OAR 860-089-0550: Protected Information

The electric company may request a protective order be issued prior to making available protected information required to be shared under the rules in this Division. Protected information may include, but is not limited to, RFP-related and bidding information, such as a company’s modeling, cost support for any benchmark resource and detailed bid scoring and evaluation results. Protected information may then be provided to the Commission, the IE, and non-bidding parties, as appropriate under the terms of the protective order. Information shared under the terms of a protective order issued under this rule may be used in RFP review and approval, final shortlist acknowledgement, and cost-recovery proceedings.