3.4 Time Frames
Unless otherwise noted, all days in the Interconnection Tariff reference Company business days under normal work conditions.
Table 1 lays out the maximum timeframes allowed under the Simplified, Expedited, and Standard Review processes. The maximum time allowed for the Company to execute the entire Simplified Process is 15 days. The maximum time allowed for the Company to execute the entire Expedited Process on a radial system is 40 days where no Supplemental Review is needed and 60 days where it is needed. The maximum time allowed for the Company to execute the entire Standard Process is 125 days for the Standard Review Process if the Customer goes directly to Standard Review and 150 days if the Customer goes from the Expedited Process into Standard Review. For Customers qualifying for the Simplified Process on a spot network, the maximum time is 40 days if load data is available and 100 days if it is not. The Company clock is stopped when awaiting information from Customers. Any delays caused by Customer will interrupt the applicable clock. Moreover, if an Interconnecting Customer fails to act expeditiously to continue the interconnection process or delays the process by failing to provide necessary information within the longer of 15 days or half the time allotted to the Company to perform a given step, or as extended by mutual agreement, then the Company may terminate the application and the Interconnecting Customer must re-apply. However, the Company will be required to retain the work previously performed in order to reduce the initial and Supplemental Review costs incurred for a period of no less than 1 year. If the Interconnecting Customer does not initiate construction within twelve (12) months of signing the Interconnection Agreement, the Company may require the customer to provide evidence that the project is moving toward construction. In the event that the Customer cannot provide such evidence, the Company reserves the right to require additional study or require the Customer to reapply for interconnection. Situations that could trigger enforcement of this time limit are: (1) material changes on the distribution circuits (e.g., load changes, circuit reconfiguration) or (2) a second application for interconnection received by the Company on a circuit from the same substation. The same rights of the Company to require the customer to reapply for interconnection pertains if the interconnecting customer, after initiating construction, does not complete construction within twenty-four months. Notwithstanding these maximum time frames, the Company shall endeavor to meet the Customer?s needs.
3.5 Fee
