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SCHEDULE 3-DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION PROCESS <br /> 1. When used in this Agreement, with initial capitalization, the terms specified shall have the <br /> meanings indicated, or the meanings specified, in the Municipal Minnesota Distributed <br /> Energy Resources Interconnection Process (M-MIP). <br /> 2. The Interconnection Customer elects and the Area EPS Operator shall cause a Facilities <br /> Study consistent with the standard M-MIP to be performed. The scope of the Facilities <br /> Study shall be subject to data provided in Section 17 to this Agreement. <br /> 3. The Facilities Study shall specify and estimate the cost of the equipment, engineering, <br /> procurement and construction work (including overheads), needed to implement the <br /> conclusions of the System Impact Study(s). The Facilities Study shall also identify: 1) the <br /> electrical switching configuration of the equipment, including, without limitation, <br /> transformer, switchgear, meters, and other station equipment, 2) the nature and estimated <br /> cost of the Area EPS Operator's Interconnection Facilities and Upgrades, necessary to <br /> accomplish the interconnection, and 3) an estimate of the time required to complete the <br /> construction and installation of such facilities. <br /> 4. The Area EPS Operator may propose to group facilities required for more than one <br /> Interconnection Customer in order to minimize facilities costs through economies of scale. <br /> Any Interconnection Customer may require the installation of facilities required for its own <br /> Distributed Energy Resource, if they are willing to pay the costs of those facilities. <br /> 5. A deposit of the equivalent of the good faith estimated cost of a distribution Facility Study <br /> shall be required from the Interconnection Customer when the signed Agreement is <br /> provided to the Area EPS Operator. <br /> 6. Any study fees shall be based on the Area EPS Operator's actual costs and include a <br /> summary of professional time. An invoice shall be sent to the Interconnection Customer <br /> within twenty (20) Business Days after the study is completed and delivered. <br /> M-M1P Facility Study Agreement_January 2019 2 <br /> 254 <br />