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South Central Power interconnection application

South Central Power is an electric cooperative serving 118,458 residential customers in Ohio (EIA-861, 2025). Applications: PDF + email (Utility-prepared interconnection application via Energy Advisors). Gridpol files South Central Power 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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Partly researched from official sources. verify on first project: southcentralpower.com refuses connections from our server and archive.org was offline; process taken from official FAQ via search-engine excerpts only. Interconnection fee amount, exact document list, storage rules and timelines not found.

South Central Power at a glance

Utility

South Central Power Company

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

18085

Residential customers

118,458 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

none reported

Service territory

24 counties in Ohio

How to apply

PDF + email – Utility-prepared interconnection application via Energy Advisors · official link

Who submits

Member (account holder) starts the process by contacting Energy Advisors (740-689-6125, energyadvisors@southcentralpower.com) with total inverter size and installer contact; SCP prepares the application/documents for the member. Installer receives fee-payment instructions via the member.

Export compensation

Net billing – Net Billing Rate Schedule "NB" (eff. 03/01/2022)
Hourly netting; excess generation credited at Buckeye Power avoided-cost rate set annually. Replaced net metering 03/01/2022 (pre-2022 systems moved 01/01/2023). Ohio coops not PUCO-regulated.

Wholesale supplier / association

Buckeye Power, Inc. (Ohio's Electric Cooperatives) · Operational Policy for the Interconnection and Operation of Distributed Resources + Rules and Regulations for Distributed Resources (common Buckeye-system DR policy, adopted per co-op)

Documents South Central Power asks for

  • Interconnection application formPrepared by SCP for the member after inquiry (total inverter size, installer contact) Gridpol prepares this.
  • Interconnection agreementDocuments must be fully executed before installation begins
  • Final inspection sign-offMember self-certifies after install that NEC/state/local codes were followed; installer provides certification documentation

How the South Central Power process runs

  1. Member contacts SCP Energy Advisors with inverter size and installer contact
  2. SCP prepares application and related documents; member executes them
  3. Pay interconnection fee (installation may not begin before documents executed and fee received)
  4. Install system; member self-certifies code compliance (installer provides documentation)
  5. SCP installs bi-directional meter; permission to operate is automatic at meter install (no letter). Do not operate before meter install. SCP may audit at any time.

Fees

FeeApplies toNote
Interconnection fee (all member-owned solar)Fee must be received before installation; amount not published on pages found

Utility fees are paid by the installer or customer; they are not part of the Gridpol plan.

Size levels and limits

LevelUp toNote
Residential25 kWkW-AC at inverter; same process as non-residential
Non-residential100 kWkW-AC; different rate schedule

From SCP FAQ (search excerpts); a policy cap relative to member consumption may apply - not confirmed from official text.

Sources

Ohio interconnection rule

Commission

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO)

Interconnection rule

Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-22 (Interconnection Services), rules 4901:1-22-01 to -10; R.C. 4928.11, 4928.67 – Interconnection Services · source

Applies to

Electric distribution utilities (EDUs: AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, FirstEnergy's Ohio Edison/CEI/Toledo Edison), which must file uniform interconnection service tariffs (4901:1-22-02). Municipal utilities and cooperatives are not PUCO-regulated EDUs.

Application form

Uniform statewide approach: 'short form' application for DER <= 25 kW with IEEE 1547/UL 1741 certified equipment, standard application otherwise, filed with the EDU (4901:1-22-05); standard interconnection agreement per 4901:1-22-10.

Timelines

Receipt/completeness notice within 10 business days (4901:1-22-04); Level 1 review 15 BD, Level 2 20 BD after complete application; interconnection agreement within 5 BD of approval; interconnection within 10 BD after required upgrades complete. Pre-application report $300, within 10 BD.

Fees

Level 1 <= $50 (waivable); Level 2 <= $50 + $1/kW (+ $2,500 supplemental review deposit if elected); Level 3 <= $100 + $2/kW + actual study costs; pre-application report $300.

Insurance

EDU may not require liability insurance beyond proof of insurance or another financial instrument covering the applicant's responsibilities under the tariff, and may not require a particular agent/broker (4901:1-22-10(E)). No dollar amounts specified.

External disconnect

Required: DER must have a disconnect switch outside the equipment package, accessible to and lockable by EDU personnel, clearly labeled as DER disconnect, provided and paid for by the applicant (4901:1-22-05).

Export compensation

NEM – R.C. 4928.67; Ohio Adm.Code 4901:1-10-28 (eff. Apr. 8, 2024)
No fixed kW cap: system may not exceed 120% of customer's requirements (3-year average). Monthly excess credited at the energy component of the EDU's standard service offer, carried forward; no cash-out required. EDUs must offer standard and hospital net metering tariffs; CRES providers optional.

Not bound by the rule

Municipal electric systems and rural electric cooperatives are not EDUs under PUCO jurisdiction; they set their own interconnection and net metering policies.

Other utilities in Ohio

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