NAC701B.510. Application for reservation; cancellation and resubmission of application; duties of utility and applicant; submission and contents of claim.

     1. An application for the reservation of an incentive must be made using a form approved by the Commission and must include, without limitation:

     (a) If the system owner is not the host customer, a copy of the executed agreement between the host customer and the system owner; and

     (b) Any documentation required by the utility which substantiates ownership of the equipment.

     2. The utility shall provide on its Internet website, adjacent to the application forms, a best practices guide to selecting a contractor and other consumer resources, including, but not limited to, the current contact information for the State Contractors’ Board.

     3. If an application is found to be incomplete or requires clarification, the utility shall request additional information. If the applicant has not submitted the requested information within 20 calendar days after receipt of the request, the application will be cancelled and the applicant may resubmit an application to the utility. The utility shall treat all resubmitted applications as new applications and process them in sequence with other new applications. Money for an incentive is not reserved until the utility receives all information and documentation required for the application and the project is approved.

     4. The utility shall, within 30 days after receipt of an application, review the application for completeness and determine eligibility. Once the utility approves the application, the utility shall issue a notice confirming that a specific incentive amount is reserved for the project. The wind energy system must be installed and capable of producing electricity on or before the expiration date listed on the notice. The notice must list:

     (a) The maximum incentive amount that has been reserved for the project;

     (b) The approved kilowatt capacity of the project; and

     (c) An expiration date for the reservation, which must be 12 months after the date of the issuance of the notice.

     5. To receive the full incentive available for the reservation, the applicant must complete the installation of the participating wind energy system and submit the form to claim the incentive required by subsection 6 not later than the expiration date listed on the notice issued pursuant to subsection 4.

     6. To claim the incentive, the applicant must submit a form approved by the Commission to the utility after the wind energy system is installed and capable of producing electricity. The form must include, without limitation:

     (a) Signatures of the applicant, the host customer and the system owner, if different from the host customer;

     (b) Any supporting documentation deemed necessary by the Commission; and

     (c) Any documentation substantiating ownership of the equipment required by the utility.

     7. To be eligible for an incentive, the tower site of the wind energy system must have an average annual wind speed at hub height of 10 miles per hour or greater.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R185-09, eff. 4-20-2010; A by R025-12, 9-14-2012; R122-13, 2-26-2014)