1. Download the interconnection application
form. You can also request an application for interconnection by contacting PNM.
Interconnection
application (.pdf)
Contact PNM
PNM
Customer Generation Programs
Alvarado Square
Albuquerque,
N.M. 87158-0510
2. When your project plans are
finalized, complete the application for interconnection and return it along with
the application fee to PNM to the address below. An application fee of $50 for
qualifying facilities with a design capacity less than 100 kilowatts and $500
for qualifying facilities with a design capacity of 100 kilowatts or greater is
required. The application must include a copy of the inverter manufacturer's specification
sheet showing the inverter's rating and its listing under UL 1741.
If another
form of interconnection protection is used, a list of the protective devices associated
with the interconnection and the operating procedure is needed. The application
will also need to include a simple one-line diagram of the proposed system. For
installations where the customer generation disconnect switch (utility-accessible
disconnect switch) is not located adjacent to the PNM metering point, a simple
site diagram showing the physical locations of all key components of the system
is required. The system one-line and site diagram drawings must identify all major
equipment including the inverter, electric service panels, the customer generation
disconnect switch and the PNM metering point. These last two items must be clearly
labeled on the one-line diagram.
View
a sample grid-tie only system one-line diagram (.pdf)
View
a sample stand-alone capable system one-line diagram (.pdf)
View
a sample site diagram (.pdf)
PNM
will not process or approve projects without finalized project plans.
The
operating procedure, one-line electrical diagram and, if required, the site diagram
are critical components of the application for interconnection and will become
part of the Interconnection Agreement. Deficiencies in the operating procedure,
one-line diagram and site drawing are the most common cause for delays in PNM's
review and approval of an application for interconnection.
If there are
any questions or concerns about the application or about the interconnection plans,
PNM will contact you or your contractor for clarification to resolve the interconnection
concerns. If the application is complete and the interconnection plans are acceptable,
PNM will approve the interconnection design.
To avoid unnecessary cost
and delay, it is recommend that PNM's approval of the final interconnection design
be obtained prior to purchasing material or equipment for the project.
After
the application has been approved, PNM will send you two originals of the standard
form Interconnection Agreement required by NMPRC Rule 17.9.570. Both originals
of this agreement will need to be signed by you, the PNM customer/generator owner
who is requesting the interconnection. You then return both of the signed originals
to PNM for PNM's signature.
PNM will execute the Interconnection Agreement
when all inspections are complete and the generating system has been authorized
to commence interconnected operation.
After construction of the generating
system is complete and after it has received the final electric inspection from
the local building codes authority, you or your contractor will need to contact
PNM for an interconnection approval inspection. The purpose of PNM's inspection
will be:
PNM interconnection
inspections normally can be scheduled within 10 working days of receiving a request.
After
the interconnection has passed PNM's inspection, PNM will provide written authorization
for you to commence interconnected operations of your system. The written authorization
to commence interconnected operation is an attachment to the fully executed Interconnection
Agreement.
PNM will return one of the fully executed agreements to you,
the customer/generator owner, and PNM will file a copy of the fully executed agreement
with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
The generating system
may not be operated in parallel with PNM's system without PNM's written authorization
to do so.
