Optional Feasibility Study. 5.1 If elected by the Interconnection Customer, the Optional Feasibility Study shall provide, as necessary, the following analyses for the purpose of identifying any potential adverse system impacts that would result from the interconnection of the Small Generating Facility as proposed: - If the Interconnection Customer elects to perform an Optional Interconnection Feasibility Study with a limited analysis (i.e., $10,000 study deposit), the study shall analyze, to the extent selected by the Interconnection Customer: o conceptual breaker-level one-line diagram of existing system where project proposes to interconnect (i.e., how to integrate the Small Generating Facility into the existing system); and/or o review of feasibility/constructability of conceptual breaker-level one-line diagram of the proposed interconnection (e.g., space for additional breaker bay in existing substation; identification of cable routing concerns inside existing substation; environmental concerns inside the substation). - If the Interconnection Customer elects to perform an Optional Interconnection Feasibility Study with a detailed analysis (i.e., $30,000 study deposit), the study report shall provide, to the extent selected by the Interconnection Customer: o conceptual breaker-level one-line diagram of existing New York State Transmission System or Distribution System where the Large Facility proposes to interconnect (i.e., how to integrate the Large Facility into the existing system); o review of the feasibility/constructability of a conceptual breaker- level one-line diagram of the proposed interconnection (e.g., space for additional breaker bay in existing substation or identification of cable routing concerns inside existing substation); o preliminary review of local protection, communication, and grounding issues associated with the proposed interconnection; o power flow, short circuit, and/or bus flow analyses; and/or o preliminary identification of Connecting Transmission Owner Attachment Facilities and Local System Upgrade Facilities with a non-binding good faith cost estimate of the Interconnection Customer’s cost responsibility and a non-binding good faith estimated time to construct.
Optional Feasibility Study
