Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 17 - NET METERING › Section 82-17-3 - Tariff requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each utility shall file a tariff with the commission setting
				forth the terms and conditions for net metering interconnection with a
				customer-generator. In addition to setting forth the terms and conditions
				required by the act, the tariff shall include the following information:
(a) Any specific criteria and guidelines for
			 determining the appropriate size of generation to fit the expected
			 load;
(b) a provision requiring the
			 customer-generator to furnish, install, operate, and maintain in good repair
			 without cost to the utility any relays, locks and seals, breakers, automatic
			 synchronizers, disconnecting devices, and any other control and protective
			 devices required by an applicable recognized industry standard that is clearly
			 identified in the tariff or in a tariff that is already approved by the
			 commission, or by any requirements adopted by federal, state or local governing
			 authorities for the interconnection of net-metered facilities, for the parallel
			 operation of the net metered facility with the utility's system;
(c) a provision requiring the
			 customer-generator to supply, at no expense to the utility, a suitable location
			 for the utility's equipment;
(d) a
			 statement indicating whether or not the utility requires the customer-generator
			 to install a utility-controlled manual disconnect switch located on the line
			 side of a meter that has the capability to be locked out by utility personnel
			 to isolate the utility's facilities if an electrical outage in the utility's
			 facilities occurs. If a manual switch is required, the utility shall give
			 notice to the customer-generator, as soon as possible, when the switch is
			 locked out or used by the utility. The disconnect switch may also serve as a
			 means of isolation for the net metered facility during any customer-generator
			 maintenance activities, routine outages, or emergencies;
(e) a requirement that the customer-generator
			 shall notify the utility before the initial energizing or start-up testing, or
			 both, of the net metered facility. The utility shall have the right to be
			 present at these times;
(f) the
			 requirement that, if harmonics, voltage fluctuations, or other disruptive
			 problems on the utility's system can be directly attributed to the operation of
			 the net me-tered facility, each problem shall be corrected at the
			 customer-generator's expense. The utility shall provide to the
			 customer-generator a written estimate of all costs that will be incurred by the
			 utility and billed to the customer-generator to accommodate interconnection or
			 correct problems;
(g) a requirement
			 that no net metered facility shall damage the utility's system or equipment or
			 present an undue hazard to utility personnel; and
(h) a requirement that the customer-generator
			 enter into a written interconnection application or interconnection agreement
			 with the utility, as specified in K.A.R. 82-17-2(d) .