Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Interconnection and Distributed Generation Standards › Part 2 - INTERCONNECTION STANDARDS › Section R. 460.936 - Interconnection applications

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 36.
(1) An
				  electric utility shall provide an interconnection application for an applicant
				  to complete, including for those applicants whose DERs will be configured to be
				  non-exporting.
(2) All documents
				  required for a complete interconnection application must be listed on the
				  interconnection application. For level 4 and 5 interconnection applications,
				  the list of required documents must include a completed pre-application
				  report.
(3) For interconnection
				  applications with proposed DERs that fall into level 1, an applicant shall
				  provide a 1-line diagram and a site diagram.
(4) For interconnection applications with
				  proposed DERs that fall into levels 2 and 3, an applicant shall provide a
				  1-line diagram that is either sealed by a professional engineer licensed in
				  this state or signed by an electrical contractor who is licensed in this state
				  with the electrical contractor's license number noted on the diagram. An
				  applicant shall also provide a site diagram.
(5) For interconnection applications with
				  proposed DERs that fall into levels 4 and 5, an applicant shall provide a
				  1-line diagram that is sealed by a professional engineer who is licensed in
				  this state. An applicant shall also provide a site diagram.
(6) Applications shall be reviewed to assess
				  whether they are complete and conforming in the order in which they were
				  received. An application is considered received when an electric utility
				  receives the application, the application's attachments, and the application
				  fee. The application must be date-stamped for the first business day when the
				  electric utility has received the interconnection application, the application
				  attachments, and payment of the application fee. An electric utility shall
				  notify the applicant of receipt of the application by the end of the third
				  business day following the date of the date stamp.
(7) The electric utility shall notify the
				  applicant that the interconnection application is either complete and
				  conforming, or incomplete, or non-conforming, within 10 business days of the
				  date stamp.
(a) If an interconnection
				  application is determined to be complete and conforming by the electric
				  utility, the applicant must be notified that the interconnection application is
				  accepted. The electric utility shall also indicate whether the interconnection
				  application will be processed using the non-export track, fast track, or study
				  track.
(b) If the application is
				  incomplete or non-conforming, the electric utility shall provide to the
				  applicant a written list of all deficiencies with the notification. The
				  applicant shall have 60 business days from the date of electric utility
				  notification to submit the necessary information and may provide up to 2
				  submissions during this time period. After each submission of information, the
				  electric utility shall have 10 business days to notify the applicant that the
				  interconnection application is either accepted or rejected due to continuing
				  deficiencies. If the applicant does not meet the timelines required by this
				  rule, the utility may withdraw the application.