Solar PV Installation

INTERCONNECTION
REQUIREMENTS/PROCESS
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Standardized Interconnection
Requirements (SIR) steps
Steps outlined below are based on Public Service Commission's
Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIR) document
www.dps.ny.gov/distgen.htm
• Application Process Steps
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50 kW & Less (Con Ed 25kW)
50 kW up to 2 MW (Con Ed 25kW – 300kW, 300kW – 2MW)
• Interconnection Requirements
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Design & Operation
• Standardized Contract (Appendix A)
• Standardized Application (Appendix B or C)
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Standardized Interconnection
Requirements (SIR) steps
Recommended: Get familiar with SIR first!
Application Process
• STEP 1 & 2:
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Initial contact from Applicant & review by Utility
• STEP 3: Application
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Applicant creates a service request on Project Center
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Application Process
• Launch Project Center from http://www.coned.com/es
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Enter Project on Project Center
Select Service Area (B,M,Q,S,X,W)
Select Building Type
Continue to enter Customer and
Project information…
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Application Process
• Note about customers:
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Must be the account holder.
Customer’s Project Center login e-mail must match case e-mail.
• Note about addresses:
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Service address
• Location where the system is being installed.
• Account number or Meter number for this location.
• Always in NY.
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Customer address
• Where the customer’s bills are sent.
• Not necessarily same as the Service address.
• Not always in NY.
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Application Package (NYS PSC SIR)
Complete Application Package consists of:
1. Letter of Authorization
2. Signed Standardized Contract (Appendix A)
3. Signed Standardized Application (Appendix B or C)
4. $350 Application fee
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5. Three line diagram for the system
6. Copy of the manufacturer’s data sheet for the equipment
7. Copy of the verification test procedure
8. Completed Application Form G
– Net Metering, Standby Service and/or Buy-Back Service
– Remote Net Metering (host & satellites)
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Signatures
Con Edison will accept the following documents:
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Documents signed electronically on Project Center  PREFERRED
Documents scanned and uploaded to Project Center
Documents that were scanned and attached to e-mail
Certain other electronic signature methods on case-by-case basis.
NOTE: For all documents not signed electronically, the name of the customer signing the documents
must be printed on the form.
Documents that require actual hand written signatures:
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Standardized Contract for > 50 kW systems
First Amendment to the Standardized Contract (> 50 kW)
Any non-standard Letter of Authorization or 3rd Party Agreement (letterhead)
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Application Form G:
Application for Net Metering or
Standby Service and/or Buy-Back Service
• Section 1
Customer Information
• Section 2
Distributed Generation
Equipment Information
• Section 3
Type of Service Requested
• Section 4
Net Metering
• Section 8
Application Submission
www.coned.com/dg/applications/applications.asp look for Application for Net Metering or Standby Service and/or Buy-Back Service
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3 line diagrams should include:
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AC kW (sum of inverter ratings)
Meter Number/Account Number
Utility Voltage
Size & number of conductors including grounds
New vs. Existing
Location of the equipment (e.g. basement, roof, etc.)
Inverter Connection on load side of the Meter
Disconnect and/or dedicated circuit breaker labeled (89L or 52IT)
Each piece of equipment must be shown according to ANSI standards
Drawing block:
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Installer Company
Customer Name and Address
Drawing Number & Issue Date
Revision Number & Revision Date
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Sample 3-line diagram
Generator Disconnect
Switch 89-L
Show where PV will Connect to
existing equipment
Show existing equipment
(must be on load side of meter)
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Next Steps in Con Ed SIR Process
Under 25 kW
• STEP 3: (continued)
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Application and Feasibility Review
Approval to Build Letter
Typically 10-15 business days
• STEP 4: System Installation
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Due to volume of work, we do not issue Net Meter until system is built.
• STEP 5: Testing and Self-Certification
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Fill out verification testing form you submitted with Application.
Standard Self-Certification form available from Energy Services representative.
• STEP 6: Final Acceptance
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Final Acceptance letter typically within 10 business days of self-certification receipt.
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Next Steps in Con Ed SIR Process
Under 25 kW
• Contractor Self-Certification
• Upload to Project Center or
scan and attach to e-mail.
• Tells Con Ed you are ready
for net meter & final
acceptance review.
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Next Steps in Con Ed SIR Process
25 kW to 2 MW
• STEP 3: (continued)
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Application and Feasibility Review
Application complete notification.
• STEP 4: Preliminary Review
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Technical review of application
Three-line in-depth review
Review of PV output vs. load
Historical Usage
Transformer loading
Meets/does not meet NYS SIR
CESIR Required or not.
Typically 20 business days.
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Next Steps in Con Ed SIR Process
25 kW to 2 MW
• For Larger more complex Projects
– STEP 5: Applicant Commits to Completion of the Coordinated
Electric System Interconnection Review (CESIR) ($ for study)
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STEP 6: Utility Completes the CESIR – 60 business days
STEP 7: Applicant Commits to Utility Construction of Utility’s
System Modification ($ for solution)
• STEP 8: Project Construction
• STEP 9: Applicant’s Facility is Tested in Accordance with SIR
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On-site verification testing, no self-certification allowed.
• STEP 10: Interconnection
• STEP 11: Final Acceptance and Cost Reconciliation ($ beyond costs) 45
Note on Meter work:
• If you need a Meter Pan unlocked, indicate why .
• A DOB Electrical Permit with the correct information will be
required for net meter installation.
• Existing (1) + New (1) – Removed (1) = Total (1).
Please insert information about the
meter pan you will be working on
Please enter the details of the work to be done in this section
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