Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
Division 95 - RESOURCE ADEQUACY
Section 860-095-0010 - Definitions for this Division

(1) "Advisory Forecast" means any modeling outputs created by a Qualified Regional Program that are presented but not used as part of the Qualified Regional Program's binding elements.

(2) "Binding Forward Showing" means a filing used by a State Participant to show compliance with the State Program.

(3) "Compliance Resource" means the resource(s) or resource-specific contracts used by a State Participant to meet the load requirements of the Binding Forward Showing.

(4) "Electric Company" has the same meaning as ORS 757.600(11).

(5) "Electricity Service Supplier" has the same meaning as ORS 757.600(16).

(6) "Emissions Planning Report" means a filing made by an Electricity Service Supplier to show compliance with ORS 757.649(1)(f).

(7) "Informational Filing" means a written explanation of a Load Serving Entity's strategy to address Resource Adequacy.

(8) "Integrated Resource Plan" means an Electric Company's written plan to satisfy the requirements of OAR 860-027-0400 and Commission Order Nos. 07-002, 07-047, and any future orders impacting filing requirements.

(9) "Load Serving Entity" means an Electric Company or Electricity Service Supplier.

(10) "P50 Peak Load Forecast" means a peak load forecast prepared on a basis, such that the actual peak load is statistically expected to be as likely to be above the forecast as it is to be below the forecast.

(11) "Planning Reserve Margin" means an increment of supply needed to meet conditions of high demand in excess of the applicable peak load forecast and other conditions such as higher resource outages, or lower availability of resources, expressed as a percentage of the applicable peak load forecast.

(12) "Qualified Capacity Contribution" means the portion of the nameplate capacity of a compliance resource that can be expected to provide capacity to meet customer demand calculated using a Commission or Qualified Regional Program approved methodology.

(13) "Qualified Parties" means Commission Staff and Oregon Citizens' Utility Board employees who execute a modified protective order.

(14) "Qualified Regional Program" means a Commission-approved regional reliability planning and compliance program that addresses Resource Adequacy through processes and conditions established in a FERC-approved tariff.

(15) "Regional Forward Showing" means any data, forecasts, or submittals required by a Qualified Regional Program to support planning program compliance by a Regional Participant.

(16) "Regional Participant" means a Load Serving Entity that is a participant in or is officially committed to becoming a participant in a Qualified Regional Program at least 30 days prior to the Binding Forward Showing filing date of the State Program

(17) "Resource Adequacy" means the expected ability of a Load Serving Entity to supply aggregate electric power and energy to meet the requirements of their consumers with a sufficient degree of reliability and plan to meet future demand with sufficient supply-side and demand side resource.

(18) "State Participant" means a Load Serving Entity that is not a Regional Participant.

(19) "State Program" means the Resource Adequacy compliance program administered by the Commission applicable to State Participants.