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Or. Rev. Stat. § 757.669 (2026)

Policy regarding consumer-owned electric utilities

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      757.669 Policy regarding consumer-owned electric utilities. The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the policy of the State of Oregon regarding consumer-owned utilities to:

      (1) Preserve and enhance the ability of community-based, consumer-owned utilities to provide reliable electric power to their consumers;

      (2) Recognize that communities served by consumer-owned utilities located in various parts of the State of Oregon may differ in their needs and desires concerning the provision of electricity and related products and services;

      (3) Preserve and enhance the ability of consumer-owned utilities and their elected governing bodies to respond to their consumers’ needs and desires;

      (4) Retain local control over consumer-owned utilities that provide or distribute electricity to retail electricity consumers;

      (5) Preserve, clarify and, as provided herein, enhance the rights and authorities of consumer-owned utilities and their governing bodies; and

      (6) Preserve the existing exclusive distribution rights of electric utilities as and to the extent such rights exist under current law. [1999 c.865 §22]

 

      757.670 [1961 c.691 §14; renumbered 758.460]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Cyrus v. Deschutes Cnty., 96 P.3d 858 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
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Cyrus v. Deschutes Cnty., 96 P.3d 858 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “020, ORS 757.669, and ORS 758.405, 2 which prescribe duties and obligations of public utilities, and he concluded that those statutes “impose on regulated utilities such as [CEC] a legal duty to provide safe, reliable and adequate electrical service to their customers.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 757.669(1): 1 case
Cyrus v. Deschutes Cnty., 96 P.3d 858 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “020, ORS 757.669, and ORS 758.405, 2 which prescribe duties and obligations of public utilities, and he concluded that those statutes “impose on regulated utilities such as [CEC] a legal duty to provide safe, reliable and adequate electrical service to their customers.”
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