Oregon Statutes 470.090 – Approval or rejection of project financing by director; certification of amount of loan; findings; notice
(1) After consideration of the recommendation of the Small Scale Local Energy Project Advisory Committee or the State Department of Energy as provided by ORS § 470.080, the Director of the State Department of Energy may approve or reject the financing of a small scale local energy project described in an application filed as provided in ORS § 470.060, using moneys in the Small Scale Local Energy Project Loan Fund. Approval of a loan by the director shall include a certification of the amount of the loan.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 470.090
- Applicant: means an applicant for a loan to construct a small scale local energy project. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Committee: means the Small Scale Local Energy Project Advisory Committee created under ORS § 470. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Director: means the Director of the State Department of Energy appointed under ORS § 469. 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
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Small scale local energy project: means any of the following:
(a) A system, mechanism or series of mechanisms located primarily in Oregon that directly or indirectly uses or enables the use of, by the applicant or another person, renewable resources including, but not limited to, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, waste heat or water resources to produce energy, including heat, electricity and substitute fuels, to meet a local community or regional energy need in this state. See Oregon Statutes 470.050
(2) The director’s approval of a loan for a small scale local energy project shall be based on a finding that:
(a) The proposed small scale local energy project meets established standards and criteria under ORS § 470.080;
(b) The proposed project is consistent with the preservation and enhancement of environmental quality;
(c) The proposed project is feasible and a reasonable risk from practical and economic standpoints;
(d) The plan for development of the project is satisfactory;
(e) The applicant is qualified, creditworthy and responsible and is willing and able to enter into a contract with the director for development and repayment as provided in ORS § 470.150 or 470.645;
(f) There is a need for the proposed small scale local energy project and the applicant’s financial resources are adequate to provide the working capital to maintain the project after completion;
(g) Moneys in the loan fund are or will be available for the development of the proposed small scale local energy project;
(h) A dwelling constructed before January 1, 1979, that will be served by a proposed space heating project is weatherized according to the standards established under ORS § 469.155;
(i) Except for a proposed space heating project for a dwelling under paragraph (h) of this subsection, the loan does not finance any project for which the projected economic value of the energy savings of the project during the first year the project is implemented is equal to or greater than the cost of the project; and
(j) The loan will not preclude individuals and small businesses from access to loan moneys.
(3) The director shall notify the applicant and the presiding officer of the committee of the director’s action and of the reasons for that action. The director shall inform the applicant of the review procedure established in ORS § 470.100. [1979 c.672 § 5; 1981 c.50 § 4; 1981 c.565 § 4; 1983 c.188 § 3; 2003 c.186 § 58; 2005 c.201 § 6; 2009 c.753 § 58]