New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
Section 14:8-5.3 - Certification of customer-generator interconnection equipment
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) In order to qualify for the level 1 and the level 2 interconnection review procedures described at N.J.A.C. 14:8-5.4 and 5.5, a customer-generator's interconnection equipment shall have been tested and listed by an OSHA-approved nationally recognized testing laboratory for continuous interactive operation with an electric distribution system in accordance with the following standards, as applicable:
(b) Interconnection equipment shall be considered certified for interconnected operation if it has been submitted by a manufacturer to an OSHA-approved nationally recognized testing laboratory, and has been tested and listed by the laboratory for continuous interactive operation with an electric distribution system in compliance with the applicable codes and standards listed in (a) above.
(c) If the interconnection equipment has been tested and listed in accordance with this section as an integrated package, which includes a generator or other electric source, the interconnection equipment shall be deemed certified and the EDC shall not require further design review, testing or additional equipment.
(d) If the interconnection equipment includes only the interface components (switchgear, inverters or other interface devices), an interconnection applicant shall show that the generator or other electric source being utilized with the interconnection equipment is compatible with the interconnection equipment and consistent with the testing and listing specified for the equipment. If the generator or electric source being utilized with the interconnection equipment is consistent with the testing and listing performed by the OSHA-approved nationally recognized testing laboratory, the interconnection equipment shall be deemed certified and the EDC shall not require further design review, testing or additional equipment.