OAR 860-084-0070: Renewable Energy Certificates and Compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standards

(1) Each renewable energy certificate associated with the electricity produced by solar photovoltaic systems that is physically located in this state may be used to comply with the renewable portfolio standards established under ORS 469A.005 through 469A.120. (2) For each kilowatt-hour of electricity produced from a qualifying solar photovoltaic energy system that first becomes operational before January 1, 2016, and has a nameplate capacity between 500 kilowatts and five megawatts of alternating current, the electric company may be credited with two kilowatt-hours of qualifying electricity toward the electric company's compliance with the renewable portfolio standard, up to a maximum of 20 megawatts of capacity.