Md. Code Regs. 20.50.09.14
Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Section 20.50.09.14 - Record Retention and Reporting RequirementsA. A utility shall retain records of the following for a minimum of 7 years: (1) The total number nameplate capacity and total fees charged for the interconnection requests received, approved, and denied under Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 reviews;(2) The number of evaluations of interconnections requests approved and denied using any alternate process under Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 reviews;(3) The fuel type, if appropriate, total number, and nameplate capacity of small generator facilities approved in each of the following categories: (b) Emergency standby capable of operating in parallel;(c) Behind the meter load offset;(d) Combined heat and power;(e) Energy storage devices; and(4) The number of interconnection requests that were not processed within the deadlines established for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 reviews in this chapter;(5) The number of scoping meetings held, the number of feasibility studies, impact studies, and facility studies performed, and the fees charged for these studies;(6) The justifications for the actions taken to deny interconnection requests;(7) The number of interconnection requests that were not processed within the deadlines established for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 reviews in this chapter due to a PJM Interconnection, LLC market process study; and(8) Any special operating requirements required in interconnection agreements, which are permitted only for generating facilities with a nameplate capacity greater than 2 MW, that are not part of the utility's standard operating procedures applicable to small generator facilities.B. A utility shall retain records of interconnection studies it performs to determine the feasibility, system impacts, and facilities required by the interconnection of any small generator facility for a minimum of 7 years.C. A utility shall file not later than April 1 of each year a report entitled "Annual Small Generator Interconnection Report" to the Commission containing the following information for the preceding calendar year: (1) The total number of interconnection requests received, approved, and denied under Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 reviews;(2) The fuel type, or energy storage type, total number, and total nameplate capacity of small generator facilities approved in each of the following categories: (b) Emergency standby capable of operating in parallel;(c) Behind the meter load offset;(d) Combined heat and power;(e) Energy storage devices; and(3) The number of interconnection requests that were not processed within the deadlines established for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 reviews and permission to operate notices in this chapter;(4) The total number of interconnection requests denied and the reason for each denial;(5) Each interconnection request for a proposed small generator facility that received a cost estimate or incurred an actual cost of at least $10,000 for interconnection facilities or distribution upgrades and was completed during the reporting year, -which shall include: (a) A list of the nameplate capacity of the proposed small generator facility;(c) Variance percentage; and(d) If required, a summary explanation on -why the actual cost of facilities or upgrades was at least 10 percent greater than the cost estimate provided;(6) The number of scoping meetings held, the number of feasibility studies, impact studies, facility studies, and combined studies performed and the total fees charged for these studies;(7) For each interconnection request for a proposed small generator facility that failed to meet Level 2 criteria according to Regulation .10F of this chapter, a list of the queue number, reason for failure to meet Level 2 criteria, if the applicant requested additional review, whether the additional review was completed within 30 calendar days, or if the applicant decided to request interconnection under Level 4 criteria;(8) The current utility status and future plans and schedule for implementation of hosting capacity reporting systems or improvements to existing hosting capacity reporting systems;(9) Beginning April 1, 2021, a utility shall also report annually for the previous year: (a) The total number of restricted circuits and the total number of closed circuits;(b) The number of interconnection requests totaled for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 that were denied due to restricted circuits and the total number that were denied due to closed circuits;(c) The number of interconnection requests for inadvertent export totaled for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 that were approved, denied, or suspended due to non-compliance;(d) The number of interconnection requests for flexible interconnection options totaled for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 that were approved, denied, or suspended due to non-compliance;(e) The number of cancelled small generator facility projects that result in interconnection costs to subsequent small generator facility projects in the same interconnection queue; and(f) The number of small generator facility projects that delay payment for a distribution system upgrade until the time a first higher small generator facility project in an interconnection queue is ready to interconnect;(10) Beginning April 1, 2024, if Volt-Watt control is implemented in a utility's default utility required inverter settings profile, a utility shall also report for the electric distribution system annually for the previous year: (a) Number of total interconnection customer complaints about smart inverter related curtailments;(b) Number of smart inverter related curtailment interconnection customer complaints resolved by utility;(c) Number of smart inverter related curtailment interconnection customer complaints resolved by customer; and(d) Number of smart inverter related interconnection customer curtailment complaints unresolved; and(11) Beginning April 1, 2025, an electric utility shall report exemptions to Regulation .06R of this chapter annually for the previous year, including: (a) The number of interconnection requests subject to the PJM Interconnection, LLC Tariff;(b) The number of interconnection requests in an area governed by a hosting capacity upgrade plan approved by the Commission;(c) The number of interconnection requests on a dedicated primary voltage feeder that may not benefit any other interconnection customer;(d) The number of interconnection requests on a dedicated secondary voltage facility that may not benefit any other interconnection customer;(e) The number of interconnection requests on an AC distribution grid or spot network;(f) The number of interconnection requests exempted for other good cause; and(g) The reason for good cause for each interconnection request exempted from Regulation .06R of this chapter.D. The utility shall file a notice with the Commission describing any interconnection equipment the utility has considered field-approved for its distribution system within 90 days after granting approval for the interconnection of a small generator facility using the field-approved interconnection equipment.E. For any small generator facility receiving an interconnection impact study, the utility shall list and explain any study for which the cost of the actual upgrade exceeded the impact study's estimate by at least 25 percent.F. For any small generator facility receiving an interconnection facilities study, the utility shall list and explain any study for which the cost of the actual upgrade exceeded the impact study's estimate by at least 10 percent.Md. Code Regs. 20.50.09.14
Regulation .14 amended effective 45:20 Md. R. 920, eff. 10/8/2018; amended effective 47:8 Md. R. 436, eff. 4/20/2020; amended effective 50:5 Md. R.173-204, eff. 3/20/2023; amended effective 51:24 Md. R. 1082, eff. 12/12/2024.