South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:36 - Small generator facility interconnection › Section 20:10:36:38 - Tier 2 interconnection review procedures

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The applicant shall submit a tier 2 application and
				  appropriate fees to the public utility at its designated address. Application
				  forms are available from the commission. If available and not confidentially
				  filed, the applicant may request the public utility to provide it with
				  previously approved interconnection applications to facilitate obtaining field
				  tested status. The public utility may charge a nominal processing fee but may
				  not unreasonably refuse to provide such information if requested.
Within 3 business days of receipt of the application, the
				  public utility shall provide written acknowledgement of receipt and the start
				  date of the review to determine if the application is complete. Within 10
				  business days of receipt of the application, the public utility shall inform
				  the applicant the application is either complete or incomplete. If the
				  application is incomplete, the public utility shall indicate missing
				  information. If a complete application is not returned to the public utility
				  within 30 days from the date the public utility sends notification to the
				  applicant that the application is incomplete, the application is considered
				  withdrawn. In the event the applicant does not receive notification, the
				  applicant may contact the public utility to determine the status of the
				  application.
If the public utility does not have a record of receipt of
				  the application, the applicant shall provide the public utility with an
				  additional copy of the application. If the applicant can demonstrate that the
				  original completed application was delivered to the public utility, the public
				  utility shall determine if the application is complete or incomplete within 5
				  business days.
Once the public utility finds the application is complete, it
				  shall assign the project a queue position. The queue position of each
				  application is used to determine any potential adverse system impacts of the
				  proposed small generator facility based on the relevant screening criteria. The
				  parties shall proceed under the timeframes of this section to maintain queue
				  position. The public utility may schedule a scoping meeting to notify the
				  applicant about other higher-queued applications including FERC interconnection
				  applications on the same radial line or spot network to which the applicant is
				  seeking to interconnect.
Within 20 business days after the public utility notifies the
				  applicant that it has received a completed interconnection request, or within a
				  time period mutually agreed to by parties, the public utility shall:
(1) Evaluate the application using the tier 2
				evaluation and screening criteria;
(2) Review any independent analysis that may
				be provided by the applicant using the same criteria; and
(3) Provide the applicant the results of its
				review, including a comparison of the results and the independent analysis
				provided by the applicant if applicable.
The public utility shall request supplemental or clarifying
				  information if necessary in the process of evaluating the completed
				  application. The time required for the receipt of the additional information
				  may extend the time necessary to complete the review, but only to the extent of
				  the time required for the receipt of the additional information. The public
				  utility may not alter the applicant's queue position.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-27,
					 49-34A-93.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-27,
					 49-34A-93.