Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
Division 88 - COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM RULES
Section 860-088-0020 - Program Administrator

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 860-088-0020

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) The Commission will use a competitive bidding process to select a Program Administrator to administer the Community Solar Program.

(2) The duties of the Program Administrator include:

(a) Developing jointly with Commission Staff a Program Implementation Manual;

(b) Developing a budget and reporting actual expenditures and carryover to the Commission;

(c) Managing the performance of the Low-Income Facilitator and coordinating with the Low-Income Facilitator to meet any low-income capacity requirements;

(d) Registering Project Managers;

(e) Reviewing applications for project pre-certification and certification;

(f) Confirming participant eligibility in the Community Solar Program;

(g) Facilitating the exchange of customer electricity account information between electric companies and Project Managers;

(h) Establishing and maintaining a publicly-available queue of pre-certified projects in a manner that protects commercially sensitive or competitive information;

(i) Coordinating participants' monthly bill crediting and conveying bill credit information to electric companies and Project Managers;

(j) Providing to electric companies participant ownership or subscription payment information obtained from Project Managers;

(k) Receiving from electric companies monies collected from participants, allocating monies, and maintaining monthly reports of receipts and allocations to submit to the Commission upon request;

(l) Monitoring Project Managers' compliance with the standard of conduct set forth in the Program Implementation Manual and notifying the Commission of any compliance deficiency;

(m) Facilitating data exchange among electric companies, Project Managers, and the Commission;

(n) Managing data related to the Community Solar Program as set forth in the Program Implementation Manual, including implementing best practices for data security and privacy; and

(o) Performing other duties assigned by the Commission or set forth in the Program Implementation Manual.

Stat. Auth.: OL 2016, ch. 28, sec. 22

Stats. Implemented: OL 2016, ch. 28, sec. 22

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