Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-13 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS AFTER INTERCONNECTION APPROVAL

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Construction and Zoning
				Costs
. The Applicant is responsible for all aspects of siting,
				permitting, construction, and anything else needed by its ICGF.
B.
Commissioning Test
. An
				Interconnection Customer must conduct Commissioning Test pursuant to IEEE
				Standard 1547 and manufacturer requirements.
C.
Designated T&D Utility
				Employee
. To assist Applicants in the interconnection process, the
				T&D Utility shall designate an employee or office from which information
				about the application can be readily obtained. Upon request, the T&D
				Utility shall provide the Applicant with all relevant forms, documents and
				technical requirements for filing a complete application for interconnection of
				generators and, if requested, the T&D Utility shall meet with the Applicant
				prior to submission of an Application within a reasonable time that is mutually
				agreeable to both parties.
D.
Engineering Rate
. Authorized hourly rate for engineering review
				under additional review or Level 4 shall be one hundred dollars ($100) per hour
				for resources internal to the T&D Utility and at cost for resources
				external to the T&D Utility.
E.
No Additional Tests, Controls, or Insurance.
If an ICGF complies
				with all applicable standards in §
									5 of this Chapter, the facility shall
				be presumed to comply with the technical requirements of this rule. In such a
				case, the T&D Utility shall not require an Applicant to install additional
				controls (including but not limited to a utility accessible disconnect switch),
				to perform or pay for additional tests, or to purchase additional liability
				insurance (other than as set forth herein) in order to obtain approval to
				interconnect except as agreed to by the Applicant.
F.
Liability Insurance.
The
				Interconnection Customer and the T&D Utility shall comply with all
				applicable insurance requirements imposed by the State of Maine. If insurance
				is required by the State of Maine or by the T&D Utility as provided for
				below then all such policies shall be maintained with an insurance company that
				is authorized to do business in the State of Maine. A T&D Utility may
				require an Applicant to purchase insurance covering T&D Utility damages in
				the following amounts:
1. For
				non-inverter-based Generating Facilities:
Generating Capacity greater than 5 MW: $3,000,000.
Generating Capacity greater than 2 MW up to and including 5
				  MW: $2,000,000.
Generating Capacity greater than 500 kW up to and including
				  2 MW: $1,000,000.
Generating Capacity greater than 50 kW up to and including
				  500 kW: $500,000.
Generating Capacity less than or equal to 50 kW: no
				  insurance required.
2. For
				inverter-based Generating Facilities:
Generating Capacity greater than 5 MW: $2,000,000.
Generating Capacity greater than 2 MW up to and including 5
				  MW: $1,000,000.
Generating Capacity less than or equal to1 MW: no insurance
				  required.