4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-3-3921
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 4 CCR 723-3-3921 - Standards for Harmonics and Frequency(a) A utility shall establish non-discriminatory standards for the harmonic content of power and energy generated by qualifying facilities.(b) No qualifying facility shall commence interconnected operations until it establishes, to the satisfaction of the utility, that it will produce power and energy at a fundamental frequency of 60 HZ and that such power will not exceed the utility's established standards for harmonic content.(c) A utility shall not be responsible for onsite interference caused by harmonics, failure of motors, interference with telephone service or television or radio reception, and other manifestations of degraded quality of service which are caused by the failure of a qualifying facility to produce power and energy at 60 HZ.(d) A qualifying facility shall not operate its generators in such a fashion as to impact negatively the utility's or the utility's customers' voltage range or other voltage characteristics. The qualifying facility shall have adequate voltage regulation and related protective and control equipment as required by the utility.(e) A qualifying facility shall operate within the utility's power factor and voltage characteristic requirements.38 CR 17, September 10, 2015, effective 9/30/201539 CR 06, March 25, 2016, effective 4/14/201639 CR 08, April 25, 2016, effective 5/15/201640 CR 22, November 25, 2017, effective 12/15/201742 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/2/201942 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/201942 CR 09, May 10, 2019, effective 5/30/201943 CR 08, April 25, 2020, effective 5/15/202043 CR 12, June 25, 2020, effective 7/15/202043 CR 20, October 25, 2020, effective 11/14/202044 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 7/30/202144 CR 24, December 25, 2021, effective 1/14/202245 CR 18, September 25, 2022, effective 10/15/202246 CR 02, January 25, 2023, effective 2/14/2023