Interconnection Standards – Wind Energy in Georgia
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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Georgia Interconnection Standards
Incentive Type: Interconnection
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: Photovoltaics, Wind, Fuel Cells
Applicable Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Nonprofit, Schools, Local Government, State Government, Fed. Government
Special Rules for Net-Metered Systems? Yes
Limit on System Size/Overall Enrollment: 10 kW (residential), 100 kW (commercial); 0.2% of utility’s peak load for previous year
Standard Interconnection Agreement? No (contact Georgia Power)
Additional Insurance Requirements? None
External Disconnect Required? Not specified
Rules for Non-Net-Metered DG? No
Authority 1: O.C.G. § 46-3-56
Date Enacted: 4/28/2001
Effective Date: 6/1/2002
Summary:
The Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001 allows residential electricity customers with photovoltaic systems, wind-energy systems or fuel cells with a maximum capacity of 10 kilowatts (kW), and commercial facilities up to 100 kW, to connect to the grid. A utility is not required to enroll customers beyond 0.2% of its peak load for the previous year.
Interconnected customers must comply with all national standards: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and National Electrical Safety Code (NEC). Furthermore, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) may adopt additional safety, power-quality and interconnection requirements. There is no provision in Georgia’s interconnection standards requiring customers to install a manual external disconnect device. Utilities may not require additional tests or additional liability insurance.
Georgia Power, the state’s largest utility, has established a green-power program, whereby the power generated by eligible renewable-energy systems connected to the grid under the utility’s net-metering provisions is sold to other customers. System owners are paid for generation at a higher rate than the rate at which they would be compensated under standard net metering.
Contact:
Rita Kilpatrick
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
427 Moreland Avenue NE, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: (404) 659-5675
Fax: (770) 234-3909
E-Mail: kilpatrick@cleanenergy.org
Web site: http://www.cleanenergy.org
Public Information:
(Georgia PSC)
Georgia Public Service Commission
244 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (800) 282-5813
Phone 2: (404) 656-4501
Fax: (404) 656-2341
E-Mail:gapsc@psc.state.ga.us
Web site: http://www.psc.state.ga.us
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