| Portland Residential PV Systems |
| Laws, Requirements, Tax credits | |
| Process |
| Hire a contractor and/or consultant. | |
| www.energy.state.or.us/renew/solar/PVvend.pdf | |
| Get city permits | |
| Enter into net metering agreement with utility | |
| Pass inspection by city/utility | |
| Start producing! | |
| City Permits |
| Electrical Permit | |||
| Trade permits counter | |||
| NEC Article 690 | |||
| National Fire Protection Agency | |||
| Groundfault Protection Device-fire protection device. Detects faulty currents and disables the array. | |||
| Additional Cost – $275-425 | |||
| IEEE 929 2000 | |||
| Recommeded Practice for Utility Interface Photovoltaic Systems. | |||
| Provides a standard for inverter design. | |||
| UL 1741 | |||
| Safety standards for Inverters, converters, and controllers. | |||
| Systems that meet these standards will meet IEEE standard. | |||
| City Permits |
| Residential Structural Permit | ||
| Roof able to maintain structural integrity given the extra load of PV array. | ||
| System able to maintain stability given the wind currents in Portand. | ||
| Net Metering Agreement |
| Created in response to HB 3219 | |
| An agreement between the customer-generator and the utility that details terms of interconnection. | |
| OregonLaw |
| 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly(1999) | |
| House Bill 3219 www.leg.state.or.us/99reg/measures/hb3200.dir/hb3219.en.html | |
| HB 3219 |
| Systems of 25 kW or less | |
| Located on customer’s property | |
| Can operate in parallel with utility | |
| Intended to offset part or all of customer’s electricity requirements | |
| May charge minimum monthly charge | |
| Customer Protection Provisions | |
| Cannot require additional safety or performance standards. | |
| Cannot require customer to perform or pay for additional tests. | |
| Cannot require the purchase additional liability insurance. | |
| PGE Net Metering Agreement |
| Must own the generator | |
| Must be a solar, wind, fuel cell, hydroelectric facility | |
| 25 kW or less | |
| Must operate in parallel with PGE’s existing transmission and distribution facilities | |
| Must be primarily intended to offset part or all your electrical requirements | |
| Agreement must span 1 year or more |
| PGE Net Metering |
| Net metering measures the difference between the electricity supplied by the company and electricity generated by a customer-generator and fed back to the company over the Monthly Billing period. |
| Financials |
| Customer will pay normal monthly Customer, Demand, Facilities, and Reactive Demand charges paid in the standard service tariff. | |
| If use exceeds production, customer pays for net usage. | |
| If production exceeds usage, the account is credited according to Schedule 201, Small Power Production. |
| Schedule 201 Credit Rates |
| Customer Responsibilities
with PGE agreement |
| Safety – NEC, IEEE, UL | |
| Deliver at utility voltage, phase,frequency, power factor | |
| All necessary govt. approvals | |
| Modifications required by PGE for purposes of safety and reliability | |
| Isolation equipment accessible at all times | |
| More Allowances |
| PGE may inspect facilities at any time for any reason. | |
| PGE may disconnect for safety and/or reliability reasons at their discretion. | |
| Current “Portland” Tax Incentives |
| State of Oregon $1,500 Tax credit | ||
| UL listed equipment | ||
| $3 per Watt up to $1,500 | ||
| Loan | ||
| 7.5% interest | ||
| Up to 15 years | ||
| $500 loan fee | ||
| Secured by collateral (second mortgage) | ||
| Individuals, businesses, schools, special districts, tribes and local, state or federal government agencies may apply. | ||
| $2,000 rebate for remote residences. | ||
| Federal Tax Incentives
for Residential Systems |
| Proposed Federal Tax Incentive |
| Congressman J.D. Hayworth, AZ | ||
| June, 2001 | ||
| Residential Solar Energy Tax Credit Act | ||
| 15% Tax Credit for installation of PV System | ||
| 15% Tax Credit for installation of water heater | ||
| Up to $2000 for each system | ||
| Portland Residential PV
Systems State of Affairs |
| System is not standardized. | ||
| Most people TRY to help. | ||
| Headaches may be unavoidable | ||
| “They DON’T deal with it.” | ||
| Contacts |
| Contractors/Consultants www.energy.state.or.us/renew/solar/PVvend.pdf | ||
| City of Portland | ||
| Bureau of Buildings, Permit Center | ||
| 1900 SW 4th, Ste 5000, PO Box 8120 | ||
| Portland, OR 97201 | ||
| (503) 823-7310 | ||
| Planning - www.opdr.ci.portland.or.us | ||
| Bob Turpin – Electrical Engineer | ||
| (503) 823-7390 | ||
| Contacts |
| State of Oregon | ||
| www.energy.state.or.us | ||
| Solar Power – | ||
| Christopher Dymond (503) 378-8235 or 1-800-221-8035 | ||
| Oregon Office of Energy 625 Marion St. N.E. Salem, Oregon 97301 (503) 378-4040 Toll Free: 1-800-221-8035 |
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| Fax:(503)-373-7806 | ||
| PGE - Bonnie Rushing - Power Contracts | ||