Updating the MA DG Interconnection Report
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Updating the MA DG Interconnection Report DOER analysis of the Utility reporting of DG interconnection projects following the Expedited and Standard Review Processes from January 1, 2009 to May 1, 2012* * This analysis does not include applications submitted before January 2009 or projects following the Simplified Process (<10 kW on single-phase lines and <25 kW on three-phase lines after Jan 2009). The DG Report summarized projects through 2010 and is Presentation to the DG Working Group - May 31, 2012 Gerry Bingham, Senior Coordinator / Distributed Generation
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Updating the MA DG Interconnection Report
DOER analysis of the Utility reporting of DG interconnection projects following the
Expedited and Standard Review Processes from January 1, 2009 to May 1, 2012*
* This analysis does not include applications submitted before January 2009 or projects following the Simplified Process (<10 kW on single-phase lines and <25 kW on three-phase lines after Jan 2009).
The DG Report summarized projects through 2010 and is available at the MA Interconnection and Distributed Generation Website.
Presentation to the DG Working Group - May 31, 2012
Gerry Bingham, Senior Coordinator / Distributed Generation
Figure 4.22 (2009-May 2012) Applications by Year and Company
(Standard and Expedited)
2009 2010 2011 20120
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
National GridNSTARWMECoUnitil
Figure 4.1 (2011-April 2012):Capacity of Projects By Size (kW)
EXP '11 STD '11 EXP '12 STD '120
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
1000 and >500-<1000100-<50050-<1000-<50
*NOTE: 92 projects (208 MW) have not yet been assigned a process.
Figure 4.2 (2011-April 2012): Number of Applications By Technology
EXP '11 STD '11 EXP '12 STD '120
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
SolarWindNatGasOther
*NOTE: 92 projects (208 MW) have not yet been assigned a process.
Figure 4.3 (2011-April 2012): Capacity of Projects by Technology (kW)
EXP '11 STD '11 EXP '12 STD '120
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
SolarWindNatGasOther
Figure 4.8 (2011-April 2012): Percentage of Applications Exceeding
Timeline Specified by Tariff (This tracks only projects that rec’d Agreements in each year)
EXP '11 STD '11 EXP '12 STD '120%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
17%
53%
20%
50%
Review Paths Side-by-Side
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Expedited and Standard Process Flowchart
12
Customer submits
application
App complete (10 days)
No
Acknowledge w/i 3 days
Initial review and screening
(25 days)
Provide Additional
info
Reviews needed?
Perform Supplemental
(20 days)
All rqmts determine
dPerform Studies
(55 days/30 days)
Send agreement (15 days)
Complete system
modifications
D Facility Modification needed
Customer pays for
modifications
No
No
Yes
Yes
Information Exchange as needed
Customer signs agreement, builds facility, provides insurance, relay test results and test
plan, pays for witness test, etc.
Relay Witness Test
Authorize Interconnect
Yes
None
Provide Additional
info
Information Exchange
as needed
Customer
Utility
Start
Expedited and Standard Process Flowchart
13
Customer submits
application
App complete (10 days)
No
Acknowledge w/i 3 days
Initial review and screening
(25 days)
Provide Additional
info
Reviews needed?
Perform Supplemental
(20 days)
All rqmts determine
dPerform Studies
(55 days/30 days)
Send agreement (15 days)
Complete system
modifications
D Facility Modification needed
Customer pays for
modifications
No
No
Yes
Yes
Information Exchange as needed
Customer signs agreement, builds facility, provides insurance, relay test results and test
plan, pays for witness test, etc.
Relay Witness Test
Authorize Interconnect
Yes
None
Provide Additional
info
Information Exchange
as needed
Customer
Utility
Start
14
Customer submits
application
App complete (10 days)
Send agreement
(60/150 days)
Yes
Authorize Interconnect
Customer
Utility
Start
15
Customer submits
application
App complete (10 days)
Send agreement
(60/150 days)
Yes
Authorize Interconnect
Customer
Utility
Start
2
1
3
4
5
Process Phases Using Existing Reporting
16
Customer
Utility
17
Customer
Utility
Rec’dAgreement
In Study
App. Deemed
Complete
Application Rec’d
Information Exchange
Authorized!
Post-Agreement / Construction
3
4
5
18
Customer
Utility
628MW
In Study
App. Deemed
Complete
Application Rec’d
Projects Stuck at “Application Complete” Calendar Days Lapsed
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 14000
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
Expedited: 84 calendar days
Projects Stuck at “Application Complete” Calendar Days Lapsed
Days
Size (kW)
563 Projects628 MWNote: There are 37 Projects reported as “0” kW.
Standard: 210 calendar days
20
Customer
Utility
99.5 MW
Rec’dAgreement
In Study
App. Deemed
Complete
Application Rec’d
Projects that Received an Agreement
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 8000
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
Expedited Projects – Time Lapsed for Received Agreement
Days
Expedited Review Max Timeline: 84 calendar days(Tariff: 60 business days)
Size (kW)
378 Projects39 MW
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 10000
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
Standard Review Projects – Time Lapsed for Received Agreement
Days
Standard Review Max Timeline: 210 calendar days(Tariff: 150 business days)
Size (kW)
59 Projects60.5 MW
23
Customer
Utility
41 MW
Post-Agreement / Construction
Rec’dAgreement
In Study
App. Deemed
Complete
Application Rec’d
Post-Agreement Projects Awaiting Signature/Construction/Approval to Connect
Size (kW)
Days
0 200 400 600 800 1000 12000
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
207 Projects41 MW
Timelines for Construction are treated on a project by project basis by utility commitment in the Agreement.
DG Applications Submitted vs. Processed Starting Jan 2009 (Cumulative kW)
1/6/09 11/16/09 3/29/10 8/11/2010 11/30/2010 3/8/11 06/08/2011 8/30/2011 10/20/2011 12/21/11 02/13/2012 4/10/120
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
-------- Applied-------- Authorized
Figure 4.23: DG Applications Submitted vs. Processed Each Year (Cumulative kW)
2009 2010 2011 20120
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
AppliedAuthorized
NU-NSTAR DG Applications Submitted vs. Processed
Each Year (Cumulative kW)
2009 2010 2011 20120
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
AppliedAuthorized
AppliedAuthorized
2009 40,241 3,9452010 147,465 13,2092011 316,272 32,0252012 395,651 43,695
National Grid DG Applications Submitted vs. Processed
Each Year (Cumulative kW)
2009 2010 2011 20120
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
AppliedAuthorized
AppliedAuthorized
2009 16,510 2,4172010 79,741 13,5232011383,229 34,5992012502,718 50,960
NU-WMECo DG Applications Submitted vs. Processed
Each Year (Cumulative kW)
2009 2010 2011 20120
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
AppliedAuthorized
AppliedAuthorize
d2009 10,492 5552010 16,177 1,3502011 32,750 4,3012012 87,044 8,807
Unitil DG Applications Submitted vs. Processed Each Year (Cumulative kW)
2009 2010 2011 20120
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
AppliedAuthorized
Applie
dAuthorize
d2009 0 02010 139 392011 2,541 5512012 2,541 2,541
Freshness of Complete Applications Awaiting Agreement
<84 Days84-210 Days >210 Days Total
<500kWApps 37 11 10 58
Avg (MW) 0.172 0.087 0.107
MW 6.355 0.958 1.067 8.380
500kW-1MW
Apps 54 23 14 91Avg (MW) 0.902 0.93 0.921
MW 48.691 21.4 12.892 82.983
>1MWApps 29 33 21 83
Avg (MW) 2.754 1.931 2.066
MW 79.859 63.724 43.384 186.967
TotalApps 120 67 45 232
Avg (MW) 1.125 1.284 1.267
MW 135.000 86.000 57.000 278.000
< 84 Days > 210 Days
48.76.4
79.91.0 21.4
63.71.1 12.9
43.4
<500kW 500kW-1MW >1MW <500kW 500kW-1MW >1MW <500kW 500kW-1MW >1MW
Snapshot: November 2011Should DOER update?
< 84 Days > 210 Days
48.7
6.4
79.9
1.0
21.4
63.7
1.1 12.9
43.4
<500kW 500kW-1MW >1MW <500kW 500kW-1MW >1MW <500kW 500kW-1MW >1MW
84-210 Days
Freshness of Complete Applications Awaiting Agreement (distribution by size)
Snapshot: November 2011Should DOER update?
