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SC0924i (06/13/2018) (FS)
TERMS & CONDITIONS
For Interconnecting a
Certified Inverter-Based Generating Facility No Larger than 20 kW
1.0 Construction of the Facility
The Interconnection Customer (Customer) may proceed to construct (including operational testing not to exceed two hours) the
Generating Facility when the Authority approves the Interconnection Request and returns it to the Customer.
The Customer shall install a manual load-break disconnect switch or safety switch as a clear visible indication of switch position
between the Authority System and the Interconnection Customer. For personnel safety, the switch shall have visible blades so
that switch position can be confirmed. The switch shall be installed immediately adjacent to the Authority's meter, unless
otherwise agreed to and approved by the Authority.
The customer shall be responsible for all costs associated with the installation of the facility, including required equipment on the
customer's premise and upgrades to the Authority's system.
2.0 Interconnection and Operation
The Customer may interconnect the Generating Facility with the Authority's System and operate in parallel with the Authority's
System once all of the following have occurred:
2.1 Upon completing construction, the Customer will cause the Generating Facility to be inspected or otherwise certified by the
appropriate local electrical wiring inspector with jurisdiction, and
2.2 The Customer returns the Certificate of Completion, and a signed copy of the electrical permit from the Authority Having
Jurisdiction (AHD) to the Authority, and
2.3 The Authority has either:
2.3.1 Completed its inspection of the Generating Facility to ensure that all equipment has been appropriately installed
and that all electrical connections have been made in accordance with applicable codes. All inspections must be
conducted by the Authority, at its own expense, within ten Business Days after receipt of the Certificate of
Completion and shall take place at a time agreeable to the Parties. The Authority shall provide a written statement
that the Generating Facility has passed inspection or shall notify the Customer of what steps it must take to pass
inspection as soon as practicable after the inspection takes place; or
2.3.2 If the Authority does not schedule an inspection of the Generating Facility within ten Business Days after receiving
the Certificate of Completion, the witness test is deemed waived (unless the Parties agree otherwise); or
2.3.3 The Authority waives the right to inspect the Generating Facility.
2.4 The Authority has the right to disconnect the Generating Facility in the event of improper installation or failure to return the
Certificate of Completion.
2.5 Revenue quality metering equipment must be installed and tested in accordance with applicable American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and all applicable regulatory requirements.
2.6 For systems that are connected behind-the-meter and for which the customer has concurrent electric service under the
Authority's Retail Rate Schedule, the Customer agrees to the costs, pricing and terms as set forth in the Authority's
Distributed Generation Rider (DG-17) or its successors.
2.7 Service under the Authority's Distributed Generation Rider DG-17 or its successors, as well as the customer's applicable
retail rate schedule, are subject to the Authority's "Terms and Conditions of Retail Electric Service." Section IX.f
"Tampering" prohibits customers or their agents from removing a seal on a Santee Cooper meter. A fee will be assessed in
accordance with the Authority's current fee schedule.
3.0 Safe Operations and Maintenance
The Customer shall be fully responsible to operate, maintain, and repair the Generating Facility as required to ensure that it complies
at all times with the interconnection standards to which it has been certified.
4.0 Access
The Authority shall have access to the disconnect switch (if a disconnect switch is required) and metering equipment of the
Generating Facility at all times. The Authority shall provide reasonable notice to the Customer, when possible, prior to using its right
of access.
5.0 Disconnection
The Authority may temporarily disconnect the Generating Facility upon the following conditions:
5.1 For scheduled outages upon reasonable notice.
5.2 For unscheduled outages or emergency conditions.
5.3 For maintenance work where generator creates a possible hazard for utility workers.
5.3 If the Generating Facility does not operate in a manner consistent with these Terms and Conditions.
5.4 The Authority shall inform the Customer in advance of any scheduled disconnection, or as soon as is reasonable after an
unscheduled disconnection.