Washington Administrative Code
Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission
Chapter 480-106 - Electric companies-Purchases of electricity from qualifying facilities
Section 480-106-030 - Tariff for purchases from qualifying facilities
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Tariff for purchases from qualifying facilities required: Each utility must file a tariff consistent with this chapter and with WAC 480-80-102 Tariff content.
(2) Contracting procedures:
(3) Schedule of estimated avoided costs offering standard rates for purchases from qualifying facilities of five megawatts or less: In the tariff required in subsection (1) of this section, all utilities must file a schedule of estimated avoided costs offering standard rates for purchases from qualifying facilities with nameplate capacities of five megawatts or less, as described in WAC 480-106-040 Schedules of estimated avoided costs. Qualifying facility developers proposing projects with a design capacity of five megawatts or less may choose to receive a purchase price for power that is set forth in such standard tariff.
(4) Standard contract provisions for purchases from qualifying facilities of five megawatts or less: In the tariff required in subsection (1) of this section, each utility shall specify the information required for qualifying facilities with nameplate capacities of five megawatts or less to obtain draft executable contracts. All utilities shall file standard contract provisions for purchases from a qualifying facility with a capacity of five megawatts or less. Standard contracts may include commercially reasonable milestone events and cure periods including, but not limited to, the qualifying facility's:
(5) Information and term sheets for qualifying facilities with capacities of greater than five megawatts: In the tariff required in subsection (1) of this section, each utility shall specify the information required for qualifying facilities of greater than five megawatts to obtain draft and executable contracts. All utilities shall post upon the utility's web site nonbinding term sheets with limited contract provisions for qualifying facilities with capacities greater than five megawatts. Such contract provisions need not be the same as the standard contract provisions required pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, but shall be consistent with the commission's rules.