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Committee hears bill to end PUC reporting on long-closed solar incentive pilot
Summary
Senate Bill 843 would remove a statutory requirement that the Oregon Public Utility Commission file further reports on a 2009 pilot program for volumetric incentive payments for solar photovoltaic systems.
Senate Bill 843 would remove a statutory requirement that the Oregon Public Utility Commission file further reports on a 2009 pilot program for volumetric incentive payments for solar photovoltaic systems.
The bill matters because the pilot was capped and closed years ago, and the PUC told lawmakers the reporting mandate no longer produces useful information and duplicates newer solar-support policies.
Laura Taber, legislative affairs director for the Oregon Public Utility Commission, told the committee the pilot was established by the Legislature in 2009 and required biennial reports. "These incentive rates are…
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