The application must contain, but is not limited to, the information detailed below. Additional requirements are specified in WAC 504-49-210.
- (1) The name and address of the project administrator and location of the renewable energy system.
- (2) System information, including system component details and operation data such as global positioning system coordinates, tilt, estimated shading, and azimuth, as applicable.
- (3) An executed interconnection agreement with the serving utility.
- (4) The date and supporting documentation verifying that the local jurisdiction issued its final electrical inspection of the renewable energy system.
- (5) Documentation, including final sales invoice, and details of total system price as defined in WAC 504-49-195.
- (6) A signed statement that the administrator understands that this information is true, complete, and correct to the best of administrator's knowledge and belief under penalty of perjury.
- (7) A signed statement that the administrator has not previously received a notice of eligibility from the department of revenue under RCW 82.16.120 entitling the community solar project participants to receive annual incentive payments for electricity generated by the solar energy system.
- (8) A signed statement authorizing the energy program and the serving utility to share information related to issuing annual incentive payments, including application details and energy generation.
- (9) Payment of the one hundred twenty-five dollar application fee.
(10) Additional information required for certification of shared commercial solar and community solar projects includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Shared commercial solar projects:
- (i) Project design details;
- (ii) Levelized cost of energy output of the system over its production life, and the calculations used to determine such cost;
(iii) A list of participants, including:
- (A) Name;
- (B) Address;
- (C) Retail rate; and
- (D) Utility account number;
- (iv) Interconnection information; and
(v) Details regarding the majority of the installation work. If the majority of the installation of a shared commercial solar project is awarded to out-of-state contractors, the administrator must submit to the energy program:
- (A) The reasons for using out-of-state contractors;
- (B) The percentage of installation work performed by out-of-state contractors; and
- (C) A cost comparison of the installation services performed by out-of-state contractors compared to the same services performed by Washington-based contractors.
(b) Community solar projects:
- (i) System ownership information and business address;
- (ii) Project design details;
- (iii) Proof of registration with the utilities and transportation commission, as defined in commission rules;
(iv) A list of participants, including:
- (A) Name;
- (B) Address; and
- (C) Utility account number.
(v) Subscription information, including:
- (A) Rates;
- (B) Fees;
- (C) Terms and conditions.
- (vi) Executed interconnection agreement if the project size is greater than five hundred kilowatts direct current; and
- (vii) Updated information regarding deployment of projects in low- and moderate-income communities, as those terms are defined in RCW 43.63A.510, as requested.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.30.150. WSR 18-20-025, § 504-49-225, filed 9/24/18, effective 10/25/18.]