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Renewable Energy Interconnection Steps

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Please call our Holyoke office at 854-2236 and ask to speak with Tad Huser, or email us at RenewableEnergy@hea.coop .  We start by calculating your maximum system size based on your average usage, as well as any potential circuit capacity constraints.  This will help your contractor get started on your system design.  Included in this initial sizing we alos provide a payback analysis and a “year-in-the-life” billing analysis to help members understand a net metered account.  For this service you will be billed a $50 charge. 

Documents Required for your Project

Prior to purchasing equipment, please submit the following documents for our engineering department to approve to avoid purchasing non-conforming equipment:

  • Site plan
  • Single line diagram
  • Specifications for your generator(s), inverter(s), and manual AC disconnect switch*

* Interconnection Standard Section 2.5 requires the disconnect switch to be located at any and all points of the interconnection with HEA. 

Documentation we require members to review and, in some cases, return once completed and signed are as follows:

  • Renewable Energy Application (sign and return)
  • HEA Interconnection Agreement (sign and return)
  • HEA Interconnection Tariff
  • Connecting Renewable Generation Systems
  • Renewable Energy Credit (REC) contract (optional)

Upon receiving signed Interconnection Agreement, Highline will reserve your capacity for 1-year.  If your system is not commissioned before that 1-year term, we will need to obtain a new agreement, and any capacity reserved is forfeit.

HEA Policies:

  • Policy 6-1: Tariff Policy
  • Policy 6-3: Interconnection of Distributed Generation Policy
  • Policy 6-5: Net Metering

Contact Highline to Schedule your Energy Audit

Highline members can schedule an optional energy audit to help ensure your investment in renewable energy project pays you back as quickly as possible.  A Highline Members Services representative will visit the member residence perform a basic energy audit resulting in potential recommendations for energy efficiency improvements. Please allow 10 days for appointment.

Schedule your Net Meter Installation

Once your system design and plans have been approved, we receive copies of your applicable permits, and your application and interconnection agreements have been signed, Highline will schedule a net meter installation at your point of interconnection.  At this point you will be billed a $350 charge.  Member does not need to be present for the meter install, please allow 10 days for net meter installation.

Final Commissioning

Member must schedule Final System Commissioning with HEA after the final state electrical inspection is complete and the documentation is conveyed to HEA. There must be no generation on the HEA system until final commissioning is complete. Please allow 10 days for the commissioning appointment.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • The People Behind the Power
    • Bylaws
    • Contact Us
    • Cooperative Principles
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • History
    • Job Opportunities
    • Rules and Regs
    • Service Area
    • Why We Plan Outages
    • About Touchstone Energy
  • Board of Directors
    • Annual Meeting
      • Annual Meeting Minutes
      • Annual Meeting Resources
      • Balance Sheet and Record of Growth
      • Board of Directors Election
      • Voting and Election Policy
    • Board of Directors
    • Board Meetings
  • Member Services
    • Rebates & Energy Efficiency
    • Member Satisfaction Survey
    • Acre Feet Calculator
    • Auto Pay Bank Draft Form
    • Billing Procedures
    • Capital Credits
    • Grassroots
    • Rates
      • Irrigation Rates
      • Large Commercial and Industrial Rates
      • Residential Rates
      • Small Commercial Rates
    • Oversized Loads
    • Products
      • Electrical Thermal Storage
      • LED Yard Light
      • Marathon Water Heaters
    • Renewable Energy
    • Service Inquiry
  • Community
    • Co-op Connections
    • Co-op Resources
    • Colorado Country Life
    • Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
    • Loan Assistance
    • Safety
      • Safety Quiz
    • Youth
    • Photo Contest
  • Solar Generation
  • Outage Map