber is defined at the site address
level.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: OL 2016, ch. 28, sec. 22
Stats. Implemented: OL 2016, ch. 28, sec. 22
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