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The Oregon Department of Energy concluded rulemaking on the Oregon Administrative Rules for the Residential Energy Tax Credit (OAR to ). New rules went into effect on November 1, 2008.
Following is a summary of the rule changes:
- Amend the eligibility of tax credit qualified heat pump and duct systems to be based on the company (not the technicians) participation in annual ODOE training.
- Eliminate the five-year requirement for geothermal technicians to have International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) training.
- Amend the requirement for downhole heat exchangers (direct use geothermal systems) to state that they must include a summary report from Oregon Institute of Technology or other source approved by the Director which describes the system and indicates that it will deliver sufficient heat and the design meets current good practice guidelines.
- Increase the maximum size requirement for a tax credit qualified refrigerator to 31 cubic feet.
- Add to the requirement for water heaters that they may also be listed with Energy Star or California Energy Commission to qualify.
- Replace the requirement that warm air furnaces must have electronically commutated, permanent magnet variable speed DC (ECPM) motor with the requirement that they must be listed in the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Directory of Certified Energy Rating, in effect at the time these rules are adopted, as “electrically efficient.”
- Add the requirement that boilers have a minimum AFUE rating of 0.92 (92 percent) and must include an outdoor temperature reset control effective January 1, 2009.
- Clarify the requirement for a very efficient biomass combustion device to have one quarter of a million Btu per hour heat output and not input.
- Amend the requirements for solar tax credit certified technicians to maintain their certification each year.
- Amend the date for requiring North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) certification for first-time solar technician applicants to May 4, 2009 and for renewing solar technicians to May 4, 2010.
- Amend rules for wind systems to require a five year manufacturer’s warranty.
- Make editorial and housekeeping changes to OAR to OAR .
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Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs)
Red-lined OARs
Hearing Officer's Report
Schedule of Rulemaking
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