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Funding Resources
Funding Resources
| NC Interconnection Standards | |
|---|---|
| Type of Incentive | Interconnection |
| Eligible States | NC |
| Eligible Utility | Progress Energy, Duke Energy, Dominion North Carolina Power |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | # 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste heat Recovery |
| Eligible Project Size | All (MW) |
| Critical Information | Eligible Technologies: Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Fuel Cells, Municipal Solid Waste, CHP/Cogeneration, Anaerobic Digestion, Small Hydroelectric, Microturbines, Other Distributed Generation Technologies Size Limitations: None External Disconnect Requirements: Not required for systems up to 10 kW; Utility authorized to require for systems greater than 10 kW Insurance Requirements: No |
| Start Date | 6/9/2008 |
| End Date |
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| Additional Information | The N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) adopted comprehensive interconnection standards for distributed generation in June 2008. The NCUC standards, which are similar to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) interconnection standards for small generators, govern interconnection to the distribution systems of the state's three investor-owned utilities: Progress Energy, Duke Energy and Dominion North Carolina Power. The standards apply to all state-jurisdictional interconnections (including interconnection of three-phase generators) regardless of the capacity of the generator, the voltage level of the interconnection, or whether the customer intends to offset electricity consumption or sell electricity. The NCUC standards, like the FERC standards, use a three-tiered approach to simplify the interconnection process: - Systems up to 10 Kilowatts (kW) must follow the 10kW Inverter Process of simplified interconnection; - Systems larger than 10kW and up to two megawatts (MW) must follow the fast track process; and - Systems greater than two MW must follow the study process. |
| Web Site |
http://www.ncuc.commerce.state.nc.us/ |
| Additional Web Site |
http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=NC04R&state=NC&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1 |
| Primary Contact |
Sam Watson 430 North Salisbury Street Dobbs Building Raleigh, NC 27603-5918 U.S.A. Sam Watson (swatson@ncuc.net) (919) 715-7057 |