Application for Resource Adequacy Deliverability
Status for a Distributed Generation Resource
Interconnected or Seeking Interconnection to the
Distribution Facilities of an Investor-Owned Utility
Participating Transmission Owner
Pursuant to ISO Tariff Section 40.4.6.3
Applicability and Eligibility
Any Distributed Generation (DG) Facilities interconnected, or seeking interconnection, to the Distribution System of an Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) Participating Transmission Owner1 must submit this application to be considered for assignment of resource adequacy deliverability status under the provisions of ISO Tariff Section 40.4.6.3. The application is in three parts:
Part 1 is the Eligibility Worksheet, which provides a checklist to guide potential applicants in determining whether the applicant’s project meets this program’s eligibility requirements.
Part 2 is the Application form and
Part 3 provides instructions for submitting completed applications. Eligibility Requirements
The DG facility’s application will be subject to the eligibility requirements outlined in ISO Tariff Section 40.4.6.3.2.2.1, which states:
(i) Distributed Generation Facilities that are already in Commercial Operation and interconnected to the Distribution System of an IOU Participating Transmission Owner that do not have Deliverability Status may submit an application to be eligible for Full or Partial Capacity Deliverability Status, and those that have Partial Capacity Deliverability Status may apply to be eligible for a higher level of Partial Capacity Deliverability Status or Full Capacity Deliverability Status.
(ii) Distributed Generation Facilities with an active interconnection request in the interconnection queue of an IOU Participating Transmission Owner that have not requested Deliverability Status in the underlying interconnection process but have received their Phase I Interconnection Study results or the equivalent may submit an application to be eligible to receive Partial Capacity Deliverability Status or Full Capacity Deliverability Status.
(iii) Distributed Generation Facilities with an active interconnection request in the interconnection queue of an IOU Participating Transmission Owner that have not received their Phase I Interconnection Study results or the equivalent, irrespective of whether they requested Deliverability Status in their interconnection request, may submit an application to be eligible to receive Partial Capacity Deliverability Status or Full Capacity Deliverability Status.
Distributed Generation Facilities with an active interconnection request in the interconnection queue of an IOU Participating Transmission Owner that have requested Deliverability Status in the underlying interconnection process and have already received Phase I Interconnection Study results or the
equivalent are not eligible to be assigned Deliverability Status pursuant to Section 40.4.6.3 because their Deliverability Status is protected in accordance with the provisions of Section 40.4.6.3.1 and will be assigned through the applicable IOU Participating Transmission Owner’s interconnection process. Distributed generation facilities at least 10kW in size may apply to receive deliverability status; ISO tariff section 40.4.6.3.2.2 specifies additional eligibility requirements. For the 2016 resource adequacy compliance year, a distributed generation facility must be at least 500 kW in size and must become a Participating Generator under ISO Tariff Section 4.6 to be eligible to provide resource adequacy capacity. For resource adequacy compliance years 2017 and beyond, the ISO will work with stakeholders to develop the requirements and procedures to enable distributed generation facilities smaller than 500 kW to be eligible to provide resource adequacy capacity. These requirements, which may include a minimum size limit on resource adequacy resources, will apply to any distributed generation facilities smaller than 500 kW that are assigned deliverability status in the current cycle or in later cycles of this annual process.
Explanation of Eligibility Provisions
The phrase “or the equivalent“ inserted in the above provisions represents a modification to the tariff language that was filed with FERC on April 15, 2013, proposed by the ISO in response to filed comments that the original language specifying only “Phase I Interconnection Study results” is too narrow. Indeed, there are other tracks within the interconnection procedures for DG resources that do not have a study formally called a “Phase I Interconnection Study,” but do have an equivalent study that is the first study performed by the relevant PTO/UDC/MSS that identifies the facilities needed to reliably interconnect the proposed DG facility. The inclusion of the phrase “or the equivalent” is therefore intended to allow such DG resources to be eligible for assignment of deliverability status under ISO Tariff Section 40.4.6.3. To be specific, the phrase “Phase I Interconnection Study results or the equivalent” as used in the provisions of this tariff section includes the following:
Phase I interconnection study, for DG facilities proceeding through the Cluster Study Process under the Wholesale Distribution [Access] Tariff
System Impact Study, for DG facilities proceeding through the Detailed or Independent Study Process under the Wholesale Distribution [Access] Tariff or Rule 21
Initial Review, for DG facilities proceeding through the Fast Track Process under the Wholesale Distribution [Access] Tariff or Rule 21
Equivalent initial study or review pursuant to the available study paths under the Wholesale Distribution [Access] Tariff or Rule 21
Any questions about eligibility under the above provisions should be directed to the contact person of the appropriate IOU PTO, identified at the end of this application.
Additional Information
For further information on the DG Deliverability process and the complete ISO Tariff Section 40.4.6.3, please see the ISO’s April 15, 2013 compliance filing and the May 13, 2013 Answer to Comments filed at FERC:
http://www.caiso.com/Documents/Apr15_2013DistributedGenerationDeliverabilityComplianceER12-2643-002.pdf
http://www.caiso.com/Documents/May13_2013Answer-Motions-Intervene-Comments-DistributedGenerationDeliverabilityER12-2643-002.pdf
Part 1: Resource Adequacy Deliverability for DG
(RADDG) Eligibility Worksheet
This worksheet is provided to assist potential applicants in determining whether the DG Facility is eligible to apply for deliverability under the RADDG program. Please complete one worksheet/application per project. Applicants are required to complete this worksheet before beginning the application in Part 2.
1
Is this project currently in operation (i.e., has it achieved its Commercial Operation Date/COD)? ☐ Yes – Please go to Question 2.
☐ No – Please go to Question 3.
2
If this project is in Commercial Operation (i.e. achieved COD), what is the current Deliverability Status of the project?
☐ Partial Capacity or Energy Only – Please go to Question 8.
☐ Full Capacity Deliverability -- This project is ineligible to apply for the RADDG process. Please stop here.
3
Does this project have an Active Interconnection Request (i.e., is the project currently being studied for interconnection or working through the construction phases)?
☐ Yes -- Please go to Question 4.
☐ No -- This project currently is ineligible to apply for the RADDG process. Please stop here.
4
For projects with an Active Interconnection Request, the project must have an expected COD no later than three (3) years from the close of the current RADDG application window (i.e., no later than April 18, 2017). Please provide one of the following dates as verification of the COD: (a) COD as specified in the executed Interconnection Agreement:
_____________________
OR if an Interconnection Agreement has not been executed,
(b) COD specified in the project’s current Interconnection Request: _____________________
Is (a) or (b) above no later than three (3) years from the close of the current RADDG application window?
☐ Yes -- Please answer Questions 5, 6, AND 7…
☐ No -- This project currently is ineligible to apply for the RADDG process. Please stop here.
5
Does this project have an Active Interconnection Request that:
(a) did NOT request Full Capacity Deliverability Status in that Interconnection Request, AND (b) has received at least the Phase 1 interconnection study (or equivalent)?
(2015 RADDG Eligibility Worksheet, continued)
6
Does this project have an Active Interconnection Request that has NOT yet received a Phase 1 interconnection study (or equivalent), regardless of whether the project also requested Deliverability Status in the Interconnection Request?
☐ Yes – Please go to Question 8. ☐ No -- Please answer Question 7.
7
Does this project have an Active Interconnection Request that:
(a) has requested Full Capacity Deliverability Status as part of the Interconnection Request, AND (b) has received at least the Phase 1 interconnection study (or equivalent)?
☐ Yes – This project is ineligible to apply for the RADDG process.
☐ No -- Please contact Customer Generation @ 858-636-5581 for assistance.
8
Available Deliverability at Substation
Before completing the attached application, please review the results of the ISO’s Distributed Generation Deliverability Study to determine if there is available deliverability capacity at the substation to which this project is interconnected. This report and data tables are attached to the email announcing the 2015 RADDG Application process. The full report also is available online at:
http://www.caiso.com/Documents/2015DeliverabilityforDistributedGenerationStudyResultsReport.pdf
(a) To which substation does this project interconnect?
(b) Is there deliverability capacity at this substation (see value in Column K, “PDGD”)? ☐ Yes – There is deliverability capacity available at this substation. Please complete the
attached application form.
☐ No – There is no deliverability capacity to be assigned from this substation at this time. Please stop here.
Part 2: Application for Resource Adequacy
Deliverability Status for a Distributed Generation
Resource
IMPORTANT:
The 2015 RADDG application window is March 16 through April 17, 2015.
This
application must be received by the IOU PTO whose distribution facilities the DG facility is
interconnected, or seeking interconnection to, no later than 5:00 PM on April 17, 2015.
Please see the last page of this application for your PTO contact information.
1. The undersigned Distributed Generation Facility submits this application for deliverability status assignment in accordance with ISO Tariff Section 40.4.6.3:
Distributed Generation Facility Name: Physical Address of Facility:
2. Primary Contact Person for Distributed Generation Facility:
Name Title Company Name Street Address City State Zip Code Phone Number Fax Number Email Address
3. Distributed Generation Facility Data:
Requested Project Data
Project Information
Investor Owned Utility Participating Transmission Owner (IOU PTO)
SDGE
Point of Interconnection (POI) Substation or Transmission line Transmission Level (kV)
Generator Name
Same response as provided for Question #1
Status
Is the project operational, under construction, or currently being studied?
Commercial Operation Date (COD) Actual or planned if currently in queue. PTO Queue #
If applicable CAISO Resource ID
Existing ISO Participating Generators only
Technology
Wind, Hydro, Solar, etc. Nameplate Capacity
Gross Nameplate capacity of generator
Net Output
Expected output to electric grid Existing Deliverability
Partial or Energy Only (If partial, please indicate the current percentage and actual portion of Nameplate Capacity (MW))
Circle one:
Partial Energy Only If partial deliverability:
% total capacity: _______% # MW : ________MW Requested Total Deliverability
Full or Partial (If Partial, please identify the total percentage and total portion (MW) of Nameplate Capacity
requested)
Circle one:
Partial Full Capacity If partial deliverability:
% total capacity: ______% # MW desired: ______MW
4. This Application is submitted by: Legal Name of Facility:
By (signature): Name (type or print): Title:
Date:
Part 3: Submitting this Application
This application must be received by the IOU PTO to whose distribution facilities the DG facility
is interconnected, or seeking interconnection to,
no later than 5:00 PM on April 17, 2015.
Please see below for the appropriate PTO contact to which this application should be sent.
IOU PTO Contact Information
San Diego Gas & Electric:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company Attn: Customer Generation
8316 Century Park Court San Diego, CA 92123 – 1582 Phone: (858) 636-5581
