S.D. Admin. R. 20:10:36:51
The applicant shall submit the appropriate tier 4 application and the application fees to the public utility at its designated address. Application forms are on file with the commission.
Within 3 business days of receipt of the application, the public utility shall provide written acknowledgement of receipt and the start date of the review to determine if the application is complete. Within 10 business days of receipt of the application, the public utility shall inform the applicant that the application is either complete or incomplete. If the application is incomplete, the public utility shall indicate the missing information. If a complete application is not returned to the public utility within 30 days from the date the public utility sends notification to the applicant that the application is incomplete, the application is considered withdrawn.
If the public utility does not have a record of receipt of the application, the applicant shall provide the public utility with an additional copy of the application. If the applicant can demonstrate that the original completed application was delivered to the public utility, the public utility shall determine if the application is complete or incomplete within 5 business days.
Once the public utility finds the application is complete, it shall assign the project a queue position unless a queue position was already assigned under a previous lower-tier application that was not approved. The queue position of each application is used to determine any potential adverse system impacts of the proposed small generator facility based on the relevant data contained in the application, the outcomes of the various studies, and the applicant's desired interconnection location.
If in the process of evaluating the completed application, the public utility determines supplemental or clarifying information is required, the public utility shall request the information. The time required for the receipt of the additional information may extend the time before the scoping meeting can be convened but only to the extent of the time required for the receipt of the additional information. The public utility may not alter the applicant's queue position. Supplemental or clarifying information can be provided in the scoping meeting.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:10:36:51
General Authority: SDCL 49-34A-27, 49-34A-93.
Law Implemented: SDCL 49-34A-27, 49-34A-93.