Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 467 - ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION OF LARGE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES FACILITIES › Appendix D - 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 modify 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 in this Agreement the Parties agree as follows:
1. All terms defined in Section
				467.20
				of the Illinois Large Distributed Energy Resources 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 to be
				performed an interconnection feasibility study consistent with Section
				467.70
				of the Illinois Large 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. The EDC has
				the right to request additional technical information from the 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, the EDC shall rely on existing studies
				of recent vintage to the extent practical. The interconnection customer will not be
				charged for 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
				467.70(e)(1)
				 of the Illinois Large Distributed Energy
				Resources Interconnection Standard.
7. 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. If the initial application fee deposit has been
				depleted, the study will not commence until the study deposit has been received by
				the EDC.
8. The interconnection feasibility study shall be completed and the
				results shall be transmitted to the interconnection customer within 45 business days
				after this Agreement is signed by the Parties or the complete study deposit has been
				received by the EDC, whichever is later.
9. Study fees shall be based on actual costs and will be invoiced to
				interconnection customer after the study is transmitted to the interconnection
				customer. The invoice must include an itemized listing of employee time and costs
				expended on the study.
10. The interconnection customer shall pay any actual study costs
				that exceed the deposit, without interest, within 30 calendar days after receipt of
				the invoice. The 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 Feasibility
				Study Agreement
Assumptions Used in Conducting the
				Interconnection Feasibility Study
The interconnection feasibility study will be based upon the
				information in the interconnection request application form.
Information concerning the point of interconnection and
				configuration to be studied that is not otherwise provided in the
				application.
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Note: This Attachment is to be completed by mutual agreement of the
				Parties. Any additional assumptions (explained below) may be provided by either the
				interconnection customer or the EDC.
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