AB 560

This bill imposes requirements on the interconnection of distributed generation

facilities (DGFs) to the electric distribution systems of retail electric utilities and

cooperatives. The bill defines a DGF as an electricity-generating facility of any

capacity that is located either 1) at or near the point where the electricity will be used

or 2) in a location that will support the functioning of the electric power distribution

grid. Under the bill, a retail electric utility customer or a retail electric cooperative

member may not interconnect a DGF to the utility's or cooperative's distribution

system after the bill's effective date unless the customer or member does two things.

First, the customer or member must install a disconnection device for the DGF in a

conspicuous location that is accessible to the utility's or cooperative's maintenance

personnel. The bill defines "disconnection device" as a device capable of

disconnecting a DGF from an electric distribution system. Second, the customer or

member must notify the utility or cooperative of the location of the disconnection

device.

If a customer or member has interconnected a DGF to a utility's or cooperative's

electric distribution system before the bill's effective date, the bill requires the

customer or member to attach a permanent placard to the the customer's or

member's electric meter that identifies the location of the disconnection device for

the DGF. Also, the customer or member must notify the utility or cooperative of the

location of the DGF and the disconnection device. The bill requires a customer or

member to make the attachment and notification within approximately six months

after the bill's effective date.