New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES › Chapter 9 - ELECTRIC SERVICES › Part 568 - INTERCONNECTION OF GENERATING FACILITIES WITH A NAMEPLATE RATING UP TO AND INCLUDING 10 MW CONNECTING TO A UTILITY SYSTEM › Section 17.9.568.18 - DETAILED STUDY PROCESS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Application:
An interconnection customer must submit an
				interconnection application, pursuant to Subsection B of
				17.9.568.13 NMAC, using the
				interconnection application form for fast track and detailed study provided in
				Appendix 1C, which may be sent electronically to a recipient designated by the
				utility. The application fee specified in Subsection A of
				17.9.568.23 NMAC shall be
				submitted along with the application. An applicant who was unable to proceed
				through the simplified or fast track process application due to failure of the
				screening process may request that the utility treat that existing
				interconnection application as a new detailed study application.
B.
Scoping meeting:
(1) A scoping meeting will be held within 10
				business days after the interconnection application is deemed complete., or the
				applicant agrees to proceed to detailed study after simplified or fast track
				review or as otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties. By mutual agreement
				of the parties, the scoping meeting, system impact study or facilities study
				may be waived. The utility and the applicant will bring to the meeting
				personnel, including system engineers and other resources as may be reasonably
				required to accomplish the purpose of the meeting.
(2) The purpose of the scoping meeting is to
				discuss the interconnection application, the reference point of applicability,
				and review existing studies relevant to the interconnection application. The
				parties shall further discuss whether the utility should perform a feasibility
				study (at the customer's option) or proceed directly to a system impact study,
				or a facilities study, or an interconnection agreement. If the parties agree
				that a feasibility study should be performed, the utility shall provide the
				applicant, as soon as possible, but not later than five business days after the
				scoping meeting, a feasibility study agreement, provided by the utility,
				including an outline of the scope of the study and a non-binding, good- faith
				estimate of the cost to perform the study.
(a)
				the feasibility study will provide a preliminary review of short circuit
				currents, including contribution from the proposed generation facility, and
				coordination and potential overloading of distribution circuit protection
				devices. If the interconnection applicant agrees to the feasibility study, the
				interconnection applicant shall provide an executed agreement and a deposit for
				the estimated costs provided by the utility;
(b) the scope of the feasibility study can be
				modified by the parties upon mutual agreement.
(3) In order to remain in consideration for
				interconnection, an applicant who has requested a feasibility study must return
				the executed feasibility study agreement and any required deposit within 15
				business days. If the parties agree not to perform a feasibility study, the
				utility shall provide the applicant, no later than five business days after the
				scoping meeting, a system impact study agreement provided by the utility
				including an outline of the scope of the study and a non-binding, good faith
				estimate of the cost to perform the study.