Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Interconnection and Distributed Generation Standards › Part 2 - INTERCONNECTION STANDARDS › Section R. 460.932 - Pre-application report

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 32.
(1) Using
				  the information provided in the pre-application report request form described
				  in R 460.930, an electric utility shall
				  identify the substation bus, bank, or circuit most likely to serve the point of
				  common coupling. This identification by the electric utility does not
				  necessarily indicate that this would be the circuit to which the project
				  ultimately connects.
(2) An
				  applicant may request additional pre-application reports if information about
				  multiple points of common coupling is requested. No more than 10
				  pre-application report requests may be submitted by an applicant and its
				  affiliates during a 1-week period. An electric utility may reject additional
				  pre-application report requests.
(3) The pre-application report must include
				  all of the following information:
(a) Total
				  capacity, in MW, of substation bus, bank, or circuit based on normal or
				  operating ratings likely to serve the proposed point of common
				  coupling.
(b) Existing aggregate
				  generation capacity, in MW, interconnected to a substation bus, bank, or
				  circuit likely to serve the proposed point of common coupling.
(c) Aggregate capacity, in MW, of generation
				  not yet built but found in previously accepted interconnection applications,
				  for a substation bus, bank, or circuit likely to serve the proposed point of
				  common coupling.
(d) Available
				  capacity, in MW, of substation bus, bank, or circuit likely to serve the
				  proposed point of common coupling.
(e) Substation nominal distribution
				  voltage.
(f) Nominal distribution
				  circuit voltage at the proposed point of common coupling.
(g) Label, name, or identifier of the
				  distribution circuit on which the proposed point of common coupling is
				  located.
(h) Approximate circuit
				  distance between the proposed point of common coupling and the
				  substation.
(i) The actual or
				  estimated peak load and minimum load data at any relevant line section or
				  sections, including daytime minimum load and absolute minimum load, when
				  available. If not readily available, the report must indicate whether the
				  generator is expected to exceed minimum load on the circuit.
(j) Whether the point of common coupling is
				  located behind a line voltage regulator and whether the substation has a load
				  tap changer.
(k) Limiting conductor
				  ratings from the proposed point of common coupling to the distribution
				  substation.
(l) Number of phases
				  available at the primary voltage level at the proposed point of common
				  coupling, and, if a single phase, distance from the 3-phase circuit.
(m) Whether the point of common coupling is
				  located on a spot network, area network, grid network, radial supply, or
				  secondary network.
(n) Based on the
				  proposed point of common coupling, the report must indicate whether power
				  quality issues may be present on the circuit.
(o) Whether or not the area has been
				  identified as having a prior affected system.
(p) Whether or not the site will require a
				  system impact study for high voltage distribution based on size, location, and
				  existing system configuration.