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SCHEDULE 3 - DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION PROCESS <br />Study or Studies, or proceed directly to a Facilities Study or an Interconnection <br />Agreement. If the Area EPS Operator determines there is no potential for Transmission <br />System or Distribution System adverse system impacts, the Interconnection Application <br />shall proceed directly to a Facilities Study or an executable Interconnection Agreement, <br />as agreed to by the Parties. <br /> <br />4System Impact Study <br />4.1.Electric System Impacts <br />A System Impact Study shall identify and detail the electric system impacts that would <br />result if the proposed DER(s) were interconnected without project modifications or <br />electric system modifications. The System Impact Study is also to study the potential <br />impacts, including but not limited to, those identified in the scoping meeting. A System <br />Impact Study shall evaluate the impacts of the proposed interconnection on the <br />reliability of the electric system. <br /> <br />4.2.System Impact Study Agreement <br />If the Parties agree at the scoping meeting that a System Impact Study should be <br />performed, the Area EPS Operator shall provide the Interconnection Customer a System <br />Impact Study Agreement, not later than five (5) Business Days after the scoping <br />meeting. If the scoping meeting was omitted by mutual agreement, the Area EPS <br />Operator shall provide the Interconnection Customer a System Impact Study Agreement <br />within ten (10) Business Days after the Interconnection Customer waives the scoping <br />meeting. <br /> <br />The System Impact Study Agreement shall include an outline of the scope of the study <br />and a non-binding good faith estimate of the cost to perform the study. If applicable, <br />the System Impact Study Agreement shall list any additional and reasonable technical <br />data on the DER needed to perform the study. The scope and cost responsibilities are to <br />be described in the System Impact Study Agreement. <br /> <br />4.3.System Impact Study Costs <br />A deposit of the good faith estimated cost for each System Impact Study shall be <br />provided by the Interconnection Customer with the return of a signed System Impact <br />Study Agreement. <br /> <br />4.4.System Impact Study Timelines <br />Both the Area EPS Operator and the Interconnection Customer has timeline <br />responsibilities under the System Impact Study. <br />4 <br /> <br />215 <br />