Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 467 - ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION OF LARGE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES FACILITIES › Appendix F - Interconnection Facilities Study Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Interconnection Facilities Study
				Agreement
This agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this ________
				day of ________ by and between ____________________ ("interconnection customer"), as
				an individual person, or as a ___________________ organized and existing under the
				laws of the State of ________ , and ________ ("Electric Distribution Company"
				(EDC)), a __________________ existing under the laws of the State of Illinois.
				Interconnection customer and EDC each may be referred to as a "Party", or
				collectively as the "Parties".
Recitals:
Whereas
, the interconnection customer is proposing to
				develop a distributed generation facility or modify an existing distributed
				generation facility consistent with the interconnection request
application form submitted by the interconnection customer on
				_______(Date)_______; and
Whereas,
the interconnection customer desires to
				interconnect the distributed generation facility with the EDC's electric
				distribution system; and
Whereas,
the EDC has completed an interconnection
				system impact study and provided the results of that study to interconnection
				customer; and
Whereas,
the interconnection customer has requested the
				EDC to perform an interconnection facilities study to specify and estimate the cost
				of the equipment, engineering, procurement and construction work needed to
				interconnect the distributed generation facility;
Now, therefore,
in consideration of and subject to the
				mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
1. All terms defined in Section
				467.20
				of the Illinois Large Distributed Generation Interconnection Standard shall have the
				meanings indicated in that Section when used in this Agreement.
2. The interconnection customer elects and the EDC shall cause an
				interconnection facilities study consistent with Section
				467.70
				of the Illinois Large Distributed Generation Interconnection Standard.
3. The scope of the interconnection facilities study shall be
				determined by the information provided in Attachment A to this Agreement.
4. An interconnection facilities study report (1) shall provide a
				description, estimated cost of system upgrades, and schedule for required facilities
				to interconnect the distributed generation facility to the EDC's electric
				distribution system; and (2) shall address all issues identified in the
				interconnection system impact study (or identified in this study if the system
				impact study is combined with this Agreement).
5. The interconnection customer shall provide a study deposit equal
				to 100 percent of the estimated non-binding study costs if the initial application
				fee deposit has been depleted.
6. In cases in which no system upgrades are required, the
				interconnection facilities study shall be completed and the results shall be
				transmitted to the interconnection customer within 15 business days after this
				Agreement is signed by the Parties. In cases in which system upgrades are required,
				the interconnection facilities study shall be completed and the results shall be
				transmitted to the interconnection customer within 35 business days after this
				Agreement is signed by the Parties or the complete study deposit has been received
				by the EDC, whichever is later. The study will not commence until the deposit has
				been received by the EDC.
7. Study fees shall be based on actual costs and will be invoiced to
				the interconnection customer after the study is transmitted to the interconnection
				customer. The invoice shall include an itemized listing of employee time and costs
				expended on the study.
8. The interconnection customer shall pay any actual study costs
				that exceed the deposit within 30 calendar days after receipt of the invoice. The
				EDC shall refund any excess deposit amount within 30 calendar days after the
				invoice.
In witness whereof, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be
				duly executed by their duly authorized officers or agents on the day and year first
				above written.
[Insert name of interconnection customer]
Signed: ___________________________________________________
Name (Printed): __________________ Title:
				______________________
[Insert name of EDC]
Signed: ___________________________________________________
Name (Printed): __________________ Title:
				______________________
Attachment A to Interconnection Facilities
				Study Agreement
Minimum Information that the Interconnection
				Customer Must Provide
with the Interconnection Facilities Study
				Agreement
Provide location plan and simplified one-line diagram of the
				distributed generation facilities.
For staged projects, please indicate size and location of planned
				additional future generation.
On the one-line diagram, indicate the generation capacity attached
				at each metering location. (Maximum load on CT/PT)
On the one-line diagram, indicate the location of auxiliary power.
				(Minimum load on CT/PT) Amps
One set of metering is required for each generation connection to
				the EDC's electric distribution system.
Number of generation connections: ______________
Will an alternate source of auxiliary power be available during
				CT/PT maintenance?
YesNo
Will a transfer bus on the generation side of the metering require
				that each meter set be designed for the total distributed generation
				capacity?
YesNo(Please
				indicate on the one-line diagram.)
What type of control system or PLC will be located at the
				distributed generation facility?
_________________________________________________________
What protocol does the control system or PLC use?
				_________________
Please provide a scale drawing of the site. Indicate the point of
				common coupling, distribution line, and property lines.
Number of third party easements required for EDC's interconnection
				facilities: ________
To be completed in coordination with EDC.
Is the distributed generation facility located in EDC's service
				area?
YesNo
If No, please provide name of local provider:
_________________________________________________________
Please provide the following proposed schedule dates:
Begin Construction Date: __________
Generator Step-up Transformers Receive Back Feed Power Date:
				________
Generation Testing Date: _____________
Commercial Operation Date: ____________