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Tucson Electric Power Co. Interconnection Requirements For Distributed Generation  TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Scope 2 2. DEFINITIONS 2 3. OVERVIEW OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION ISSUES 4 4. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TYPES 5 5. GENERAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS 7 6. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND DEFINITION OF CLASSES 9 7. INTERCONNECTION TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 10 8. APPLICATION PROCESS AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 17 9. TESTING AND STARTUP REQUIREMENTS 18 10. OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 19 EXHIBIT 1: POWER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS 21 EXHIBIT 2: TEP RELAY SETTINGS AND RE-CLOSING PRACTICES 22 EXHIBIT 3: DG APPLICATION PROCESS 23 EXHIBIT 4: TEP HOLD TAG 24 APPENDIX: APPLICATION AND EQUIPMENT INFORMATION FORM 25  1. scope This document specifies Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP, or utility) requirements for safe and effective interconnection of a Distributed Generator with a utility radial distribution system. Interconnection requirements as outlined here are for those installations that will be connected to TEPs electric power distribution and/or transmission systems. A Distributed Generator must also comply with WSCC (Western Systems Coordinating Council), ACC (Arizona Corporation Commission), AZISA (Arizona Independent Scheduling Administrator), NERC (North American Electric Reliability Council), FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) and RTO (Regional Transmission Operator) requirements as applicable. Facilities that will be connected directly to the transmission system will be reviewed by the utility on an individual basis. This Agreement does not provide for nor include transmission service. The availability of transmission service on the transmission system may not be inferred or implied from TEPs execution of this Agreement. Transmission service on the transmission system is available pursuant to the TEP OATT. For the purpose of simplicity, the term Customer will be used here to refer to a utility