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Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc. interconnection application

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc. is an electric cooperative serving 68,647 residential customers in South Carolina (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Blue Ridge 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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South Carolina’s commission rule (South Carolina Generator Interconnection Procedures, Forms and Agreements (SCGIP), adopted by Order No. 2016-191, Docket No. 2015-362-E, under S.C. Code Ann. 58-27-460; revised in Docket No. 2019-326-E) does not bind electric cooperatives; Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc. sets its own interconnection policy. We confirm its form on the first project. Electric cooperatives and municipal utilities are not covered by the SCGIP or Solar Choice statute; distribution co-ops adopt their own net metering policies (2014 Act 236 s.7, uncodified); Santee Cooper has its own Generator Interconnection Procedures.

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc. at a glance

Utility

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

1890

Residential customers

68,647 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

289 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

5 counties in South Carolina

Wholesale supplier / association

Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (SC)

Documents Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc.. We confirm Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc.’s exact list on the first project.

South Carolina interconnection rule

Details from 2016 SCGIP; revised SCGIP from Docket 2019-326-E (Dominion redline 2022) may have changed fees/insurance/timelines - verify current version on utility site. ORS site geo-blocks server, archive copy used.

Commission

Public Service Commission of South Carolina

Interconnection rule

South Carolina Generator Interconnection Procedures, Forms and Agreements (SCGIP), adopted by Order No. 2016-191, Docket No. 2015-362-E, under S.C. Code Ann. 58-27-460; revised in Docket No. 2019-326-E – South Carolina Generator Interconnection Procedures (SCGIP) · source

Applies to

Commission-jurisdictional electrical utilities: Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress and Dominion Energy South Carolina (formerly SCE&G). Santee Cooper (state authority) and electric cooperatives are not bound; Santee Cooper publishes its own Generator Interconnection Procedures.

Application form

Statewide standard Interconnection Request Application Form (Attachment 3; Attachment 7 combined request/Certificate of Completion/terms for certified inverters <=20 kW) and standard Interconnection Agreement (Attachment 10)

Timelines

Receipt confirmation within 3 business days; completeness determination within 10 business days (customer has 10 business days to cure); 20 kW process: screens and approval within 15 business days; utility gets >=10 business days notice of commissioning tests; pre-application report 20 business days ($500).

Fees

20 kW Inverter Process: $100 processing fee. Study Process: deposit $10,000 + $1/kW AC. Pre-application report $500.

Insurance

Residential <=250 kW: homeowner's policy with liability >=$100,000 per occurrence; non-residential <=250 kW: CGL >=$300,000; non-residential >250 kW: CGL >=$1,000,000; self-insurance possible for creditworthy customers.

External disconnect

Required: manual load-break disconnect or safety switch with visible position indication, padlockable open, accessible to utility personnel, installed immediately adjacent to the utility meter unless otherwise approved (SCGIP 1.6 and 20 kW terms).

Export compensation

Net billing – S.C. Code Ann. 58-40-10 and 58-40-20 (Act 62 of 2019, Solar Choice Metering)
Residential customer-generators <=20 kW AC; non-residential <= lesser of 1,000 kW AC or 100% of contract demand (up to 5,000 kW AC on TOU after 2025-06-01). Solar choice tariffs for applications after 2021-05-31 at Commission-determined value; pre-June 2021 customers keep Order 2015-194 net metering until 2029-05-31. Applies to electrical utilities with >=100,000 customer accounts.

Not bound by the rule

Electric cooperatives and municipal utilities are not covered by the SCGIP or Solar Choice statute; distribution co-ops adopt their own net metering policies (2014 Act 236 s.7, uncodified); Santee Cooper has its own Generator Interconnection Procedures.

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