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| PA Interconnection Standards | |
|---|---|
| Type of Incentive | Interconnection |
| Eligible States | PA |
| 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 | 0-5 |
| Critical Information | Eligible Technologies: Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Fuel Cells, Municipal Solid Waste, CHP/Cogeneration, Waste Coal, Coal-Mine Methane, Anaerobic Digestion, Other Distributed Generation Technologies Size Limitations: 5 MW External Disconnect Requirements: Yes Insurance Requirements: None |
| Start Date | 12/16/2006 |
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| Additional Information | The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) adopted interconnection standards for net-metered systems and other forms of distributed generation (DG) in August 2006. The PUC was required to adopt interconnection standards and net-metering rules by the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004. In July 2007, H.B.1203 required the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to develop "technical and net-metering interconnection rules for customer-generators... consistent with rules defined in other states within the service region of the regional transmission organization that manages the transmission system in any part of the [state]." In July 2008 the PUC issued a final rulemaking order (effective November 2008) adopting new net metering regulations, but leaving the state's interconnection standards unchanged. In a separate case, in February 2009 the PUC issued a "policy statement" defining application fees for different levels of interconnection review, a subject that was left unaddressed in the existing rules. Pennsylvania's standards include provisions for four levels of interconnection for generators up to 5 MW in capacity: - Level 1 interconnection applies to certified, inverter-based systems up to 10 kilowatts (kW) in capacity. Application fee of $100. - Level 2 interconnection applies to certified, inverter-based systems up to 5 MW in capacity that do not qualify or were not approved for Level 1 interconnection. Application fee of $250 plus $1.00/kilowatt (kW) of nameplate capacity. - Level 3 interconnection applies to systems up to 5 MW in capacity that do not qualify or were not approved for Level 1 or Level 2 interconnection. Application fee of $350 plus $2.00/kilowatt (kW) of nameplate capacity. - Level 4 interconnection applies to systems that do not qualify or were not approved for Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 interconnection, and that do not export power to the grid. Application fee of $350 plus $2.00/kilowatt (kW) of nameplate capacity. |
| Web Site |
http://www.puc.state.pa.us/PcDocs/629109.doc |
| Additional Web Site |
http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=PA07R&state=PA&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=0 |
| Primary Contact |
Greg Shawley P.O. Box 3265 Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265 U.S.A. Greg Shawley (gshawley@state.pa.us) (717) 787-5369 |