Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 466 - ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION FACILITIES › Appendix E - Interconnection Feasibility Study Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Interconnection Feasibility 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
, interconnection customer is proposing to
				develop a distributed energy resources facility or modifying to an existing
				distributed energy resources facility consistent with the interconnection
request application form submitted by interconnection customer on
				____(Date)____; and
Whereas
, interconnection customer desires to
				interconnect the distributed energy resources facility with EDC's electric
				distribution system; and
Whereas
, interconnection customer has requested EDC to
				perform an interconnection feasibility study to assess the feasibility of
				interconnecting the proposed distributed energy resources facility to EDC's electric
				distribution system;
Now, therefore
, in consideration of and subject to the
				mutual covenants contained herein the Parties agree as follows:
1. All terms defined in Section 466.20 of the Illinois Distributed
				Energy Resources Interconnection Standard shall have the meanings indicated in that
				Section when used in this Agreement.
2. Interconnection customer elects and EDC shall cause to be
				performed an interconnection feasibility study consistent with Section
				466.120 of the Illinois
				Distributed Energy Resources Interconnection Standard.
3. The scope of the interconnection feasibility study shall be based
				upon the information set forth in the interconnection request application form and
				Attachment A to this Agreement.
4. The interconnection feasibility study shall be based on the
				technical information provided by interconnection customer in the interconnection
				request application form, as modified with the agreement of the Parties. EDC has the
				right to request additional technical information from interconnection customer
				during the course of the interconnection feasibility study. If the interconnection
				customer modifies its interconnection request, the time to complete the
				interconnection feasibility study may be extended by the EDC.
5. In performing the study, EDC shall rely on existing studies of
				recent vintage to the extent practical. The interconnection customer will not be
				charged for such existing studies; however, interconnection customer is responsible
				for the cost of applying any existing study to the interconnection customer specific
				requirements and for any new study that the EDC performs.
6. The interconnection feasibility study report shall provide the
				following information:
6.1 Identification of any equipment short circuit
				capability limits exceeded as a result of the interconnection,
6.2 Identification of any thermal overload or voltage
				limit violations resulting from the interconnection, and
6.3 A description and non-binding estimated cost of
				facilities required to interconnect the distributed energy resources facility to
				EDC's electric distribution system as required under Section
				466.120(e)(1).
7. Interconnection customer shall provide a study deposit equal to
				100% of the estimated non-binding study costs at least 20 business days prior to the
				date upon which the study commences.
8. The interconnection feasibility study shall be completed and the
				results shall be transmitted to interconnection customer within 25 business days
				after this Agreement is signed by the Parties.
9. Study fees shall be based on actual costs and will be invoiced to
				interconnection customer after the study is transmitted to interconnection customer.
				The invoice must include an itemized listing of employee time and costs expended on
				the study.
10. Interconnection customer shall pay any actual study costs that
				exceed the deposit without interest within 30 calendar days on receipt of the
				invoice. EDC shall refund any excess deposit amount without interest 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 System Impact
				Study Agreement Assumptions Used in Conducting the Interconnection System Impact
				Study
The interconnection feasibility study will be based upon the
				information in the interconnection request application form and agreed upon on
				
				___________________________________________________________________________________
Date
1. Point of interconnection and configuration to be studied.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Alternative points of interconnection and configurations to be
				studied.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Note: 1 and 2 are to be completed by the interconnection customer.
				Any additional assumptions (explained below) may be provided by either the
				interconnection customer or the EDC.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
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