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SCHEDULE 3 - DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION PROCESS <br />1Applicability <br />1.1.Capacity Limit <br />The Fast Track Process is available to an Interconnection Customer proposing to <br />interconnect a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) <br />Distribution System if the DER capacity does not exceed the size limits in Table 1.1 and <br />does not qualify for the Simplified Process. The capacity is determined by the <br />aggregated summation of the Nameplate Rating of all components that make up the <br />DER system. Additional information regarding the capacity limits can be seen in Section <br />6 of the Process Overview document. <br /> <br />Table 1.1.Fast Track Eligibility for DER <br />Fast Track Eligibility for certified, <br />1 <br />Fast Track Eligibility <br />2 <br />inverter-based DER on a Mainline <br />Line Voltage Regardless of <br />and 2.5 Electrical Circuit Miles from <br />Location <br />3 <br />Substation <br />< 5 kV <br /> 5 kV and < 15 kV 1 MW 2 MW <br /> 15 kV and < 30 kV <br /> <br /> <br />Fast Track eligibility for DERs is determined based upon the generator type, the size of <br />the generator, voltage of the line, and the location of and the type of line at the Point <br />of Common Coupling. All synchronous and induction machines must be no larger than 2 <br />MW to be eligible for Fast Track Process consideration. Fast Track eligibility does not <br />imply or indicate that a DER will pass the engineering screens or be exempt from the <br />proposed DER Interconnection being placed into the Study Process. <br /> <br />1.2.Codes, Standards and Certification Requirements <br />The Interconnection Customer proposed DER must meet the codes, standards and <br />certification requirements listed in Section 14 and Section 15 of the Overview Process <br />document. The Area EPS Operator may allow DER systems that do not meet codes, <br />standards and certification only if the DER system design is reviewed and tested and <br />determined that it is safe to operate in parallel with the Distribution System. <br /> <br />1 <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 />2 <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 />3 <br /> An Interconnection Customer can determine this information about its proposed interconnection location in <br />advance by requesting a pre-application report described in the Overview Process document. <br />1 <br /> <br />190 <br />