South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Chapter 20:10:36 - Small generator facility interconnection
Section 20:10:36:44 - Tier 3 interconnection alternate evaluation and screening criteria

(1) The small generator facility has an electric nameplate capacity of 10 megawatts or less;

(2) The aggregated total of the electric nameplate capacity of all of the generators on the circuit, including existing FERC wholesale generators, FERC wholesale generators with a higher queue position, and the proposed small generator facility, is 10 megawatts or less;

(3) The small generator facility does not export power beyond the point of interconnection and employs reverse power relays or other protection functions that prevent power flow onto the EDS;

(4) The small generator facility's proposed interconnection is to a radial distribution circuit;

(5) The small generator facility is not served by a shared transformer;

(6) The interconnection will use only existing public utility facilities and the applicant's proposed facilities; and

(7) If the public utility's distribution circuit utilizes high speed reclosing with less than 2 seconds of interruption, the proposed generator may not be a synchronous machine.