Form C

Micro-Generation Connection Application

Distribution System

For Connection of Micro-Generation Facilities of ≤ 10 kW

This form is applicable to individual or multiple generating units at the Customer’s facility with total nameplate rating of 10 kW or less. Your generation facility must generate electricity from a renewable energy source that is wind, water, solar radiation, or agricultural biomass.

Inverter-based generating units must not inject DC greater than 0.5% of the full rated output current at the point of connection of the generating units. The generated harmonic levels must not exceed those given in the CAN/CSA-C61000-3-6 Standards.

For generation size up to 10 kW, a Connection Impact Assessment will not be required and Fort Frances Power Corporation will not perform such an assessment. There may be a limitation on the number of micro-generation facilities that can be connected to the same distribution feeder.

IMPORTANT: All fields below are mandatory, except where noted. Incomplete applications may be returned by Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC).

Please return the completed form by email, mail or fax to:

Fort Frances Power Corporation.
Generation Connection Application

320 Portage Avenue

Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3P9

Phone: 807-274-9291

Fax: 807-274-9375

Email:

NOTE: Applicants are cautionedNOT to incur major expenses until Fort Frances Power Corporation approves to connect the proposed generation facility.

CHECKLIST

Please ensure that the following are completed prior to submission. Your application will not be processed if any part is omitted or incomplete.

  • Completed Micro-Generation Connection Application, must be signed and dated by the project owner or the consultant
  • Manufacturer’s Technical specifications and the model number of the generator and/or inverter selected for the project.
  • Single Line Diagram (SLD)
  • Micro-Embedded Generation Facility Connection Agreement – completed, signed and dated by the project owner.

The following information is required for all generators with total generation of up to 10 kW.

Date of Application: (dd / mm / yyyy)

microFIT reference number*:

  1. Project/Customer Name:
  1. Proposed In-Service Date:(dd / mm / yyyy)

Project Information:

Owner

Company/ Person:

Contact:

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Engineering Consultant (Electrical) (optional)

Company/ Person:

Contact:

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

  1. Project Location:Address

City/Town/Township

Lot Number(s)

Concession Number(s)

  1. Program Type:
  1. microFIT (Complete all sections)
  1. Net Metering to microFIT Conversion

i) Existing Net Metering Customer upgrading generation size and/or technology/ fuel type, up to 10 kW (Complete all sections)

ii) Existing Net Metering Customer with no upgrades in generation size and/or technology/ fuel type, up to 10 kW (Complete sections 6, 7 and 8 only)

  1. Net Metering (Complete all sections)
  1. Customer Status:

Existing FFPC Customer? Yes No

If yes, FFPC 12-digit Account Number: -

Name of Account Holder*:

(*must be the same name as applicant for Net Metering)

Are you a HST registrant? Yes No

If yes, provide yourHST registration number: - RT

  1. Project Size:

Number of Units

*Note: For solar systems the number of units implies the number of solar panels

Nameplate Rating of Each Unit kW

Generator connecting on single phase three phase

Existing Total Nameplate Capacity kW

**Note: Nameplate capacity implies the nameplate rating of the inverter.

Proposed Total Nameplate Capacity kW

  1. Fuel Type:

Wind Turbine

Hydraulic Turbine

Solar / Photovoltaic Cells (Rooftop)

Solar / Photovoltaic Cells (Ground Mount)

Biomass

Bio-diesel

Bio-gas

Other, please specify

  1. Customer Owned Step-up Interface Transformer (if applicable):
  1. Transformer ratingkVA
  1. High voltage winding connection Delta Star

Grounding method of star connected high voltage winding neutral

Solid Ungrounded Impedance grounded: RXohms

  1. Low voltage winding connection Delta Star

Grounding method of star connected low voltage winding neutral

Solid Ungrounded Impedance grounded: RXohms

Note: The term ‘High Voltage’ refers to the connection voltage to FFPC’s distribution system and ‘Low Voltage’ refers to the generator / inverter output voltage.

  1. Generator / Inverter Information:

(For generation facilities installing more than one type of generator, complete section 9 for each type)

  1. Manufacturer:
  2. Model No.
  1. Number of phases Single Phase Three Phase
  2. Nameplate rating: kW
  3. Generator / Inverter AC output voltage Volts
  4. Type of inverter: Self-commutated Line- commutated

Other, please specify

  1. Are power factor correction capacitors automatically switched off when generator breaker opens?

Yes No

  1. Is the generator / inverter paralleling equipment and / or design pre-certified and meets anti-islanding test requirements?

Yes No

  1. If answer to the above question is Yes, to which standard(s), e.g. CSA C22.2 No. 107.1-01, UL1741, etc.
  1. Method of synchronizing the generator / inverter to FFPC’s system

Manual Automatic

  1. Maximum inrush current upon generator or inverter connection (Iinrush/ Irated) per unit
  1. Grid Interface Controller (if applicable):
  2. Manufacturer: Model Number:
  1. Type of Connection:

Select the Single Line Diagram below that is appropriate for your connection to the Fort Frances Power Corporation distribution system:

  1. Alternative #1 - Parallel Metering Connection
  2. Alternative #2 - Stand-Alone Connection
  3. Net Metering Connection

Alternative #1 - Typical Parallel Metering Connection

Alternative #2 - Stand-Alone Connection

Typical Net Metering Connection

By submitting a Form C, the Proponent authorizes the collection by Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC), of the information set out in the Form C and otherwise collected in accordance with the terms hereof, the terms of Fort Frances Power Corporation’s Conditions of Service, Fort Frances Power Corporation’s Privacy Policy and the requirements of the Distribution System Code and the use of such information for the purposes of the connection of the generation facility to Fort Frances Power Corporation’s distribution system.

I certify the above information true and correct.

Signature: Date:

(Signature)(dd/mm/yyyy)

Fort Frances Power Coroporation

320 Portage Avenue

Fort Frances, ON, P9A-3P9

Micro-Embedded Generation Facility Connection Agreement

In consideration of Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) agreeing to allow you to connect your 10 kW name-platerated capacity or smaller generation facility to FFPC’s distribution system, you hereby agree to the followingterms and conditions.

1.0Eligibility

1.01 You agree that your generation connection shall be subject to all applicable laws and bound by the terms andconditions of FFPC’s Conditions of Service as amended from time-to-time, which have been filed with theOEB and are available on request.

2.0Technical Requirements

2.01You represent and warrant that you have installed or will install prior to the connection of your generationfacility to FFPC’s distribution system, an isolation device satisfying Section 84 of the Ontario ElectricalSafety Code and agree to allow FFPC’s staff access to and operation of this as required for the maintenanceand repair of the distribution system.

2.02You agree to perform regular scheduled maintenance to your generation facility as outlined by themanufacturer in order to assure that connection devices, protection systems, and control systems aremaintained in good working order and in compliance with all applicable laws.

2.03You agree that during a power outage on the FFPC’s distribution system your generation facility will shut down, unless youhave installed special transfer and isolating capabilities on your generation facility. You agree to the automaticdisconnection of your generation facility from FFPC’s distribution system, as per the generator protectiverelay settings set out in this Agreement, in the event of a power outage on FFPC’s distribution system orany abnormal operation of the FFPC’s distribution system.

2.04You covenant and agree that the design, installation, maintenance, and operation of your generation facility areconducted in a manner that ensures the safety and security of both the generation facility and FFPC’s distribution system.

2.05Due to FFPC’s obligation to maintain the safety and reliability of its distribution system, you acknowledgeand agree that in the event FFPC determines that your generation facility (i) causes damage to; and/or (ii) isproducing adverse effects affecting other distribution system customers or FFPC’s assets, you willdisconnect your generation facility immediately from the distribution system upon direction from FFPC andcorrect the problem at your own expense prior to reconnection.

3.0 Liabilities

3.01 You and FFPC will indemnify and save each other harmless for all damages and/or adverse effects resultingfrom either partys negligence or willful misconduct in the connection and operation of your generation facilityor FFPC’s distribution system.

3.02 FFPC and you shall not be liable to each other under any circumstances whatsoever for any loss of profitsor revenues, business interruptions losses, loss of contract or loss of goodwill, or for any indirect,consequential, incidental or special damages, including but not limited to punitive or exemplary damages,whether any of the said liability, loss or damages arise in contract, tort or otherwise.

4.0Compensation and Billing

4.01If you are not an embedded retail generator, you agree that, subject to any applicable law:

  1. FFPC will not pay you for any excess generation that results in a net delivery to FFPCbetween meter reads; and
  2. there will be no carryover of excess generation from one billing period to the next unless you are,at the relevant time, a net metered generator (as defined in section 6.7.1 of the Distribution SystemCode).

4.02If you are an embedded retail generator selling output from the embedded generation facility to the OntarioPower Authority under contract, you agree that FFPC will pay you for generation in accordance with theRetail Settlement Code.

4.03If you are an embedded retail generator delivering and selling output to FFPC, you agree that FFPC will pay you for generation in accordance with the Retail Settlement Code.

5.0Termination

5.01You understand that you have the right to terminate this agreement at any time, and that by doing so you arerequired to disconnect your generation facility and notify FFPC of such action.

6.0Assignment

6.01You may assign your rights and obligations under this Agreement with the consent of FFPC, which shall notwithhold its consent unreasonably. FFPC shall have the right to assign its rights and obligations under thisAgreement without your consent.

I understand, accept and agree to comply with and be bound by the above terms and conditions governing theconnection of my generation facility to FFPC’s distribution system.

Customer Signature:______Date:______

PrintCustomer Name:______

FFPC account number:______

I confirm that the following information is true and accurate:

Nameplate rating of Generator:______kW Total installed generation:______kW

Type: Wind TurbinePhotovoltaic (Solar)Hydraulic Turbine

Fuel CellOther ______

Inverter Utilized:Yes No

Inverter Certification: C22.2 #107.1 UL 1741 Site Certified by the ESA

For office use: Station ______Feeder ______Date Connected ______

Generator Protective Relay Settings

Table 1 B Inverter Based Generation

The following relay settings shall be used for inverters built to the CSA standard:

Source: CSA C22.2 No. 107.1-01 Table 16

* The UL1741 & IEEE P1547 Standards use F < rated-0.7 i.e. 59.3 Hz.

To update ifCSA C22.2 No. 107.1-01 is changed

Table 2 B Non B Inverter Generation

FFPC’s minimum requirements, for other generation are as follows:

*Clearing time is the time between the start of the abnormal condition and the

generation ceasing to energize FFPC’s distribution system

  • If you are uncertain about your generation equipment’s protective relay settings, please check with yourgenerating equipment supplier.
  • Automatic reconnect setting time for your generator is after 5 minutes of normal voltage and frequency on FFPC’s distribution system.

Fort Frances Power Corporation Renewable Generation Application (Form C)

Rev.4, November 2014

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