Oregon Statutes 470.550 – Term of certification of project manager; certification approval letter; conditions for termination of certification
(1) Unless the sustainable energy project manager is the Public Purpose Fund Administrator or a consumer-owned utility, the certification of a sustainable energy project manager shall be for a five-year term. The Director of the State Department of Energy shall issue the sustainable energy project manager a certification approval letter that states any conditions applicable to the certification.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 470.550
- Director: means the Director of the State Department of Energy appointed under ORS § 469. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan: means a loan for a small scale local energy project that is repayable by means of:
(a) A charge included with the participant's utility customer account billing; or
(b) An alternative repayment method identified by the department and the borrower and specified in the loan agreement. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Loan: includes the purchase or other acquisition of evidence of indebtedness and money used for the purchase or other acquisition of evidence of indebtedness. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Public Purpose Fund Administrator: means the entity designated by the Public Utility Commission to administer moneys collected by a company through the public purpose charge described under ORS § 757. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Sustainable energy project manager: means the organization responsible for promoting the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program or the clean energy deployment program and related incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy at the neighborhood and community level. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
(2) The director may terminate the certification of a sustainable energy project manager for:
(a) Failure to adequately implement an applicable plan for implementing the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program;
(b) Noncompliance with the regulatory or statutory requirements of the energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program;
(c) Failure to meet any sustainable energy project manager criteria established by the director; or
(d) Failure to perform other certification conditions. [2009 c.753 § 11; 2013 c.8 § 16]