OAR 860-085-0650: Project Threshold

For the purpose of determining whether an application will be subjected to the procedural process described in either ORS 757.539(6) or (7), Tier-1 and Tier-2 Projects are defined as follows: (1) A Tier-1 Project is one that has projected costs that would be borne by the ratepayers of the utility proposing the Project that are equal to or less than $1 million and has an overall project cost of less than $85 per metric ton of reduced emissions. (2) A Tier-2 Project is one that has projected costs that would be borne by the ratepayers of the utility proposing the Project that are greater than $1 million or has an overall project cost of equal to or greater than $85 per metric ton of reduced emissions.