1. (a)

   1. (1) Prior to being made, the net-metering customer or owner of the net-metering facility shall notify the electric utility of, and the electric utility shall evaluate, any modifications or changes to the net-metering facility described in Part I, Standard Information, Section 2 of the Standard Interconnection Agreement for Net-metering Facilities.
   2. (2) The notice provided by the net-metering customer or owner of the net-metering facility shall provide detailed information describing the modifications or changes to the electric utility in writing, including a revised Standard Interconnection Agreement for Net-metering Facilities that clearly identifies the changes to be made.
   3. (3) The utility shall review the proposed changes to the facility and provide the results of its evaluation to the customer, in writing, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the customer’s proposal.
   4. (4) Any items that would prevent parallel operation due to violation of applicable safety standards and/or power generation limits shall be explained along with a description of the modifications necessary to remedy the violations.
2. (b) If the net-metering customer or owner of the net-metering facility makes such modification without the electric utility’s prior written authorization and the execution of a new Standard Interconnection Agreement for Net-metering Facilities, the electric utility shall have the right to suspend net-metering service pursuant to the procedures in Subpart 6 of the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s General Service Rules, 23 CAR pt. 455.
3. (c) A net-metering facility shall not be modified or changed to generate electrical energy in excess of the amount necessary to offset all of the net-metering customer requirements for electricity.
4. (d) If a net-metering customer proposes a modification or upgrade to a net-metering facility that has previously qualified for legacy or legacy-transitional status, an electric utility may only require the net-metering customer to submit a new Standard Interconnection Agreement for Net-metering Facilities for the modification or upgrade if the customer is proposing a material increase in nameplate generating capacity.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 3.02 of the Net-metering Rules prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules.