OAR 918-311-0080: Alternate Certification for Installation of Small Wind Turbines

(1) Wind turbines with a name plate capacity of not more than 100kW that meet the following criteria are considered certified as required by ORS 479.610. (2) Certification under this rule only applies to small wind turbines where: (a) The product design is reviewed for compliance with appropriate product safety and functionality standards and stamped by an Oregon-licensed professional electrical engineer; and (b) The inverter is listed or labeled by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. (3)(a) To ensure the safety of the components under this rule: (A) The manufacturer must submit one of each model of the product to an approved field evaluation firm for evaluation and approval as meeting electrical product safety standards; (B) The manufacturer must certify that each additional turbine of the same model meets the approved electrical product safety standards of the evaluated model; and (C) The field evaluation firm will provide for random evaluation of additional units as necessary, in accordance with the recommended practices required by OAR 918-306-0010(2)(c). (b) If the approved model is changed it must be re-evaluated. (4) Documentation demonstrating compliance with section (3) of this rule must be provided to the inspecting jurisdiction. (5) Installations performed under this rule are required to comply with all appropriate permit, inspection, and licensing requirements. (6) The provisions of this rule expire on January 1, 2011.