Section R. 460.920 - Electric utility interconnection proceduresRule 20.
(1) An electric utility shall file applications for approval of interconnection procedures and forms within 120 calendar days of the effective date of these rules.(2) The commission shall issue its order approving, rejecting, or modifying an electric utility's proposed interconnection procedures and forms within 360 calendar days of the electric utility filing an application for approval of interconnection procedures and forms. If the commission finds the procedures and forms proposed by the electric utility to be inadequate or unacceptable, the commission may either adopt procedures and forms proposed by another person in the proceeding or modify and accept the procedures and forms proposed by the electric utility.(3) Until the commission accepts, rejects, or modifies an electric utility's interconnection procedures and forms, the electric utility may use the proposed interconnection procedures and forms when processing interconnection applications with the exception of fixed fees and fee caps. An electric utility shall only charge fees that comply with the requirements of R 460.926 until the commission accepts, rejects, or modifies the proposed interconnection procedures and forms, unless the commission approves different fees pursuant to R 460.926(5).(4) Two or more electric utilities may file a joint application proposing interconnection procedures for use by the joint applicants. The proposed interconnection procedures must ensure compliance with these rules.(5) The proposed interconnection procedures must, at a minimum, include all of the following: (a) All necessary applications, forms, and relevant template agreements.(b) A schedule of all applicable fixed fees and fee caps.(c) Voltage ranges for high voltage distribution and low voltage distribution.(d) Required initial review screens.(e) Required supplemental review screens.(f) The process for conducting system impact studies and facilities studies on DERs when there is an affected system issue.(g) Testing and certification requirements of DER telecommunications, cybersecurity, data exchange, and remote control operation.(h) Parallel operation requirements.(i) A method to estimate the expected annual kWh output of the generator or generators.(j) If an electric utility uses alternative methods for power limited export DER pursuant to R 460.980(3), a description of those methods.(k) A cost allocation methodology for study track DERs.(l) An evaluation of an interconnection application for a project that includes single or multiple types of DERs at a site for which the applicant seeks a single point of common coupling.(m) Details describing how an energy storage device may be integrated into an existing legacy net metering program system without impacting the 10-year grandfathering period or participation in the distributed generation program.(n) For electric utilities that are member-regulated electric cooperatives, a procedure for fairly processing applications in instances in which the number of applications exceed the capacity of the electric cooperative to timely meet the deadlines in these rules.(o) Examples of modifications that are not material modifications.(p) The procedure for performing a material modification review to determine if a modification is material.(q) Any required terms and conditions that must be specified in the general liability insurance for level 3, 4, and 5 projects.(r) A list of the electric utility's holidays.(s) If an electric utility uses an alternative process pursuant to R 460.956, a description of that process.(t) Fast track eligibility criteria for applications proposing to interconnect DERs with 4.8 kV distribution systems.(u) In the event daytime loading data is not available for the initial screen provided in R 460.946(5)(b), the date when the data will be collected.(6) An electric utility shall obtain commission approval to revise its interconnection procedures.Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.920
2023 MR 8, Eff. 4/25/2023