Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 466 - ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION FACILITIES › Section 466.110 - Level 3 Expedited Review

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An EDC shall use the Level 3 expedited review procedure for an
				interconnection request that meets the criteria in Section
				466.80(c).
				An EDC may not impose additional requirements for Level 3 reviews not specifically
				authorized under this section unless the applicant agrees.
a) A Level 3 interconnection shall use the
			 following procedures:
1) The applicant submits an
			 interconnection request using the appropriate form and the Level 3 application fee
			 (see Appendix C).
2) Within 10 business
			 days after receiving the interconnection request, the EDC shall inform the applicant
			 as to whether the interconnection request is complete. If the request is incomplete,
			 the EDC shall specify what materials are missing and the applicant has 10 business
			 days to provide the missing information, or the interconnection request shall be
			 deemed withdrawn.
3) 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. The
			 EDC shall then inform the applicant of its queue position.
4) If, after determining that the interconnection
			 request is complete, the EDC determines that it needs additional information to
			 evaluate the DER facility's adverse system impact, it shall request this
			 information. The EDC may not restart the review process or alter the applicant's
			 queue position because it requires the additional information. The EDC can extend
			 the time to finish its evaluation only to the extent of the delay is required for
			 receipt of the additional information. If the applicant does not provide this
			 additional information within 15 business days, the EDC may deem the interconnection
			 request withdrawn.
5) Interconnection
			 requests meeting the requirements set forth in Section
			 466.80(c)(1)
			 for non-exporting DER facilities interconnecting to an area network shall be
			 presumed to be appropriate for interconnection. The EDC shall process the
			 interconnection request to area networks using the following procedures:
A) The EDC shall evaluate the interconnection
			 request under Level 2 interconnection review procedures as set forth in Section
			 466.100(a)
			 except that the EDC has 25 business days to evaluate the interconnection request
			 against the screens to determine whether interconnecting the DER facility to the
			 EDC's area network has any potential adverse system impacts. In applying the Level 2
			 screens set forth in Section
			 466.100(a)
			 for projects on area networks, the EDC may evaluate the proposed DER facility using
			 nameplate capacity and not the export capacity for screens 1 and 7 if it determines
			 that is appropriate.
B) If the Level 2
			 screens for area networks identify potential adverse system impacts, the EDC may
			 determine, at its sole discretion, that it is inappropriate for the DER facility to
			 interconnect to the area network under Level 3 review, and the interconnection
			 request is denied. The applicant may submit a new interconnection request for
			 consideration under Level 4 procedures at the queue position assigned to the Level 3
			 interconnection request, if the new interconnection request is made within 15
			 business days after notification that the current application is denied.
6) For interconnection requests that
			 meet the requirements of Section
			 466.80(c)(2)
			 for non-exporting DER facilities interconnecting to a radial distribution circuit,
			 the EDC shall evaluate the interconnection request under the Level 2 expedited
			 review in Section
			 466.100(a).