Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 38 - PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION › Chapter 38.5 - UTILITY DIVISION › Subchapter 38.5.84 - Small Generator Interconnection › Rule 38.5.8412 - LEVEL 4 STUDY REVIEW

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) An EDC shall
				use the Level 4 study review procedure for an interconnection request that
				meets the criteria in ARM
				38.5.8406(1)(d).
(2) Within ten business days from receipt of
				an interconnection request, the EDC shall notify the applicant whether the
				request is complete. When the interconnection request is not complete, the EDC
				shall provide the applicant a written list detailing information that shall be
				provided to complete the interconnection request. The applicant shall have ten
				business days to provide appropriate data in order to complete the
				interconnection request or the interconnection request shall be considered
				withdrawn. The interconnection request shall be deemed complete when the
				required information has been provided by the applicant.
(3) When an interconnection request is
				complete, the EDC shall assign a line section queue position if there is more
				than one interconnection request pending for the same line section. The line
				section queue position of an interconnection request shall be used to determine
				the cost responsibility necessary for the facilities to accommodate the
				interconnection. The EDC shall notify the applicant about other higher line
				section queued applicants. Any required interconnection studies shall not begin
				until the EDC has completed its review of all other interconnection requests
				that have a higher line section queue position. Line section queue position
				shall not be forfeited or otherwise impacted by any pending dispute submitted
				under the provisions of ARM
				38.5.8413.
(4) The following procedures shall be
				followed in performing a Level 4 study review:
(a) By mutual agreement of the parties, the
				scoping meeting, interconnection feasibility study, interconnection impact
				study, or interconnection facilities studies provided for in a Level 4 review
				and discussed in this section may be waived;
(b) If agreed to by the parties, a scoping
				meeting will be held within ten business days after the EDC has notified the
				applicant that the interconnection request is deemed complete, or the applicant
				has requested that its interconnection request proceed after failing the
				requirements of a Level 2 review or Level 3 review. The purpose of the meeting
				must be to review the interconnection request, existing studies relevant to the
				interconnection request, and the results of the Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3
				screening criteria;
(c) If the
				parties agree at a scoping meeting that an interconnection feasibility study
				shall be performed, the EDC shall provide to the applicant, no later than five
				business days after the scoping meeting, an interconnection feasibility study
				agreement, including an outline of the scope of the study and a nonbinding good
				faith estimate of the cost to perform the study;
(d) If the parties agree at a scoping meeting
				that an interconnection feasibility study is not required, the EDC shall
				provide to the applicant, no later than five business days after the scoping
				meeting, an interconnection system impact study agreement, including an outline
				of the scope of the study and a nonbinding good faith estimate of the cost to
				perform the study; or
(e) If the
				parties agree at the scoping meeting that an interconnection feasibility study
				and system impact study are not required, the EDC shall provide to the
				applicant, no later than five business days after the scoping meeting, an
				interconnection facilities study agreement including an outline of the scope of
				the study and a nonbinding good faith estimate of the cost to perform the
				study.