Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
The EDU shall provide the applicant with a standard interconnection agreement
for the DER within five business days following completion of project review.
If applicable, the applicant
is responsible for the cost of the
interconnection facilities and distribution upgrades identified in the
facilities study.
(B) The applicant
shall have thirty business days or another mutually agreeable time frame after
the standard interconnection agreement is received to sign and return the
interconnection agreement to the EDU.
(C) If the applicant does not sign the
agreement within thirty business days, the interconnection request will be
deemed withdrawn unless the applicant requests an extension of the deadline in
writing. The request for extension shall not be denied by the EDU, unless
conditions on the EDU system have changed or the EDU determines that the
extension will adversely impact one or more queued projects.
(D) Milestones for construction
(1) When construction is required, the
interconnection of DER will proceed according to any milestones agreed to by
the parties in the standard interconnection agreement.
(2) The interconnection agreement
is
not effective until the milestones agreed to in the standard
interconnection agreement are satisfied, including the following:
(a) The DER is approved by electric code
officials with jurisdiction over the interconnection.
(b) The applicant provides a certificate of
completion to the EDU; or there is a successful completion of an on-site
operational test within ten business days or at a mutually convenient time,
unless waived. The operational test shall be observed by EDU personnel or a
qualified third party with sufficient expertise to verify that the criteria for
testing have been met.
(E) Insurance
(1) Any EDU interconnection agreement with
the applicant shall not require additional liability insurance beyond proof of
insurance or any other suitable financial instrument sufficient to meet its
construction, operating and liability responsibilities in accordance with the
EDU's tariff with respect to this rule.
(2) At no time shall the EDU require the
applicant to negotiate any policy or renewal of any policy covering any
liability through a particular insurance agent, solicitor, or broker.
(F) Alternative dispute resolution
The EDU or the applicant who is a nonmercantile, nonresidential
customer may seek resolution of any disputes which may arise out the EDU
tariffs filed under these rules, in accordance with Chapter 4901:1-26 of the
Administrative Code, for alternative dispute resolution procedures.
(G) Site testing
The applicant must provide the EDU a reasonable opportunity to
witness the testing of installed switchgear, protection system, and generator
as included in the applicant's installation test plan and maintenance schedule
that has been reviewed and approved by the EDU.
(H) Periodic testing
(1)
The applicant is responsible for any periodic
tests of the interconnection equipment (including any relays, interrupting
devices, control schemes, and energy storage technology that involve protection
of the EDU's system) as recommended by the applicant's equipment manufacturer
or required by the IEEE Std 1547, effective as set forth in rule
4901:1-22-03 of the
Administrative Code.
(2) Such
periodic tests shall be included in the applicant's installation test plan and
maintenance schedule that has been reviewed and approved by the EDU.
(3) The applicant shall make copies of the
periodic test reports or inspection logs available to the EDU for
review.
(4) Upon a written request,
the EDU is to be informed of the next scheduled maintenance and be able to
witness the maintenance program and any associated testing.
(I) Disconnection of the
applicant's facility
Except as provided for in paragraph (J)(2) of this rule, when
the EDU discovers the applicant's equipment is not in compliance with IEEE Std
1547, effective as set forth in rule
4901:1-22-03 of the
Administrative Code, and such noncompliance has the potential to adversely
affect the safety and reliability of the electric system, the EDU may
disconnect the applicant's facility according to the following
procedures:
(1) The EDU shall provide
a notice to the applicant with a description of the specific noncompliance
condition.
(2) The disconnection
can only occur after a reasonable time to cure the noncompliance condition has
elapsed.
(J) Other
disconnection of the unit
(1) The applicant
retains the option to temporarily disconnect from the EDU's system at any time.
Such temporary disconnection
does not constitute a termination of the
interconnection agreement unless the applicant exercises its termination rights
under the interconnection agreement.
(2) The EDU shall have the right to
disconnect the applicant's unit(s) without notice in the event of an emergency
or to eliminate conditions that constitute a potential hazard to the EDU
personnel or the general public. The EDU shall notify the applicant of the
emergency as soon as circumstances permit.
(K) Service interruption
During routine maintenance and repairs on the EDU's system
consistent with Chapter 4901:1-23 of the Administrative Code, or other
commission order, the EDU shall provide the applicant with a five-business-day
notice of service interruption.
(L) Effective term and termination rights of
an interconnection agreement
(1) An
interconnection agreement becomes effective when executed by both parties and
continues until terminated under any of the
following conditions:
(a) The applicant
terminates the interconnection agreement at any time by giving the EDU sixty
calendar days prior notice.
(b) The
EDU terminates the interconnection agreement upon failure of the applicant to
generate or discharge energy from the applicant's DER in parallel with the
EDU's system by the later of two years from the date of the executed
interconnection agreement or twelve months after completion of the
interconnection.
(c) Either party
terminates by giving the other party at least sixty calendar days prior written
notice that the other party is in default of any of the material terms and
conditions of the interconnection agreement, so long as the notice specifies
the basis for the termination and there is reasonable opportunity to cure the
default.
(2) All
applicants' installations existing on or before the effective date of this rule
are exempted from the changes instituted by this rule.
(3) Upon termination of an interconnection
agreement, the applicant's facilities will be disconnected from the EDU's
system.
(4) The termination of the
interconnection agreement
does not relieve either party of its liabilities
and obligations, owed or continuing at the time of the termination.
