Common use of Facilities Study Clause in Contracts

Facilities Study. 32.3.5.1 If a system impact study(s) is required, once the required system impact study(s) is completed, a system impact study report shall be prepared by the ISO and transmitted to the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner. As soon as practicable after transmittal of the final system impact study report, the ISO will tender a facilities study agreement to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner . If a system impact study(s) is not required, the NYISO shall provide the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner with a facilities study agreement as soon as practicable after that determination. Each facilities study agreement shall include an outline of the scope of the facilities study and a non- binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the facilities study. 32.3.5.2 In order to remain under consideration for interconnection, unless the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree to waive the facilities study, the Interconnection Customer must return the executed facilities study agreement within 30 Calendar Days, together with the required technical data set forth in Appendix 6 and the required deposit equal to the non- binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the facilities study. The ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall execute the facilities study agreement no later than ten (10) Business Days after the ISO confirms receipt of the executed facilities study agreement, the study deposit and required technical data from the Interconnection Customer. The ISO shall provide a copy of the fully executed facilities study agreement to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner. 32.3.5.3 The facilities study shall specify and estimate the cost of the equipment, engineering, procurement and construction work (including overheads) needed to implement the conclusions of the system impact study(s), as appropriate. Connecting Transmission Owner and any Affecting Transmission Owners, together with the Interconnection Customer, will be provided with drafts of the facilities study report for review. Review and comments shall be provided to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt. 32.3.5.3.1 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for the cost of the Interconnection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades necessary to accommodate its Interconnection Request. 32.3.5.3.2 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for the cost of any System Upgrade Facilities determined by an Interconnection Study to be necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request. Such Interconnection Study shall be of sufficient detail and scope to assure that this determination can be made. If any System Upgrade Facilities other than Local System Upgrade Facilities are determined to be necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request, the Small Generating Facility shall be evaluated as a member of the next Class Year, and the Interconnection Customer’s cost responsibility shall be determined in accordance with Attachment S. All other Small Generating Facilities (i.e., those for which no System Upgrade Facilities or only Local System Upgrade Facilities have been identified as necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request) shall complete an individual Facilities Study, if required, under these Small Generator Interconnection Procedures. The standard described above in this Section regarding when a Small Generating Facility must enter a Class Year will apply to Small Generating Facilities being considered for entry into Class Year 2011 and beyond. To the extent appropriate, the ISO will notify any Affected System or transmission owner prior to the determination that System Upgrade Facilities are necessary, to allow for potential input by the Affected System or transmission owner. For purposes of this section, Affected System may include the portions of the New York State Transmission System that may be potentially affected. If the Interconnection Customer elects Capacity Resource Interconnection Service, and its Small Generating Facility is larger than 2 MW, it will be evaluated as a member of the next Class Year to determine the Interconnection Customer’s responsibility for System Deliverability Upgrades in accordance with Attachment S. 32.3.5.3.3 At any time prior to the Class Year Start Date, as specified in Section 25.5.9 of Attachment S to the OATT, the Interconnection Customer may elect to proceed under this Section 32.3.5.3.3. Pending the outcome of the Class Year cost allocation process, the Interconnection Customer can elect to proceed with the interconnection of its Small Generating Facility if in the SGIA (i) it agrees in writing to accept the final cost allocation results determined in the Class Year in accordance with Attachment S, (ii) it agrees in writing to pay cash or post Security in accordance with Attachment S in that Class Year; and (iii) it agrees in writing to operate its Small Generating Facility within the limits of the current New York State Transmission System, as determined by the ISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner; pursuant to Section 32.3.5.3.4 of the SGIP. 32.3.5.3.4 Upon the request and at the expense of the Interconnection Customer, the ISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner, will perform operating studies on a timely basis to determine the extent to which the Interconnection Customer’s Small Generating Facility can be operated prior to the installation of any System Upgrade Facilities or System Deliverability Upgrades required for that Small Generating Facility. Such tests shall be consistent with Applicable Reliability Standards and Good Utility Practice. To the extent appropriate, the ISO will notify any Affected System or transmission owner prior to the determination to allow for potential input by the Affected System or transmission owner. For purposes of this section, Affected System may include the portions of the New York State Transmission System that may be potentially affected. The ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall promptly notify the Interconnection Customer of the results of these studies and shall permit the Small Generating Facility to operate consistent with the results of such studies. 32.3.5.4 Design for any required Interconnection Facilities and/or Upgrades shall be performed under the facilities study agreement, these procedures and, if applicable, Attachment S of the ISO OATT. The ISO may contract with consultants to perform activities required under the facilities study agreement. The Parties may agree to allow the Interconnection Customer to separately arrange for the design of some of the Interconnection Facilities. In such cases, facilities design will be reviewed and/or modified prior to acceptance by the Connecting Transmission Owner, under the provisions of the facilities study agreement. If the Parties agree to separately arrange for design and construction, and provided security and confidentiality requirements can be met, the ISO and/or Connecting Transmission Owner shall make sufficient information available to the Interconnection Customer in accordance with confidentiality and critical infrastructure requirements to permit the Interconnection Customer to obtain an independent design and cost estimate for any necessary facilities. 32.3.5.5 A deposit of the good faith estimated costs for the facilities study will be required from the Interconnection Customer. 32.3.5.6 The scope of and cost responsibilities for the facilities study are described in the facilities study agreement in the form of Appendix 6. ISO may request additional information from the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner as may reasonably become necessary consistent with Good Utility Practice during the course of the facilities study. Upon request from the ISO for additional information required for or related to the facilities study, the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner shall provide such additional information in a prompt manner. 32.3.5.7 As soon as practicable upon completion of the facilities study, and with the agreement of the Interconnection Customer to pay for Interconnection Facilities and Upgrades identified in the facilities study, the ISO shall provide the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner a draft interconnection agreement. 32.3.5.8 Following execution of the facilities study agreement, the Interconnection Customer shall submit to the ISO an updated proposed In-Service Date, an updated proposed Initial Synchronization Date and an updated proposed Commercial Operation Date every ninety (90) Calendar Days.

Facilities Study. 32.3.5.1 If a system impact study(s) is required, once the required system impact study(s) is completed, a system impact study report shall be prepared by the ISO and transmitted to the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner. As soon as practicable after transmittal of the final system impact study report, the ISO will tender a facilities study agreement to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner . If a system impact study(s) is not required, the NYISO shall provide the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner with a facilities study agreement as soon as practicable after that determination. Each facilities study agreement shall include an outline of the scope of the facilities study and a non- binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the facilities study. 32.3.5.2 In order to remain under consideration for interconnection, unless the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree to waive the facilities study, the 4.4.1 A solar Interconnection Customer must request a Facilities Study by returning the signed Facilities Study Agreement within 60 Calendar Days of the date the Facilities Study Agreement was provided. Any other Interconnection Customer must request a Facility Study by returning the signed Facilities Study Agreement within 180 Calendar Days of the date the Facilities Study Agreement was provided. Failure to return the executed facilities study agreement signed Facilities Study Agreement within 30 Calendar Daysthe foregoing applicable time period will result in the Interconnection Request being deemed withdrawn. 4.4.2 When an Interdependent Project A exists, together a Project B Interconnection Request will not be required to comply with Section 4.4.1 until Project A has signed the required technical data set forth Interconnection Agreement, and made payments and provided Financial Security as specified in Appendix 6 Section 5.2 or withdrawn. If Project B has not provided written notice of its intent to proceed to a Facilities Study under Section 1.8.2.2, upon the Project A fulfilling the requirements in Section 5.2 or withdrawing the Interconnection Request, the Utility shall notify the Project B Interconnection Customer that it has the time specified in Section 4.4.1 to return the signed Facilities Study Agreement or the Interconnection Request shall be deemed withdrawn. 4.4.3 The scope of and cost responsibilities for the required deposit equal to Facilities Study are described in the non- binding good faith estimate Facilities Study Agreement. The time allotted for completion of the cost and timeframe to perform Facilities Study is described in the facilities study. The ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall execute the facilities study agreement no later than ten (10) Business Days after the ISO confirms receipt of the executed facilities study agreement, the study deposit and required technical data from the Interconnection Customer. The ISO shall provide a copy of the fully executed facilities study agreement to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission OwnerFacilities Study Agreement. 32.3.5.3 4.4.4 The facilities study Facilities Study Report shall specify and estimate the cost of the equipment, engineering, procurement and construction work (including overheads) needed to implement the conclusions of the system impact study(s), as appropriate. Connecting Transmission Owner System Impact Studies and any Affecting Transmission Owners, together with the Interconnection Customer, will be provided with drafts of the facilities study report for review. Review and comments shall be provided to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt. 32.3.5.3.1 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for the cost of the Interconnection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades necessary to accommodate its Interconnection Request. 32.3.5.3.2 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for the cost of any System Upgrade Facilities determined by an Interconnection Study to be necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request. Such Interconnection Study shall be of sufficient detail and scope to assure that this determination can be made. If any System Upgrade Facilities other than Local System Upgrade Facilities are determined to be necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request, the Small Generating Facility shall be evaluated as a member of the next Class Year, and the Interconnection Customer’s cost responsibility shall be determined in accordance with Attachment S. All other Small Generating Facilities (i.e., those for which no System Upgrade Facilities or only Local System Upgrade Facilities have been identified as necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request) shall complete an individual Facilities Study, if required, under these Small Generator Interconnection Procedures. The standard described above in this Section regarding when a Small Generating Facility must enter a Class Year will apply to Small Generating Facilities being considered for entry into Class Year 2011 and beyond. To the extent appropriate, the ISO will notify any Affected System or transmission owner prior to the determination that System Upgrade Facilities are necessary, to allow for potential input by the Affected System or transmission owner. For purposes of this section, Affected System may include the portions of the New York State Transmission System that may be potentially affected. If the Interconnection Customer elects Capacity Resource Interconnection Service, and its Small Generating Facility is larger than 2 MW, it will be evaluated as a member of the next Class Year to determine the Interconnection Customer’s responsibility for System Deliverability Upgrades in accordance with Attachment S. 32.3.5.3.3 At any time prior to the Class Year Start Date, as specified in Section 25.5.9 of Attachment S to the OATT, the Interconnection Customer may elect to proceed under this Section 32.3.5.3.3. Pending the outcome of the Class Year cost allocation process, the Interconnection Customer can elect to proceed with the interconnection of its Small Generating Facility if in the SGIA (i) it agrees in writing to accept the final cost allocation results determined in the Class Year in accordance with Attachment S, (ii) it agrees in writing to pay cash or post Security in accordance with Attachment S in that Class Year; and (iii) it agrees in writing to operate its Small Generating Facility within the limits of the current New York State Transmission System, as determined by the ISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner; pursuant to Section 32.3.5.3.4 of the SGIP. 32.3.5.3.4 Upon the request and at the expense of the Interconnection Customer, the ISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner, will perform operating studies on a timely basis to determine the extent to which the Interconnection Customer’s Small Generating Facility can be operated prior to the installation of any System Upgrade Facilities or System Deliverability Upgrades required for that Small Generating Facility. Such tests shall be consistent with Applicable Reliability Standards and Good Utility Practice. To the extent appropriate, the ISO will notify any Affected System or transmission owner prior to the determination to allow for potential input by the Affected System or transmission owner. For purposes of this section, Affected System may include the portions of the New York State Transmission System that may be potentially affected. The ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall promptly notify the Interconnection Customer of the results of these studies and shall permit the Small Generating Facility to operate consistent with the results of such studiesbe interconnected and operated safely and reliably. 32.3.5.4 Design for 4.4.5 The Utility shall design any required Interconnection Facilities and/or Upgrades shall be performed under the facilities study agreement, these procedures and, if applicable, Attachment S of the ISO OATTFacilities Study Agreement. The ISO Utility may contract with consultants to perform activities required under the facilities study agreementFacilities Study Agreement. The Parties Interconnection Customer and the Utility may agree to allow the Interconnection Customer to separately arrange for the design of some of the Interconnection Facilities. In such cases, facilities design will be reviewed and/or modified prior to acceptance by the Connecting Transmission OwnerUtility, under the provisions of the facilities study agreementFacilities Study Agreement. If the Parties agree to separately arrange for design and construction, and provided that critical infrastructure security and confidentiality requirements can be met, the ISO and/or Connecting Transmission Owner Utility shall make sufficient information available to the Interconnection Customer in accordance with confidentiality and critical infrastructure requirements to permit the Interconnection Customer to obtain an independent design and cost estimate for any necessary facilities. 32.3.5.5 A deposit of the good faith estimated costs for the facilities study will be required from the Interconnection Customer. 32.3.5.6 The scope of and cost responsibilities for the facilities study are described in the facilities study agreement in the form of Appendix 6. ISO may request additional information from the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner as may reasonably become necessary consistent with Good Utility Practice during the course of the facilities study. Upon request from the ISO for additional information required for or related to the facilities study, the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner shall provide such additional information in a prompt manner. 32.3.5.7 As soon as practicable upon completion of the facilities study, and with the agreement of the Interconnection Customer to pay for Interconnection Facilities and Upgrades identified in the facilities study, the ISO shall provide the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner a draft interconnection agreement. 32.3.5.8 Following execution of the facilities study agreement, the Interconnection Customer shall submit to the ISO an updated proposed In-Service Date, an updated proposed Initial Synchronization Date and an updated proposed Commercial Operation Date every ninety (90) Calendar Days.

Facilities Study. 32.3.5.1 If a system impact study(s) is required, once the required system impact study(s) is completed, a system impact study report shall be prepared by the ISO and transmitted to the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner. As soon as practicable after transmittal of the final system impact study report, the ISO will tender a facilities study agreement to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner . If a system impact study(s) is not required, the NYISO shall provide the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner with a facilities study agreement as soon as practicable after that determination. Each facilities study agreement shall include an outline of the scope of the facilities study and a non- non-binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the facilities study. 32.3.5.2 In order to remain under consideration for interconnection, unless the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree to waive the facilities study, the Interconnection Customer must return the executed completed facilities study agreement within 30 Calendar Days, together with the required technical data set forth in Appendix 6 and the required deposit equal to the non- non-binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the facilities study. The Interconnection Customer, ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall execute the facilities study agreement no later than ten (10) Business Days after the ISO confirms receipt of the executed facilities study agreement, the study deposit and required technical data from the Interconnection Customer. The ISO shall provide a copy of the fully executed facilities study agreement to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner. 32.3.5.3 The facilities study shall specify and estimate the cost of the equipment, engineering, procurement and construction work (including overheads) needed to implement the conclusions of the system impact study(s), as appropriate. Connecting Transmission Owner and any Affecting Transmission Owners, together with the Interconnection Customer, will be provided with drafts of the facilities study report for review. Review and comments shall be provided to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt. 32.3.5.3.1 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for the cost of the Interconnection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades necessary to accommodate its Interconnection Request. 32.3.5.3.2 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for the cost of any System Upgrade Facilities determined by an Interconnection Study to be necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request. Such Interconnection Study shall be of sufficient detail and scope to assure that this determination can be made. If any System Upgrade Facilities other than Local System Upgrade Facilities are determined to be necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request, the Small Generating Facility shall be evaluated as a member of the next Class Year, and the Interconnection Customer’s cost responsibility shall be determined in accordance with Attachment S. All other Small Generating Facilities (i.e., those for which no System Upgrade Facilities or only Local System Upgrade Facilities have been identified as necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request) shall complete an individual Facilities Study, if required, under these Small Generator Interconnection Procedures; provided however, a Small Generating Facility that requires no System Upgrade Facilities or only Local System Upgrade Facilities may elect to enter a Class Year Study for evaluation of its requested ERIS and elective System Upgrade Facilities, to the extent permitted by Section 25.6.1.4.1 of Attachment X to the OATT. The standard described above in this Section regarding when a Small Generating Facility must enter a Class Year will apply to Small Generating Facilities being considered for entry into Class Year 2011 and beyond. To the extent appropriate, the ISO will notify any Affected System or transmission owner prior to the determination that System Upgrade Facilities are necessary, to allow for potential input by the Affected System or transmission owner. For purposes of this section, Affected System may include the portions of the New York State Transmission System that may be potentially affected. If the Interconnection Customer elects Capacity Resource Interconnection ServiceCRIS, and its Small Generating Facility is larger than 2 MW, it will be evaluated as a member of the next Class Year to determine the Interconnection Customer’s responsibility for System Deliverability Upgrades in accordance with Attachment S. S. 32.3.5.3.3 At any time prior to the Class Year Start Date, as specified in Section 25.5.9 of Attachment S to the OATT, the Interconnection Customer may elect to proceed under this Section 32.3.5.3.3. Pending the outcome of the Class Year cost allocation process, the Interconnection Customer can elect to proceed with the interconnection of its Small Generating Facility if in the SGIA (i) it agrees in writing to accept the final cost allocation results determined in the Class Year in accordance with Attachment S, (ii) it agrees in writing to pay cash or post Security in accordance with Attachment S in that Class Year; and (iii) it agrees in writing to operate its Small Generating Facility within the limits of the current New York State Transmission System, as determined by the ISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner; pursuant to Section 32.3.5.3.4 of the SGIP. 32.3.5.3.4 Upon the request and at the expense of the Interconnection Customer, the ISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner, will perform operating studies on a timely basis to determine the extent to which the Interconnection Customer’s Small Generating Facility can be operated prior to the installation of any System Upgrade Facilities or System Deliverability Upgrades required for that Small Generating Facility. Such tests shall be consistent with Applicable Reliability Standards and Good Utility Practice. To the extent appropriate, the ISO will notify any Affected System or transmission owner prior to the determination to allow for potential input by the Affected System or transmission owner. For purposes of this section, Affected System may include the portions of the New York State Transmission System that may be potentially affected. The ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall promptly notify the Interconnection Customer of the results of these studies and shall permit the Small Generating Facility to operate consistent with the results of such studies. 32.3.5.4 Design for any required Interconnection Facilities and/or Upgrades shall be performed under the facilities study agreement, these procedures and, if applicable, Attachment S of the ISO OATT. The ISO may contract with consultants to perform activities required under the facilities study agreement. The Parties may agree to allow the Interconnection Customer to separately arrange for the design of some of the Interconnection Facilities. In such cases, facilities design will be reviewed and/or modified prior to acceptance by the Connecting Transmission Owner, under the provisions of the facilities study agreement. If the Parties agree to separately arrange for design and construction, and provided security and confidentiality requirements can be met, the ISO and/or Connecting Transmission Owner shall make sufficient information available to the Interconnection Customer in accordance with confidentiality and critical infrastructure requirements to permit the Interconnection Customer to obtain an independent design and cost estimate for any necessary facilities. 32.3.5.5 A deposit of the good faith estimated costs for the facilities study will be required from the Interconnection Customer. 32.3.5.6 The scope of and cost responsibilities for the facilities study are described in the facilities study agreement in the form of Appendix 6. ISO may request additional information from the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner as may reasonably become necessary consistent with Good Utility Practice during the course of the facilities study. Upon request from the ISO for additional information required for or related to the facilities study, the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner shall provide such additional information in a prompt manner. 32.3.5.7 As soon as practicable upon completion of the facilities study, and with the agreement of the Interconnection Customer to pay for Interconnection Facilities and Upgrades identified in the facilities study, the ISO shall provide the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner a draft interconnection agreement. 32.3.5.8 Following execution of the facilities study agreement, the Interconnection Customer shall submit to the ISO an updated proposed In-Service Date, an updated proposed Initial Synchronization Date and an updated proposed Commercial Operation Date every ninety (90) Calendar Days.

Facilities Study. 32.3.5.1 If a system impact study(s) is required, once the required system impact study(s) is completed, a system impact study report shall be prepared by the ISO and transmitted to the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner. As soon as practicable after transmittal of the final system impact study report, the ISO will tender a facilities study agreement to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner . If a system impact study(s) is not required, the NYISO shall provide the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner with a facilities study agreement as soon as practicable after that determination. Each facilities study agreement shall include an outline of the scope of the facilities study and a non- non-binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the facilities study. 32.3.5.2 In order to remain under consideration for interconnection, unless the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree to waive the facilities study, the Interconnection Customer must return the executed completed facilities study agreement within 30 Calendar Days, together with the required technical data set forth in Appendix 6 and the required deposit equal to the non- non-binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the facilities study. The Interconnection Customer, ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall execute the facilities study agreement no later than ten (10) Business Days after the ISO confirms receipt of the executed facilities study agreement, the study deposit and required technical data from the Interconnection Customer. The ISO shall provide a copy of the fully executed facilities study agreement to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner. 32.3.5.3 The facilities study shall specify and estimate the cost of the equipment, engineering, procurement and construction work (including overheads) needed to implement the conclusions of the system impact study(s), as appropriate. Connecting Transmission Owner and any Affecting Transmission Owners, together with the Interconnection Customer, will be provided with drafts of the facilities study report for review. Review and comments shall be provided to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt. 32.3.5.3.1 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for the cost of the Interconnection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades necessary to accommodate its Interconnection Request. 32.3.5.3.2 The Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for the cost of any System Upgrade Facilities determined by an Interconnection Study to be necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request. Such Interconnection Study shall be of sufficient detail and scope to assure that this determination can be made. If any System Upgrade Facilities other than Local System Upgrade Facilities are determined to be necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request, the Small Generating Facility shall be evaluated as a member of the next Class Year, and the Interconnection Customer’s cost responsibility shall be determined in accordance with Attachment S. All other Small Generating Facilities (i.e., those for which no System Upgrade Facilities or only Local System Upgrade Facilities have been identified as necessary to accommodate the Interconnection Request) shall complete an individual Facilities Study, if required, under these Small Generator Interconnection Procedures; provided however, a Small Generating Facility that requires no System Upgrade Facilities or only Local System Upgrade Facilities may elect to enter a Class Year Study for evaluation of its requested ERIS and elective System Upgrade Facilities, to the extent permitted by Section 25.6.1.4.1 of Attachment X to the OATT. The standard described above in this Section regarding when a Small Generating Facility must enter a Class Year will apply to Small Generating Facilities being considered for entry into Class Year 2011 and beyond. To the extent appropriate, the ISO will notify any Affected System or transmission owner prior to the determination that System Upgrade Facilities are necessary, to allow for potential input by the Affected System or transmission owner. For purposes of this section, Affected System may include the portions of the New York State Transmission System that may be potentially affected. If the Interconnection Customer elects Capacity Resource Interconnection ServiceXXXX, and its Small Generating Facility is larger than 2 MW, it will be evaluated as a member of the next Class Year to determine the Interconnection Customer’s responsibility for System Deliverability Upgrades in accordance with Attachment S. S. 32.3.5.3.3 At any time prior to the Class Year Start Date, as specified in Section 25.5.9 of Attachment S to the OATT, the Interconnection Customer may elect to proceed under this Section 32.3.5.3.3. Pending the outcome of the Class Year cost allocation process, the Interconnection Customer can elect to proceed with the interconnection of its Small Generating Facility if in the SGIA (i) it agrees in writing to accept the final cost allocation results determined in the Class Year in accordance with Attachment S, (ii) it agrees in writing to pay cash or post Security in accordance with Attachment S in that Class Year; and (iii) it agrees in writing to operate its Small Generating Facility within the limits of the current New York State Transmission System, as determined by the ISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner; pursuant to Section 32.3.5.3.4 of the SGIP. 32.3.5.3.4 Upon the request and at the expense of the Interconnection Customer, the ISO, in consultation with the Connecting Transmission Owner, will perform operating studies on a timely basis to determine the extent to which the Interconnection Customer’s Small Generating Facility can be operated prior to the installation of any System Upgrade Facilities or System Deliverability Upgrades required for that Small Generating Facility. Such tests shall be consistent with Applicable Reliability Standards and Good Utility Practice. To the extent appropriate, the ISO will notify any Affected System or transmission owner prior to the determination to allow for potential input by the Affected System or transmission owner. For purposes of this section, Affected System may include the portions of the New York State Transmission System that may be potentially affected. The ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall promptly notify the Interconnection Customer of the results of these studies and shall permit the Small Generating Facility to operate consistent with the results of such studies. 32.3.5.4 Design for any required Interconnection Facilities and/or Upgrades shall be performed under the facilities study agreement, these procedures and, if applicable, Attachment S of the ISO OATT. The ISO may contract with consultants to perform activities required under the facilities study agreement. The Parties may agree to allow the Interconnection Customer to separately arrange for the design of some of the Interconnection Facilities. In such cases, facilities design will be reviewed and/or modified prior to acceptance by the Connecting Transmission Owner, under the provisions of the facilities study agreement. If the Parties agree to separately arrange for design and construction, and provided security and confidentiality requirements can be met, the ISO and/or Connecting Transmission Owner shall make sufficient information available to the Interconnection Customer in accordance with confidentiality and critical infrastructure requirements to permit the Interconnection Customer to obtain an independent design and cost estimate for any necessary facilities. 32.3.5.5 A deposit of the good faith estimated costs for the facilities study will be required from the Interconnection Customer. 32.3.5.6 The scope of and cost responsibilities for the facilities study are described in the facilities study agreement in the form of Appendix 6. ISO may request additional information from the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner as may reasonably become necessary consistent with Good Utility Practice during the course of the facilities study. Upon request from the ISO for additional information required for or related to the facilities study, the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner shall provide such additional information in a prompt manner. 32.3.5.7 As soon as practicable upon completion of the facilities study, and with the agreement of the Interconnection Customer to pay for Interconnection Facilities and Upgrades identified in the facilities study, the ISO shall provide the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner a draft interconnection agreement. 32.3.5.8 Following execution of the facilities study agreement, the Interconnection Customer shall submit to the ISO an updated proposed In-Service Date, an updated proposed Initial Synchronization Date and an updated proposed Commercial Operation Date every ninety (90) Calendar Days.