ORS 757.359 Infrastructure for vehicles powered by renewable natural gas or hydrogen

As used in this section, “natural gas utility” means a natural gas utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission under this chapter.

The commission may allow a natural gas utility to recover costs from all retail natural gas customers for prudent investments in or expenses related to infrastructure measures that support the adoption and service of alternative forms of transportation vehicles if the investments or expenses are consistent with and meet the requirements of subsection (3) of this section. An investment or expense by a natural gas utility may include an investment in or an expense related to infrastructure behind the customer meter.

An investment in or expense related to infrastructure measures that support the adoption and service of alternative forms of transportation vehicles is a utility service and a benefit to retail natural gas customers if the investment or expense can be reasonably anticipated to:

Support the adoption of alternative vehicles that are powered by renewable natural gas or hydrogen;

Support reductions of transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions over time; and

Benefit the natural gas utility system. Benefits may include, but need not be limited to:

Distribution or transmission management benefits;

System efficiencies or other economic values inuring to the benefit of retail natural gas customers over the long term; or

Revenues to natural gas utilities from fueling alternative forms of transportation vehicles to offset utilities’ fixed costs that may otherwise be charged to retail natural gas customers.