N.M. Admin. Code § 17.9.568.11 - IEEE 1547-2018 ADOPTION

A. Beginning on March 28, 2023 (or another date set by commission order), generating facilities shall be required to comply with IEEE 1547-2018, and shall conform with the following minimum requirements.

(1) Abnormal performance requirements: Category III ride through capabilities must be supported for inverter-based generating facilities. Rotating generating facilities must meet category I ride-through capabilities.

(2) Normal performance requirements: Inverter-based generating facilities shall meet reactive power requirements with category B. Rotating generating facilities must meet category A.

B. Each utility shall post its preferred default settings in their public facing Technical Interconnection and Interoperability Requirements (TIIR) document. As applicable the following shall be identified in the TIIR documents:

(1) voltage and frequency trip settings;

(2) frequency droop settings;

(3) activated reactive power control function and default settings;

(4) voltage active power (volt-watt) mode activation and default settings;

(5) communication protocols and ports requirements.

C. TIIR documents shall be created through a technical advisory group process and submitted to the commission for approval. Subsequent changes to TIIR documents shall also be submitted to the commission for approval.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 17.9.568.11

17.9.568.11 NMAC - N, 10/15/08, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 03, February 14, 2023, eff. 2/14/2023