Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-2-2613 - Disconnection from or Reconnection with the Distribution System

A. A Utility may disconnect a Generating Facility from the Distribution System under the following conditions:

1. Upon expiration or termination of the Interconnection Agreement with a Customer, in accordance with the terms of the Interconnection Agreement;

2. Upon determining that the Generating Facility is not in compliance with the technical requirements found within the Utility's Interconnection Manual;

3. Upon determining that continued Interconnection of the Generating Facility will endanger system operations, persons, or property, for the time needed to make immediate repairs on the Distribution System;

4. To perform routine maintenance, repairs, and system modifications; and

5. Upon determining that an Interconnection Agreement is not in effect for the Generating Facility.

B. A Utility and a Customer shall cooperate to restore the Generating Facility and the Distribution System to their normal operating states as soon as practicable.

C. A Customer may temporarily disconnect the Generating Facility from the Distribution System at any time. Such temporary disconnection shall not constitute a termination of the Interconnection Agreement unless the Customer has so specified in writing.

D. Except in the case of a disconnection under subsection (A)(3), a Utility shall provide notice to a Customer before disconnecting the Generating Facility. The Utility shall provide the Customer notice at least three calendar days prior to the impending disconnection and shall include in the notice the date, time, and estimated duration of the disconnection.

E. When a Generating Facility is disconnected under subsection (A)(2):

1. The Customer shall notify the Utility when the Generating Facility is restored to compliance with technical requirements;

2. The Utility shall, within five calendar days after receiving the Customer's notice, have an inspector verify the compliance; and

3. Upon verifying the compliance, the Utility shall, in coordination with the Customer, reconnect the Generating Facility.

F. A Utility shall reconnect a Generating Facility as quickly as practicable after determining that the reason for disconnection is remedied.

G. An Interconnection Agreement shall continue in effect after disconnection or termination of electric service to the extent and for the period necessary to allow or require the Utility or Customer to fulfill rights or obligations that arose under the agreement, notwithstanding subsection (H)(4). An Interconnection Agreement cannot be for a term less than the expected life of the Generating Facility, unless mutually agreed upon by the Customer and the Utility.

H. An Interconnection Agreement shall become effective on the effective date specified in the Interconnection Agreement and shall remain in effect thereafter unless and until:

1. It is terminated by mutual agreement of the Utility and Customer;

2. It is replaced by another Interconnection Agreement, with mutual consent of the Utility and Customer;

3. It is terminated by the Utility or the Customer due to a breach or default of the Interconnection Agreement; or

4. The Customer terminates Utility electric service, vacates or abandons the property on which the Generating Facility is located, or terminates or abandons the Generating Facility, without the Utility's agreement.

I. An Interconnection Agreement shall not be terminated in the event of the sale or lease of the property owned by the Customer. If the ownership of a Generating Facility changes, the Interconnection Agreement will remain in effect so long as the operation of the Generating Facility, as specified in the Interconnection Agreement, remains unchanged. The Customer shall provide notice to the Utility within seven calendar days in the event of a change in the ownership of the Generating Facility.

J. Upon termination of an Interconnection Agreement:

1. The Customer shall ensure that the electrical conductors connecting the Generating Facility to the Distribution System are immediately lifted and permanently removed, to preclude any possibility of interconnected operation in the future; and

2. The Utility may inspect the Generating Facility to verify that it is permanently disconnected.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-2-2613

Adopted by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 473, effective 2/25/2020.