Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 330 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Division 250 - COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM
Section 330-250-0070 - Planning Grant: Competitive Review of Application

(1) The department shall conduct a competitive review of all planning grant applications that pass the eligibility and completeness review.

(2) The department may appoint external reviewers to evaluate all or part of each application for one or more categories listed under the opportunity announcement as part of the competitive review process. However, the director shall make the final decision on planning grant awards.

(3) Through competitive review, the department's internal review team and external reviewers, if applicable, shall evaluate applications for planning grants according to the criteria described in these rules and the applicable opportunity announcement. Depending on the opportunity announcement objectives, the reviewers and the director may give greater or lesser weight to each of the criteria listed in rules.

(4) The director shall determine whether the planning grant application is for a community renewable energy project that qualifies as a community energy resiliency project.

(5) The department shall review the information provided in the application against industry standards to determine whether the renewable energy system proposed for planning is technically feasible, meets minimum technical requirements for renewable energy systems, and should operate in accordance with the representations made by the applicant.

(6) The department shall list evaluation criteria in the opportunity announcement.

(7) In evaluating applications and awarding grant moneys, the department shall prioritize planning proposals:

(8) After considering all the criteria in this rule, the director may award a grant to one or more applicants, conditioned upon the execution of a performance agreement that satisfies OAR 330-250-0080. The director may also create a list of alternative applicants who may be awarded a grant if one or more of the applicants to whom the director awarded a grant does not timely execute a performance agreement with the department. The department shall notify applicants of the outcome of the competitive review.