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Sheet: FTG - Interconnection

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Pre-Section Question (required) |  |  |  |  | Options | [NAME] | NOTES
Aside from Question #10, are the scores reported below consistent with the respective state responses/scoring provided in Appendix A of the Freeing the Grid (2010) report? |  |  |  |  | Yes
 |  |  |  |  | No
INTERCONNECTION
# | POLICY/PROCEDURE |  |  | REQUIREMENTS | MEASURE | [NAME] (Select one, unless Bonus/Penalty applies) | DATA SOURCES/NOTES (optional)
1 | Eligible Technologies |  |  | All customer-sited generators qualify | 0
 |  |  |  | Only renewable generators permitted | -1
2 | Individual System Capacity |  |  | Generators up to 20 MW permitted | 0
 |  |  |  | Up to 10 MW permitted | -0.5
 |  |  |  | Up to 2 MW | -1
 |  |  |  | Up to 1 MW | -2
 |  |  |  | Less than 500 kW | -4
3 | “Breakpoints” for Interconnection Process |  |  | Four levels | 1
 |  |  |  | Three levels | 0
 |  |  |  | Two levels | -1
 |  |  |  | No breakpoints, one process for all generators regardless of size | -2
 |  |  |  | (Bonus) Progressive standards that allow larger systems in any category | 1
4 | Timelines |  |  | Timelines shorter than the FERC standards | 1
 |  |  |  | Timelines the same as the FERC standards | 0
 |  |  |  | Timelines longer than the FERC standards | -1
5 | Interconnection Charges |  |  | Fees waived for net-metered customers and interconnection charges are capped | 3
 |  |  |  | Fees waived for net metered customers | 2
 |  |  |  | Fees lower than the FERC standards | 1
 |  |  |  | Scale or “breakpoint” based fees, generally lower than the FERC standards | 0.5
 |  |  |  | Fees the same as the FERC standards | 0
 |  |  |  | Fees greater than the FERC standards | -1
 |  |  |  | Fees generally double or more than the FERC standards | -3
6 | Engineering Charges |  |  | Engineering fees fixed | 1
 |  |  |  | Engineering fees not fixed | 0
7 | External Disconnect Switch |  |  | Redundant external disconnect switch prohibited for all systems | 1
 |  |  |  | Redundant external disconnect switch prohibited for systems under 10 kW | 0.5
 |  |  |  | Redundant external disconnect switch not addressed | 0
 |  |  |  | Redundant external disconnect switch at utility’s discretion | -1
 |  |  |  | Redundant external disconnect switch required | -2
8 | Certification |  |  | UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 standards used in addition to other options (e.g., self-certification) | 1
 |  |  |  | UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 used | 0
 |  |  |  | UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 not used, or modified elements of IEEE 1547 used | -1
 |  |  |  | Standard used in conflict with, or in excess of IEEE 1547 | -4
9 | Technical Screens |  |  | The FERC standards’ screens used | 0
 |  |  |  | Partial adoption of screens | -1
 |  |  |  | No screens used or utility discretion | -2
 |  |  |  | (Penalty) Used more conservative screen than the FERC standards | -1
 |  |  |  | (Bonus) Dropped one or more of the FERC standards’ screens that do not affect safety, or used more liberal screen element that does not affect safety | 1
10 | Network Interconnection* |  |  | Spot network interconnections allowed at flexible criteria based on customer load characteristics | 1
 |  |  |  | Spot networks limited to 50 kW | 0.5
 |  |  |  | (Bonus) Network interconnections allowed provided the generating facility is inverter-based and uses additional non-exporting protective schemes | 2
 |  |  |  | (Bonus) Networks allowed with single protective feature | 1
 |  |  |  | (Penalty) Not addressed or not allowed in spot network | -1
 |  |  |  | (Penalty) Interconnections not allowed in area networks | -1
11 | Standard Form Agreement |  |  | Standard agreement with friendly clauses | 1
 |  |  |  | Standard agreement with standard clauses | 0
 |  |  |  | No standard agreement | -0.5
 |  |  |  | Standard agreement with excessively complex or hostile clauses | -1
 |  |  |  | (Bonus) Simplified form for all levels of interconnection | 1
 |  |  |  | (Bonus) Simplified form for systems under 10 kW | 0.5
12 | Insurance Requirements |  |  | No additional insurance required for non-inverter based systems under 50 kW or inverter-based systems under 1 MW | 1
 |  |  |  | Additional insurance required, but not more than a typical customer would carry | 0.5
 |  |  |  | Not addressed, or left to the development of the standard form agreement | 0
 |  |  |  | Utility listed as additional insured or other restrictive requirements | -1
 |  |  |  | Additional and disproportionately burdensome insurance requirements for smaller systems | -2
13 | Dispute Resolution |  |  | Process in place (low or no cost, quick) | 2
 |  |  |  | Not addressed, costly, or administratively burdensome | 0
 |  |  |  | Utility discretion | -1
14 | Rule Coverage |  |  | Rules apply to all utilities | 1
 |  |  |  | Rules apply to investor-owned utilities only | 0
15 | Miscellaneous (Bonus and Penalties) |  |  | Provide for local code official refusal when certificate of completion required | 1
 |  |  |  | Adverse system impact check required for systems under 2 MW | -1
 |  |  |  | Interconnection process is significantly diffferent from the FERC standards | -1
*Answer options and points are not consistent with the Freeing the [NAME] report.
Network for New Energy Choices (NNEC). (December 2010). "Freeing the Grid: Best Practices in State Net Metering Policies and Interconnection Procedures." New York, NY.