Rulemaking Activities at the PUC
Please see the list below of open formal rulemaking dockets (AR dockets).
To view public comments or other documents in the docket, please select the link to the docket and then select individual pdf documents of interest.
The PUC does not currently have any proposed rules. When we do engage in rulemakings, we include on this page a statement of potential fiscal impact of the proposed rule; summary of the proposed rule; FAQ documents pertaining to the rulemaking; and minutes or recordings from rulemaking meetings. Links to public comments will also be posted on this page during the rulemaking process.
Temporary Rules Currently in Effect
None
Draft Rulemakings
Discussions are underway in the following dockets (no formal rulemaking yet proposed):
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AR 624 – Retail Telecommunications Service Standards Revisions (no current activity)
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AR 630 – Templates for Standard Avoided Cost Inputs and Outputs (no current activity)
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AR 641 – Division 001 Rule Updates (Practice before the Commission)
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AR 657 – OUNC Complaint Process
- AR 672 -- Protective Order Rule Revision
- AR 673 -- Regarding the Sale of Water Utilities (SB 845)
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AR 675 -- In the Matter of Rulemaking to Implement 2025 HB 3148 Relating to the Availability of Residential Telecommunication Services for Low-income Customers and Amendment to No-Match Provision
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UM 2111 – Interconnection Rules Investigation (rulemaking may or may not follow Phase II of the investigation)
- AR 676 -- Rulemaking to Establish Multi-Year Rate Plan Framework (HB 3179 & SB 688 Implementation)
- AR 677 -- Rulemaking to Establish General Rate Revisions Filing Schedule and Exemption Process (HB 3179 Implementation)
- AR 679 -- Rulemaking to Revise OAR 860-002-0000 et seq Regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution
- AR 681 -- Rulemaking to Establish Microgrid Frameworks (HB 2065 & HB 2066 Implementation)
Formal Rulemakings
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AR 669 – Updates to IRP Requirements and Competitive Bidding Rules
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AR 671 -- Permanent Rulemaking for Customer Service Protections
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AR 674 -- Division-091 Rulemaking: Small Scale Renewable (SSR) Energy Amendments
- AR 678 -- Rulemaking to Revise OAR 860-022-0000 to Establish Winter Rate Moratorium, Annual Reporting Schedule, and Update Filing Requirements (HB 3179 Implementation)
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AR 680 -- Rulemaking to Revise OAR 860-001-0800 et seq and 860-001-0900 – Regarding Implementation of the Environmental Justice Communities Funding Agreement
Rules Adopted in Last 6 Months
None.
To obtain information on rulemakings prior to those listed above, please contact
puc.hearings@puc.oregon.gov.
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Subscription Information
To subscribe to PUC’s notices of rulemaking, please send an email to
puc.hearings@puc.oregon.gov, with “Subscribe to rulemaking notices” in the subject line. In the body of your email, please specify to which list you would like to subscribe:
- ADMINRULE ELECTRIC (Rulemaking related to the electric industry (including wildfire related, solar, battery storage, wind, net metering, small and large generator interconnection)
- ADMINRULE GAS (Rulemaking related to the natural gas industry and gas safety)
- ADMINRULE TELECOM (Rulemaking related to the telecommunications industry and Residential Service Protection Fund programs)
- ADMINRULE WATER (Rulemaking related to regulation of certain water companies)
- ADMINRULE PROCEDURAL (Rulemaking related to practice before the PUC, how to participate in proceedings)
Page last updated: 11/04/2025