(A) The city shall make available, upon request, interconnection services to any customer that meets the required guidelines. INTERCONNECTION SERVICES, in this policy, refers to on-site generating facilities (as defined in the Customer Self-Generation Net Metering Policy) connected to the city’s electric distribution system in a manner that will allow excess electricity generated by the eligible on-site generating facility to be safely delivered onto the city’s electric distribution system.
(B) Guidelines for interconnecting to the utility system are as follows:
(1) Only generating facilities that have been approved by the Director of Public Works shall be interconnected with the city’s electric distribution system.
(2) All interconnections shall comply with codes established by National Electrical Code (NEC), National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as they may be amended from time to time.
(3) Construction and development of generating facilities is required to follow all applicable building codes, permitting processes, and zoning rules.
(4) The city is under no obligation to purchase energy supplied to the utility under this standard. This does not preclude the customer meeting
applicable standards that would allow the customer to supply power onto the utility’s system and receive credit for such energy under the utility’s Customer Self-Generation Net Metering Policy or the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA).
(5) The city may require periodic testing of systems. All test reports shall be submitted to the city’s Electric Department after completion of the testing.
(6) The city may charge reasonable fees associated with the implementation and application of this policy.
(C) The terms and conditions for any and all such interconnections are set forth in the interconnection agreement attached to Ordinance No. 2023-03, which may be reasonably adapted by the city's staff from time to time in implementing this policy and the Customer Self-Generation Net Metering Policy.
(D) The city staff shall develop such documents as needed to implement this policy from time to time.
(Ord. 2022-03, passed 3-14-2022; Am. Ord. 2023-03, passed 3-27-2023)