Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
Division 89 - COMPETITIVE BIDDING GUIDELINES
Section 860-089-0100 - Applicability of Competitive Bidding Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) An electric company must comply with the rules in this division when it seeks to acquire generating or storage resources or to contract for energy or capcity if any of the following apply:
(2) An electric company may request that the Commission find that resources presumed to be subject to subsection (1)(c) of this rule should not be considered in the aggregate. The electric company may make this request before acquiring the resources. The electric company bears the burden of rebutting the presumption that the acquisition is subject to these rules by showing each resource is separate and distinct.
(3) An electric company is not required to comply with the competitive bidding requirements to acquire a resource otherwise subject to section (1) of this rule when:
(4) Within 30 days of seeking to acquire a resource under section (3) of this rule, the electric company must file a report with the Commission explaining the relevant circumstances. The report must be served on all the parties to the electric company's most recent rate case, RFP, and IRP dockets.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS Ch. 183, 756, 758, 2016 OL Ch. 28
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 756.040, 758.060, 2016 OL Ch. 28, Sect. 6