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Public Purpose Charges
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Public Utility Service Territories
The governing body of a publicly owned utility may choose to open its service territory to competition for any class of retail consumer. If they allow open access, the utility must also collect at least a 3-percent public-purpose charge from that class of consumer. In addition:
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The utility will decide how to collect and how to allocate the funds.
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The costs of public-purpose programs the utility runs under federal and state laws and certain historic investment can be credited toward the 3-percent charge.
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The utility must offer a bill paying assistance program for certain low-income households, but the law specifies no level of spending.
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Large consumers can receive credits for the conservation measures and renewable-resource systems they install.
Each publicly owned utility must report annually to the Department of Energy on the public-purpose charges to its consumers and on what public purposes the utilities spent that revenues - whether the utility opens its service area to competition or not.
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Who Else Is Involved?
Oregon Public Utilities Commission
Northwest Public Power Association
Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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