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Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation interconnection application

Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation is an electric cooperative serving 61,870 residential customers in Kentucky (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation 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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Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation is a member of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), which publishes a model interconnection policy (see below); the Kentucky rule (KRS 278.465-278.468; PSC 'Interconnection and Net Metering Guidelines - Kentucky' (Appendix A, Order of 2009-01-08, Administrative Case No. 2008-00169)) also applies where it covers electric cooperatives. Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation’s own form is confirmed on the first project.

Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation at a glance

Utility

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

1886

Residential customers

61,870 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

534 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

23 counties in Kentucky

Wholesale supplier / association

East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) · Manual of Small Generator Interconnection Requirements for Direct Interconnection with EKPC Member Cooperative Distribution Systems (For Generating Facilities of 10 MW or Less)

Documents Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation 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.
  • UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 certificationRequired by the state rule
  • Interconnection agreementRequired by the state rule
  • Proof of insuranceRequired by the state rule
  • Final inspection sign-offRequired by the state rule

Documents required by the Kentucky rule. Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corporation may ask for more on its own form; we confirm on the first project.

Kentucky interconnection rule

Commission

Kentucky Public Service Commission

Interconnection rule

KRS 278.465-278.468; PSC 'Interconnection and Net Metering Guidelines - Kentucky' (Appendix A, Order of 2009-01-08, Administrative Case No. 2008-00169) – Interconnection and Net Metering Guidelines - Kentucky · source

Applies to

All retail electric suppliers (KRS 278.465-278.468): investor-owned utilities (KU, LG&E, Kentucky Power, Duke Energy Kentucky) and PSC-regulated rural electric cooperatives. 'Retail electric supplier' excludes municipal corporations (KRS 278.010(4)), so municipal utilities are not covered.

Application form

Utility-specific 'Application for Interconnection and Net Metering' (Level 1 / Level 2) filed with tariff, following the PSC guideline template; must be posted on utility website; mail or in-person submission must be accepted

Timelines

Level 1: decision within 20 business days; Level 2: 30 business days of a complete application (incomplete-information time added). If inspection/witness test required, customer notifies within 3 business days of completion and test occurs within 10 business days of completion.

Fees

Level 1: none. Level 2: up to $100 application/inspection/processing fee; reasonable impact study costs up to $1,000.

Insurance

Customer must maintain general liability insurance (homeowner's, commercial or other policy) for Level 1 and Level 2; proof on request at application.

External disconnect

Where required by the utility, visible-break lockable external disconnect switch adjacent to the meter (or location labeled on meter), accessible to utility at all times; utility may waive case-by-case.

Export compensation

Net billing – KRS 278.465-278.466 (2019 SB 100)
Systems <=45 kW. Exports compensated at a rate set by the PSC in each supplier's rate case, as dollar bill credits carried forward (no cash refund). Systems in service before the supplier's first post-2020 NM order keep 1:1 kWh netting for 25 years. Supplier obligation may end at 1% of single-hour peak. PSC guidelines template still shows original 30 kW limit; statute now 45 kW.

Not bound by the rule

Cooperatives are covered. Municipal utilities (mostly TVA distributors) are excluded from 'retail electric supplier' and follow their own/TVA policies.

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

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