Section 170IAC4-4.3-5. Certification of customer-generator facilities

   (a) In order to qualify for the Level 1 and the Level 2 interconnection review procedures described in sections 6 and 7 of this rule, a customer-generator facility must be certified as complying with the following standards, as applicable:

(1) IEEE 1547, Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems, as amended and supplemented, which is incorporated by reference herein. IEEE 1547 can be obtained through the IEEE at 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1331 or at www.ieee.org.

(2) Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standard 1741 on Inverters, Converters, and Controllers for Use in Independent Power Systems (January 2001), as amended and supplemented, which is incorporated by reference herein. UL Standards can be obtained through Underwriters Laboratories at 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-2096 or at www.ul.com.

  (b) An equipment package shall be considered certified for interconnection operation if it has been tested and listed by a nationally recognized testing and certification laboratory in compliance with subsection (a)(1).

  (c) If the equipment package has been tested and listed in accordance with this section as an integrated package that includes a generator or other electric source, the:

(1) equipment package shall be deemed certified; and

(2) utility shall not require:

(A) further design review;

(B) testing; or

(C) additional certification;

of the listed equipment package.

  (d) If the equipment package includes only the interface components, an interconnection applicant must show that the generator or other electric source being utilized with the equipment package is:

(1) compatible with the equipment package; and

(2) consistent with the testing and listing performed by the nationally recognized testing and certification laboratory.

If the generator or electric source being utilized with the equipment package is consistent with the testing and listing performed by the nationally recognized testing and certification laboratory, the equipment package shall be deemed certified, and the utility shall not require further design review, testing, or additional certification of the listed equipment package. (Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 4-4.3-5; filed Mar 6, 2006, 9:45 a.m.: 29 IR 2172; readopted filed Jul 12, 2012, 2:12 p.m.: 20120808-IR-170120114RFA; readopted filed Aug 2, 2013, 2:16 p.m.: 20130828-IR-170130227RFA)