Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 45 - Electric Interconnection of Distributed Generation Facilities › Rule 199-45.11 - Level 4 Review

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A utility shall use the following Level 4 study review
				  procedures for an interconnection request that meets the criteria in subrule
				  45.7(4).
(1) The applicant submits an
				interconnection request using the Levels 2 to 4 Interconnection Request
				Application form along with the Level 4 application fee.
(2) Within ten business days after receipt of
				an interconnection request, the utility shall notify the applicant whether the
				request is complete. When the interconnection request is not complete, the
				utility shall provide the applicant with a written list detailing the
				information required to complete the interconnection request. The applicant has
				ten business days to provide the required information or the interconnection
				request is considered withdrawn. The parties may agree to extend the time for
				receipt of the additional information. The interconnection request is deemed
				complete when the required information has been provided by the applicant, or
				the parties have agreed that the applicant may provide additional information
				at a later time.
(3) After an
				interconnection request is deemed complete, the utility shall assign a review
				order position to it based upon the date the interconnection request is
				determined to be complete. When assigning a review order position, a utility
				may consider whether there are any other interconnection projects on the same
				distribution circuit. If there are other interconnection projects on the same
				distribution circuit, the utility may consider them together. If a utility
				assigns a review order position based on the existence of interconnection
				projects on the same distribution circuit, the utility shall notify the
				applicant of that fact when it assigns the review order position. The review
				order position of an interconnection request is used to determine the cost
				responsibility for the facilities necessary to accommodate the interconnection.
				The utility shall notify the applicant as to its position in the review order.
				If the interconnection request is subsequently amended, it shall receive a new
				review order position based on the date that it was amended.
(4) Level 4 study review procedures. After
				the interconnection request has been assigned to the review order, a Level 4
				study review shall be conducted:
a. Waiver or
				combination of standard Level 4 study review procedures. By mutual agreement of
				the parties in writing, the scoping meeting, feasibility study, system impact
				study, or facilities study in paragraph 45.11 (4)
"b"
may be
				waived or combined with other studies. Otherwise, the standard Level 4 study
				review procedures in paragraph 45.11(4)
"b"
shall
				apply.
b. Standard Level 4 study
				review procedures.
(1) Scoping meeting. Unless
				waived or combined with other studies pursuant to paragraph 45.11 (4)
"a,"
a scoping meeting shall be held with the applicant on a
				mutually agreed-upon date and time, after the utility has notified the
				applicant that the Level 4 interconnection request is deemed complete, or after
				the applicant has requested that its interconnection request proceed under
				Level 4 review after failing the requirements of a Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3
				review. The purpose of the meeting is to review the interconnection request,
				any existing studies relevant to the interconnection request, and the results
				of any Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 screening criteria.
(2) Feasibility study. Unless waived or
				combined with other studies pursuant to paragraph 45.11 (4)
"a,"
an interconnection feasibility study (subrule 45.11(5))
				shall be performed.
1. The utility shall
				provide the applicant a copy of the Interconnection Feasibility Study Agreement
				or a mutually agreed-upon alternative form, plus a description of the study and
				a nonbinding estimate of the cost to perform the study.
2. The utility shall provide the study
				agreement and information no later than 10 business days after the following
				have occurred, as applicable:
* Receipt of a complete interconnection request; and
* The scoping meeting (if held).
3. If the applicant does not sign and return
				the study agreement with payment of the estimated costs of the study within 15
				business days, the application shall be deemed withdrawn.
(3) System impact study. Unless waived or
				combined with other studies pursuant to paragraph 45.11 (4)
"a,"
an interconnection system impact study (subrule 45.11(6))
				shall be performed.
1. The utility shall
				provide the applicant a copy of the Interconnection System Impact Study
				Agreement or a mutually agreed-upon alternative form, plus an outline of the
				scope of the study and a nonbinding estimate of the cost to perform the
				study.
2. The utility shall provide
				the study agreement and information no later than 10 business days after the
				following have occurred, as applicable:
* Receipt of a complete interconnection request;
* The scoping meeting (if held); and
* Transmittal of the interconnection feasibility study (if
				  performed).
3. If the
				applicant does not sign and return the study agreement with payment of the
				estimated costs of the study within 15 business days, the application shall be
				deemed withdrawn.
(4)
				Facilities study. Unless waived or combined with other studies pursuant to
				paragraph 45.11 (4)
"a,"
an interconnection facilities study
				(subrule 45.11(7)) shall be performed.
1. The
				utility shall provide the applicant a copy of the Interconnection Facilities
				Study Agreement or a mutually agreed-upon alternative form, plus an outline of
				the scope of the study and a nonbinding estimate of the cost to perform the
				study.
2. The utility shall provide
				the study agreement and information no later than 10 business days after the
				following have occurred, as applicable:
* Receipt of a complete interconnection request;
* The scoping meeting (if held);
* Transmittal of the interconnection feasibility study (if
				  performed); and
* Transmittal of the interconnection system impact study (if
				  performed).
3. If the
				applicant does not sign and return the study agreement with payment of the
				estimated costs of the study within 15 business days, the application shall be
				deemed withdrawn.