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Funding Resources
Funding Resources
| ME Interconnection Standards | |
|---|---|
| Type of Incentive | Interconnection |
| Eligible States | ME |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | # 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste heat Recovery |
| Eligible Project Size | All (MW) |
| Number of Awards | |
| Size of Award | In January 2010, Maine's Public Utility Commission (PUC) adopted interconnection procedures. These rules apply to all transmission and distribution utilities operating in Maine. The interconnection procedures set four tiers of review for interconnection requests for all eligible technologies and systems subject to Maine PUC jurisdiction. The four tiers, with required technical screens, are: Level 1: Small certified generating, inverter-based facilities 10 kilowatts (kW) or less; Level 2: Certified facilities 2 megawatts (MW) or less; Level 3: Non-exporting, certified facilities 10 MW or less; Level 4: Any generating facility that does not qualify for the aforementioned levels of review, and are not subject to jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). |
| Start Date | 1/4/2010 |
| End Date |
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| Additional Information | Fees for interconnection requests increase with each Level. A Level 1 request must submit $50 fee; a Level 2 request must submit a fee of $50 plus $1/kW of generator capacity; a Level 3 request must submit $100 plus $1.50/kW of generator capacity; a Level 4 request must submit an application fee not to exceed $100 plus $2.00/kW. In addition, Level 4 applicants are responsible for fees associated with the interconnection study as well as any utility upgrades required to accommodate the requested interconnection. |
| Web Site |
http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=88308&an=1  |
| Additional Web Site |
http://www.maine.gov/mpuc/ |
| Primary Contact |
Shirley Bartlett 101 Second Street Hallowell, ME 04333 U.S.A. Shirley Bartlett (shirley.bartlett@maine.gov) (207) 287-3318 (207) 287-1039 |