R746-312-6. General Interconnection Request Provisions

(1) Each public utility must designate an employee, office, or department from which a customer can obtain basic interconnection request standard forms, standard form agreements, and information through an informal process. Upon request, this employee, office, or department must provide all relevant forms, documents, and technical requirements for submittal of a complete application for interconnection review. Upon request, the public utility must meet with a customer who qualifies for Level 2 or Level 3 interconnection review, to assist them in preparation of the application. All standard forms and standard form agreements must be posted on the public utility's website.

(2) The interconnection customer must submit each interconnection request, and all associated forms and agreements on the public utility's standard forms and standard form agreements.

(3) The interconnection request may require the following types of information:

(a) the name of the applicant and basic customer information;

(b) the type, size and specifications of the generating facility;

(c) the level of interconnection review sought; e.g., Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3;

(d) the generating facility installer: i.e., for contractor installations, the name of the appropriately licensed contractor, or for self-installations, the name of the homeowner or business;

(e) equipment and/or system certifications;

(f) the anticipated date the generating facility will be operational;

(g) evidence of site control; and/or

(h) other information that the utility deems is necessary to conduct an evaluation as to whether a generating facility can be safely and reliably connected to the public utility in compliance with this interconnection rule.

(4) Each interconnect request submitted to a public utility must be accompanied by the required processing fee.

(5) An interconnection customer shall retain its original queue position for an interconnection request if the applicant resubmits its application at a higher level of review within 30 business days of a utility's denial of the application at a lower level of review.

(6) A public utility shall not be responsible for the cost of determining the rating of equipment owned or proposed by an interconnection customer or of equipment owned by other local customers.

(7) Any modification to machine data or equipment configuration or to the interconnection site of the generating facility not agreed to in writing by the public utility and the interconnection customer may be deemed a withdrawal of the interconnection request and may require submission of a new interconnection request unless proper notification to each party by the other and a reasonable time to cure the problems created by the changes are undertaken.

(8) Each party receiving confidential information shall hold such information in confidence and shall not disclose it to any third party nor to the public without prior written authorization from the party providing that information, except to fulfill obligations under this rule, or to fulfill legal or regulatory requirements. Each party shall employ at least the same standard of care to protect confidential information obtained from the other party as it employs to protect its own confidential information.