1. (a)

   1. (1) Each electric utility shall file, for approval by the Arkansas Public Service Commission, the Standard Interconnection Agreement for Net-metering Facilities (Appendix A), the Preliminary Interconnection Site Review Request (Appendix A-1), its standard Facilities Agreement (Appendix A-2), and two (2) net-metering tariffs, legacy and non-legacy, in standard tariff format (Appendix B).
   2. (2) Facilities Agreement. Each electric utility shall file with its net-metering tariff as Appendix A-2 its standard Facilities Agreement.

   3. (3) Standard net-metering tariffs. Each electric utility shall file the following net-metering tariffs:

      1. (A) A legacy net-metering tariff applicable to the net-metering facilities of net-metering customers who qualify for legacy status pursuant to 23 CAR § 457-206; and
      2. (B) A non-legacy non-metering tariff applicable to the net-metering facilities of net-metering customers who do not qualify for legacy status pursuant to 23 CAR § 457-206.

2. (b)

   1. (1) When filing its net-metering tariffs for Arkansas Public Service Commission approval, an electric utility may propose deviations to the standard net-metering tariffs, including appendices, for the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s consideration.
   2. (2) Any electric utility that requests a deviation from the standard net-metering tariffs shall specifically identify the requested deviation or deviations and file supporting testimony pursuant to the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 23 CAR pt. 462, demonstrating good cause and public interest for the proposed deviation.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 4.01 of the Net-metering Rules prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules.