Utah Admin. Code R746-312-8 - Level 1 Interconnection Review
(1) A generating facility that meets the
following criteria is eligible for Level 1 interconnection review:
(a) the generating facility is
inverter-based; and
(b) the
generating facility has a capacity of 25 kilowatts or less.
(2) A public utility shall
process, evaluate, and approve, if appropriate, each Level 1 interconnection
request according to Subsection
R746-312-8(2)
unless a public utility has implemented a process ensuring notification of
approval or denial of a completed Level 1 interconnection request within 15
business days of receipt of the interconnection request, or the public utility
finishes final approval of a Level 1 interconnection request within 15 business
days of receipt of an interconnection request, or the public utility has
received approval from the commission for an alternative Level 1
interconnection review method:
(a) The public
utility shall date and time stamp each interconnection request on the day it
was received by the public utility.
(b) Within three business days after receipt,
the public utility shall acknowledge to the interconnection customer receipt of
the interconnection request.
(c)
Within ten business days after receipt, the public utility shall evaluate the
interconnection request and notify the interconnection customer whether the
interconnection request is complete.
(i) If
the interconnection request is not complete, the public utility must provide a
list detailing the information that must be provided to finish the
application.
(ii) Within ten
business days of receipt of this notification, the interconnection customer
must submit the missing information to the public utility or request an
extension of time to provide the information. If the interconnection customer
does not provide the listed information or request an extension of time within
the ten-business day deadline, the interconnection request shall be considered
withdrawn.
(iii) An interconnection
request shall be considered complete upon submission of the listed
information.
(d) Within
15 business days after issuing a notification of completeness, the public
utility shall verify, using screens set forth in Section
R746-312-7, whether the proposed
generating facility may be interconnected safely and reliably, and shall notify
the interconnection customer that either:
(i)
the generating facility meets all applicable criteria and the interconnection
request is approved; or
(ii) the
generation facility has failed to meet one or more of the applicable criteria,
the reason for the failure, and the interconnection request is denied under the
Level 1 interconnection process. If the interconnection request is denied, the
interconnection customer may resubmit the application under the Level 2 or
Level 3 interconnection review procedure, as appropriate.
(e) Either along with or within five business
days after notifying the interconnection customer that the interconnection
request has been approved, a public utility must provide the procedures,
requirements, and associated forms, including any required standard form
interconnection agreement, for final authorization of the interconnection, as
determined applicable by the public utility. These procedures and requirements
may include:
(i) completion of any required
inspection of the generating facility by the building code official with
jurisdiction over the generating facility and transmittal to the public utility
of appropriate documentation;
(ii)
transmittal to the public utility of any required notice of completion, notice
of start-up, or interconnection agreement;
(iii) installation of any required meter
modification by the public utility;
(iv) completion of any required inspection of
the generation facility before operation by the public utility; or
(v) the requirement that the applicant may
not begin parallel operations of the generating facility until receipt of a
final approval or authorization of interconnection.
(f) The customer and the public utility may
mutually agree to terms that vary from the standard form interconnection
agreement, but this non-standard agreement shall be subject to commission
approval.
(g) If a public utility
does not notify a Level 1 interconnection customer in writing or by electronic
mail whether the interconnection request is approved or denied within 25
business days after the receipt of an application, the interconnection request
shall be considered approved.
(3) An interconnection customer must notify
the public utility of the anticipated start date for operation of the
generating facility at least ten business days before starting operation,
either through the submittal of the interconnection agreement, a notice of
completion, or in a separate notice.
(4) Within ten business days of receipt of
the required documentation, for example, the executed interconnection
agreement, notice of completion, or documentation of satisfactory completion of
inspections by non-company personnel, the public utility must, if it has not
already done so, conduct any company-required inspection or witness test, set
the new meter, if required, approve the interconnection, and provide written
notification to the interconnection customer of the final interconnection
authorization or approval indicating the generating facility is authorized or
approved for parallel operation. If the public utility does not conduct the
witness test within ten business days or by mutual agreement with the
interconnection customer, the witness test is considered waived.
(5) Witness Test Not Acceptable. If the
witness test is conducted and is not acceptable to the public utility, the
interconnection customer must be granted a period of 30 business days to
resolve any deficiencies. The public utility and interconnection customer may
mutually agree to extend the time period for resolving any deficiencies. If the
interconnection customer fails to address and resolve the deficiencies to the
satisfaction of the public utility within the agreed-upon time period, the
interconnection request is considered withdrawn.
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