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SCHEDULE 3 - DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION PROCESS <br />3.3.Simplified Process <br />1 <br />An application to interconnect a certified, inverter-based DER system no larger than 20 <br />kilowatts (kW) shall be evaluated under the Simplified Process. A common form of DER <br />inverter certification is UL 1741. Proposed DER systems that require Area EPS system <br />modifications to accommodate the interconnection do not qualify for the Simplified <br />Process. A transformer change, fusing upgrades or line extensions are common <br />examples of Area EPS system modification. Simplified Process eligibility does not imply <br />or indicate the Interconnection Application will pass the initial review screens. Failure <br />to pass the screens will route the Interconnection Application to the Fast Track Process. <br /> <br />3.4.Fast Track Process <br />An application to interconnect a DER shall be evaluated under the Fast Track Process if <br />the eligibility requirements are not exceeded in Table 3.2 and the application does not <br />qualify for the Simplified Process. Fast Track eligibility for DERs is determined based <br />upon the generator type, the size of the generator, voltage of the line, and the location <br />and type of line at the Point of Common Coupling, (PCC). All synchronous and induction <br />machines must be no larger than 2 MW to be eligible for Fast Track Process <br />consideration. <br /> <br />Table 3.2.Fast Track Eligibility for DER <br />Fast Track Eligibility for certified, <br />2 <br />Fast Track Eligibility <br />3 <br />inverter-based DER on a Mainline <br />Line Voltage Regardless of <br />and 2.5 Electrical Circuit Miles from <br />Location <br />4 <br />Substation <br />< 5 kV <br /> 5 kV and < 15 kV 1 MW 2 MW <br /> 15 kV and < 30 kV 2 MW <br /> <br /> <br />meet the codes, standards and certification requirements found in Section 15 and <br />Section 14. <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> Additional information regarding certified equipment is found in Sections 14 and 15. <br />2 <br /> Synchronous and induction machine eligibility is limited to no more than 2 MW even when line voltage is greater <br />than 15 kV. <br />3 <br /> For purposes of this table, a Mainline is the three-phase backbone of a circuit. It will typically constitute lines with <br />wire sizes of 4/0 American wire gauge, 266 kcmil, 336.4 kcmil, 397.5 kcmil, 477 kcmil and 795 kcmil. <br />4 <br /> An Interconnection Customer can determine this information about its proposed interconnection location in <br />advance by requesting a pre-application report described in Section 5. <br />5 <br /> <br />149 <br />