Common use of Non-Synchronous GenerationInverter-Based Resource Plants Clause in Contracts

Non-Synchronous GenerationInverter-Based Resource Plants. Interconnection Customer shall design the Generating Facility to be capable of maintaining a composite power delivery at continuous rated power output at the high-side of the generator substation at all power factors over 0.95 leading to 0.95 lagging, unless the Transmission Provider has established different requirements that apply to all non-synchronous generatorsinverter-based resource plants in the Local Balancing Authority on a comparable basis. The applicable Local Balancing Authority power factor requirements are listed on the Transmission Provider’s website at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/Reactive_Generator_Requirements108137.pdf and may be referenced in the Appendices to this GIA. This power factor range standard shall be dynamic and can be met using, for example, power electronics designed to supply this level of reactive capability (taking into account any limitations due to voltage level, real power output, etc.) or fixed and switched capacitors, or a combination of the two. This requirement shall only apply to newly interconnecting non-synchronous generators inverter-based resource plants that have not yet completed a System Impact Study as of the effective date of the Final Rule establishing this requirement (Order No. 827). These requirements apply to existing non-synchronous generators inverter-based resource plants making upgrades that require a new Generator Interconnection Agreement only where the Transmission Provider’s System Impact Study shows the need for reactive power as a result of an upgrade. If applicable, these requirements will be memorialized in Appendix C to this GIA. Additional reactive power requirements for inverter-based resource plants are provided in Appendix G of this GIA.