Interconnection and Permitting Guide

As more Federal energy managers install or become interested in using distributed energy resources (DER), they may encounter challenges when seeking to interconnect to the electric grid and receive local operating permits. Until national standards become the norm, each location and utility has different requirements.

The Interconnection and Permitting Guide is designed to assist Federal energy managers in navigating through the wealth of interconnection and permitting information available on the Internet. The following sections provide more information on DER interconnection and permitting:

Understanding Interconnection for DER Systems: Potential interconnection barriers, overcoming these barriers, and interconnecting renewable energy DER systems.
Understanding Permitting for DER Systems: Potential permitting barriers, applicable codes and standards for DER systems, overcoming permitting barriers, and technology-specific. permitting information
Planning for Interconnection and Permitting: Interconnection processes, sample interconnection standards, and some typical equipment requirements.
Standardizing Interconnection Requirements: Efforts to simplify and standardize the process.
Federal Interconnection Examples: Examples of Federal experiences with interconnecting and permitting DER systems.