Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-45.10 - Level 3 expedited review
A utility shall use the Level 3 expedited review procedure for an interconnection request that meets the criteria in subrule 45.7(3) or 45.7(4). A utility may not impose additional requirements for Level 3 reviews not specifically authorized under this rule or rule 199-45.3 (476) unless the applicant agrees.
(1)
A Level 3 interconnection shall use the following procedures:
a. The applicant shall submit an
interconnection request using the Levels 2 to 4 Interconnection Request
Application form along with the Level 3 application fee.
b. Within ten business days after receiving
the interconnection request, the utility shall inform the applicant as to
whether the interconnection request is complete. If the request is incomplete,
the utility shall specify what materials are missing and the applicant has ten
business days to provide the missing information, or the interconnection
request shall be deemed withdrawn.
c. After an interconnection request is deemed
complete, the utility shall assign a review order position to it based upon the
date the interconnection request is determined to be complete. The utility
shall then inform the applicant of its review order position.
d. If, after determining that the
interconnection request is complete, the utility determines that it needs
additional information to evaluate the distributed generation facility's
adverse system impact, the utility shall request this information. The utility
may not restart the review process or alter the applicant's review order
position because it requires the additional information. The utility can extend
the time to finish its evaluation only to the extent the delay is required for
receipt of the additional information. If this additional information is not
provided by the applicant within 15 business days, the interconnection request
shall be deemed withdrawn.
e.
Interconnection requests meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph
45.7(3)"a" for nonexporting distributed generation facilities
interconnecting to an area network shall be presumed to be appropriate for
interconnection. The utility shall process the interconnection requests using
the following procedures:
(1) The utility
shall evaluate the interconnection request under Level 2 interconnection review
procedures as set forth in subrule 45.9(1) except that the utility has 25
business days to evaluate the interconnection request against the screens to
determine whether interconnecting the distributed generation facility to the
utility's area network has any potential adverse system impacts.
(2) If the Level 2 screens for area networks
identify potential adverse system impacts, the utility may determine at its
sole discretion that it is inappropriate for the distributed generation
facility to interconnect to the area network under Level 3 review, and the
interconnection request is denied. The applicant may submit a new
interconnection request for consideration under Level 4 procedures at the
review order position assigned to the Level 3 interconnection request, if the
request is made within 15 business days after notification that the current
application is denied.
f. For interconnection requests that meet the
requirements of paragraph 45.7(3)"b" for nonexporting
distributed generation facilities interconnecting to a radial distribution
circuit, the utility shall evaluate the interconnection request under the Level
2 expedited review in subrule 45.9(1), except for the screen in paragraph
45.9(1)"a."
(2) For a distributed generation facility
that satisfies the criteria in paragraph 45.10(1)"e" or
45.10(1)"f," the utility shall approve the interconnection
request and provide the applicant with the Levels 2 to 4 Distributed Generation
Interconnection Agreement within three business days of the date the utility
makes its determination.
(3) Within
30 business days after issuance by the utility of the Levels 2 to 4 Distributed
Generation Interconnection Agreement, the applicant shall complete, sign, and
return the agreement to the utility. If the applicant does not sign the
agreement within 30 business days, the request shall be deemed withdrawn,
unless the applicant requests a 15 -business-day extension in writing before
the end of the 30-day period. An initial request for extension may not be
denied by the utility. After the agreement is signed by the parties,
interconnection of the distributed generation facility shall proceed according
to any milestones agreed to by the parties in the Levels 2 to 4 Distributed
Generation Interconnection Agreement.
(4) The Levels 2 to 4 Distributed Generation
Interconnection Agreement shall not be final until:
a. All requirements in the agreement are
satisfied; and
b. The distributed
generation facility is approved by the electric code officials with
jurisdiction over the distributed generation facility; and
c. The applicant provides the Certificate of
Completion form to the utility; and
d. The witness test has either been
successfully completed or waived by the utility in accordance with Article
2.1.1 of the Levels 2 to 4 Distributed Generation Interconnection Agreement.
(5) If the distributed
generation facility is not approved under a Level 3 review, the utility shall
provide the applicant with written notification explaining its reasons for
denying the interconnection request. The applicant may submit a new
interconnection request for consideration under a Level 4 interconnection
review. The review order position assigned to the Level 3 interconnection
request shall be retained, provided that the request is made within 15 business
days after notification that the current interconnection request is
denied.
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