Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-17-2

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 82-17-2 - Utility requirements pursuant to the act

(a) In addition to the requirements set forth in the act, any utility may install, at its expense, equipment to allow for load research metering for purposes of monitoring each net metered facility.

(b) Responsibilities for maintenance, repair, or replacement of meters, service lines, and other equipment provided by the utility shall be governed by the utility's current tariffs and terms of service on file with commission. This equipment shall be accessible at all times to utility personnel.

(c) Each utility's interconnection with a customer-generator's net metered facility shall be subject to the utility's current tariffs and terms of service on file with commission.

(d) Each utility shall enter into a written interconnection application or interconnection agreement with each customer-generator that is equivalent to sample forms available from the commission. Each agreement shall include the following information:

(1) Customer name, mailing address, service address, phone number, and emergency contact phone number;

(2) utility account number and number of meters associated with the account;

(3) information about the net metered facility, including AC power rating, voltage, type of system, address of the net metered facility, and the name of the manufacturer and the model number of the inverter or interconnection equipment;

(4) information about the installation of the net metered facility, including the name and license number of the contractor who installed the facility, and verification that the net metered facility meets the standards in K.A.R. 82-17-1(c), (d), (e), and (i);

(5) information regarding dispute resolution opportunities available with the commission as specified in K.A.R. 82-1-20 ;

(6) information regarding periodic testing requirements necessary to meet the standards in K.A.R. 82-17-1(c), (d), (e), and (i); and

(7) verification by a licensed engineer or licensed electrician that the net metered facility has been installed in a manner that meets the requirements of all applicable codes and standards for that net metered facility.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-17-2

Authorized by K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 66-1269; implementing K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 66-1265, 66-1269, and 66-1270; effective Aug. 6, 2010.