Or. Admin. R. 860-085-0010

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

Section 860-085-0010 - Definitions

(1) As used in OAR 860-085-0010 through 860-085-0050:

(a) "Baseload electricity" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.522.

(b) "Carbon dioxide equivalent" means a unit of measurement that allows the effect of different greenhouse gases and other factors to be compared using carbon dioxide as a standard unit for reference.

(c) "Cogeneration facility" means a facility that produces electric energy and steam or other forms of useful thermal energy (such as heat) by cogeneration that is used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.

(d) "Commission" has the meaning given that term in ORS 756.010.

(e) "Electric company" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.

(f) "Electricity service supplier" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.600.

(g) "Generating facility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.522.

(h) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.210.

(i) "Greenhouse gas emissions" means gaseous emissions expressed as a carbon dioxide equivalent.

(j) "Greenhouse gas emission factors" means the factors, and procedure for use of these factors, as published in United States Environmental Protection Agency publication AP-42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, 2009 Update.

(k) "Long-term financial commitment" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.522.

(l) "Low-carbon emissions resource" means a generating facility with a greenhouse gas emission rate that is no more than the greenhouse gas emissions standard.

(m) "Natural gas company" has the meaning given that term in ORS 772.610.

(n) Useful thermal energy" means kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy actually sent to be used in a process (whether it be in the form of steam, water, air, products of combustion, or product) net of the kWh of energy discharged from the process as waste (whether it be in the form of steam, water, air, or products of combustion).

(2) As used in ORS 757.522 through 757.536:

(a) "Combined-cycle natural gas generating facility" means a generating facility that employs one or more combustion turbine generators (gas turbine) fueled by natural gas to generate electricity, and one or more gas turbine exhaust heat recovery steam generators producing steam for generation of additional electricity using one or more steam turbine generators (steam turbine).

(b) "Commercially available" means available for purchase and in operation in the United States at no less than 80 percent of rated output (adjusted for the elevation and ambient temperature at the installed location) for no less than 7000 hours during the preceding year.

Or. Admin. R. 860-085-0010

PUC 11-2011, f. & cert. ef. 11-15-11

Publication: Publications referenced are available from the agency.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 756.040 & 757.538

Stats. Implemented: 757.538