Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE
Subchapter C - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY
Section 57.36 - Interconnection costs
Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 57.36
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Obligation to pay.
(1) A
qualifying facility shall pay any reasonable additional-that is,
incremental-connection costs above the costs to service the customer's
electrical load which an electric utility may incur to allow the utility to
purchase power from the qualifying facility.
(2) A qualifying facility shall provide the
equipment necessary for it to interconnect with the utility on the qualifying
facility's side of the interconnection point in a manner which is compatible
with and meets the safety standards of the utility.
(3) The qualifying facility shall submit its
interconnection plans and specifications to the utility. The utility shall
accept or reject these plans within 60 days of receipt of all required
documents. The utility's acceptance or rejection shall be in writing. When
plans or specifications are rejected, the utility shall identify and explain
the rejection and identify actions necessary to cure the defects.
(4) The utility shall provide general
interconnection requirements upon request.
(5) The qualifying facility may hire an
independent contractor to perform interconnection work on the qualifying
facility side of the interconnection. After the qualifying facility installs
the necessary interconnection equipment, the utility can require an inspection
before making the interconnection. The utility shall have this inspection
conducted within 20 days of notice by the qualifying facility that the
installation has been completed and shall provide the qualifying facility with
the results of this inspection in writing within 5 working days. If after
inspection the utility considers the interconnection to be unsatisfactory, the
utility shall identify and explain the basis of its determination and described
specific steps to remedy the defects. The utility shall bear the cost of this
inspection.
(6) If the utility is
performing interconnection work for the qualifying facility, the utility shall
complete the work in a timely manner.
(b) Reimbursement of interconnection costs. Payments for the incremental interconnection costs described in subsection (a) may, at the option of the qualifying facility, be made either as one lump sum payment or be spread over a mutually agreeable period of 5 years or less. When the qualifying facility chooses to spread the payment over a reasonable time period, the payments to the utility shall include an interest payment to cover the utility's allowed rate of return on common equity as last approved by the Commission.
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