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Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Inc. interconnection application

Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Inc. is an electric cooperative serving 5,128 customers in Kansas (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Inc. interconnection applications for licensed installers – solar, storage and EV chargers – with single-line diagram and site plan, unlimited for $500 a month.

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Kansas’s interconnection rule (K.S.A. 66-1,184 (parallel generation, as amended L. 2025 ch. 66 §4) and K.S.A. 66-1263 et seq. (Net Metering and Easy Connection Act, amended 2024 HB 2527); KCC-approved utility interconnection tariffs (standard interconnection process)) applies to Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Inc.. Levels, timelines and documents below come from that rule; Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Inc.’s own form and portal are confirmed on the first project.

Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Inc. at a glance

Utility

Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

2961

Customers

5,128 (EIA-861, 2025, short form: all customer classes)

Net-metered residential customers

none reported

Service territory

5 counties in Kansas

Documents Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Inc. asks for

  • Interconnection application formRequired by the state rule Gridpol prepares this.
  • 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 Kansas rule. Caney Valley El Cooperative Association, Inc. may ask for more on its own form; we confirm on the first project.

Kansas interconnection rule

Commission

Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)

Interconnection rule

K.S.A. 66-1,184 (parallel generation, as amended L. 2025 ch. 66 §4) and K.S.A. 66-1263 et seq. (Net Metering and Easy Connection Act, amended 2024 HB 2527); KCC-approved utility interconnection tariffs (standard interconnection process) – Parallel generation service / Net Metering and Easy Connection Act · source

Applies to

K.S.A. 66-1,184 binds every utility providing retail electric service in Kansas: IOUs, electric cooperatives (incl. coop-owned utilities) and municipal utilities. NMECA (net metering) binds investor-owned utilities only (Evergy, Empire/Liberty). KCC-regulated utilities follow their KCC-approved rules with a standard interconnection process or FERC procedures; non-KCC-regulated utilities follow FERC procedures (66-1,184(k)).

Application form

Utility-specific application under KCC-approved tariff (no statewide form found); utility may require application and verification of standards/codes (66-1,184(c)).

Timelines

Acknowledge receipt in writing within 30 days; approve or deny within 90 calendar days (not applicable if studies needed - estimate given); denial must state reasons and corrective actions (66-1,184(c)).

Fees

Utility may charge a nonrefundable application fee, study costs (incl. SPP studies) and upgrade/equipment costs; no other fees unless authorized; no charge for exported power (66-1,184(c),(l)). NMECA: for pre-2014 net-metering customers no added interconnection fee (66-1265(d)).

External disconnect

Utility may install a disconnecting device near the meter or require a utility-accessible switch or breaker (66-1,184(f)(5)). NMECA requires a UL-listed anti-islanding mechanism (66-1264(b)(5)).

Export compensation

NEM – K.S.A. 66-1263 to 66-1271 (Net Metering and Easy Connection Act) as amended by 2024 HB 2527
IOUs only. Post-2014-07-01 systems: residential 15 kW, commercial/ag/government 100 kW, schools 150 kW AC export; monthly net excess credited at >=100% of monthly system average cost of energy; aggregate 2% (2024) rising to 5% of peak (2027); from 2026-01-01 generating capacity may exceed export capacity by max 50%. Pre-2014 systems: 25/200 kW with kWh carry-forward until 2030. Customers of IOUs may alternatively choose 66-1,184 parallel generation (avoided cost).

Not bound by the rule

Coops and munis are bound by K.S.A. 66-1,184 parallel generation (export compensation >=100% avoided cost or LMP/system average cost option, 30/90-day timelines, sizing factor 0.288); non-KCC-regulated utilities follow FERC interconnection procedures. Not required to offer NMECA net metering.

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