The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. Additional definitions that apply to this subchapter can be found at
N.J.A.C. 14:3-1.1 and
14:8-1.2.
"Applicant" means a person who has filed an application to
interconnect a customer-generator facility to an electric distribution
system.
"Area network" means a type of electric distribution system
served by multiple transformers interconnected in an electrical network
circuit, which is generally used in large metropolitan areas that are densely
populated, in order to provide high reliability of service. This term has the
same meaning as the term "secondary grid network" as defined in IEEE standard
1547 Section 4.1.4, which is incorporated herein by reference as amended and
supplemented. IEEE standard 1547 can be obtained through the IEEE website at
www.ieee.org.
"Electrical power system" or "EPS" has the same meaning as is
assigned to this term in IEEE standard 1547. As of June 4, 2012, IEEE standard
1547 defined EPS as a facility that delivers electric power to a load.
"Fault current" means electrical current that flows through a
circuit and is produced by an electrical fault, such as to ground, double-phase
to ground, three-phase to ground, phase-to-phase and three-phase. A fault
current is several times larger in magnitude than the current that normally
flows through a circuit.
"Good utility practice" has the same meaning as assigned to
this term in the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of PJM
Interconnection, which is incorporated herein by reference as amended and
supplemented. The Operating Agreement can be obtained on the PJM
Interconnection website at
http://www.pjm.com/documents/downloads/agreements/oa.pdf.
As of October 23, 2008, the Operating Agreement defines this term as "any of
the practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a significant portion
of the electric utility industry during the relevant time period, or any of the
practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in
light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been
expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with
good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition. Good Utility
Practice is not intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method, or act
to the exclusion of all others, but rather is intended to include acceptable
practices, methods, or acts generally accepted in the region."
"IEEE Standard 1547" means IEEE Standard 1547-2003, which was
approved in 2003 and reaffirmed in 2008.
"IEEE standards" means the standards published by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, available at
www.ieee.org.
"Interconnection agreement" means an agreement between a
customer-generator and an EDC, which governs the connection of the
customer-generator facility to the electric distribution system, as well as the
ongoing operation of the customer-generator facility after it is connected to
the system. An interconnection agreement shall follow the standard form
agreement developed by the Board and available from each EDC.
"Interconnection equipment" means a group of components
connecting an electric generator with an electric distribution system and
includes all interface equipment including switchgear, inverters or other
interface devices. Interconnection equipment may include an integrated
generator or electric source.
"Line section" means that portion of an EDC's electric
distribution system, which is connected to an interconnection customer and is
bounded by automatic sectionalizing devices or the end of the distribution
line.
"Point of common coupling" has the same meaning as assigned
to this term in IEEE Standard 1547 Section 3.0, which is incorporated herein by
reference as amended and supplemented. IEEE standard 1547 can be obtained
through the IEEE website at www.ieee.org. As
of June 4, 2012, IEEE standard 1547 Section 3.0 defined this term as "the point
where a Local EPS is connected to an Area EPS."
"Spot network" has the same meaning as assigned to the term
under IEEE Standard 1547 Section 4.1.4, (published July, 2003), which is
incorporated herein by reference as amended and supplemented. IEEE standard
1547 can be obtained through the IEEE website at www.ieee.org. As of June 4, 2012, IEEE Standard 1547
defined "spot network" as "a type of electric distribution system that uses two
or more inter-tied transformers to supply an electrical network circuit." A
spot network is generally used to supply power to a single customer or a small
group of customers.
Notes
N.J. Admin. Code §
14:8-5.1
New Rule, R.2010 d.010,
effective 1/4/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 2215(a), 42 N.J.R. 78(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 14:8-5.1,
Definitions, recodified to N.J.A.C. 14:8-7.1.
Amended by R.2012
d.107, effective 6/4/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1162(a), 44 N.J.R. 1703(a).
In
definitions "Electrical power system" and "Point of common coupling",
substituted "June 4, 2012" for "January 4, 2010"; added definition "IEEE
Standard 1547"; and in definition "Spot network", substituted "June 4, 2012"
for "October 4, 2004".
