Rule 4901:1-22-08 | Level 3 review procedure.
(A) Level 3 review qualifying criteria
In order for the application to be reviewed by the EDU under the level 3 review procedure, one of the following conditions must apply:
(1) The DER does not qualify or failed to meet the level 1 or level 2 interconnection review requirements.
(2) The DER does not utilize equipment that is certified in compliance with the IEEE and UL standards as set forth in rule 4901:1-22-03 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Level 3 approval criteria
(1) Level 3 review procedure uses the determinations made in the scoping meeting and any feasibility, system impact, or facilities study defined in rule 4901:1-22-09 of the Administrative Code for technical analysis of the applicant's proposed DER installation.
(2) The EDU shall approve an application for interconnection under level 3 review procedures if the EDU determines that the safety and reliability of the public utility's transmission or distribution system will not be compromised by interconnecting with the generation facility.
(C) Level 3 review time frame:
Within a maximum of three hundred and sixty-five calendar days (i.e., one year) after the EDU notifies the applicant it has received a complete application, inclusive of the scoping meeting and any studies defined in rule 4901:1-22-09 of the Administrative Code and their associated timeframes, the EDU shall perform a review and notify the applicant of the results.
(D) Level 3 fees
(1) The EDU's tariff for level 3 review fees will include the following:
(a) An application fee of up to one hundred dollars, plus one dollar per kilowatt of the system's export capacity.
(b) The cost of engineering work done as part of any feasibility, system impact or facilities study, billed at actual cost.
(c) The actual cost of any modifications of the EDU's system that would otherwise not be done but for the applicant's interconnection request.
(2) Within fourteen calendar days after completion of the level 3 review including any applicable feasibility, system impact or facilities studies leading to the EDU's approval for interconnection of the applicant's proposed DER installation, the EDU shall invoice the applicant for the actual costs of the studies. Within ten calendar days of collection by the EDU of the invoice for the actual costs of the studies, the EDU shall provide the applicant with a standard interconnection agreement.
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