Residential / Small Commercial Distributive Generation
Member must read the requirements for the United Power / Solar Electric Program, agree to, and sign the Terms and Conditions for Interconnecting an Inverter-Based Generation Facility No Larger than 25 kW. Upon submittal of this online application, United Power will:
- Review the member’s application for accuracy and whether this applicant is qualified for interconnection to the distribution system. A copy of the electrical one-line drawing for the proposed project will be required with submission of this form.
- This is a pre-approval process. A member can make changes in equipment, orientation or installers during the process but must document and receive approval from United Power for any changes from the original application.
- E-mail you a link for signing and submitting the Terms and Conditions for Interconnecting an Inverter-Based Generation Facility No Larger than 25 kW with instructions for submitting the $200 application fee.
Approval Process:
- Acknowledgement: After the review, the member will receive from United Power an e-mail acknowledging receipt of the application and whether the application has been approved or denied.
- Completed System Installation: Once the system has been installed, United Power will provide a link to the form for submitting the following: final design drawings, a digital picture of the 200 amp production meter housing, a digital picture of the external AC manual disconnect switch, a digital image of the inverter nameplate, and any other supporting documentation as necessary to verify the equipment and orientation of the system against the specifications from the original application.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
- Member needs to install a 200 amp AMI production sub-meter housing to register the actual production of the system. This housing will be behind the actual net-meter at the site. United Power will install this sub-meter.
- Member needs to install an external AC manual disconnect.
- It is recognized by the member that any projected value of the electricity produced by these systems is not guaranteed by the utility. Changes in rates, rate structures or net-metering policy could affect this value and existing practices will not be grandfathered.
