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SCHEDULE 3 - DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION PROCESS <br />13Glossary <br />Affected System <br />System, or Transmission System connected generation which may be affected by the proposed <br />interconnection. <br />Applicant Agent A person designated in writing by the Interconnection Customer to represent <br />the interconnection process. <br />Area EPS The electric power distribution system connected at the Point of Common Coupling. <br />Area EPS Operator An entity that owns, controls, or operates the electric power distribution <br />systems that are used for the provision of electric service in Minnesota. For this Interconnection <br />Process the Area EPS Operator is Elk River Municipal Utilities. <br />Business Day Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays as defined by Minn. Stat. §645.44, <br />Subdivision 5. Any communication to have been sent or received after 4:30 p.m. Central <br />Prevailing Time or on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday shall be considered to have been sent on <br />the next Business Day. <br />Certified Equipment Certified equipment is equipment that has been tested by a nationally <br />recognized lab meeting a specific standard. For DER systems, a UL 1741 listing is a common <br />form of DER inverter certification. Additional information is contained in Sections 14 and 15. <br />Confidential Information Any confidential and/or proprietary information provided by one <br />. All <br />procedures, design, operating specifications, and metering data provided by the <br />Interconnection Customer may be deemed Confidential Information. See Section 12.1 for <br />further information. <br />Distributed Energy Resource (DER) A source of electric power that is not directly connected <br />to a bulk power system or central station service. DER includes both generators and energy <br />storage technologies capable of exporting active power to an EPS. An interconnection system or <br />a supplemental DER device that is necessary for compliance with this standard is part of a DER. <br />For the purpose of the Interconnection Process and interconnection agreements, the DER <br />Interconnection Facilities. <br />Distribution System The Area EPS facilities which are not part of the Local EPS, Transmission <br />System or any generation system. <br />Distribution Upgrades The additions, modifications, and upgrades to the Distribution System <br />at or beyond the Point of Common Coupling to facilitate interconnection of the DER and render <br />Distribution System. Distribution Upgrades do not include Interconnection Facilities. <br />19 <br /> <br />163 <br />