Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Once an Application is approved for
Interconnection:
1. If the Utility has not
received an executed Interconnection Agreement, the Utility shall send to the
Customer, within seven calendar days after the notice of Application approval,
the appropriate Interconnection Agreement for review and signature;
2. If required, the Customer shall submit to
the Utility a copy of the final electrical clearance for the Generating
Facility issued by the authority having jurisdiction;
3. The Customer shall submit all necessary
supplemental documents as specified by the Utility; and
4. A site inspection shall be performed if
deemed necessary by the Utility or requested by the Customer.
B. Within seven calendar days
after a site inspection is deemed necessary by the Utility, or requested by the
Customer, the Utility shall perform a site inspection for which it may charge a
fee, if a tariff containing such a fee is approved for the Utility by the
Commission. During a site inspection, the Utility shall verify at least the
following:
1. The Generating Facility is in
compliance with all applicable Interconnection and code requirements;
2. All Generating Facility equipment is
properly labeled;
3. The Generating
Facility system layout is in accordance with the plant location and site plans
submitted to the Utility;
4. The
inverter nameplate ratings are consistent with the information submitted to the
Utility;
5. The Utility has
unrestricted 24-hour access to the Utility-owned production meter and
Disconnect Switch, and the Disconnect Switch meets all applicable
requirements;
6. The inverter shuts
down as required upon simulated loss of Utility voltage; and
7. To the extent visible, the Generating
Facility appears to be wired in accordance with the electrical diagrams
submitted to the Utility.
C. The Utility shall install appropriate
metering equipment, if required. The Utility may require the Customer to pay
for the metering equipment, if a tariff containing such a fee is approved for
the Utility by the Commission.
D.
Within three calendar days of the completion of the site inspection and the
receipt of all final applicable signed Interconnection documents, the Utility
shall determine whether the Generating Facility meets all applicable
requirements and shall notify the Customer that:
1. The Generating Facility is approved for
Parallel Operation with the Distribution System per the agreed terms and
conditions; or
2. The Generating
Facility has failed the site inspection because it does not meet one or more of
the applicable requirements, which shall be specified; the Generating Facility
is not approved for Parallel Operation; and specified actions must be taken by
the Customer to resolve the issue and to obtain approval for Parallel
Operation.
E. If the
Generating Facility fails the initial Utility site inspection:
1. The Applicant shall, within 30 calendar
days of the initial site inspection, correct any outstanding issues and notify
the Utility that all corrections have been made, or the Application may be
deemed withdrawn unless alternative arrangements have been made by the Customer
with the Utility; and
2. The
Utility shall, within 14 calendar days of the Applicant notice of correction,
perform a repeat inspection of the Generating Facility, for which the Utility
may charge a fee, if a tariff containing such a fee is approved for the Utility
by the Commission.
F. A
Utility may take any reasonable actions, including locking open a Disconnect
Switch, to prevent Parallel Operation for:
1.
A Generating Facility that fails a site inspection; or
2. A Customer who operates a Generating
Facility in parallel without Utility approval.
G. If a Customer does not interconnect a
Generating Facility within 180 calendar days after Application approval, the
Customer's Application may be considered withdrawn.
