Oregon Code — 757
Browse 236 sections in division 757 of the Oregon code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 757.005. Definition of public utility
- § 757.006. People s utility districts and electric cooperatives excluded from term public utility
- § 757.007. Contract and rate schedule filing for certain furnishers of heat exempt from regulation; procedure
- § 757.009. Procedure for reregulation of furnishers of heat
- § 757.015. Affiliated interest defined for ORS 757.105 (1) and 757.495
- § 757.020. Duty of utilities to furnish adequate and safe service at reasonable rates
- § 757.035. Adoption of safety rules and regulations; enforcement
- § 757.039. Regulation of hazardous substance distribution and storage operations; cooperation with federal agencies; disclosure of reports and information
- § 757.046. Performance-based regulation of electric companies; legislative declaration of public interest; incentives and penalties
- § 757.050. Authority of commission to order extension of service to unserved areas
- § 757.053. Alternative means for meeting energy conservation requirements
- § 757.054. Cost-effective energy efficiency resources and demand response resources; legislative findings; planning and pursuit by electric company required; consumer credit; rules
- § 757.056. Information on energy conservation to be furnished by certain utilities; rules
- § 757.061. Regulation of water utilities; rules
- § 757.063. Regulation of associations furnishing water upon petition
- § 757.066. Ordered sale of water utility; violation of standards affecting safe and adequate service; notice; alternatives to sale
- § 757.068. Use of fees to make emergency repairs to water service plants; order to make emergency repairs
- § 757.069. Notice of delinquency on water bill
- § 757.072. Agreements for financial assistance to organizations representing customer interests; rules
- § 757.077. Incorrect billings; collections; refunds
- § 757.081. Utility bills to include information regarding commission s consumer services
- § 757.083. Cost categories included in residential customer rates; visual representation made publicly available
- § 757.105. Filing of budget; rules; review by commission; pensions as operating expenses
- § 757.107. Supplemental budgets and orders
- § 757.110. Effect of budget orders
- § 757.120. Accounts required
- § 757.125. Duty of utility to keep records and accounts; duty of commission to furnish blanks
- § 757.135. Closing accounts and filing balance sheet; rules; auditing accounts
- § 757.140. Depreciation accounts; use of certain undepreciated investment in rates
- § 757.205. Filing schedules with commission; data filed with schedules
- § 757.210. Hearing to establish new schedules; alternative regulation plan; mitigating increases in residential customer rates
- § 757.211. Commission to consider cumulative economic impact of proposed residential rates; analysis considerations; rules
- § 757.212. Resource rate plans; customers who may elect to be exempt; order approving plan; effect of approving plan; rules
- § 757.215. Commission authorized to suspend new rates or order interim rates during hearings; revenues collected under unapproved rates to be refunded; order after hearing
- § 757.217. Multiyear rate plans for certain rate revisions; rules
- § 757.218. Expected rate adjustments; electric or natural gas company to file report; report criteria; rules
- § 757.220. Notice of schedule changes required; exception for alternative regulation
- § 757.225. Utilities required to collect for their services in accordance with schedules
- § 757.227. Rate mitigation for certain electric company rate increases
- § 757.230. Control of commission over classification of services and forms of schedules; rules
- § 757.240. Filing schedules in business office
- § 757.245. Establishment of joint rates
- § 757.247. Tariff schedules for energy resource measures; rules
- § 757.250. Standards and appliances for measuring service; rules
- § 757.255. Testing of measuring appliances; rules; fees
- § 757.259. Amounts includable in rate schedule; deferral; limit in effect on rates by amortization; rules
- § 757.262. Rates to encourage acquisition of cost-effective conservation resources; rules
- § 757.264. Annual forecast of certain projected production tax credits required; inclusion in rates
- § 757.266. Rates may encourage tree planting programs as offset to carbon dioxide emissions
- § 757.269. Setting of rates based upon income taxes paid by utility; limitation on use of tax information; rules
- § 757.270. Definitions for ORS 757.270 to 757.290
- § 757.271. Authorization from pole owner required for attachment
- § 757.272. Pole owner may approve or reject attachment
- § 757.273. Attachments to public utility and telecommunications utility facilities regulated
- § 757.276. Attachments by licensees to consumer-owned utility facilities regulated
- § 757.279. Fixing rates or charges by commission; cost of hearing
- § 757.282. Criteria for just and reasonable rate for attachments; rate reduction
- § 757.285. Presumption of reasonableness of rates set by private agreement
- § 757.287. Application to electrical utility attachments
- § 757.290. Regulatory procedures
- § 757.292. Classification of service; separate and distinct; cost allocation; mitigation of risk to other classes
- § 757.295. Contract for electricity services required; terms and conditions; delay in services
- § 757.300. Net metering facility allowed to connect to public utility; conditions for connecting and measuring energy; rules; application to out-of-state utilities
- § 757.302. Regulatory framework allowing microgrids and community microgrids within service territories of electric companies
- § 757.304. Microgrid interconnection; when study or engineering evaluation required; technical data; costs; preliminary design; final report
- § 757.306. Contractor labor standards for covered projects; attestation or declaration; project labor agreement
- § 757.308. Requirements related to request for proposals that may result in procurement of covered project
- § 757.310. Prohibition related to charges for service
- § 757.315. When free service or reduced rates allowed
- § 757.320. Reducing rates for persons furnishing part of necessary facilities
- § 757.325. Undue preferences and prejudices
- § 757.330. Soliciting or accepting special privileges from utilities
- § 757.355. Costs of property not presently providing utility service excluded from rate base; exception
- § 757.357. Legislative findings; programs to accelerate transportation electrification; tariff schedules and rates; long-term stranded costs
- § 757.359. Infrastructure for vehicles powered by renewable natural gas or hydrogen
- § 757.360. Definitions for ORS 757.360 to 757.380
- § 757.365. Pilot program for small solar energy systems; rules; limits to program
- § 757.375. Credit toward compliance with renewable portfolio standard; limits
- § 757.380. Applicability of ORS 757.360 to 757.380
- § 757.385. Allowance of fair and reasonable rates
- § 757.386. Program for procurement of electricity from community solar projects; rules
- § 757.390. Legislative findings and declarations
- § 757.392. Definitions
- § 757.394. Renewable natural gas programs; rules; requirements
- § 757.396. Participating large natural gas utilities; portfolio targets; ratemaking mechanisms; qualified investments
- § 757.398. Small natural gas utilities; filing to participate; rate cap; cost recovery; qualified investments
- § 757.399. Blending hydrogen with natural gas; notice requirements; information on utility s website
- § 757.400. Stocks defined for ORS 757.400 to 757.463
- § 757.405. Power to regulate issuance of utility securities
- § 757.410. When issuance of securities is void
- § 757.412. Exemption from securities regulation
- § 757.415. Purposes for which securities and notes may be issued; order required
- § 757.417. Limitation on application of ORS 757.415
- § 757.419. Limitation on application of ORS 757.480
- § 757.420. Hearings and supplemental orders relating to issuance of securities; joint approval of issuance by interstate utility
- § 757.425. State not obligated following approval of issuance
- § 757.430. Conditional approval of issuance authorized
- § 757.435. Disposal of proceeds from issuance of securities; rules
- § 757.440. Approval required before utility may guarantee another s indebtedness
- § 757.445. Wrongful issues or use of proceeds by utility
- § 757.450. Wrongful acts relating to issuance of securities
- § 757.457. Definitions for ORS 757.457, 757.459, 757.461 and 757.463
- § 757.459. State policy to encourage financing of certain costs and expenses by public utilities; pledge and agreement related to rate recovery assets, bonds and charges
- § 757.461. Financing of rate recovery expenditures through rate recovery bonds; application and hearing process; financing order; collection of rate recovery charges
- § 757.463. Security interest as collateral in rate recovery assets; requirements for attachment and perfection; transfers; enforcement rights and remedies
- § 757.465. Rate recovery bond not security for certain purposes
- § 757.467. Validity of actions taken in good faith pursuant to financing order
- § 757.480. Approval needed prior to disposal, mortgage or encumbrance of certain operative utility property or consolidation with another public utility; exceptions
- § 757.482. Approval to sell or convey real property below market price for development of affordable housing
- § 757.483. Condemnation or acquisition of service territory or property of electric company by electric utility; stranded costs obligation
- § 757.485. Purchase of property or stocks of one utility by another
- § 757.490. Approval needed for certain contracts
- § 757.495. Contracts involving utilities and persons with affiliated interests
- § 757.500. Contracts between certain public utilities
- § 757.506. Findings and policy regarding exercise of influence over utility by person not engaged in utility business
- § 757.511. Application for authority to exercise influence over utility; contents of application; issuance of order; dissemination of information about acquisition
- § 757.516. Contracts between natural gas utilities and customers for commodity and services; determination by commission of reasonableness of contract and utility activities
- § 757.518. Elimination of coal-fired resources from allocations of electricity; depreciation; exception; useful life of coal-fired resources; rates
- § 757.519. Consideration of net gain or net loss upon sale of coal-fired resource for allocation to certain retail electricity consumers
- § 757.522. Definitions for ORS 757.522 to 757.536
- § 757.524. Greenhouse gas emissions standard applicable to electric companies and electricity service suppliers
- § 757.526. Petition by electric companies and electricity service suppliers to study greenhouse gas emissions standard; report to Legislative Assembly
- § 757.528. Greenhouse gas emissions standard applicable to consumer-owned utilities; modification; rules
- § 757.531. Emissions standard-based restrictions on long-term financial commitments by electric companies or electricity service suppliers; rules
- § 757.533. Emissions standard-based restrictions on long-term financial commitments by consumer-owned utilities; rules
- § 757.536. Public Utility Commission review of plans and rates to ensure compliance with greenhouse gas emissions standard; rules
- § 757.538. Rules
- § 757.539. Eligibility criteria; contents of application; project proposal processes; recovery of costs; rate cap; report to Legislative Assembly
- § 757.542. Definitions for ORS 757.542 to 757.562
- § 757.547. Oregon Utility Notification Center; board; member qualifications; terms; meetings; rules
- § 757.552. Duties of center; fees for services; rules; exemption from certain financial administration laws
- § 757.557. Underground utility facility operators required to subscribe to center; liability for damage from excavation for nonsubscribers; exemption
- § 757.562. Report to Legislative Assembly of center activities; contracts to carry out duties
- § 757.600. Definitions for ORS 757.600 to 757.687
- § 757.601. Implementation dates for direct access and portfolio of rate options; exemption for certain small electric companies
- § 757.603. Electric company required to provide cost-of-service rate option to all retail electricity consumers; waiver; portfolio of rate options for residential consumers
- § 757.607. Direct access conditions; cost recovery
- § 757.609. Date for announcing prices for electricity in subsequent calendar year; estimated prices
- § 757.612. Requirements for public purpose expenditures; rules
- § 757.613. Whole building assessment; investment in energy efficiency
- § 757.617. Report to Legislative Assembly on public purpose expenditures; independent nongovernmental entity to prepare report; report on low-income bill assistance
- § 757.622. Commission to establish terms and conditions for default electricity service to nonresidential consumers
- § 757.627. Retail electricity consumers eligible for direct access may aggregate electricity loads
- § 757.629. Reciprocal sales to nonresidential electricity consumers
- § 757.632. Electricity service supplier s access to electric company s distribution facilities
- § 757.637. Comparable access to transmission and distribution facilities
- § 757.642. Unbundling electricity assets; records
- § 757.646. Policies to eliminate barriers to competitive retail market; code of conduct for electric companies; rules
- § 757.649. Certification of electricity service suppliers; safety standards for distribution systems; billing requirements; rules
- § 757.654. Commission authority to investigate allegations of undue market influence
- § 757.656. Failure to comply with ORS 757.600 to 757.667; cause of action
- § 757.659. Commission rules; contents
- § 757.660. Use of arbitration to resolve disputes relating to valuation of electric company investments; rules
- § 757.661. Commission authority to require filing
- § 757.663. Commission authority to require electric company to enter into contracts with Bonneville Power Administration
- § 757.665. Limitation on installing, servicing electric meters
- § 757.667. City authority over rights of way
- § 757.669. Policy regarding consumer-owned electric utilities
- § 757.672. Application of ORS 757.603 to 757.667 to consumer-owned electric utility; reciprocal electricity sales
- § 757.676. Consumer-owned utility authorized to offer direct, portfolio or other forms of access to electricity services
- § 757.679. Net billing agreements
- § 757.683. Consumer-owned utility s distribution rights and control over distribution system
- § 757.687. Consumer-owned utility offering direct access; public purpose charge; bill assistance program
- § 757.691. Applicability
- § 757.695. Mitigation of energy burdens; costs collection
- § 757.698. Low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance; biennial reassessment of level of need; report to Legislative Assembly
- § 757.710. Emergency curtailment plan required; credits for weatherization or alternate energy devices
- § 757.720. Factors to be considered in approving plan; authority to establish plan; consultation with State Department of Energy
- § 757.730. Liability when curtailment occurs
- § 757.732. Definitions for ORS 757.732 to 757.744
- § 757.734. Recovery of investment in Klamath River dams
- § 757.736. Surcharges for funding costs of removing Klamath River dams; judicial review
- § 757.738. Surcharge trust accounts related to removal of Klamath River dams
- § 757.740. Recovery of other costs incurred as result of changes in operation to or removal of Klamath River dams
- § 757.742. Public Utility Commission authorization to enter agreement with California related to cost apportionment and trust fund
- § 757.744. Disclaimers
- § 757.746. Requirements for nongovernmental entities receiving funds
- § 757.747. Environmental justice; commission to establish equity metrics
- § 757.750. Legislative findings
- § 757.755. Termination of residential electric or natural gas service prohibited; rules of commission
- § 757.760. Requirements for notice of termination of service; payment schedules; rules
- § 757.765. Public utility provision of shielded outdoor lighting fixtures to customers
- § 757.770. Deadline for public utility filing of outdoor lighting fixture rate and charge application; required notification to customers
- § 757.800. Definitions for ORS 757.800 and 757.805
- § 757.805. Accident prevention required for work near high voltage lines; effect of failure to comply; applicability; other remedies unaffected
- § 757.808. Transmission system additions, improvements or modifications; analysis of alternatives; grid enhancing technologies; state policy
- § 757.811. Requirement to consider electricity from ocean renewable energy
- § 757.812. Definitions for ORS 757.812 to 757.950
- § 757.814. Creation of acquisition review committee
- § 757.818. Oregon Community Power created
- § 757.822. Laws applicable to Oregon Community Power
- § 757.824. Regulatory authority of Public Utility Commission over Oregon Community Power
- § 757.830. Nominating committee
- § 757.834. Board of directors
- § 757.842. Board meetings and procedures
- § 757.852. Acquisition of incumbent utility; use of eminent domain
- § 757.855. Funding of preliminary activities and negotiations
- § 757.857. Oregon Community Power Utility Acquisition Fund
- § 757.862. Request to Public Utility Commission for transfer of funds
- § 757.864. Conduct of business after acquisition
- § 757.868. Oregon Community Power to be successor in interest to incumbent utility; rules
- § 757.872. Equity and assets of incumbent utility held in trust; disclaimer of state interest
- § 757.880. Board duties
- § 757.883. Payments in lieu of property taxes
- § 757.886. Powers of Oregon Community Power
- § 757.890. Eminent domain
- § 757.895. Ratemaking
- § 757.897. Notice of ratemaking; ratemaking hearings
- § 757.900. Intervention by Citizens Utility Board in proceedings
- § 757.902. Annual audit of Oregon Community Power
- § 757.905. Adoption of bylaws
- § 757.910. Policy
- § 757.915. Definitions for ORS 757.915 to 757.930
- § 757.918. Oregon Community Power required to allow direct access
- § 757.920. Rights of electricity service suppliers
- § 757.922. Transition credits and charges
- § 757.924. Portfolio access to electricity service providers
- § 757.930. Distribution rights; service territories
- § 757.935. Definitions for ORS 757.935 to 757.945
- § 757.937. Financing agreements authorized
- § 757.940. Delegation of powers relating to financing agreements
- § 757.942. Powers of Oregon Community Power relating to financing agreements
- § 757.945. Consultation with State Treasurer
- § 757.950. Authorization to issue and sell revenue bonds
- § 757.954. City s authority to control and collect charges for use of rights of way
- § 757.960. Commission to convene workshops; wildfire protection and mitigation best practices
- § 757.963. Public utility required to develop wildfire protection plan; rules
- § 757.966. Consumer-owned utility required to develop wildfire mitigation plan
- § 757.968. Electric utility easement over private land
- § 757.969. Municipally owned utility exempt from requirements
- § 757.972. Annual report to legislature on reducing risk of wildfire from utility infrastructure
- § 757.990. Penalties
- § 757.991. Civil penalty for noncompliance with gas regulations
- § 757.993. Penalty for violation of utility excavation notification provisions
- § 757.994. Civil penalty for violation of statute, rule or order related to water utilities
- § 757.995. Civil penalty for violation of wildfire protection provisions or rule