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Funding Resources
Funding Resources
| CA Interconnection Standards | |
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| Type of Incentive | Interconnection |
| Eligible States | CA |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | Biogas, Biomass, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other |
| Eligible Project Size | 0.001-10 |
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| Size of Award | Eligible Technologies: Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Hydroelectric, Geothermal Electric, Fuel Cells, Municipal Solid Waste, CHP/Cogeneration, Microturbines, Other Distributed Generation Technologies Size Limitations: Up to 10 MW for DG units, up to 10 kW for simplified rules, overall enrollment is limited to 0.5% of utility peak. External Disconnect Requirements: Yes, for units larger than 1 kW Insurance Requirements: None |
| Start Date | 12/21/2000 |
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| Additional Information | California's interconnection standard is known as Rule 21. Rule 21 applies to all DG and renewable systems under 10 MW. This rule is a tariff on utilities and therefore each utility in the state has their own tariff filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). For larger DG units up to 10 MW the utility must perform a Initial Review Process (IRP). If the system meets all of the requirements of the IRP then it qualifies for Simplified Interconnection. Otherwise, the unit must undergo a Supplemental Review Process (SRP). After the SRP some systems may go through Simplified Interconnection with a few extra requirements or may be required to go through a formal Interconnection Study. Photovoltaics and wind units that are under 10 kW qualify for a simplified interconnection procedure that bypasses the review and interconnection study phase of the process. |
| Web Site | http://www.energy.ca.gov/distgen/interconnection/california_requirements.html  |
| Additional Web Site | http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=CA21R&state=CA&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1 |
| Primary Contact | Jose Palomo 1516 Ninth Street MS-43 Sacramento, CA 95814 U.S.A. Jose Palomo (jpalomo@energy.state.ca.us) (916) 654-4388 (916) 654-4420 |
| Additional Contact Name | Tom Dossey 1000 Portrero Grande Monterey Park, CA 91755 U.S.A. (626) 302-8242 |
| Additional Contact Name | Mike Lammarino 101 Ash Street San Diego, CA 92101 U.S.A. (858) 650-616 |