Regl. 8038, art. 4.14
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4.12 An inspection showing that the Customer or the
location or site of the GEP is different from
those specified in the Reservation Agreement,
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shall constitute a failed inspection and will
result in the cancelation of the reservation.
4.13 Completed GEPs with larger System Capacity
than described in the Reservation Agreement
will receive the Total Incentive Amount as
stated in the Reservation Agreement,
unadjusted.
4.14 Completed GEPs with significant variations
other than as described above will have the
option to, within thirty (30) Business Days
either:
4.14.1. Modify the GEP in accordance with the
Reservation Agreement and reapply for
a final inspection determination.
4.14.2. Withdraw the application and notify
PREAA as instructed in the Reservation
Agreement or in the inspection
determination.
4.15 Reservations for GEPs that reflect significant
variations will be cancelled if Applicant does
not act within thirty (30) Business Days from
receipt of the inspection determination.
4.16 Within thirty (30) calendar days from issuance
of a final inspection determination showing
full compliance with all terms and conditions
of the Reservation Agreement or from the date
of issuance of final inspection determination
after modification of the GEP, PREAA will
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disburse incentive payment to Customer or its
assignee. Incentive payments may be disbursed
to third parties (including System Owners and
Authorized Representatives) when such third
party has partially or completely paid for the
cost of the GEP, provided a payment release or
assignment notice is submitted by Customer
(incentive reservation holder) to PREAA.
V.
Application Requirements
5.1 Minimum documentation required to apply for an
incentive under this program is listed below:
5.1.1. Site drawing and Layout - A single
page document in PDF format and
prepared in a computer aided design
software, indicating at a minimum the
locations of major components,
layout, positioning, true north
orientation symbol, and property
lines;
5.1.2.
Project price quote - containing the
following components:
1.
Equipment costs;
2.
Engineering
design
and
permitting cost;
3.
Construction, installation and
mounting cost;
4.
Interest Expense;
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5.1.3.
If
applicable,
an
executed
Authorization Letter (refer to Green
Energy fund webpage or PREAA website
as stated in Section 6.2.1 of Chapter
One of this Regulation).
5.1.4. If applicable, a corporate resolution
indicating the names of individuals
authorized to act and sign documents
on behalf of a corporation;
5.1.5. Payment of Application Fee as per
section 6.3 of Chapter one of this
Regulation;
5.1.6. Any other document required by PREAA
as part of the application process;
and
5.1.7. The Proposal for project funding
containing the information stated
below.
VI. Proposal Submittal - Proposals must meet the
following minimum requirements to be considered for
funding. To facilitate the submission of similarly
formatted proposals that enable ready comparison by
evaluators, applicants should organize proposals as
follows:
6.1 Project Description - Applicants should
demonstrate within the relevant sections of
their project descriptions how their proposal
meets or exceeds the criteria set forth
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herein, in the Tier 2 Reference Guide and in
any additional tendering process details that
PREAA may publish through the Green Energy
Fund webpage indicated in Section 6.2.1 of
Chapter One of this Regulation. Applicants
must provide the following information with
the associated descriptive headings in bold
below:
6.1.1. Equipment - Applicants must indicate
the major types of equipment that
will be installed or, if not yet
selected, the candidate technologies.
For actual construction and upon
showing a good cause, successful
candidates are permitted to replace
or update equipment identified in the
proposal with more technologically
advanced equipment that is equal to
or better than the equipment
identified in the proposal.
For each candidate technology,
Applicants may be required to provide
the manufacturer's specification
sheets, and if not available,
describe the renewable resource
characteristics applicable to the
proposed equipment; estimate the
expected capacity of the resource and
provide the methodology and data
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sources that corroborate this
estimate.
6.1.2. Relevant Experience & Knowledge - The
proposal must list all senior team
members and external consultants
participating in the GEP and include
evidence of their relevant expertise
and appropriate technical knowledge
regarding GEPs. Applicants will be
required to certify that its proposed
senior project team will remain the
project team for the duration of the
project, subject to any changes
notified, and thus approved by PREAA.
6.1.3. Schedule of Project Related
Milestones - For each distinct
project component proposed, the
Applicant must identify the expected
duration of the permitting, design
and construction phases. This should
also include the expected useful
economic life for any major equipment
and/or component. In addition, a
project timeline will be required.
6.1.4. Site Location and Description - The
applicant must describe and document
all distinct individual project site
locations and basis for selection
including the location(s), the
construction staging area(s), and the
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location (s) of transmission lines and
all points of interconnection to the
distribution system. Applicants must
include a map or satellite image with
the location of the site (s) clearly
marked. Describe any current uses,
conflicts, or characteristics of the
land areas under consideration; specify
whether the project is located at one
site, or divided among several sites;
define the attributes which make the
site attractive and list any
potential problems, constraints or
limitations with locating an energy
facility at that site including but
not limited to environmental,
economic, or energy production
characteristics.
6.1.5. Land Acquisition and Access to
Facility - For each candidate area,
applicants must prove they have land
access rights for all portions of the
project including all required
interconnection areas; describe
progress in securing land access
rights, and propose a plan for
accomplishing remaining steps toward
acquiring rights; and indicate the
type and number of entities securing
leases or owning land, if applicable.
For rooftop projects, Applicant must
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submit consent letters from every
rooftop owner that is included in the
GEP.
Applicants are required to demonstrate
adequate financial resources to acquire
any necessary land or leases needed
to undertake this project.
6.1.6.
Permits - For each candidate area,
applicants must identify all municipal,
Puerto Rico, and/or federal permits
and/or approvals required to develop,
install/construct and operate the GEP.
6.1.7.
Construction/Installation- Applicants
must describe in detail a
construction plan with the proposed
time frame. Identify all the
necessary
construction
code
requirements with the names of the
agencies to contact for compliance.
Installations must be performed by a
PREAA Certified Renewable Energy
Systems Installer.
6.1.8.
Electric Interconnection - For each
candidate area, Applicants must
document tasks required and discuss
issues associated with electrical
interconnection, including the
distance between the project and a
suitable point to interconnect with the
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electrical grid; new equipment to be
installed, upgrades to existing
equipment required, and any
feasibility studies required and the
timeframe for review. Applicants shall
provide with a timeframe regarding the
interconnection
process
and
permitting.
6.1.9. Environmental, Energy and Economic
Impacts and Benefits - Applicants are
required to comply with all relevant
environmental
statutes
and
regulations.
Applicants
should
address in their proposal all
anticipated or likely environmental,
energy or economic issues.
6.1.10. Financial Ability- Applicant must
provide evidence that it has the
financial ability to undertake the
proposed project. Applicant shall
include information about selffunding and/or signed commitment
letters from sources of financing
collectively representing at least
fifty percent (50%) of your expected
development costs. The letters must
include an agreement in principle to
provide the necessary financing. The
commitment (s) may be conditional on
issuance of the notice to proceed.
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Applicants shall provide audited
financial statements from the
previous two (2) years.
6.1.11. Sworn Statement - In compliance with