[Added 6-18-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-06 (1017)]
In order to allow customers of Borough of Lavallette
Electric Utility the opportunity of interconnecting with self-generation
equipment to the Borough of Lavallette electric distribution system,
the following rules and provisions are hereby established.
A.
To assure safety and the optimum value for both the
customer and the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility, it is essential
for the customer to consult with the utility before purchasing, constructing,
operating, or interconnecting any self-generation equipment to the
system. No self-generating equipment may be connected to the Borough
of Lavallette Electric Utility unless the customer notifies the Borough
of Lavallette Electric Utility and all necessary equipment, in the
opinion of the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility, is properly
installed to isolate the generating equipment from the Borough of
Lavallette Electric Utility system.
B.
The Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility will assist
the customer in evaluating the feasibility of the proposed self-generation
project, in particular helping the customer evaluate the economics
of the project after taking into account the customer's responsibility
and obligation to pay all interconnection costs.
A.
No self-generating equipment or facility may be connected
to the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility without express authorization
from the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility and unless the requirements
contained in this rule are fully and completely satisfied.
B.
The customer must provide complete plans and specifications
of the proposed equipment, including a single-line diagram and details
of proposed protective schemes. Plans must be certified by an electrical
engineer. Upon receipt of the certified plans and a fee of $1,500,
as provided in § 24-16G below, to compensate the Borough
of Lavallette Electric Utility for the cost of engineering services
provided herein, the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility will provide
specific switching, breaker, and isolation plans for installation
at the customer's expense. Any review of plans by the Borough of Lavallette
Electric Utility does not constitute approval of the correctness of
customer's plans.
[Amended 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-09 (1062)]
C.
Installation must be in compliance with the National
Electrical Code and all applicable municipal, county, and federal
codes or regulations.
D.
Prior to connection to the Borough of Lavallette Electric
Utility system, the equipment and interconnection shall be inspected
by the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility or its qualified representative.
Inspections undertaken by the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility
shall be undertaken solely for the purpose of determining compliance
with the proposed plans and for the safety and integrity of the Borough
of Lavallette Electric Utility system. Nothing done by the Borough
of Lavallette Electric Utility inspector shall constitute approval
or waiver by any other inspector who may be authorized to inspect
such facility and interconnection.
E.
Prior to interconnection with the Borough of Lavallette
Electric Utility system, the customer shall enter into a written agreement
with the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility. In addition to the
operating provisions contained in these rules, this agreement shall
permit unlimited right of entry to the customer's property for safety
reasons or to disconnect whenever the Borough of Lavallette Electric
Utility believes that continued operation of the self-generation equipment
could result in harm to the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility
system or employees or to a customer of the Borough of Lavallette
Electric Utility. Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility employees
shall have the right to inspect and test the interconnection facilities
during reasonable hours. This agreement also shall require the safe
operation of the equipment or facility, indemnification of the Borough
of Lavallette Electric Utility for damages of any type, including,
but not limited to, direct, consequential, punitive damages, to the
Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility or any other customer as a
result of the operation of the self-generation equipment or facility.
The agreement shall contain such other provisions as are appropriate
for the protection and safe operation of the Borough of Lavallette
Electric Utility.
F.
The customer shall be responsible for the safe operation
of the self-generation equipment and shall be responsible for all
costs of repairs, corrections, or updating of interconnection facilities.
G.
The customer shall be financially responsible for
all costs of interconnection, including, but not limited to, review
of the plans for equipment and the proposed isolation scheme, voltage
regulation, wiring, labor, special metering, and inspection. The Borough
of Lavallette Electric Utility shall provide a good faith estimate
of the cost of reviewing the plans, inspections, and for the cost
of all equipment that may be necessary to interconnect the self-generating
equipment with the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility, and the
customer shall pay the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility the
full amount of the good faith estimate. Any amounts not expended shall
be returned to the customer. Any additional costs reasonably incurred
by the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility to complete the interconnection
with the customer shall be paid to the Borough of Lavallette Electric
Utility prior to interconnection. The customer shall be responsible
for the cost of periodic testing of the interconnection facilities.
H.
The customer shall not change any aspect of the operation, the wiring, the controls, or the interconnection of the self-generation equipment without first providing prior written notice to the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility of all proposed changes to the plans or the as-built drawings, as the case may be. All changes or proposed changes shall be certified by an electrical engineer, in the same manner as provided in § 24-16A above. This information is essential for determining whether the existing interconnection equipment is adequate for the requirements and for safety reasons in the event of emergency cutoff. Customer shall pay all reasonable engineering fees incurred by the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility to review and inspect the proposed installation.
I.
Self-generating equipment that is intended to operate
in parallel with the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility shall
be subject to a contract that provides for such interconnected parallel
operation.
A.
For facilities intended to operate in synchronization
with the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility:
(1)
The interconnection point between the self-generator
and the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility shall be on the customer's
side of the designated metering location. It shall operate in synchronization
with the municipal system.
(2)
Electrical quality must be sixty-herz, alternating
current having voltage and phase characteristics acceptable to the
Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility. Operation of the self-generating
unit shall not result in flicker, voltage fluctuations, interference
with electronic equipment, or damage to Borough of Lavallette Electric
Utility or customer-owned equipment.
(3)
Equipment shall be capable of being manually and automatically
isolated from the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility system within
a maximum of 10 seconds, and provide for automatic disconnection from
utility lines that have been de-energized.
(4)
All costs incurred to interconnect the self-generation
equipment shall be the responsibility of the customer.
B.
For generating equipment not intended to operate as
interconnected generating facilities:
(1)
The customer shall install all equipment, switches
and devices necessary to allow such facility that is capable of being
served by the generating equipment to be electrically isolated from
the Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility.
(2)
All generating equipment subject to this subsection
shall be designed so that it is incapable of being operated unless
it is isolated and disconnected from the Borough of Lavallette Electric
Utility.
A.
The Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility and the
customer shall enter into an agreement that addresses all purchase
and payment obligations. The Borough of Lavallette Electric Utility
shall only be required to purchase from Public Utility Regulatory
Policy Act (PURPA) qualifying facilities, pursuant to 18 CFR 292.300.
Any person, firm or corporation that shall be
convicted of a violation of a provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof by any court authorized by law to hear and determine
the matter, be subject to a fine of no less than $100 and no more
than $1,000, imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or community service
of not more than 90 days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment
and community service, as such court in its discretion may impose.
Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
