New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES
Part 568 - INTERCONNECTION OF GENERATING FACILITIES WITH A NAMEPLATE RATING UP TO AND INCLUDING 10 MW CONNECTING TO A UTILITY SYSTEM
Section 17.9.568.14 - OPTIONAL PRE-APPLICATION REPORT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Potential applicants may request this optional report for a specific site to get information about system conditions at their proposed point of interconnection without submitting a full interconnection application.
A. Potential applicants shall provide the following information to the utility to expedite its preapplication review:
B. The pre-application report shall be completed by the utility per the schedule in Subsection F of this section and include the following information, if available:
C. The pre-application report need only include pre-existing data. A pre-application report request does not obligate the utility to conduct a study or other analysis of the proposed project if that data is not available. If the utility cannot complete all or some of a pre-application report due to lack of available data, the utility will provide the potential applicant with a pre-application report that includes the information that is available and identify the information that is unavailable.
D. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section, the utility shall, in good faith, provide preapplication report data that represents the best available information at the time of reporting.
E. Costs of pre-application reports: The party requesting the pre-application report shall pay $300.00 for up to one MW system size, and $500.00 for over one MW. If a utility can provide documentation that the cost is higher, then the requesting party shall pay that additional amount.
F. Time frames for pre-application reports: Pre-application reports should be completed in 20 business days for system sizes up to one MW, and 30 business days for system sizes greater than one MW, from the receipt of the completed request form and payment of the fee. If it can be documented that a utility cannot meet this deadline due to circumstances beyond their control, then the utility will be given more time but must notify the applicant.
G. Length of time for accuracy of information: Due to the dynamic nature of the electric power system, accuracy cannot be guaranteed past the time of completion of a report. The pre-application report shall be non-binding on the utility and shall not confer any rights to the interconnection customer. The provided information does not guarantee that an interconnection may be completed.