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Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc. interconnection application

Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an electric cooperative serving 2,151 customers in Maine (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, 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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Maine’s commission rule (65-407 C.M.R. Chapter 324) does not bind electric cooperatives; Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc. sets its own interconnection policy. We confirm its form on the first project. Not addressed in Ch. 324 text; Maine's consumer-owned T&D utilities are generally Commission-regulated T&D utilities - confirm applicability with the specific utility.

Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc. at a glance

Utility

Fox Islands Electric Coop, Inc

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

8780

Customers

2,151 (EIA-861, 2025, short form: all customer classes)

Net-metered residential customers

none reported

Service territory

1 county in Maine

Documents Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc. asks for

  • Interconnection application formFilled in by us from your project data in the utility’s portal or on its form. Gridpol prepares this.
  • Single-line diagram (one-line)Drawn by us from your equipment data: modules, strings, inverter, battery, disconnects, point of interconnection, meter. Gridpol prepares this.
  • Site plan / site layoutDrawn by us from your roof sketch or photos: array, inverter, battery, disconnect, meter and main panel locations. Gridpol prepares this.
  • PV module spec sheetManufacturer data sheet of the modules.
  • Inverter spec sheetManufacturer data sheet (string inverter, microinverter or hybrid inverter).
  • Customer signatureThe account holder signs the application or authorization. We send the signature link.
  • Recent electric billName, service address, account and meter number must match the application.
  • Final inspection sign-offApproved electrical inspection from the authority having jurisdiction after installation.

Typical documents for US utilities – not yet verified for Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc.. We confirm Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s exact list on the first project.

Maine interconnection rule

Commission

Maine Public Utilities Commission

Interconnection rule

65-407 C.M.R. Chapter 324 – Small Generator Interconnection Procedures · source

Applies to

Transmission and distribution utilities (T&D Utilities: CMP, Versant Power and other entities owning T&D plant for compensation in Maine) for generators subject to Commission jurisdiction (not FERC-jurisdictional). Rule text does not separately address consumer-owned utilities.

Application form

Statewide standard forms adopted by Commission order must be used for all interconnection applications, interconnection agreements and study agreements (Ch. 324 s.4); deviations need Commission approval

Timelines

Completeness notice within 5 business days (10 business days to cure); Level 1 screens 10 business days, deemed approval after 20 business days; Level 2 screens 15 business days; executable agreement within 10 business days of passing screens; applicant returns executed agreement within 30 business days; utility site visit before Level 1 agreement. Agreement may be terminated if not energized within 12 months of approval.

Fees

Level 1: $100. Level 2: $100 + $2/kW of generator capacity. Higher levels: study costs per Ch. 324 s.3 cost responsibility.

Insurance

Utility may require insurance only above thresholds: inverter-based none <=1 MW, $1M >2-5 MW, $2M >5 MW; non-inverter none <=50 kW, $500k 50-500 kW, $1M 0.5-2 MW, $2M 2-5 MW, $3M >5 MW. No additional liability insurance for s.5-compliant facilities unless applicant agrees.

External disconnect

Utility shall not require additional controls, expressly including a utility-accessible disconnect switch, for facilities certified under Ch. 324 s.5 (IEEE 1547/UL 1741).

Export compensation

Net billing – 35-A M.R.S. s.3209-A (kWh credit) and s.3209-B (tariff rate); 65-407 C.M.R. Chapter 313 (Net Energy Billing)
Net energy billing for DG resources <5 MW (kWh-credit and tariff-rate programs). Unused kWh credits expire per Commission rule; value remitted to low-income programs. Heavily amended 2023-2025 (PL 2025 c.430 ends new agreements for utility-side-of-meter resources after 2025-12-31); check current Ch. 313 for new projects.

Not bound by the rule

Not addressed in Ch. 324 text; Maine's consumer-owned T&D utilities are generally Commission-regulated T&D utilities - confirm applicability with the specific utility.

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