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Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 321 - LOAD OBLIGATION AND SETTLEMENT CALCULATIONS FOR COMPETITIVE PROVIDERS OF ELECTRICITY › Section 407-321-9 - REPORTING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Methodology Report
1. Prior to December 1, 1998, each
				transmission and distribution utility shall file a report that will allow the
				Commission to verify compliance with this Chapter. The report will describe the
				methods by which sampling and data validation will be performed.
2. Prior to February 1, 2000, each
				transmission and distribution utility shall file a report that will allow the
				Commission to verify compliance with this Chapter. The report will describe the
				methods by which the utility will create profiles from samples, estimate daily
				supplier loads, and estimate month-end energy difference.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 321 - LOAD OBLIGATION AND SETTLEMENT CALCULATIONS FOR COMPETITIVE PROVIDERS OF ELECTRICITY › Section 407-321-10 - WAIVER OR REVISIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to the provisions of
				  this Chapter or upon its own motion, the Commission may waive any of the
				  requirements of this Chapter that are not required by the statute. Where good
				  cause exists, the Commission, the Director of Technical Analysis, or Presiding
				  Officer in a proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the requested waiver,
				  provided that the granting of the waiver would not be inconsistent with the
				  purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-2 - SCOPE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Applicability
Unless otherwise stated, provisions in this Chapter that are
				  applicable to competitive electricity providers do not apply to aggregators,
				  brokers, and standard offer providers.
B. Exceptions to the Rule by Contract
When specifically provided in this Chapter, a transmission
				  and distribution utility and a competitive electricity provider may agree in a
				  written contract to provisions different from those stated in this Chapter. The
				  contract shall include all agreed to revisions to the provisions in this
				  Chapter, including time frames for implementation. The contract shall not
				  remove any consumer protections contained in the Commission's rules. The
				  transmission and distribution utility may charge its reasonable costs of
				  implementing the revised terms and shall state all such charges in the
				  contract. Upon request by a competitive electricity provider for revised
				  provisions, the transmission and distribution utility shall state the price and
				  time frame for completion within 15 business days of the request.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-3 - BILL ISSUANCE FOR GENERATION SERVICE, FOR TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, AND FOR AGGREGATOR AND BROKER SERVICE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
				Transmission and Distribution Service Billing
The transmission and distribution utility shall be
				  responsible for calculating and issuing bills to customers for transmission and
				  distribution services.
B.
				Generation Service Billing
Competitive electricity providers shall have two options for
				  calculating and issuing generation service bills to their customers.
1. Consolidated Utility Billing
The transmission and distribution utility shall calculate and
				  issue bills for generation service upon request of a competitive electricity
				  provider. The transmission and distribution utility shall calculate and issue
				  bills for generation service for all customers receiving standard offer
				  service.
2. Provider
				Billing
Competitive electricity providers may calculate and issue
				  bills for generation service for their own customers.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-4 - BILL CALCULATION FOR GENERATION SERVICE AND FOR TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Standard Rate
				Structure under Consolidated Utility Billing
The standard rate structure for generation service shall be
				  identical to or less complex than the rate structure for transmission and
				  distribution service. A less complex structure is defined as a structure in
				  which multiple transmission and distribution rate elements are combined into
				  one rate element.
B. Rate
				Testing under Consolidated Utility Billing
The transmission and distribution utility shall test and
				  approve a competitive electricity provider's standard rate structure within 20
				  business days of the time the competitive electricity provider requests the
				  structure and shall implement the rate change in accordance with section
				  4(C). A transmission
				  and distribution utility may provide a nonstandard rate structure at the
				  request of a competitive electricity provider, in conformance with section
				  2(B).
C. Implementing Rate Changes under
				Consolidated Utility Billing
The transmission and distribution utility shall implement a
				  tested and approved change to a customer's rate level or rate structure on the
				  customer's next normally scheduled meter read date if that customer's
				  competitive electricity provider notifies the transmission and distribution
				  utility of the change to the rate level or rate structure no less than 5
				  business days before the customer's next normally scheduled meter read date.
				  Otherwise, the transmission and distribution utility shall implement the tested
				  and approved change on the following normally scheduled meter read date for
				  that customer.
D. Bill
				Adjustments
1. Transmission and Distribution
				Service
The procedures for adjusting prior usage and charges for
				  transmission and distribution service and standard offer service shall be
				  governed by the provisions of Chapter 81 of the Commission's rules.
2. Generation Service Bill under
				Consolidated Utility Billing
The transmission and distribution utility shall adjust the
				  usage of all prior generation service and the charges contained in all prior
				  bills it issued for generation service, under provisions identical to those
				  governing adjustments to transmission and distribution service usage and
				  charges.
3. Bulk Power
				System Administrator Settlement Data
Adjustments to data sent to the bulk power system
				  administrator shall be made by the transmission and distribution utility in
				  conformance with terms determined by the administrator, as they may change from
				  time to time.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-5 - METERING FOR GENERATION SERVICE AND FOR TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Meter Equipment
1. Standard Meter Installation
The transmission and distribution utility shall determine the
				  standard meter to be installed for billing purposes at each customer's location
				  and shall be solely responsible for its installation.
2. Nonstandard Meter Installation
a. The transmission and distribution utility
				shall install a nonstandard meter at the request of a competitive electricity
				provider. The transmission and distribution utility shall comply with requests
				for nonstandard meters and shall charge its reasonable incremental costs of
				owning, maintaining, and installing the nonstandard meter to the competitive
				electricity provider.
b. The
				transmission and distribution utility shall accommodate requests for
				nonstandard meters as quickly as practicable. The transmission and distribution
				utility shall prioritize installation requests by considering the order of
				requests, the complexity of implementation, and equity among customer
				groups.
c. A competitive
				electricity provider may install metering equipment at its customer's location
				in addition to the meter installed for billing purposes. Additional metering
				equipment shall be prohibited at the generation side of the customer's billing
				meter. The additional metering equipment shall not interfere with or in any way
				affect the operation of the meter installed for transmission and distribution
				billing purposes.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-6 - COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

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A. Collections
				under Provider Billing
The transmission and distribution utility shall collect
				  payments for its issued bills and a competitive electricity provider shall
				  collect payments for its issued bills.
B. Collections under Consolidated Utility
				Billing
1. Except as provided under Section
				3(E), the
				transmission and distribution utility shall collect all bill payments it issued
				under a consolidated utility billing contract with a competitive electricity
				provider.
2. Within 5 business days
				of recording a customer's payment, the transmission and distribution utility
				shall transfer to a competitive electricity provider funds equal to the portion
				of the provider's customers' payments that are allocated to the competitive
				electricity provider pursuant to Section
				6(C) of this
				Chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-7 - ENROLLMENT FOR GENERATION SERVICE

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A. Enrollment by
				Competitive Electricity Provider
1. Notice to
				Transmission and Distribution Utility
A competitive electricity provider shall provide the
				  transmission and distribution utility with a notification to enroll a customer
				  for generation service. For residential and small non-residential customers,
				  notification shall not occur until the end of the rescission period specified
				  in Section
				  4(C) of Chapter
				  305.
2. Enrollment Date
If the transmission and distribution utility receives from
				  the competitive electricity provider a notification to enroll a customer no
				  less than 2 business days before the customer's next normally scheduled meter
				  read date, the transmission and distribution utility shall enroll the customer
				  with the provider on the customer's next normally scheduled meter read date.
				  Otherwise, enrollment will occur on the following normally scheduled meter read
				  date, except for enrollments occurring March 1, 2000.
3. Multiple Enrollments
At the time of a customer's normally-scheduled read date, if
				  the transmission and distribution utility has received a notification to enroll
				  the customer from more than one competitive electricity provider, the first
				  notification received by the transmission and distribution utility shall be
				  carried out even if the enrollment notification by the competitive provider is
				  received subsequent to the customer's request for standard offer service or the
				  customer's current competitive electricity provider's notification to the
				  utility of its intent to drop the customer.
4. Notification to Enroll by Competitive
				Electricity Provider Required
A transmission and distribution utility may not enroll a
				  customer to receive generation service from a competitive electricity provider
				  unless that provider has provided notification to enroll the customer pursuant
				  to this section.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-8 - CANCELLATION OF GENERATION SERVICE

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A. Notice to
				Transmission and Distribution Utility
A competitive electricity provider shall provide the
				  transmission and distribution utility with a notification to cancel a
				  customer's generation service as soon as practicable after determining that the
				  cancellation should occur. For residential and small non-residential customers,
				  the competitive electricity provider shall follow the provisions of Chapter
				  305. If the transmission and distribution utility has received a notification
				  to enroll the customer for generation service from a new competitive
				  electricity provider pursuant to Section
				  7(A) of this Chapter
				  by the cancellation date, and the cancellation date is a normally scheduled
				  meter read date pursuant to section
				  8(A)(2), the
				  transmission and distribution utility shall enroll the customer with the new
				  competitive electricity provider. Otherwise, the transmission and distribution
				  utility shall arrange for the customer to receive standard offer
				  service.
B. Cancellation
				Date
1. If the transmission and distribution
				utility has received a notification to cancel or a customer requests
				cancellation of generation service for which it is enrolled no less than 2
				business days before the customer's next normally scheduled meter read date,
				the transmission and distribution utility will cancel the customer's generation
				service on the next normally scheduled meter read date. Otherwise, cancellation
				will occur on the following normally scheduled meter read date.
2. If a competitive electricity provider or a
				customer requests cancellation of the competitive electricity provider's
				service on a date other than the next normally scheduled meter read date, the
				transmission and distribution utility shall accommodate the request as soon as
				practicable and shall enroll the customer for standard offer service. The
				transmission and distribution utility shall calculate the customer's usage and
				charge for competitive generation service and for standard offer service by
				prorating the customer's usage or by performing an unscheduled meter read
				pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 301 and shall charge a transfer fee as
				provided in Chapter 301.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-10 - CONTRACT

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The transmission and distribution utility shall enter into a
				  contract with competitive electricity providers, including standard offer
				  providers, that defines the terms, procedures, and prices associated with
				  implementing the provisions of this Chapter. Contracts that conform to a
				  Commission-approved standard form contract do not require Commission approval.
				  Contracts that do not conform to a Commission-approved standard form contract
				  shall be filed with the Commission for approval. The Commission shall inform
				  the transmission and distribution utility and the competitive electricity
				  provider within 30 days of the filing date whether the contract has been
				  approved, rejected, or will be subject to further Commission investigation.
				  This provision applies to standard offer providers. Approval of contracts
				  pursuant to this section is delegated to the Director of Technical
				  Analysis.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 322 - METERING, BILLING, COLLECTIONS, AND ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS AMONG TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AND COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS › Section 407-322-11 - WAIVER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to this Chapter or
				  upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any requirement
				  of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not be
				  inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission,
				  the Director of Technical Analysis, or the Presiding Officer assigned to a
				  proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 323 - ELECTRONIC BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS STANDARDS › Section 407-323-1 - EBT Standards

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Maine Electronic Business Transactions (EBT) Standards
				  appended to this rule apply to transactions between competitive electricity
				  providers and transmission and distribution utilities.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 323 - ELECTRONIC BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS STANDARDS › Section 407-323-2 - Filing Requirements

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The Maine Electronics Business Transactions Working Group
				  shall file at the Commission technical specifications necessary to implement
				  the EBT Standards. These technical specifications will be available through the
				  Commission's web page. Any updates or revisions to these technical
				  specifications shall be filed at the Commission. The Commission will ensure
				  that the revised or updated technical specifications are available through its
				  web page.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 323 - ELECTRONIC BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS STANDARDS › Section 407-323-3 - Waiver

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Upon the request of any person subject to this Chapter or
				  upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any requirement
				  of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not be
				  inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission,
				  the Director of Technical Analysis, or the Presiding Officer assigned to a
				  proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 323 - ELECTRONIC BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS STANDARDS › Attachment 1

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Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-1 - SCOPE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This Chapter establishes procedures and requirements related
				  to generators that are subject to Commission jurisdiction that are seeking to
				  interconnect to a Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Utility's
				  Distribution System (which, as defined below, includes the T&D Utility's
				  transmission and distribution systems). Each T&D Utility and Applicant
				  shall follow the review procedures set forth in this Chapter for the level
				  applicable to the generating facility to be interconnected.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
A.
Aggregated
				Generation.
"Aggregated Generation" means, as of the date of the
				Applicant's application, the following ICGF projects, in addition to the
				project proposed by the Applicant, that are or would be interconnected to the
				Radial Distribution Circuit:
(i) all existing
				projects that are in-service; and
(ii) all ICGFs that have paid the T&D
				Utility for 100% of interconnection-related costs attributable to it, including
				costs for studies, distribution facilities, system upgrades, metering, and
				other items which the ICGF has cost responsibility.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-3 - COST RESPONSIBILITY

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A.
Interconnection Facilities.
An Interconnection Customer shall be
				responsible for (1) the actual construction cost of its Interconnection
				Facilities, as may be adjusted for Contingent Upgrades pursuant to §
									12(F), and (2) all
				expenses, including overheads, associated with owning, operating, maintaining,
				repairing and replacing its Interconnection Facilities.
B.
Distribution Upgrades.
The
				Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for (1) the actual construction
				cost of its Distribution Upgrades, as may be adjusted for Contingent Upgrades
				pursuant to §
									12(F), and (2) all
				incremental expenses incurred to operate and maintain (O&M) the
				Distribution Upgrades. In determining what O&M expenses are incremental,
				the T&D Utility shall include an offset for the O&M expenses that the
				utility would otherwise incur on the existing facilities. Specific O&M
				charges will be established by Commission Order for each T&D
				Utility.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-4 - STANDARD FORMS

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A.
Applications and Agreements.
Standard forms adopted by order of
				the Maine Public Utilities Commission shall be used for all interconnection
				applications, Interconnection Agreements, and feasibility, impact and
				facilities study agreements unless modified in accordance with this section.
				These standard forms will be available from the T&D Utility and posted on
				the Commission's website at
www.maine.gov/mpuc
. The approval of standard
				forms is delegated to the Director of Electric and Gas Utility Industries. If
				an Interconnection Customer or T&D Utility wishes to use an application or
				agreement that deviates from the standard form, the Interconnection Customer or
				T&D Utility shall submit the application or agreement to the Commission for
				approval. Approval of any deviation from the standard form is delegated to the
				Director of Electric and Gas Utility Industries.
B.
Interconnection Application.
Each T&D Utility shall allow applications to be submitted electronically
				and shall accept electronic signatures. The application form must include the
				following information and the standard form shall be designed to meet this
				purpose:
1. Basic information regarding the
				Applicant 2. Information regarding the type, size, location and other relevant
				specifications of the ICGF;
3.
				Information regarding the entity that will install the ICGF;
4. Certifications and agreements regarding
				utility access by the T&D Utility to the property on which the ICGF will be
				located, or documentation of Site Control for a Level 4 application;
5. Identification of the Licensed
				Professional Engineer that reviewed and approved the design of the
				Interconnection Customer- Generator facility, if applicable;
6. Other similar information as needed to
				determine the compliance of the Applicant with this Chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-5 - STANDARDS FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF GENERATORS AND INTERCONNECTION EQUIPMENT

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A. In order to
				qualify as "certified" for any interconnection procedures, generators shall
				comply with the following codes and standards:
1. IEEE 1547 Standard for Interconnecting
				Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems; and
2. UL 1741 Inverters, Converters and
				Controllers for Use in Independent Power Systems.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-6 - PRE-APPLICATION REPORT

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A.
Pre-Application Report Request
1.
				A potential Applicant may request a Pre-Application Report from the T&D
				Utility. The request shall include:
a. The
				potential Applicant's contact information (name, address, phone and
				email);
b. A proposed Point of
				Common Coupling. The proposed Point of Common Coupling shall be defined by
				latitude and longitude, site map, street address, utility equipment number
				(e.g., pole number), meter number, account number or some combination of the
				above sufficient to clearly identify the location of the Point of Common
				Coupling;
c. Generation technology
				and fuel type and size in kW; and
d. A $300 non-refundable processing
				fee.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-7 - GENERAL TECHNICAL SCREENING CRITERIA

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A. For
				interconnection of a proposed generator to a Radial Distribution Circuit, the
				Aggregated Generation shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the line
				section's annual peak load as most recently measured or calculated at the
				substation. A line section is that portion of a distribution system connected
				to a Customer bounded by automatic sectionalizing devices or the end of the
				distribution line.
B. The
				Aggregated Generation on the distribution circuit, shall not contribute more
				than ten percent (10%) to the distribution circuit's maximum fault current at
				the point on the high-voltage (primary) level nearest the proposed Point of
				Common Coupling.
C. The Aggregated
				Generation on the distribution circuit, shall not cause any Customer equipment
				on the system or distribution protective devices and equipment (including but
				not limited to substation breakers, fuse cutouts, and line reclosers), to
				exceed ninety percent (90%) of the short circuit interrupting capability. The
				proposed ICGF may not interconnect to a circuit that already exceeds ninety
				percent (90%) of the short circuit interrupting capability.
D. The proposed ICGF is interconnected to the
				T&D Utility System as shown in the table below:
Primary Distribution Line
							 Configuration
Interconnection to Primary Distribution
							 Line
Three-phase, three-wire
If a three-phase or single-phase generator,
							 interconnection must be phase-to-phase
Three-phase, four-wire
If a three-phase (effectively grounded) or
							 single-phase generator, interconnection must be line-to-neutral
E. If
				the proposed ICGF is to be interconnected on a single-phase shared secondary,
				then the capacity of the Aggregated Generation on the shared secondary shall
				not exceed twenty kilovolt-amps (20 kVA).
F. If the proposed ICGF is single-phase and
				is to be interconnected on a transformer center tap neutral of a 240-volt
				service, its addition shall not create an imbalance between the two sides of
				the 240-volt service of more than twenty percent (20%) of nameplate rating of
				the service transformer.
G. The
				Aggregated Generation interconnected to the distribution low-voltage side of
				the substation transformer feeding the distribution circuit where the generator
				proposes to interconnect shall not exceed ten megawatts (10 MW) in an area
				where there are known or posted transient stability limitations to generating
				units located in the general electrical vicinity (e.g., three or four
				transmission voltage level busses from the Point of Common Coupling).
H. The proposed ICGF's Point of Common
				Coupling will not be on a transmission line unless the Interconnection Request
				falls under an authorized exemption under Schedule 23 of the ISO-NE Small
				Generator Interconnection Procedures.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-8 - SPECIAL SCREENING CRITERIA FOR INTERCONNECTION TO DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

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The screening criteria required by this Section shall be in
				  addition to the screening criteria required by §
									7 of this Chapter.
A. For interconnection of a proposed ICGF to
				a Spot Network circuit where the generator or Aggregated Generation exceeds
				five percent (5%) of the Spot Network's maximum load, the generator must
				utilize a protective scheme including reverse power relays or a comparable
				function that will ensure that its current flow will not affect the network
				protective devices.
B. For
				interconnection of a proposed ICGF that utilizes inverter-based protective
				functions to an Area Network, the Aggregated Generation of exporting generators
				interconnected on the load side of network protective devices shall not exceed
				the lesser of ten percent (10%) of the minimum annual load on the network or
				five hundred kilowatts (500 kW). For a photovoltaic facility without batteries,
				the ten percent (10%) minimum shall be determined as a function of the minimum
				load occurring during an off-peak daylight period.
C. For interconnection of an ICGF to an Area
				Network that does not utilize inverter-based protective functions or for
				inverter-based generators that do not meet the requirements of §8(B)
				above, the generator must utilize reverse power relays or other protection
				devices and/or methods that ensure that no export of power from the
				Interconnection Customer's site, including any inadvertent export (e.g. under
				fault conditions) that could adversely affect protective devices on the network
				circuit.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-12 - LEVEL 4 SCREENING CRITERIA AND PROCESS: ALL GENERATORS NOT SUBJECT TO FERC JURISDICTION

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A.
Interconnection Application.
The Applicant shall submit a standard
				application form for Level 4 interconnection. An application for a Level 4
				interconnection must include documentation of Site Control for the Facility.
				Acceptable documentation of Site Control shall include copies of executed
				agreements (which may be redacted for commercially sensitive information) or
				recorded memoranda thereof.
1.
Site
				Control Transition.
Applicants with an Interconnection Request for a
				Level 4 interconnection deemed to have been complete before or on December 11,
				2019 must submit documentation of Site Control to the T&D Utility within
				thirty (30) calendar days of such Commission order. The T&D Utility shall
				evaluate the documentation of Site Control and notify the Applicant within ten
				(10) Business Days of receipt that the documentation of Site Control has been
				accepted or rejected. If the T&D Utility rejects the documentation of Site
				Control, then the Applicant shall have one opportunity to submit additional
				documentation of Site Control within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice
				of the T&D Utility's rejection. If the Applicant fails to submit
				documentation of Site Control as required by this paragraph, then its
				applicable Interconnection Request shall be deemed withdrawn and will lose its
				Queue Position. If the T&D Utility does not notify the Applicant within
				(10) Business Days of receipt that the documentation of Site Control has been
				accepted or rejected, or prior to commencement of the Impact Study the T&D
				Utility discovers that the documentation provided did not demonstrate Site
				Control, then the T&D Utility shall notify the Applicant, and the Applicant
				shall have five (5) Business Days from receipt of such notice to provide
				documentation of Site Control.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-14 - PENALTIES

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The Commission may assess financial penalties on a T&D
				  Utility consistent with the maximum penalties included in
				  35-A M.R.S.
				  §1508-A for failure to comply with the
				  required timelines listed in this Chapter.
A.
Reporting Requirements
1.
Annual Report.
The T&D
				Utility shall submit an annual report by March 1 providing information on
				annual compliance with timelines for completion of studies pursuant to this
				Chapter for all projects, on a project-by-project basis and on an aggregated
				basis, that signed Interconnection Agreements in the prior calendar
				year.
2.
Quarterly
				Report.
The T&D Utility shall submit quarterly reports by April 1,
				July 1, October 1, January 1, providing information on compliance with
				timelines for completion of studies pursuant to this Chapter, on a
				project-by-project basis, for all projects that signed Interconnection
				Agreements in the prior quarter.
3.
Annual Report for Construction Timelines
. As part of the annual
				report submitted pursuant to §14(A)(1), the T&D Utility shall also
				provide, for all projects that completed construction in the prior calendar
				year, a comparison in the aggregate of the total number of days it took to
				complete construction and the number of days provided in the construction
				schedules.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-15 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

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Disputes arising between the T&D Utility and the
				  Applicant or the Interconnection Customer regarding any matter governed by this
				  Chapter may be resolved by the Parties or brought to the Maine Public Utilities
				  Commission for resolution as provided below.
A.
Good Faith Negotiation
. The
				Party seeking dispute resolution will commence the process by sending a written
				request in writing to the other Party. Within five (5) Business Days of receipt
				of such notice (unless agreed otherwise in writing by the Parties), an officer
				or executive of each of the Parties with sufficient authority to bind the
				respective Party shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the dispute. If such
				negotiations do not resolve the dispute within eight (8) calendar days of
				commencing, either Party may proceed to §15(B) below upon providing
				written notice to the other Party.
B.
Informal Dispute Resolution
.
				Within ten (10) Business Days after written notice to Commission Staff from a
				Party describing a dispute and its position, the other Party(-ies) shall
				provide a description of the dispute and its position. Within twenty (20)
				Business Days of all Parties' written submissions, Commission Staff will
				schedule a meeting with the Parties for informal mediation and resolution of
				the dispute. The Parties may mutually agree to meet multiple times with Staff
				for further informal dispute resolution. If either Party or the Staff elects to
				end the informal dispute resolution by delivering written notice, the Parties
				may proceed to §15(C) below.
C.
Maine Public Utilities Commission
				Resolution
. If the processes set forth in §15(A) and (B) do not
				resolve the dispute, then either Party may send written notice to the Maine
				Public Utilities Commission staff requesting an adjudicatory proceeding, on an
				expedited schedule if possible, to resolve the dispute in accordance with
				Chapter 110 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 324 - SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES › Section 407-324-16 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

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Upon the request of any person subject to this Chapter or
				  upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any requirement
				  of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not be
				  inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission,
				  the Director of the Electric and Gas Division, or the presiding officer
				  assigned to a proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 325 - COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM › Section 407-325-1 - PURPOSE

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The purpose of this Chapter is to implement the State's
				  policy to encourage the sustainable development of community-based renewable
				  energy in Maine through the establishment of a pilot program.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 325 - COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM › Section 407-325-3 - PILOT PROGRAM CAPACITY LIMITS

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A.
Total Program Capacity Limit.
The total installed
				generating capacity of all program participants in the pilot program combined
				may not exceed 50 megawatts.
B.
Project Capacity Limit.
The installed generating
				capacity of a program participant may not exceed 10 megawatts.
C.
Service Territory Capacity
				Limit.
The total installed generating capacity of program
				participants within the service territory of a single investor-owned
				transmission and distribution utility may not exceed 25 megawatts, unless a
				higher installed capacity limit is authorized by the utility and approved by
				the Commission.
D.
Utility Territory Specific Capacity Limit.
Unless the
				Commission determines otherwise by order based on program experience, the total
				installed generating capacity limit of program participants located within the
				service territory of an investor-own utility is as follows:
1.
Central Maine Power
				Company.
The total installed generating capacity limit of program
				participants located within the service territory of Central Maine Power
				Company is 25 megawatts.
2.
Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.
The total installed
				generating capacity limit of program participants located within the service
				territory of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company is 11 megawatts.
3.
Maine Public Service
				Company.
The total installed generating capacity limit of program
				participants located within the service territory of Maine Public Service
				Company is 4 megawatts.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 325 - COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM › Section 407-325-4 - PILOT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

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A.
Criteria.
To be eligible to participate in the pilot
				program, a generating project must satisfy the criteria in this subsection.
1.
Community-Based.
The project must be a community-based renewable energy project as defined in
				section
				2 of this Chapter.
2.
Local Support.
The project must have local support as specified below.
a.
Municipality.
A
				resolution of support passed by the municipal legislative body or municipal
				officers acting to state an official position of the municipality, as
				appropriate, of the municipality in which the community-based renewable energy
				project is proposed to be located, except that any project that is proposed to
				be located wholly in an unorganized or deorganized area of the State or that
				has a generating capacity of less than 100 kilowatts is exempt from this
				requirement.
b.
Tribal
				land.
A documentation of tribe support for a project proposed to
				be located on the tribal land or territory of a federally recognized Indian
				tribe in Maine, including any land owned by the tribe or held in trust by the
				United States for the tribe.
3.
Interconnection.
The project must be interconnected to Maine's electric grid.
4.
In-Service.
The
				project must have an in-service date after September 1, 2009.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 325 - COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM › Section 407-325-5 - PILOT PROGRAM INCENTIVES

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A program participant may elect one of the two pilot program
				  incentives specified in this section.
A. A long-term contract pursuant to the
				provisions of section
				6 of this Chapter; or
B. A renewable energy credit multiplier
				pursuant to the provisions of section
				7 of this Chapter.
A program participant may not change its choice of a program
				  incentive during the term of a long-term contract entered into pursuant to the
				  provisions of section
				  6 of this Chapter. A program
				  participant may choose a long-term contract subsequent to a electing the option
				  of a renewable energy credit multiplier. A program participant may not elect to
				  participate in the two pilot program incentives at the same time. A program
				  participant must notify the Commission of its election of a program incentive
				  and any subsequent change to the program incentive choice.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 325 - COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM › Section 407-325-7 - RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT MULTIPLIER

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A.
Value.
For purposes of Maine's portfolio requirements
				of Title 35-A, section 3210, subsections
				3 and 3-A, the value of renewable
				energy credits associated with the generation from a community-based renewable
				energy project located in the ISO-NE area or the energy of a community-based
				renewable energy project located in the NMISA area is 150% of the amount of the
				generated electricity.
B.
Commission Notification.
A program participant must
				notify the Commission that it has elected the renewable energy credit
				multiplier. A program participant located in the ISO-NE area must notify the
				Commission that it has made arrangements to obtain renewable energy credits
				from the NEPOOL Generation Information System. A program participant must
				notify the Commission of the in-service date of the community-based renewable
				energy project or if the project ceases or substantially reduces operation for
				a six month period after the initial in-service date. A community-based
				renewable energy project that ceases operation for a six-month period will not
				be considered as obtaining the renewable energy credit multiplier incentive
				under this section.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 325 - COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM › Section 407-325-8 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

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Upon request of any person subject to the provisions of this
				  Chapter or upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any
				  requirement of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not
				  be inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The
				  Commission, the Director of Electric and Gas Utility Industries, or the
				  presiding officer assigned to a proceeding related to this Chapter may grant
				  the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 325 - COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM › Section 407-325-9 - REPEAL

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BASIS STATEMENT
: The factual and policy basis
				  for this rule is set forth in the Commission's Order Adopting Final Rule,
				  Docket No. 2009-363, issued on January 27, 2010. Copies of this Statement and
				  Order have been filed with this rule at the Office of the Secretary of State.
				  Copies may also be obtained from the Administrative Director, Public Utilities
				  Commission, 242 State Street, 18 State House Station, Augusta, Maine
				  04333-0018.
AUTHORITY
:
				   35-A M.R.S.A.
				  §§104,
				  111,
				  3602-3606.
EFFECTIVE DATE
: This rule was approved as to
				  form and legality by the Attorney General on February 4, 2010. It was filed
				  with the Secretary of State on February 8, 2010 and became effective on
				  February 13, 2010.
This Chapter is repealed on December 31, 2015, unless the
				  Legislature extends the community-based renewable energy pilot program.