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MN-Renewable-Developer-Resources-SRC-How-To-Request-Clearance-for-Garden-Maintenance-on-Customer-Equipment

HOW TO: REQUEST CLEARANCE FOR GARDEN MAINTENANCE ON CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT
Solar*Rewards Community, Minnesota
August 31, 2020

How To: Request Clearance to perform maintenance work on a solar garden

If a solar garden owner/operator would like working clearance to complete maintenance items in the garden's customer owned gear, follow Xcel Energy's customer requested switching process in order to de-energize the site.

1. Call the Builders Call Line at 1-800-628-2121 to request the garden be de-energized.
a) Xcel Energy will review and determine what is needed to complete the request. Please be prepared to provide the name/number of an actual person that will be taking clearance and allow 3-4 business days for us to process and schedule this work.
i. Factors include where the site is located, what is being requested, and the type of distribution equipment Xcel Energy has at the site.
ii. An Xcel Energy designer may need to be involved with the request and scheduling of the work.

2. Once approved, a switch plan will be written for the proper clearance points and the necessary switching will be scheduled per our standard process.

3. There may be costs involved from Xcel Energy depending on the request and if its

considered dedicated switching or not.

Disclaimers
Xcel Energy's working clearances and customer requested working clearances for garden maintenance on customer owned equipment are different.
When Xcel Energy has working clearance, the clearance is only for Xcel Energy crews to complete work on the distribution system.
Xcel's working clearances are not for customer work on the solar garden or in the customers electrical equipment.
Planned outages to solar gardens are not an opportunity for the garden operator to perform their own work, unless the proper process is followed for the garden operator to gain their own clearance.
Dedicated switching includes when customers request a specific time or time window for deenergizing electric service. Labor costs will be charged per the applicable rates in the tariff.

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