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| MA Interconnection Standards | |
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| Type of Incentive | Interconnection |
| Eligible States | MA |
| 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) |
| Critical Information | 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: None External Disconnect Requirements: Yes (utility discretion) Insurance Requirements: No |
| Start Date | 2/16/2007 |
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| Additional Information | Massachusetts's interconnection standards apply to all forms of distributed generation (DG), including renewables, and to all customers of the state's four investor-owned utilities. The original Model Interconnection Tariff was developed by the Massachusetts DG Collaborative and adopted by the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE) in February 2004. (The DG Collaborative -- a combination of the state's utilities and DG stakeholders -- was created by the DTE in October 2002 to develop interconnection standards for Massachusetts. The DG Collaborative's work encompasses all sizes of DG on both radial and secondary network systems.) The DTE adopted minor revisions to the Model Interconnection Tariff in December 2005 and again in February 2007, based on the DG Collaborative's recommendations. The Model Interconnection Tariff includes provisions for three levels of interconnection. Simplified interconnection applies to certified, inverter-based, single-phase less than 10 kilowatts (kW) and certified, three-phase systems up to 25 kW in capacity. For simplified interconnection, there are no fees for the interconnection approval process, and applications must be processed within 15 days. However, if the proposed interconnection is on a distribution network circuit, the utility may charge a $100 fee to review the network protector's interaction with the system. For simplified network interconnection, the aggregate generating facility capacity must be less than 1/15th of the customer's minimum load. (The issue of interconnection to network systems is particularly important in Massachusetts because network systems are commonly used in dense urban areas, such as Boston.) Other interconnections can either qualify for "expedited" interconnection or will have to undergo "standard" interconnection review. Under the expedited interconnection procedures, both the time frames and fees to complete the interconnection are limited. Fees are set at $3 per kW of generator capacity, with a minimum fee of $300 and a maximum of $2,500. |
| Web Site | http://www.mtpc.org/cleanenergy/howto/interconnection/interconintro.htm |
| Additional Web Site | http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=MA08R&state=MA&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1 |
| Primary Contact | Barry Perlmutter One South Station Boston, MA 2110 U.S.A. Barry Perlmutter (barry.perlmutter@state.ma.us) (617) 305-3575 (617) 723-8812 |