Section 407-324-6 - PRE-APPLICATION REPORTA.Pre-Application Report Request1. A potential Applicant may request a Pre-Application Report from the T&D Utility. The request shall include:a. The potential Applicant's contact information (name, address, phone and email);b. A proposed Point of Common Coupling. The proposed Point of Common Coupling shall be defined by latitude and longitude, site map, street address, utility equipment number (e.g., pole number), meter number, account number or some combination of the above sufficient to clearly identify the location of the Point of Common Coupling;c. Generation technology and fuel type and size in kW; andd. A $300 non-refundable processing fee.2. In requesting a Pre-Application Report, a potential Applicant understands that: a. The existence of available capacity in no way implies that an interconnection up to this level may be completed without impacts due to the many variables studied as part of the interconnection review process.b. The distribution system is dynamic and subject to change.c. Data provided in the Pre-Application Report may become outdated and not useful at the time of submission of the complete interconnection request.B.Pre-Application Report Within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt of a completed Pre-Application Report Request, the T&D Utility shall provide a Pre-Application Report. The Pre-Application Report shall include the following information, if available:
1. Total Capacity (MW) of substation/area bus or bank and circuit likely available at the proposed site.2. Allocated Capacity (MW) of substation/area bus or bank and circuit likely to serve proposed site.3. Queued Capacity (MW) of substation/area bus or bank and circuit likely to serve proposed site.4. Available Capacity (MW) of substation/area bus or bank and circuit most likely to serve proposed site.5. Whether the proposed generating facility is located on an Area, Spot or Radial Network.6. Substation nominal distribution voltage or transmission nominal voltage if applicable.7. Nominal distribution circuit voltage at the proposed site.8. Approximate circuit distance between the proposed site and the substation.9. Relevant line section(s) peak load estimate, and minimum load data, when available.10. Number of protective devices and number of voltage regulating devices between the proposed site and the substation/area.11. Whether or not three-phase power is available at the site and/or distance from three-phase service.12. Limiting conductor rating from proposed Point of Common Coupling to distribution substation.13. Existing or known constraints such as, but not limited to, electrical dependencies at the proposed Point of Common Coupling, short circuit interrupting capacity issues, power quality or stability issues on the circuit, capacity constraints, or secondary networks. The Pre-Application Report need only include existing data or information available to the T&D Utility without conducting studies or analyses. A Pre-Application Report request does not obligate the utility to conduct a study or other analysis of the proposed project in the event that data is not available. If the T&D Utility cannot complete all of a Pre-Application Report due to lack of available data, the utility will provide the potential Applicant with a Pre-Application Report that includes the information that is available and identify the information that is unavailable.
In complying with this Section, the utility shall in good faith provide Pre-Application Report data that represents the best available information at the time of the reporting.
65-407 C.M.R. ch. 324, § 6