Bill Text: OR HB2941 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 2941 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the Oregon Military Department.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2941 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2941-Introduced.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3358

                         House Bill 2941

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Raises total solar photovoltaic generating nameplate capacity
of all electric companies in this state from 20 megawatts of
alternating current to 40 megawatts of alternating current.
Requires additional 20 megawatts of alternating current to be
attributable to projects located on land owned or leased by
Oregon Military Department.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Oregon Military Department; amending ORS 757.370
  and 757.375.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 757.370 is amended to read:
  757.370. (1) { + (a) + } On or before January 1, 2020, the
total solar photovoltaic generating nameplate capacity, from
qualifying systems generating at least 500 kilowatts, of all
electric companies in this state must be at least   { - 20 - }
 { + 40 + } megawatts of alternating current   { - with no single
project greater than five megawatts of alternating current - } .
   { +  (b) Of the 40 megawatts of alternating current required
under this subsection:
  (A) 20 megawatts of alternating current must be attributable to
single projects that produce no more than five megawatts of
alternating current; and
  (B) 20 megawatts of alternating current must be attributable to
projects located on a site owned or leased by the Oregon Military
Department. + }
  (2) { + (a) + } For the purpose of complying with the solar
photovoltaic generating capacity standard established by this
section, on or before January 1, 2020, each electric company is
required to maintain a minimum generating capacity from
qualifying systems.
   { +  (b) + } The minimum generating capacity for each electric
company  { +  under subsection (1)(b)(A) of this section + } is
determined by multiplying 20 megawatts by a fraction equal to the
electric company's share of all retail electricity sales made in
this state in 2008 by all electric companies.
   { +  (c)(A) The minimum generating capacity for each electric
company under subsection (1)(b)(B) of this section is determined
by multiplying 20 megawatts by a fraction equal to the electric
company's share of all retail electricity sales made in this

state in 2008 by all electric companies not exempt under
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
  (B) An electric utility serving fewer than 25,000 customers in
this state that has its headquarters located in another state is
not subject to the minimum generating capacity required by this
paragraph. + }
  (3) For the purposes of ORS 757.360 to 757.380, capacity of a
solar photovoltaic energy system is measured on the alternating
current side of the system's inverter using the measurement
standards set forth by the Public Utility Commission by rule. If
the system does not use an inverter, the measurement shall be
made at the direct current level.
  (4) An electric company may satisfy the solar photovoltaic
generating capacity standard established by this section with
solar photovoltaic energy systems owned by the company or with
contracts for the purchase of electricity from qualifying
systems.
  (5) All costs prudently incurred by an electric company to
comply with the solar photovoltaic generating capacity standard
established by this section, including above-market costs, are
recoverable in the company's rates and are eligible for an
automatic adjustment clause established by the commission under
ORS 469A.120.
   { +  (6) The Oregon Military Department is the owner of a
renewable energy certificate established under ORS 469A.130 that
is associated with energy generated pursuant to subsection
(1)(b)(B) of this section. + }
    { - (6) - }   { + (7) + } The commission may adopt rules
implementing and enforcing this section.
  SECTION 2. ORS 757.375 is amended to read:
  757.375. (1) Any electricity produced from a qualifying system
under ORS 757.370 that is physically located in this state may be
used by an electric company to comply with the renewable
portfolio standard established under ORS 469A.005 to 469A.210.
  (2) For each kilowatt-hour of electricity produced { +  for
purposes of meeting the requirement set forth in ORS 757.370
(1)(b)(A) + } from a qualifying system that first becomes
operational before January 1, 2016, and  { + that + } generates
at least 500 kilowatts, an electric company will be credited with
two kilowatt-hours of qualifying electricity toward the company's
compliance with the renewable portfolio standard under ORS
469A.005 to 469A.210, up to a maximum of 20 megawatts of
capacity.
   { +  (3) For each megawatt-hour of qualifying electricity
produced for purposes of meeting the requirement set forth in ORS
757.370 (1)(b)(B) from a qualifying system, the Public Utility
Commission shall reduce, up to a maximum of 20 megawatts of
capacity, the electric company's obligations with respect to the
renewable portfolio standard under ORS 469A.005 to 469A.210. + }
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