OAR 330-068-0085: Project Ranking Formula

(1) TAS: (a) The Department shall rank TAS applications for building or occupied building according to its potential for ECMs determined by a point system based on data presented in the energy audit submitted with the application; (b) The Department shall fund TAS applications in rank order starting with the application with the highest ranking value. (2) ECM: (a) The Department shall rank ECM project applications using the following formula: Project Payment = Ranking Value E (A) Project Payment = Summation of allowable ECM costs where the allowable cost of each ECM is determined by OAR 330-068-0090(2)(a); (B) E = The summation of electrical energy savings from all ECMs, savings are equal to the life of each ECM multiplied by its estimated annual kilowatt hour savings. (b) If a project application contains a direct application renewable resource component, that component of the project estimated first year kilowatt hour savings shall be increased by ten percent for ranking purposes only; (c) The Department shall fund ECM projects in rank order starting with the project with the lowest ranking value.