OAR 860-088-0010: Definitions

For purposes of this Division: (1) “Community Solar Program” is the program for the procurement of electricity by electric companies from community solar projects. (2) “Low-Income Facilitator” is the entity responsible for the duties set forth in OAR 860-088-0030. (3) “Electric company” has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600. (4) “Low-income residential customer” means a retail residential customer of an electric company whose annual income is at or below the threshold set by Commission order for the Community Solar Program. (5) “Nameplate capacity” means the maximum rated output of a solar photovoltaic energy system, measured by the rated output of system inverter(s) at 50 degrees Celsius and adjusted for any transformer step-up losses. (6) “Owner” means a retail customer of an electric company who has an ownership interest in a project, such as direct ownership of one or more solar panels or shared ownership of the infrastructure of the project. Owner is defined at the site address level. (7) “Participant” means either a subscriber or owner. (8) “Program Administrator” means a third-party directed by the Commission to administer the Community Solar Program. (9) “Program Implementation Manual” means the set of guidelines and requirements for implementing the Community Solar Program adopted by the Commission. (10) “Project” means a community solar project as defined in Oregon Laws 2016, chapter 28, section 22(1)(a). (11) “Project Manager” has the meaning given that term in Oregon Laws 2016, chapter 28, section 22(1)(d). (12) “Retail customer” means a customer who is a direct customer of the electric company and is the end user of electricity for specific purposes, such as heating, lighting, or operating equipment. (13) “Service territory” means the geographic area within which an electric company provides electricity to retail customers. (14) “Solar photovoltaic energy system” has the meaning given that term in Oregon Laws 2016, chapter 28, section 22(1)(e). (15) “Subscriber” means a retail customer of an electric company who enters into a contractual agreement of 10 or more years for part of a project that results in bill credits being applied to that customer’s electricity bill. Subscriber is defined at the site address level.