South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:10:35:09 Annual fee due prior to making telephone solicitation calls. 20:10:35:09. Annual fee due prior to making telephone solicitation calls. The annual fee is due before any telephone solicitor may place an unsolicited telephone call to any South Dakota residential tel…

Rule 20:10:35:10 Information required of telephone solicitors. 20:10:35:10. Information required of telephone solicitors. Each telephone solicitor shall provide the solicitor's name, address, telephone number, fax number, federal tax identification number (FEIN), the number of em…

Rule 20:10:35:11 Telephone solicitors are required to make updates from register. 20:10:35:11. Telephone solicitors are required to make updates from register. Any telephone solicitor who makes unsolicited telephone calls to South Dakota residential telephone subscribers is requi…

Rule 20:10:35:12 Reporting of violations. 20:10:35:12. Reporting of violations. A residential telephone subscriber may report a violation by submitting a complaint form to the commission. A complaint may be submitted online or in writing on a form prepared by the commission. Sour…

Rule 20:10:35:13 Information provided for complaints. 20:10:35:13. Information provided for complaints. A residential telephone subscriber may be asked for the following information on the complaint form: (1) Full name of residential telephone subscriber; (2) Address of residenti…

Rule 20:10:35:14 Investigation of complaints. 20:10:35:14. Investigation of complaints. Upon receipt of a fully completed and submitted complaint, the commission shall conduct an appropriate inquiry to determine if a violation has occurred. If a violation has occurred, the commis…

Rule 20:10:36:01 Scope and applicability. 20:10:36:01. Scope and applicability. The rules in this chapter govern the interconnection of small generator facilities in South Dakota with an electric nameplate capacity of ten megawatts or less to the electric distribution system of a…

Rule 20:10:36:02 Definitions. 20:10:36:02. Definitions. Terms defined in SDCL 49-34A-1 have the same meaning when used in this chapter. In addition, terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Adverse system impact," a negative effect caused by the proposed interconnection that may com…

Rule 20:10:36:03 Rules waiver. 20:10:36:03. Rules waiver. Any public utility, applicant, and interconnection customer, subject to the rules in this chapter, may mutually agree to waive all rules except § 20:10:36:16. If agreement cannot be reached, and for good cause shown, a par…

Rule 20:10:36:04 Application for interconnection. 20:10:36:04. Application for interconnection. A public utility shall require an applicant who wants to interconnect, make a capacity change, or change the status of a proposed or operating facility to submit an application to the …

Rule 20:10:36:05 Commissioning or operation notice. 20:10:36:05. Commissioning or operation notice. A public utility shall require the applicant to provide commissioning notice or notice of intent to begin operations of a small generation facility to the public utility. A tier 1 …

Rule 20:10:36:06 Application fees. 20:10:36:06. Application fees. The public utility shall require a non-refundable application processing fee for each application. The amount of the fee is dependent upon the review tier requested in the application and is intended to cover reaso…

Rule 20:10:36:07 Term of interconnection. 20:10:36:07. Term of interconnection. Interconnection of a small generator facility is considered to be in effect for a period of up to 20 years at the interconnection customer's option, unless terminated earlier by the default or volunta…

Rule 20:10:36:08 Renewal of interconnection agreement. 20:10:36:08. Renewal of interconnection agreement. The public utility may not unreasonably refuse to grant an expedited review of a request to renew an interconnection agreement. If the conditions on the EDS are essentially t…

Rule 20:10:36:09 Aggregating multiple generators. 20:10:36:09. Aggregating multiple generators. If the interconnection request is for a small generator facility that includes multiple small generator facilities at a site for which the applicant seeks a single point of interconnec…

Rule 20:10:36:10 Point of contact -- Information provided. 20:10:36:10. Point of contact -- Information provided. The public utility shall designate a point of contact from which information on the application process and the public utility's EDS may be obtained. Unless providing…

Rule 20:10:36:11 Modifications. 20:10:36:11. Modifications. Once an application is received by the public utility and a queue position is assigned, for any modification to the application, other than a minor equipment modification, the public utility may require that a new applic…

Rule 20:10:36:12 Site control documentation. 20:10:36:12. Site control documentation. Documentation of site control must be available. If the applicant is not currently a customer of the public utility, site control documentation shall be provided with the application. Site contr…

Rule 20:10:36:13 Right of access. 20:10:36:13. Right of access. The public utility shall have access to the applicant's or interconnection customer's premises for any reasonable purpose in connection with the interconnection application, interconnection agreement, or if necessary…

Rule 20:10:36:14 Multiple interconnections. 20:10:36:14. Multiple interconnections. The public utility may propose to interconnect more than one small generator facility at a single point of interconnection in order to minimize costs, and may not unreasonably refuse a request to …

Rule 20:10:36:15 Isolation device. 20:10:36:15. Isolation device. If required by the public utility, a small generator facility must be capable of being isolated from the public utility. When isolation is required, a small generator facility shall do so in one of the following wa…

Rule 20:10:36:16 Technical standard 20:10:36:16. Technical standard. The technical standard to be used in evaluating all applications shall be IEEE 1547. If a public utility wants to use other standards in addition to IEEE 1547, it may do so only after seeking and being granted a…

Rule 20:10:36:17 Cost responsibility -- General study costs. 20:10:36:17. Cost responsibility -- General study costs. Whenever additional studies are required, the public utility shall require the applicant to pay the additional, actual study costs above what is covered by the in…

Rule 20:10:36:18 Minor EDS modifications -- Cost responsibility. 20:10:36:18. Minor EDS modifications -- Cost responsibility. Minor modifications to the existing EDS identified by the public utility under a tier 2 or tier 3 review are considered minor EDS modifications. Changing …

Rule 20:10:36:19 Identification of interconnection facilities -- Cost responsibility. 20:10:36:19. Identification of interconnection facilities -- Cost responsibility. The public utility shall identify under the review procedures of a tier 2 review or under a tier 4 facilities st…

Rule 20:10:36:20 Interconnection equipment cost responsibility. 20:10:36:20. Interconnection equipment cost responsibility. The public utility shall require the interconnection customer to be responsible for all expenses, including overheads, associated with owning, operating, ma…

Rule 20:10:36:21 System upgrades -- Cost responsibility. 20:10:36:21. System upgrades -- Cost responsibility. The public utility shall design, procure, construct, install, and own any system upgrades. The actual cost of the system upgrades, including overheads, shall be directly …

Rule 20:10:36:22 Adverse system impacts -- Cost responsibility. 20:10:36:22. Adverse system impacts -- Cost responsibility. The public utility is responsible for identifying adverse system impacts on any affected systems and for determining what mitigation activities or upgrades …

Rule 20:10:36:23 Study deposit. 20:10:36:23. Study deposit. The public utility may require a deposit of no more than 50% of the cost estimate for all studies. However, the deposit may not exceed $1,000 for small generator facilities proposing to interconnect 500 kilowatts or less…

Rule 20:10:36:24 Interconnection facilities deposit. 20:10:36:24. Interconnection facilities deposit. The public utility may require a deposit of not more than 50% of the estimated costs for interconnection facilities necessary to complete an interconnection to the EDS. However, …

Rule 20:10:36:25 Billing and payment. 20:10:36:25. Billing and payment. Progress billing, final billing, and payment schedules shall be agreed to by the parties prior to commencing work. Source: 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009. General Authority: SDCL 49-34A-27, 49-34A-93. Law…

Rule 20:10:36:26 Insurance amounts. 20:10:36:26. Insurance amounts. At a minimum, in connection with the interconnection customer's performance of its duties and obligations under the interconnection agreement, the public utility shall require the interconnection customer to main…

Rule 20:10:36:27 Insurance requirements. 20:10:36:27. Insurance requirements. By endorsement to the policy or policies, the general liability insurance required pursuant to § 20:10:36:26 shall include the following: (1) The public utility as an additional insured; (2) A severabil…

Rule 20:10:36:28 Proof of insurance. 20:10:36:28. Proof of insurance. The interconnection customer shall furnish the required insurance certificates and endorsements to the public utility prior to the initial operation of the small generator facility. Evidence of the insurance sh…

Rule 20:10:36:29 Self-insurance. 20:10:36:29. Self-insurance. If the interconnection customer is self-insured with an established record of self-insurance, the interconnection customer may comply with the self-insurance requirements of this section in lieu of those required by § …

Rule 20:10:36:30 Witness test -- Deficiencies in test. 20:10:36:30. Witness test -- Deficiencies in test. The public utility has the option of conducting a witness test at a mutually agreeable time within 10 business days of the scheduled commissioning of the small generator faci…

Rule 20:10:36:31 Tier 1 interconnection requirements. 20:10:36:31. Tier 1 interconnection requirements. The public utility shall use the tier 1 review procedures for a small generator facility application that meets the following requirements: (1) The proposed facility is inverte…

Rule 20:10:36:32 Tier 1 interconnection evaluation and screening criteria. 20:10:36:32. Tier 1 interconnection evaluation and screening criteria. A tier 1 interconnection shall use the following evaluation and screening criteria: (1) For interconnection of a proposed small genera…

Rule 20:10:36:33 Tier 1 interconnection review procedures. 20:10:36:33. Tier 1 interconnection review procedures. The applicant shall submit a tier 1 application and appropriate fees to the public utility at its designated address. Application forms are available from the commiss…

Rule 20:10:36:34 Tier 1 application completion. 20:10:36:34. Tier 1 application completion. The tier 1 interconnection process is complete when: (1) The application has passed the tier 1 screening criteria; (2) The small generator facility installation is approved by an electric …

Rule 20:10:36:35 Tier 1 application denial -- New application. 20:10:36:35. Tier 1 application denial -- New application. If the small generator facility is not approved under a tier 1 review, the applicant may submit a new application, including the difference in the application…

Rule 20:10:36:36 Tier 2 interconnection requirements. 20:10:36:36. Tier 2 interconnection requirements. The public utility shall use the tier 2 review procedures for an application of a small generator facility that meets the following requirements: (1) The proposed facility does…

Rule 20:10:36:37 Tier 2 interconnection evaluation and screening criteria. 20:10:36:37. Tier 2 interconnection evaluation and screening criteria. A tier 2 interconnection shall use the following evaluation and screening criteria: (1) For interconnection to a radial distribution c…

Rule 20:10:36:38 Tier 2 interconnection review procedures. 20:10:36:38. Tier 2 interconnection review procedures. The applicant shall submit a tier 2 application and appropriate fees to the public utility at its designated address. Application forms are available from the commiss…

Rule 20:10:36:39 Failure to meet tier 2 criteria -- Minor modifications. 20:10:36:39. Failure to meet tier 2 criteria -- Minor modifications. If the small generator facility fails to meet one or more of the tier 2 screening criteria, but the public utility determines that the sma…

Rule 20:10:36:40 Tier 2 application completion. 20:10:36:40. Tier 2 application completion. The tier 2 interconnection process is complete when: (1) All tier 2 screening criteria are satisfied and any minor EDS modifications are implemented; (2) The small generator facility insta…

Rule 20:10:36:41 Tier 2 application denial. 20:10:36:41. Tier 2 application denial. If the small generator facility's tier 2 application is not approved, the applicant may submit a new application, including the difference in the application fee or deposit, for consideration unde…

Rule 20:10:36:42 Tier 3 interconnection. 20:10:36:42. Tier 3 interconnection. The public utility shall use the tier 3 interconnection review procedures for an application that does not qualify for tier 1 or tier 2 review and meets the following requirements: (1) The small generat…

Rule 20:10:36:43 Tier 3 interconnection screening criteria. Tier 3 interconnection screening criteria. 20:10:36:43. Tier 3 interconnection screening criteria. A tier 3 small generator facility meeting all tier 3 evaluation and screening criteria shall be further evaluated using t…

Rule 20:10:36:44 Tier 3 interconnection alternate evaluation and screening criteria. 20:10:36:44. Tier 3 interconnection alternate evaluation and screening criteria. For a small generator facility to interconnect to a distribution circuit that is not networked, the following crit…