Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-2-2614 - Application and Generating Facility General Requirements

A. A Customer desiring to interconnect to the Distribution System a Generating Facility that is not a Non-Exporting inverter-based energy storage Generating Facility or an Inadvertent Export Generating Facility with a Maximum Capacity of 20 kW or less shall apply to the Utility for Interconnection as provided in this Section.

B. An Applicant shall submit an Application on a form provided by the Utility, or according to a format provided by the Utility, along with the following:

1. All supplemental information and documents required by the Utility, which shall be noted on the Utility's Application or Application instructions;

2. An executed Interconnection Agreement, if required by the Utility; and

3. An initial Application or processing fee, if a tariff containing such a fee is approved for the Utility by the Commission.

C. Upon request, a Utility shall provide an Applicant with sample diagrams that indicate the preferred level of detail and type of information required for a typical inverter-based system.

D. Within seven calendar days after receiving an Application, a Utility shall review the Application and provide the Applicant notice:

1. That the Application satisfies all requirements under subsection (B); or

2. That the Application does not satisfy one or more requirements under subsection (B), in which case:

a. The Utility shall specify the additional information or documents required;

b. The Applicant shall submit the specified information or documents; and

c. The Application may be deemed withdrawn if the Applicant does not submit the required information or documents within 30 calendar days.

E. A Generating Facility shall comply with the following general requirements:

1. If inverter based, each inverter shall meet the shutdown protective functions (under/over voltage, under/over frequency, and anti-Islanding) specified in IEEE 1547-2018 - IEEE Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Distributed Energy Resources with Associated Electric Power Systems Interfaces (April 6, 2018), with no future editions or amendments, which is incorporated by reference; on file with the Commission; and published by and available from IEEE, 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10016, and through http://ieeexplore.ieee.org;

2. The Generating Facility shall meet all applicable codes and standards required by this Article and referenced in the Utility Interconnection Manual; and

3. The Generating Facility shall comply with the Utility's Interconnection Manual and Interconnection Agreement requirements.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-2-2614

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