South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 20:10:36 - Small generator facility interconnection › Section 20:10:36:33 - Tier 1 interconnection review procedures

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The applicant shall submit a tier 1 application and
				  appropriate fees to the public utility at its designated address. Application
				  forms are available from the commission.
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 that the application is either complete or incomplete. If the
				  application is incomplete, the public utility shall indicate the missing
				  information. 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 notified the applicant that the application
				  is incomplete, the applicant shall provide the required information within 20
				  business days or the application is considered to be withdrawn.
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 electric utility, the
				  public utility shall determine if the application is complete or incomplete in
				  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
				  applicant shall proceed under the time frames of this section. The public
				  utility may schedule a scoping meeting to notify the applicant about other
				  higher-queued applications including FERC wholesale generator interconnection
				  applications on the same radial line or spot network to which the applicant is
				  seeking interconnection.
If, in the process of evaluating a completed application, the
				  public utility determines that supplemental or clarifying information is
				  required, the public utility shall request the information from the applicant.
				  The time required for the receipt of the additional information may extend the
				  time necessary to complete the evaluation, 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.
The public utility's review of the application shall be
				  completed within 15 business days from the date the application is determined
				  complete. The public utility shall notify the applicant whether the small
				  generator facility meets the screening criteria.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 49-34A-27,
					 49-34A-93.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 49-34A-27,
					 49-34A-93.