S.L. 545.41 Art. 11Generating installations and energy storage facilities.      S.L. 545.34.

(1) Where an existing customer or new customer requires to connect a generation unit to the network or increase the capacity of an existing generation unit, an application shall be submitted to the distribution system operator in accordance with regulation 5 and in the said application the applicant shall indicate the type of RES.

(2) The application submitted in accordance with sub-

regulation (1) shall be accompanied by a copy of the licence and, or other relevant documentation issued by the Regulator for such purpose in accordance with the Electricity Regulations as applicable, and the applicable fee stipulated in item 1 of the Sixth Schedule. The distribution system operator shall, subject to the requirements of the network code, connect the generator to the network and provide the necessary metering equipment once all applicable charges and fees are paid.

(3) (a) A RES or CHP generation unit or energy storage facility that is intended to be connected to the network that is not equipped with automatic volt/var control and where the total continuous steady state AC rating exceeds the 3.68kW (16 Amps) on any phase, the customer shall request prior confirmation, in the established manner, from the distribution system operator that such capacity may be connected to the network: Provided that no prior confirmation from the distribution system operator shall be required where the RES or CHP generator is equipped with automatic volt-var control and the total continuous steady state AC rating does not exceed 4.6kW (20 Amps) on any phase:

Provided further that the distribution system operator may carry out a network connection study and depending on the findings of such study, may reject or accept the request:

Provided further that in the case of a rejection, the distribution system operator shall provide the applicant with a written justification for such rejection.

(b) Where a network connection study is required to be carried out in accordance with paragraph (a), the applicable fee specified in item 8 of the Sixth Schedule shall be due by the customer.

(c) Once the request for connection is approved by the distribution system operator, the customer shall submit an application for the required connection to the network;

(d) Where the network connection study in paragraph (b) results in a new connection or an upgrade of an existing connection being required to connect the generation capacity, regulations 8, 10 and 12 shall apply for the upgrade or for the new connection.

(e) The distribution system operator shall publish the procedure, including the relative timeframes, for the connection of RES generators, CHP and energy storage facilities to the network.

(4) An increase in capacity of an existing RES or CHP or energy storage facility shall be deemed to be a new application for the purposes of these regulations and such application shall be subject to the fees stipulated in item 2 of the Sixth Schedule.