| Implementing Sector: | State |
| Category: | Regulatory Policy |
| State: | Minnesota |
| Incentive Type: | Interconnection |
| Web Site: | https://mn.gov/puc/energy/distributed-energy/interconnection/ |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: | Geothermal Electric, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Hydroelectric, Municipal Solid Waste, Combined Heat & Power, Fuel Cells using Non-Renewable Fuels, Landfill Gas, Wind (Small), Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels, Other Distributed Generation Technologies, Microturbines |
| Applicable Utilities: | All utilities |
| System Capacity Limit: | 10 MW |
| Standard Agreement: | Yes |
| Insurance Requirements: | Vary by system size and/or type; levels established by PUC |
| External Disconnect Switch: | Required |
| Net Metering Required: | No |
| Name: | Minn. Stat. § 216B.1611 |
| Date Enacted: | 2001 |
| Name: | Minnesota PUC Order, Docket No. E-999/CI-01-1023 |
| Date Enacted: | 09/28/2004 |
| Effective Date: | 09/28/2004 |
| Name: | Minn. R. 7835.4800 et seq. |
| Date Enacted: | 1983 |
| Effective Date: | 1983 |
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) adopted updated interconnection standards in June 2019. The standards are modeled after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Small Generator Interconnection Process and apply to systems up to 10 MW in capacity.
The MPUC standards, like the FERC standards, use a three-tiered approach to simplify the interconnection process:
- Inverter Process: Systems up to 20 kilowatts (kW)
- Fast Track Process: Systems larger than 20 kW that meet the eligibility criteria in the table below
- Study Process: Systems that fail to qualify for the Fast Track Process
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Line Voltage |
Fast Track Eligible Regardless of Location |
Fast Track Eligibility on a Mainline and less than 2.5 Electrical Circuit Miles from Substation |
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Less than 5 kV |
Less than or equal to 500 kW |
Less than or equal to 500 kW |
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Greater than or equal to 5 kV and less than 15 kV |
Less than or equal to 1 MW |
Less than or equal to 2 MW |
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Greater than or equal to 15 kV and less than 30 kV |
Less than or equal to 3 MW |
Less than or equal to 4 MW |
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Greater than or equal to 30 kV, up to 69 kV |
Less than or equal to 4 MW |
Less than or equal to 5 MW |
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