Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 466 - ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION FACILITIES › Section 466.120 - Level 4 Review

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An EDC shall use the Level 4 study review procedures for an
				interconnection request that meets the criteria in Section
				466.80(d).
a) The applicant submits an interconnection
			 request using the appropriate form, along with the Level 4 application fee (see
			 Appendix C).
b) Within 10 business days
			 after receipt of an interconnection request, the EDC shall notify the applicant
			 whether the request is complete. When the interconnection request is not complete,
			 the EDC shall provide the applicant with a written list detailing the information
			 required to complete the interconnection request. The applicant has 10 business days
			 to provide the required information or the interconnection request is considered
			 withdrawn. The parties may agree to extend the time for receipt of the additional
			 information. The interconnection request is deemed complete when the applicant has
			 provided the required information or when the parties have agreed that the applicant
			 may provide additional information later and the interconnection request is ready to
			 be studied.
c) After an interconnection
			 request is deemed complete, the EDC shall assign a queue position to it based upon
			 the date the interconnection request is determined to be complete. When assigning a
			 queue position, an EDC may consider whether there are any other interconnection
			 projects on the same distribution circuit. If there are other interconnection
			 projects on the same distribution circuit, the EDC may consider them together. If an
			 EDC assigns a queue position based on the existence of interconnection projects on
			 the same distribution circuit, the EDC shall notify the applicant of that fact when
			 it assigns the queue position. The queue position of an interconnection request is
			 used to determine the cost responsibility for the facilities necessary to
			 accommodate the interconnection. The EDC shall notify the applicant as to its
			 position in the queue. If the interconnection request is subsequently amended due to
			 a material modification, queue position is determined under Section 466.125 Material
			 Modifications.
d) After the
			 interconnection request has been assigned to the queue, the following procedures
			 shall be followed in performing a Level 4 study review:
1) By mutual agreement of the parties, the scoping
			 meeting, interconnection feasibility study, interconnection impact study, or
			 interconnection facilities study provided for in a Level 4 review and discussed in
			 this Section may be waived or combined. The applicant may unilaterally combine the
			 interconnection feasibility study and the interconnection system impact study.
			 Notwithstanding the waiver of any studies, any such waiver does not preclude further
			 analysis and study by the EDC. The applicant retains the obligation to pay all
			 resultant costs of required upgrades.
2)
			 If agreed to by the parties, a scoping meeting on a mutually agreed upon date and
			 time shall be held, after the EDC has notified the applicant that the Level 4
			 interconnection request is deemed complete, or the applicant has requested that its
			 interconnection request proceed under Level 4 review after failing the requirements
			 of a Level 2 or Level 3 review. The meeting's purpose is to review the
			 interconnection request, existing studies relevant to the interconnection request,
			 and the results of the Level 2 or Level 3 screening criteria.
3) When the parties agree that an interconnection
			 feasibility study shall be performed, the EDC shall provide to the applicant, no
			 later than 10 business days after the receipt of a complete interconnection request
			 or, if held, the scoping meeting, an interconnection feasibility study agreement
			 (see Appendix E), including an outline of the scope of the study and a non-binding
			 estimate of the cost to perform the study. If the applicant does not sign and return
			 the study agreement within 15 business days, the application shall be deemed
			 withdrawn.
4) When the parties agree
			 that an interconnection feasibility study is not required, the EDC shall provide to
			 the applicant, no later than 10 business days after the receipt of a complete
			 interconnection request or, if held, the scoping meeting, an interconnection system
			 impact study agreement (see Appendix F), including an outline of the scope of the
			 study and a non-binding estimate of the cost to perform the study. If the applicant
			 does not sign and return the study agreement within 15 business days, the
			 application shall be deemed withdrawn.
5) If the parties agree that neither an
			 interconnection feasibility study nor a system impact study is required, the EDC
			 shall provide to the applicant, no later than 10 business days after receipt of a
			 complete interconnection request or, if held, the scoping meeting, an
			 interconnection facilities study agreement (see Appendix G) including an outline of
			 the scope of the study and an estimate of the cost to perform the study. If the
			 applicant does not sign and return the study agreement within 15 business days, the
			 application shall be deemed withdrawn.
6) Contingent upgrades that are identified during
			 the evaluation of the interconnection request shall be documented in the applicable
			 study reports and the interconnection agreement. For each contingent upgrade, when
			 available, the EDC shall provide non-binding estimated interconnection facilities
			 and distribution upgrades costs (if any) and estimated construction schedule upon
			 request of the applicant.