|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Please follow the guidelines below for the installation of distributed generation
systems.
The interconnection applications for New Jersey are classified by the level of complexity and are based
on the aggregate system rating. The aggregate system rating
is the sum of the ratings of all electric power producing
equipment:
Level 1 — Inverter based installation with aggregate rating of 10kW or less and meets the N.J.A.C.
14:8-5.3 certification requirement.
Level 2 — Installation with aggregate rating of 2MW or less and meets the N.J.A.C. 14:8-5.3 certification
requirement.
Level 3 — Non-certified equipment and/or does not qualify for Level 1 or 2 review. |
| Interconnection Procedure
for Level 1 |
Prior to Installation
- Applicant should send:
- Rockland Electric will review the application and design.
- Rockland Electric will either give approval to install the system or explain why approval
was
not
granted.
Upon completion of installation
- Applicant should send in part
2 – Certificate of Completion and
proof of electrical inspection.
- Rockland Electric will witness the verification test.
- If the verification test is passed, Rockland Electric will return the executed
application/agreement
to applicant. (The system should not be put in service, except for initial
testing, until after the verification test.)
- If the installation is eligible for net
metering, Rockland Electric will change the revenue meter.
|
| Interconnection Procedure for
Level 2 and Level 3 |
Prior to Installation
- Applicant should send:
- a letter of authorization by customer (if the applicant is an agent for the customer)
- Interconnection Agreement for Level 2 or Level 3 Projects
- all three pages of Attachments A,
C, and D
- three-line electrical schematic
- copy of the manufacturer's data sheet and
certification for the equipment
- site plan
- application fee
- for level 2 application, the fee
is $50 plus $1 per kW of the nameplate
capacity rating
- for level 3 application, the
fee is $100 plus $2 per kW of
the nameplate capacity rating
- Rockland Electric will review the application and design. We may require additional information
depending
on the complexity
of the design.
- Rockland Electric will either approve the installation, or explain why approval was not granted.
Upon completion of installation
- Applicant should send in Attachment
B - Certificate
of Completion and proof of electrical inspection.
- Rockland Electric will witness the verification test.
- If the verification test is passed, Rockland Electric will return the executed net metering
agreement to
applicant.
(The system should not
be put in service,
except for
initial testing,
until after
the verification
test.)
- If the installation is eligible for net
metering, Rockland Electric will change the revenue meter.
|
Please
follow the applicable technical guidelines below for installation
of systems that generate up to 2MW:
|
Please follow the applicable technical
guidelines below for installation
of systems that generate more than 2MW:
|
|
If you need further assistance, please contact your O&R representative. |
|
|
|
|
