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SCHEDULE 3-DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION PROCESS <br /> 1 Key Terminology <br /> 1.1. Distributed Energy Resource <br /> Distributed Energy Resources, DER, were often referred to in past interconnection <br /> processes as Distributed Generation, DG, and on occasion also interchanged with the <br /> term Qualifying Facility, QF.This Interconnection Process uses the term DER to address <br /> all types of generation and energy resources that can be interconnected to the electric <br /> Distribution System. DER technologies can include photovoltaic solar systems, wind <br /> turbines, storage batteries or diesel generators and are not limited to renewable types <br /> of technologies. <br /> 1.2. Point of Common Coupling (PCC) / Point of DER Connection (POC) <br /> DER systems often reside behind the utility's revenue meter of a residence or business. <br /> The meter is normally the point of demarcation between the utility-owned equipment <br /> and the customer-owned equipment.The term Point of Common Coupling, PCC, is the <br /> demarcation location between the utility and the customer. <br /> The Point of DER Connection, PoC, can be different from the PCC. The PoC is the <br /> location where a DER system would interconnect to the electrical system normally <br /> owned by the customer. For example, the PoC for a rooftop photovoltaic solar system <br /> may be the main electrical panel in a customer's home. <br /> 1.3. Capacity <br /> Throughout the Interconnection Process will be references to the capacity of the DER <br /> system. In most cases, the capacity listed is referring to the Nameplate Capacity of the <br /> DER system. All capacity references will be in alternating current, AC. <br /> There can be multiple DER systems with different PoCs that all have the same PCC <br /> submitted on a single interconnection application. The capacity for this type of <br /> interconnection would be the aggregate Nameplate Capacity of all DER systems at the <br /> individual PoCs. Additional examples of DER system arrangements can be seen in <br /> Section 13 under the definition of Point of Common Coupling. <br /> 2 Roles <br /> 2.1. Overview <br /> During the interconnection process for a proposed DER system, there may be multiple <br /> entities involved in the application, approval and commissioning processes. The main <br /> entities that are involved during the Interconnection Process for a proposed DER <br /> system are the Interconnection Customer, the Application Agent and the DER <br /> 2 <br /> 137 <br />