Minnesota Administrative Rules

7835.4800 DENIAL OF INTERCONNECTION APPLICATION.

Except as hereinafter provided, a utility must interconnect with a qualifying facility that offers to make energy or capacity available to the utility. The utility may refuse to interconnect a qualifying facility with its power system until the qualifying facility has properly applied under part 7835.2900 and has received approval from the utility. The utility must withhold approval only for failure to comply with applicable utility rules not prohibited by this chapter or governmental rules or laws. The utility must be permitted to include in its contract reasonable technical connection and operating specifications for the qualifying facility.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216A.05; 216B.08; 216B.164

History:

9 SR 993

Published Electronically:

February 28, 2000