An EDC shall determine whether an interconnection request should be
processed under the Level 1, 2, 3 or 4 procedures by using the following
screens:
a) An EDC shall use Level 1
procedures to evaluate all interconnection requests to connect a DER facility when:
1) The applicant has filed a Level 1 application;
and
2) The DER facility has an export
capacity of 25 kW or less and a nameplate capacity of 50 kW or less. If the DER
facility's export capacity is not limited, the nameplate capacity cannot exceed 25
kW; and
3) The DER facility is
inverter-based; and
4) The customer
interconnection equipment proposed for the DER facility is lab-certified.
b) An EDC shall use Level 2 procedures
for evaluating interconnection requests when:
1)
The applicant has filed a Level 2 application;
2) For certified inverter-based systems, the
permissible nameplate capacity is limited according to the voltage of the line at
the proposed point of interconnection as follows:
Line Voltage
|
Level 2 Eligibility
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< 5 kV
|
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 500 kW
|
[GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5 kV and < 15 kV
|
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 3 MW
|
[GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO] 15 kV and < 30 kV
|
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 4 MW
|
[GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO] 30 kV and [LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO]
69 kV
|
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5 MW
|
3) All DER
facilities connecting to lines greater than 69 kV are ineligible for Level 2 review
regardless of size. All synchronous and induction machines must have a nameplate
capacity no larger than 2 MW to be eligible;
4) The interconnection equipment proposed for the
DER facility is lab-certified; and
5)
The proposed interconnection is to a radial distribution circuit or a spot network
limited to serving one customer.
c) An EDC shall use Level 3 review procedures for
evaluating interconnection requests to area networks and radial distribution
circuits where power will not be exported based on the following criteria.
1) For interconnection requests to the load side
of an area network, the following criteria shall be satisfied to qualify for a Level
3 expedited review:
A) The applicant has filed a
Level 3 application; and
B) The
nameplate capacity of the DER facility is less than or equal to 50 kW; and
C) The proposed DER facility uses a lab-certified
inverter-based equipment package; and
D)
The DER facility uses acceptable means for non-export controls as set forth in
Section 466.75; and
E) The aggregate of
all generation on the area network does not exceed the lower of 5% of an area
network's maximum load or 50 kVA.
2) For interconnection requests to a radial
distribution circuit, the following criteria shall be satisfied to qualify for a
Level 3 expedited review:
A) The applicant has
filed a Level 3 application; and
B) The
aggregate export capacity of all the generators on the circuit, including the
proposed DER facility, is 10 MVA or less; and
C) The DER facility will use acceptable means for
controlling export as set forth in Section 466.75; and
D) The DER facility is not served by a shared
transformer.
d) An
EDC shall use the Level 4 study review procedures for evaluating interconnection
requests when:
1) The interconnection request does
not qualify for Level 1, 2, or 3 expedited review;
2) The interconnection request failed one or more
screens of a Level 1, 2, or 3 expedited review, or a Level 2 supplemental review;
or
3) The applicant has filed a Level 4
application.