Wash. Admin. Code § 480-108-030 - Application for interconnection

(1) The electrical company must file a standard form of application with the commission, which the interconnection customer seeking to interconnect a generating facility under Part 1 of this chapter must fill out and submit to the electrical company along with the application fee established according to subsection (4) of this section.

(2) The electrical company will designate a point of contact and publish a telephone number and/or web site address for the unique purpose of assisting potential interconnection customers. The electrical company must comply with reasonable requests for information including relevant system studies, interconnection studies, and other materials useful for an interconnection customer to understand the circumstances of an interconnection at a particular point on the electrical company's electric system, to the extent provision of such information does not violate confidentiality provisions of prior electrical company agreements.

(3) Prior to submitting its interconnection request, a potential interconnection customer may ask the electrical company whether and how the proposed interconnection is subject to this chapter. The electrical company must respond within fifteen business days.

(4) Application fees. The electrical company must establish a nonrefundable interconnection application fee set according to facility size to be paid by the interconnection customer to the electrical company when the interconnection customer submits its application. The fee, intended to cover the costs of processing the application, will be no greater than:

(a) One hundred dollars for facilities 0 to 25 kW; and

(b) Five hundred dollars for facilities 26 to 300 kW.

(5) Interconnection application. The electrical company must stamp all interconnection requests to document the date and time received. The original date and time stamp affixed to the interconnection request will serve as the beginning point for purposes of any timetables in the application and review process.

(6) Application evaluation. Upon receipt of an interconnection application, the electrical company must notify the interconnection customer within ten business days whether the interconnection request is complete. If the application is not complete, the electrical company must provide a written list detailing all additional information necessary to complete the application. The interconnection customer must supply the necessary information or request an extension of time within ten business days. If the interconnection customer does not provide within ten business days the listed information necessary to complete the application or request an extension of time, the electrical company may reject the application.

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Wash. Admin. Code § 480-108-030

Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. WSR 07-20-059 (Docket UE-060649, General Order 545), § 480-108-030, filed 9/27/07, effective 10/28/07; WSR 06-07-017 (Docket No. UE-051106, General Order No. R-528), § 480-108-030, filed 3/6/06, effective 4/6/06.