Home › Utilities › Illinois › Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association

Electric cooperative

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association interconnection application

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association is an electric cooperative serving 13,695 residential customers in Illinois (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association interconnection applications for licensed installers – solar, storage and EV chargers – with single-line diagram and site plan, unlimited for $500 a month.

Get started Look up another ZIP

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association is a member of Southern Illinois Power Cooperative, which publishes a model interconnection policy (see below); the Illinois rule (83 Ill. Adm. Code 466) also applies where it covers electric cooperatives. Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association’s own form is confirmed on the first project.

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association at a glance

Utility

Egyptian Electric Coop Assn

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

5535

Residential customers

13,695 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

445 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

10 counties in Illinois

Wholesale supplier / association

Southern Illinois Power Cooperative · SIPC Generation Interconnection Process (Interconnection Requests page)

Documents Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association asks for

  • Interconnection application formRequired by the state rule Gridpol prepares this.
  • Single-line diagram (one-line)Required by the state rule Gridpol prepares this.
  • Site plan / site layoutRequired by the state rule Gridpol prepares this.
  • Inverter spec sheetRequired by the state rule
  • PV module spec sheetRequired by the state rule
  • Battery spec sheetRequired by the state rule
  • UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 certificationRequired by the state rule
  • Proof of insuranceRequired by the state rule
  • Final inspection sign-offRequired by the state rule
  • Interconnection agreementRequired by the state rule
  • Other utility-specific documentRequired by the state rule

Documents required by the Illinois rule. Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association may ask for more on its own form; we confirm on the first project.

Illinois interconnection rule

Commission

Illinois Commerce Commission

Interconnection rule

83 Ill. Adm. Code 466 – Electric Interconnection of Distributed Energy Resources Facilities · source

Applies to

Electric public utility distribution companies (ComEd, Ameren Illinois, MidAmerican, Mt. Carmel) for DER <=10 MVA not subject to FERC/RTO jurisdiction (466.10)

Application form

Statewide standard forms: Appendix A Level 1 Application and Contract (v8), Appendix B Certificate of Completion, Appendix C Levels 2-4 Application, Appendix D Levels 1-4 Contract, study agreements E-G

Timelines

Level 1: completeness 7 BD, applicant cure 10 BD, screens 15 BD, applicant 30 BD to sign (+15). Level 2: completeness 10 BD, screens 20 BD, agreement 5/30/45 BD depending on upgrades, supplemental review 30 BD. Witness test within 10 BD of commissioning or deemed waived (App. A); 15 BD notice of commissioning test (466.60(m)).

Fees

Level 1 $50; Level 2 $100+$1/kVA; Level 3 $500+$2/kVA; Level 4 $1,000+$2/kVA (Appendices A and C).

Insurance

Level 1: proof of current homeowner's or other general liability policy; EDC named additional insured where possible (Appendix A).

External disconnect

EDC may require isolation: primary-line lockable visible-break device; secondary-line lockable device with indicated status accessible to EDC; removal of self-contained meter or padlockable draw-out breaker can satisfy it (466.60(i)).

Export compensation

Net billing – 220 ILCS 5/16-107.5; 83 Ill. Adm. Code 465
Customers applying/energized on or after 2025-01-01 receive credit only for the electricity supply portion (CEJA); earlier customers grandfathered at full retail; DG rebate under 16-107.6. Applies to electric utilities and alternative retail suppliers.

Not bound by the rule

Municipal utilities and electric cooperatives are not ICC-jurisdictional and set their own interconnection and net metering policies.

Other utilities in Illinois

All Illinois utilities →

Gridpol Unlimited

$500 / month

Unlimited interconnection applications. 12-month agreement, signed online. The agreement starts the day you sign; first invoice right away, then monthly.

  • Unlimited interconnection applications
  • Single-line diagram and site plan for every application
  • Pre-submission check against the utility’s requirements
  • Homeowner e-signature link for the authorization
  • Filing in your utility portal accounts or by the utility’s method
  • Utility questions, corrections and resubmissions
  • Follow-up through approval, inspection and PTO
  • Customer list, exports, API and webhooks
Get started

Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.

Get started – $500/month unlimited