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Or. Rev. Stat. § 758.515 (2026)

Legislative findings

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      758.515 Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:

      (1) The State of Oregon has abundant renewable resources.

      (2) It is the goal of Oregon to:

      (a) Promote the development of a diverse array of permanently sustainable energy resources using the public and private sectors to the highest degree possible; and

      (b) Insure that rates for purchases by an electric utility from, and rates for sales to, a qualifying facility shall over the term of a contract be just and reasonable to the electric consumers of the electric utility, the qualifying facility and in the public interest.

      (3) It is, therefore, the policy of the State of Oregon to:

      (a) Increase the marketability of electric energy produced by qualifying facilities located throughout the state for the benefit of Oregon’s citizens; and

      (b) Create a settled and uniform institutional climate for the qualifying facilities in Oregon. [1983 c.799 §2]

 

      758.520 [1979 c.730 §4; 1981 c.714 §3; repealed by 1981 c.714 §9 and by 1983 c.799 §9]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: Snow Mountain Pine Co. v. Maudlin, 734 P.2d 1366 (Or. Ct. App. 1987).
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Snow Mountain Pine Co. v. Maudlin, 734 P.2d 1366 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). “ORS 758.515 states the legislature’s goals and policies with respect to the encouragement of qualifying facilities: “(1) The State of Oregon has abundant renewable resources.”
NewSun Energy LLC v. Pub. Untility Comm., 337 Or. App. 79 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “This case involves a challenge to the commission’s policy for determining when the costs of a network upgrade may be shifted away from the QF—a policy that expressly allows a QF to demonstrate that, on the facts of a particular case, it should not be responsible for network…”
NewSun Energy LLC v. Pub. Untility Comm., 337 Or. App. 79 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “This case involves a challenge to the commission’s policy for determining when the costs of a network upgrade may be shifted away from the QF—a policy that expressly allows a QF to demonstrate that, on the facts of a particular case, it should not be responsible for network…”
NewSun Energy, LLC v. PUC, 346 Or. App. 545 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 8× “525 and do not conform to legislative policy expressed in ORS 758.515. PUC, along with intervenors Idaho Power Company, PacifiCorp, and Portland General Electric Company, defend the validity of the rules.”
Water Power Co. v. Pacificorp, 781 P.2d 860 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “ORS 758.515(2) states that its goal, like the goal of PURPA, is to: “(a) Promote the development of a diverse array of permanently sustainable energy resources using the public and private sectors to the highest degree possible; and “(b) Insure that rates for purchases by an…”
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Water Power Co. v. Pacificorp, 781 P.2d 860 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “ORS 758.515(2) states that its goal, like the goal of PURPA, is to: “(a) Promote the development of a diverse array of permanently sustainable energy resources using the public and private sectors to the highest degree possible; and “(b) Insure that rates for purchases by an…”
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