§ 39-26.3-4. Study cost fees.
(a) After thirty (30) days from the enactment of this chapter until the end of calendar
year 2012, the feasibility study fee shall be in accordance with the schedule set
forth below:
(1) Residential applicants for interconnections of UL 1741.1 approved renewable distributed
generation that is twenty-five kilowatts (25 KW) or less: zero dollars ($0).
(2) Residential applicants for interconnections of UL 1741.1 approved renewable distributed
generation that is greater than twenty-five kilowatts (25 KW): fifty dollars ($50.00).
(3) Nonresidential applicants for interconnections of UL 1741.1 approved renewable distributed
generation that is one hundred kilowatts (100 KW) or less: one hundred dollars ($100).
(4) Nonresidential applicants for interconnections of UL 1741.1 approved renewable distributed
generation that is two hundred fifty kilowatts (250 KW) or less: three hundred dollars
($300).
(5) Nonresidential applicants for interconnections of renewable distributed generation
that is greater than two hundred fifty kilowatts (250 KW), up to one megawatt (1 MW):
one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(6) Nonresidential applicants for interconnections of renewable distributed generation
greater than one megawatt (1 MW): two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
Beginning January 1, 2013, and for every year thereafter, the commission shall set
a new fee schedule that is no less than what is specified herein. The purpose of the
fee schedule is to provide a disincentive to applicants contemplating a renewable
distributed-generation project from requesting order of magnitude estimates unless
they are serious about pursuing such projects.
(b) After thirty (30) days from the enactment of this chapter until the end of calendar
year 2012, the impact study fee shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth
below:
(1) Residential applicants for interconnections of UL 1741.1 approved renewable distributed
generation that is twenty-five kilowatts (25 KW) or less: zero dollars ($0).
(2) Residential applicants for interconnections of UL 1741.1 approved renewable distributed
generation that is greater than twenty-five kilowatts (25 KW): one hundred dollars
($100).
(3) Nonresidential applicants for interconnections of UL 1741.1 approved renewable distributed
generation that is one hundred kilowatts (100 KW) or less: five hundred dollars ($500)
(4) Nonresidential applicants for interconnections of UL 1741.1 approved renewable distributed
generation that is two hundred fifty kilowatts (250 KW) or less: one thousand five
hundred dollars ($1,500).
(5) Nonresidential applicants for interconnections of renewable distributed generation
that is greater than two hundred fifty kilowatts (250 KW), up to one megawatt (1 MW):
five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(6) Nonresidential applicants for interconnections of renewable distributed generation
greater than one megawatt (1 MW): ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
Beginning January 1, 2013, and for every year thereafter, the commission shall set
a new fee schedule that is no less than what is specified herein. The purpose of the
impact study fee schedule is to assure that an applicant is responsible for paying
a reasonable amount of the cost of the study in advance of installing the distributed
generation, but that the advance cost is not so high as to discourage an applicant
from pursuing a project.
(c) To the extent that an impact study fee established under this section does not cover
the reasonable cost of an impact study for a given nonresidential project that commences
operation, the balance of these costs shall be recovered from such applicant through
billings after the project is online. The electric distribution company may, at its
sole election, offset net-metering credits or any standard contract payments until
the full fee(s) is reimbursed, if it finds it administratively convenient to use that
means of billing for the balance of the fee for a given project.