Optional Fast Track Process for Certified Generating Facilities. 3.1 Applicability The Fast Track Process is available to an Interconnection Customer proposing to interconnect its Generating Facility with the Utility's System if the Generating Facility’s capacity does not exceed the size limits identified in the table below. Generating Facilities below these limits are eligible for Fast Track review. However, Fast Track eligibility is distinct from the Fast Track Process itself, and eligibility does not imply or indicate that a Generating Facility will pass the Fast Track screens in Section 3.2 below or the Supplemental Review in Section 3.4 below. SC Generator Interconnection Procedures 16 All Generating Facilities requesting interconnection with a Distribution Secondary Area Network System are ineligible for the Fast Track Process regardless of size. These type interconnection requests will be reviewed under the Section 4 Study Process due to the highly technical nature of the Area Network grid setup. Fast Track eligibility is determined based upon the generator type, the size of the generator, voltage of the line and the location of and the type of line at the Point of Interconnection. All Generating Facilities connecting to lines greater or equal to 25 kilovolt (kV) are ineligible for the Fast Track Process regardless of size, unless mutually agreed by the Utility and Interconnection Customer under Section 3.1.1. Only certified inverter-based systems are eligible for the Fast Track Process and the size limit varies according to the voltage of the line at the proposed Point of Interconnection. Certified inverter-based Generating Facilities located within 2.5 electrical circuit miles of a substation and on a mainline (as defined in the table below) are eligible for the Fast Track Process under the higher thresholds set forth in the table below. In addition to the size threshold, the Interconnection Customer's proposed Generating Facility must meetsmeet the codes, standards, and certification requirements of Attachments 5 and 6 of these procedures, or the Utility has to have reviewed the design or tested the proposed Generating Facility and be satisfied that it is safe to operate. Fast Track Eligibility for Inverter-Based Systems1 Line Voltage Fast Track Eligibility Regardless of Location Fast Track Eligibility on a Mainline2 and ≤ 2.5 Electrical Circuit Miles from Substation3 < 5 kV ≤ 100 kW ≤ 500 kW ≥ 5 kV and < 25 kV ≤ 1 MW ≤ 2 MW ≥ 25 kV Not eligible Not eligible 2Must be an UL certified inverter.
Optional Fast Track Process for Certified Generating Facilities
