Section R. 460.948 - Fast track; customer options meetingRule 48.
(1) Upon an applicant's request, the electric utility and the applicant shall schedule a customer options meeting between the electric utility and the applicant to review possible facility modifications, screen analysis, and related results to determine what further steps are needed to permit the DER to be connected safely and reliably to the distribution system. The customer options meeting must take place within 30 business days of the date of notification pursuant to R 460.946(7).(2) At the customer options meeting, the electric utility shall offer all of the following options: (a) Proceed to a supplemental review pursuant to R 460.950.(b) Continue evaluating the interconnection application under the study track pursuant to R 460.952.(c) Submit within 60 business days from the date of the customer options meeting, with up to 2 submissions during this time period, a complete and conforming revised interconnection application that includes application modifications offered or required by the electric utility, which mitigates or eliminates the factors that caused the interconnection application to fail 1 or more of the initial review screens. After each submission of information, the electric utility has 10 business days to notify the applicant that the interconnection application is either accepted or rejected due to continuing deficiencies. If the applicant does not meet the timelines required by this subrule, the electric utility may withdraw the application. After the electric utility accepts the revised interconnection application, it must proceed under R 460.946(4).(d) Withdraw the interconnection application.(3) Following the customer options meeting, the applicant has up to 20 business days to decide on a course of action and notify the electric utility. In the absence of this notification within the required time, the electric utility shall withdraw the application.(4) The customer options meeting may take place in person or via telecommunications.Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.948
2023 MR 8, Eff. 4/25/2023