Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 469A.005

(1) “Acquires service territory” does not include an acquisition by a city of a facility, plant, equipment or service territory within the boundaries of the city, pursuant to ORS 225.020 or city charter, if the city:

(2) “Banked renewable energy certificate” means a bundled or unbundled renewable energy certificate that is not used by an electric utility or electricity service supplier to comply with a renewable portfolio standard in a calendar year, and that is carried forward for the purpose of compliance with a renewable portfolio standard in a subsequent year.

(3) “BPA electricity” means electricity provided by the Bonneville Power Administration, including electricity generated by the Federal Columbia River Power System hydroelectric projects and electricity acquired by the Bonneville Power Administration by contract.

(4) “Bundled renewable energy certificate” means a renewable energy certificate for qualifying electricity that is acquired:

(5) “Compliance year” means the calendar year for which the electric utility or electricity service supplier seeks to establish compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable to the electric utility or electricity service supplier in the compliance report submitted under ORS 469A.170.

(6) “Consumer-owned utility” means a municipal electric utility, a people's utility district organized under ORS chapter 261 that sells electricity or an electric cooperative organized under ORS chapter 62.

(7) “Distribution utility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.

(8) “Electric company” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.

(9) “Electric utility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.

(10) “Electricity service supplier” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.

(11) “Qualifying electricity” means electricity described in ORS 469A.010.

(12) “Renewable energy source” means a source of electricity described in ORS 469A.025.

(13) “Retail electricity consumer” means a retail electricity consumer, as defined in ORS 757.600, that is located in Oregon.

(14) “Unbundled renewable energy certificate” means a renewable energy certificate for qualifying electricity that is acquired by an electric utility or electricity service supplier by trade, purchase or other transfer without acquiring the electricity that is associated with the renewable energy certificate.