Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A Customer interconnecting a Non-Exporting
inverter-based energy storage Generating Facility or an Inadvertent Export
Generating Facility with a Maximum Capacity of 20 kW or less may apply for
Interconnection under the Expedited Interconnection Process. In order to
qualify for the Expedited Interconnection Process, the Customer's Generating
Facility must meet the applicable conditions specified in subsections (B) and
(C).
B. For a Customer
interconnecting a Non-Exporting Generating Facility:
1. The Generating Facility shall utilize only
UL 1741- and UL 1741SA-listed equipment;
2. The Generating Facility shall meet all
applicable codes and standards required by this Article and referenced in the
Utility Interconnection Manual;
3.
The Generating Facility shall comply with Utility Interconnection and
contractual requirements;
4. The
Generating Facility shall be a Non-Exporting inverter-based energy storage
device with an aggregate maximum nameplate rating no greater than 500
kW;
5. No other Generating
Facilities, other than isolated back-up Generating Facilities, may be at the
same Point of Interconnection as the Generating Facility;
6. The Generating Facility shall comply with
R14-2-2615(F); and
7. The
Generating Facility shall comply with one of the following:
a. The system capacity shall be less than 25%
of the electrical service entrance ampere rating, and less than 50% of the
service transformer rating; or
b.
The system output rating shall be less than 50% of the verifiable Customer
minimum load as measured over the past 12 months.
C. For a Customer interconnecting
an Inadvertent Export Generating Facility with a Maximum Capacity of 20 kW or
less:
1. The Generating Facility shall utilize
only UL 1741- and UL 1741SA-listed equipment;
2. The Generating Facility shall meet all
applicable codes and standards required by this Article and referenced in the
Utility Interconnection Manual;
3.
The Generating Facility shall comply with Utility Interconnection and
contractual requirements;
4. The
Generating Facility shall comply with R14-2-2603(E)(1) and (E)(4) through
(7);
5. No other Generating
Facilities, other than isolated back-up Generating Facilities or Generating
Facilities that are already subject to an executed Interconnection Agreement,
may be at the same Point of Interconnection as the Generating Facility;
and
6. The Generating Facility
shall comply with R14-2-2615(E) and (F).
D. The Expedited Interconnection Process
shall proceed as follows:
1. An Applicant
shall complete an Application provided by the Utility and submit the
Application to the Utility along with all required supplemental information and
documents, which shall be noted on the Application, as well as an executed
Interconnection Agreement, if required by the Utility, and with an initial
application fee or processing fee only if a tariff containing such a fee is
approved for the Utility by the Commission.
2. Within seven calendar days of receipt of
the Application, the Utility shall notify the Applicant whether the Application
is complete or incomplete.
a. When the Utility
notifies the Applicant that an Application is incomplete, the Utility shall
specify what additional information or documentation is necessary to complete
the Application.
b. Within 30
calendar days after receipt of notification that an Application is incomplete,
an Applicant shall withdraw the Application or submit the required information
or documentation. If an Applicant does not submit the required information or
documentation within 30 calendar days, the Application may be considered
withdrawn.
3. Within
seven calendar days following the receipt of a complete Application, the
Utility shall review the Application and notify the Applicant of one of the
following determinations;
a. The Generating
Facility meets the requirements of subsections (B) and (C), and the Application
is approved as submitted; or
b. The
Generating Facility does not meet the requirements of subsections (B) and (C),
in a manner specified by the Utility; the Application is no longer eligible for
processing under the Expedited Interconnection Process; and the Applicant has
the option to select Application processing in accordance with
R14-2-2620.
4. If the
Application is not accepted as submitted, the Applicant shall notify the
Utility within 30 calendar days whether it wishes to proceed with the
Interconnection.
a. If the Applicant does not
wish to proceed with the Interconnection, or the Utility is not notified within
the specified time-frame, the Application may be considered
withdrawn.
b. If the Applicant
wishes to proceed with the Interconnection, the Utility shall begin processing
the Application in accordance with R14-2-2620.
5. Once an Application is approved:
a. If the Utility has not received an
executed Interconnection Agreement, the Utility shall send to the Customer,
within three calendar days after the notice of Application approval, the
appropriate Interconnection Agreement for review and signature; and
b. Within three calendar days of the receipt
of all final applicable signed Interconnection documents, the Utility shall
notify the Customer that the Generating Facility is approved for Parallel
Operation.