London Hydro Connection Checklist Applicants should be aware not to incur expenses prior to London Hydro approving the connection of the facility to the grid. Payment of Connection Fee: $1000 plus HST for a total of $1130.00. Please make payment out to London Hydro the HST# is 864837430 RT 0001. Also, please provide an address reference of the physical generation installation on the cheque and forward the cheque to London Hydro Dispatch. London Hydro strongly recommends that you consult with your insurance company regarding coverage for your micro generation installation so that you do not put you or your house at financial risk. Electrical Safety Association (ESA) Certificate of Authorization Signed London Hydro Connection Agreement If you have a recessed meterbase or indoor meterbase, it must be changed to our current standards according to our Conditions of Service (www.londonhydro.com), before your installation can proceed. If uncertain about these details, check with your electrician. Call 519-661-4749 to book a service layout if you have an overhead service 1
MICRO-GENERATION FACILITY CONNECTION AGREEMENT In consideration of London Hydro Inc. ( London Hydro ) agreeing to allow you to connect your 10 kw name-plate rated capacity or smaller generation facility to London Hydro s distribution system, you hereby agree to the following terms and conditions. 1.0 Eligibility 1.1 You agree that your generation connection shall be subject to all applicable laws and bound by the terms and conditions of London Hydro s Conditions of Service as amended from time-to-time as been filed with the Ontario Energy Board and which are available on request. 2.0 Technical Requirements 2.1 You represent and warrant that you have installed, or will install prior to the connection of your generation facility to London Hydro s distribution system, an isolation device satisfying Section 84 of the Ontario Electrical Safety Code and you agree to allow London Hydro s staff access to and operation of this device at all times as required for the maintenance and repair of London Hydro s distribution system. 2.2 You agree to perform regular scheduled maintenance on your generation facility as outlined by the manufacturer in order to assure that connection devices, protection systems, and control systems are maintained in good working order and in compliance with all applicable laws as amended from time to time. 2.3 You agree that during a power outage on London Hydro s distribution system, your generation facility will shut down, unless you have installed special transfer and isolating capabilities on your generation facility. You agree to the automatic disconnection of your generation facility from London Hydro s distribution system, as per the generator protective relay settings set out in this Agreement, in the event of a power outage on London Hydro s distribution system or any abnormal operation of London Hydro s distribution system. 2.4 You covenant and agree that the design, installation, maintenance, and operation of your generation facility are conducted in a manner that ensures the safety and security of both your generation facility and London Hydro s distribution system. 2.5 Due to London Hydro s obligation to maintain the safety and reliability of its distribution system, you acknowledge and agree that in the event London Hydro determines that your generation facility (i) causes damage to; and/or (ii) is producing adverse effects affecting other distribution system customers or London Hydro s assets, you will disconnect your generation facility immediately from the distribution system upon direction from London Hydro and correct the problem at your own expense prior to reconnection. 3.0 Liabilities 3.1 You and London Hydro will indemnify and save each other harmless for all damages and/or adverse effects resulting from either party s negligence or willful misconduct in the connection and operation of your generation facility or London Hydro s distribution system. 3.2 London Hydro and you shall not be liable to each other under any circumstances whatsoever for any loss of profits or 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. 4.0 Compensation and Billing 4.1. If you are not an embedded retail generator, you agree that, subject to any applicable law: a. London Hydro will not pay you for any excess generation that results in a net delivery of energy to London Hydro between meter reads; and b. 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 System Code). 4.2. If you are an embedded retail generator selling output from your embedded generation facility to the Independent Electricity System Operator under contract, you agree that London Hydro will pay you for generation in accordance with the Retail Settlement Code. 2
4.3. If you are an embedded retail generator delivering and selling output to London Hydro, you agree that London Hydro will pay you for your generation in accordance with the Retail Settlement Code. 5.0 Termination 5.1 You understand that you have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time, and that by doing so you are required to disconnect your generation facility and notify London Hydro of such action. 5.2 You agree to notify London Hydro 30 days in advance of any alteration to your generation facility, and that. London Hydro reserves the right to require a new executed Agreement as a result of any such alteration. 6.0 Assignment 6.1 You may assign your rights and obligations under this Agreement with the consent of London Hydro, which shall not withhold its consent unreasonably. London Hydro shall have the right to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without your consent. I understand, accept and agree to comply with and be bound by the above terms and conditions governing the connection of my generation facility to London Hydro s distribution system. Customer Signature: Date: Print first and last name: London Hydro billing account number: Address of Facility: 3
I confirm that the following information is true and accurate: Nameplate rating of Generator: kw Total installed generation kw Generator applying for: MicroFIT - If checked, provide Reference Number from IESO: Net Metering Other Type: Wind Turbine Photovoltaic (Solar) Hydraulic Turbine Agricultural Bio-mass Other Inverter Utilized: Yes No Inverter Certification: C22.2 #107.1 Note: As of January 1 st, 2011 inverters are required to be certified to CSA standard C22.2 #107.1 For office use: Station Feeder Address Date Connected (To be filled by London Hydro) Generator Protective Relay Settings Table 1 Inverter & Non-Inverter Based Generation The following relay settings shall be used for inverters built to the CSA standard: Source: CSA C22.2 No. 107.1-16 Tables 16 & 17 System Voltage Vn = V nominal V (Volts) Frequency F (Hertz) Maximum clearing time* Seconds V < 0.5 Vn 60 0.16 9.6 0.5 Vn V < 0.88 Vn 60 2 120 1.10 Vn V <1.20 Vn 60 1 60 V 1.20 Vn 60 0.16 9.6 Vn F < 59.3 0.16 9.6 Vn F > 60.5 0.16 9.6 Cycles *Clearing time is the time between the start of the abnormal condition and the generator ceasing to energize London Hydro s distribution system. - If you are uncertain about your generation equipment s protective relay settings, please check with your generating equipment supplier. - Automatic reconnect setting time for your generator is after 5 minutes of normal voltage and frequency on London Hydro s distribution system. 4
NET METERING ONLY (Not applicable for MicroFIT) Return to London Hydro (choose any of the following methods): Mail: P.O. Box 2700, London, Ontario, N6A 4H6 Attn: Dispatch Department Deposit: Night Deposit Box at 111 Horton St. Email: opsgen@londonhydro.com To London Hydro: RE: Billing Account Number: I/We the customer account holder wish to request to return eligible electricity to the London Hydro distribution system and be billed on a net metering basis under the settlement terms outlined in O.Reg. 541/05. CUSTOMER INFORMATION (please print) Name: Current Service Address: Current Mailing Address: Daytime Phone Number: Please note retail contract requirements: a) Customers under current or future contract with a retailer and billed under the bill-ready form of distributor-consolidated billing pursuant to the Retail Settlement Code must have their retailer send confirmation to London Hydro that the customer and retailer have an agreement that allows the customer to return eligible electricity to the retailer for the purpose of being billed on a net metering basis O.Reg 541/05, s. 6. If either your account is currently with a retailer or you enter into contract with a retailer in the future, London Hydro will only offer the net meter billing upon receipt of the required retailer confirmation. Please contact your retailer to have the necessary confirmation forwarded to our offices marked Attn: Retailer Settlements. b) Customers either under current or future contract with a retailer under retailer consolidated billing will not be or no longer be eligible for the net meter billing, as they are not mentioned in O.Reg. 541/05, s. 6. The above a) is not a requirement if you are currently not under contract with any retailer and billed under the London Hydro Standard Supply Service. Consent may be cancelled by the customer at anytime by giving 90 days notice to London Hydro, O.Reg. 541/05 s. 9. I agree that London Hydro will process my request on the next scheduled reading date once all connection agreements, metering, eligibility determination and retailer confirmation a) requirements are completed. THANK YOU, Signature: Date: Print name: Requests will not be completed without the signature of the customer who is financially responsible for the account. Form revised