Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.960 - System impact study agreement, scope, procedure, and review meeting
Rule 60. For all DERs being studied individually, all of the following apply:
(a) An electric
utility shall provide the applicant a system impact study agreement within 5
business days of proceeding to this rule.
(b) A system impact study agreement must
include all of the following:
(i) An outline
of the scope of the study.
(ii) The
applicable fee, including appropriate credit for any studies previously
completed pursuant to the fast track or non-export track.
(iii) If necessary, a list of any additional
and reasonable technical data needed from the applicant to perform the system
impact study.
(iv) A timeline for
completion of the system impact study.
(v) A list of the information that must be
provided to the applicant in the system impact study report.
(c) An applicant who has requested
a system impact study shall return the completed system impact study agreement,
provide any additional technical data requested by the electric utility, and
pay the required fee within 20 business days. An electric utility may consider
the application withdrawn if the system impact study agreement, payment, and
required technical data are not returned within 20 business days.
(d) A system impact study must identify and
describe the electric system impacts that would result if the proposed DER was
interconnected without electric system modifications. A system impact study
must provide a non-binding good faith list of facilities that are required as a
result of the application and non-binding estimates of costs and time to
construct these facilities.
(e) An
electric utility shall explain in its interconnection procedures the process
for conducting system impact studies on DERs when there is an affected system
issue.
(f) The electric utility
shall complete the system impact study and transmit a system impact study
report to the applicant within 60 business days after the receipt of the signed
system impact study agreement, payment of the system impact study fee, and any
necessary technical data. If necessary, the electric utility shall transmit a
facilities study agreement to the applicant within 60 business days of receipt
of the signed system impact study agreement, payment of all applicable fees,
and any necessary technical data.
(g) An electric utility may request
reasonable additional data from the applicant within 20 business days of
beginning the system impact study. The electric utility and the applicant shall
work together to resolve the additional data request so that the electric
utility will be able to complete the system impact study within 60 business
days as specified in subdivision (f) of this rule. If the applicant does not
provide the requested additional data in a timely manner, the electric utility
shall notify the applicant that the system impact study is on hold and the date
the hold started. The electric utility shall resume work on the study on the
date the additional data is received.
(h) Within 15 business days of receiving the
system impact study report, the applicant shall notify the electric utility
that it plans to pursue a system impact study review meeting, proceed to a
facilities study pursuant to
R 460.962, or withdraw the
application. If the applicant fails to notify the electric utility within 15
business days, the electric utility may consider the application to be
withdrawn.
(i) Upon request by the
applicant pursuant to subdivision (h) of this rule, the electric utility and
the applicant shall schedule a system impact study review meeting between the
electric utility and the applicant to review system impact study results and
determine what further steps are needed to permit the DER to be connected
safely and reliably to the distribution system. The system impact study review
meeting must take place within 25 business days of the electric utility
receiving notification that the applicant plans to attend a system impact study
review meeting.
(j) At the system
impact study review meeting, the electric utility shall offer the applicant the
option to withdraw the interconnection application, and 1 of the following
options:
(i) Proceed to a facilities study
pursuant to R 460.962.
(ii) Proceed directly to
R 460.964 for an interconnection
agreement.
(k) Following
the meeting, the applicant has not more than 45 business days to decide on a
course of action. If an applicant fails to notify the electric utility within
45 business days, the electric utility may consider the application to be
withdrawn.
(l) The system impact
study review meeting may occur in-person or via
telecommunications.
Notes
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