EKPC, and its 16 owner-member cooperatives, are required by the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978 to provide qualifying facilities (QFs) access to its electric grid. The requirements for QFs to gain access to the electric grid system are outlined in the following documents:
General Timelines:
- Review of application data - 2-3 months process
- Review of existing application data
- Requests for additional data, as needed
- Evaluate the need to apply for PJM interconnection queue
- If required, this will trigger additional studies and time to complete the review
- Applicant obtains $1 million general liability insurance
- Complete application review process
- Submit cogeneration contract to Kentucky Public Service Commission (KY PSC) for review and approval - 30 days to 6 months
- Timeframe dependent upon KY PSC
- Interconnection with the grid - 2- 6 months
- Timeframe not guaranteed
- Dependent upon equipment requirements and supply chain constraints
- Commission testing
- Must be completed by EKPC and/or the member system depending on interconnection arrangement
- Applicant bears all costs necessary to complete the interconnection to the system
Additional Resources
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Cogenerators and small power producers compensation for generation is determined by the PJM locational marginal price in the EKPC Zone. You can view the current LMP prices at PJM - Locational Marginal Pricing Map
Inverter based resources:
- IEEE 1547 IEEE SA - IEEE Standard Association
- UL 1741 ANSI Webstore
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Home
NERC North American Electric Reliability Corp
Qualifying facilities Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - PURPA Qualifying Facilities