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1 CAUTION: Printed copies of this document are uncontrolled and may be obsolete. Always check for the latest revision prior to use. Requirements for Connection of New Facilities or Changes to Existing Facilities Connected to the AEP Transmission System Effective January 1, 2019. TRANSMISSION PLANNING GUIDELINE TP-0001. Rev. Requirements for Connection of New Facilities or Changes to 2. Existing Facilities Connected to the AEP Transmission System Page 1 of 99. CAUTION: Printed copies of this document are uncontrolled and may be obsolete. Always check for the latest revision prior to use. DOCUMENT CONTROL. Preparation ACTION NAME(S) TITLE. Corey B Cottrell Senior Engineer James B Smith Senior Engineer Prepared by: Jonathan Riley Senior Engineer N Alan Ward Manager-West Transmission Customer Engagement Daniel T Zambory Manager-East Transmission Customer Engagement Reviewed by: Michele Bair Director, Transmission Customer Engagement Reviewed by: Kamran Ali Director, East Transmission Planning Reviewed by: Wayman L Smith Director, West Transmission Planning Approved by: Robert W.

2 Bradish Vice President, Transmission Planning & Engineering Review Cycle Quarterly Semi-annual Annual As Needed X. Revision History VERSION EFFECTIVE DATE FILE NAME REMARKS. Combined AEP East and AEP. Rev 0 12-08-2010 West Interconnection Requirements Rev 1 01-02-2014 Periodic Review New FAC-001-3 Requirements Rev 2 01-01-2019 Appendix B Rework Periodic Review Distribution NAME(S) DEPARTMENT TITLE. Michele Bair Transmission Customer Engagement Director Kamran Ali East Transmission Planning Director Wayman L Smith West Transmission Planning Director Robert L Pennybaker Transmission Interconnection Services Director N Alan Ward Transmission Customer Engagement Manager Daniel T Zambory Transmission Customer Engagement Manager AEP OASIS Site TRANSMISSION PLANNING GUIDELINE TP-0001.

3 Rev. Requirements for Connection of New Facilities or Changes to 2. Existing Facilities Connected to the AEP Transmission System Page 2 of 99. CAUTION: Printed copies of this document are uncontrolled and may be obsolete. Always check for the latest revision prior to use. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Transmission Operations Requirements .. 7. Advance In-Service Coordination .. 7. Transmission Service and NERC Registration .. 7. Voltage Schedule and Coordination Requirements .. 7. Coordination of Scheduled Outages .. 7. Meter Agent and Transmission Settlement Requirements .. 8. Station Load and Ancillary Service Provider .. 8. Inspection Requirements .. 8. Coordination with Other Codes, Standards, and Agencies.

4 8. Indemnification .. 9. Substation Equipment, Insulation, Structural, and Conductor 9. Surge Arresters .. 9. Substation Static Wires .. 10. Size and Take-Off Tension of Line Conductors and Overhead Ground Wires .. 10. Substation Ground 10. Substation 10. Dead-End 11. Bus Heights and Phase Spacing .. 11. Structure Loading .. 11. Equipment Structures .. 11. Steel in Coastal and Industrial Corrosive Environments .. 11. Substation Lighting .. 12. AC Station Service System .. 12. DC Station Service System .. 12. Fusing of Potential Transformers .. 12. Transformer Protective Devices, and other Requester Facilities .. 12. Fault Interrupting Devices .. 12. Control Cable .. 13. Capacitors.

5 13. Wavetrap, CCVT's, PT's and CT's 14. Insulation .. 15. Metering Requirements .. 16. SCADA Requirements .. 17. RTU Requirements .. 18. Circuit Requirements .. 18. Demark Requirements .. 19. High Voltage Isolation Requirements .. 19. Access Plan Requirements .. 20. Fiber Optic Cable Requirements .. 20. All-Dielectric Fiber Optic Cable Requirements .. 21. Generator Connection (GC) Facilities - Connection Requirements .. 22. Generator Connection Options .. 22. Parallel Connection .. 23. Separate Connection .. 23. Information Required from Generator Connection 24. Design Requirements and Considerations .. 30. Voltage Requirements .. 30. Power Factor Requirements .. 31. Power Quality Requirements .

6 31. Frequency Requirements .. 31. Abnormal Frequency Operation .. 31. GSU Configurations .. 31. Induction Generators .. 32. TRANSMISSION PLANNING GUIDELINE TP-0001. Rev. Requirements for Connection of New Facilities or Changes to 2. Existing Facilities Connected to the AEP Transmission System Page 3 of 99. CAUTION: Printed copies of this document are uncontrolled and may be obsolete. Always check for the latest revision prior to use. Inverter Systems .. 32. Wind Generation Requirements .. 32. Low Voltage Ride-Through (LVRT) Capability .. 33. Power Factor Requirements .. 33. System Grounding .. 33. Transient Stability Performance .. 33. Excitation Control .. 33. Speed Governing.

7 33. Automatic Generation Control .. 33. Black Start 33. Sub-Synchronous Torsional Interactions or Resonance .. 34. Metering/SCADA .. 34. Voice Communications .. 34. Transmission Line Design, Loading, Clearance, Insulation and Structural Design Requirements .. 34. New Transmission Lines Serving only the Requester and not Owned by AEP .. 34. New Transmission Lines Serving the Requester and Integrated in the AEP Network .. 35. Dynamic MVAR Capability Requirements .. 35. Disturbance Monitoring Requirements .. 35. Coordination of Protective Systems .. 35. Placement of Generation Monitoring Equipment .. 35. Generation Monitoring Equipment placed at the AEP substation .. 35. Ownership, Cost, Maintenance and Compliance Responsibility.

8 36. Generator Connection Final Approval .. 36. Transmission Interconnection (TI) Facilities Connection Requirements , Typical Network Interconnections . 37. Design 37. General Operating and Design Requirements .. 38. Power Quality Requirements .. 38. System Protection Requirements .. 38. Ownership, Cost, Maintenance and Compliance Responsibility .. 38. 39. Voice Communications .. 39. Transmission Line Design, Loading, Clearance, Insulation and Structural Design Requirements .. 39. New Transmission Lines Serving only the Requester and not Owned by AEP .. 39. New Transmission Lines Serving the Requester and Integrated into the AEP Network .. 39. Asynchronous Network 39. Design 39.

9 General Operating and Design Requirements .. 40. Power Quality Requirements .. 41. System Protection Requirements .. 41. Information Required from Converter Station Operator .. 41. Ownership, Cost, and Maintenance Responsibility .. 41. End-User Connection (EUC) Facilities - Connection Requirements .. 42. Design 42. General Operating Requirements .. 44. Power Factor .. 44. Power Quality Requirements .. 44. Under frequency Load Shedding .. 44. Load Connection Definitions and Requirements .. 44. Radial Load Connection Definition and Requirements .. 44. Looped Load Connection Definition and Requirements .. 45. Transmission Line Design, Loading, Clearance, Insulation and Structural Design Requirements .

10 45. New Transmission Lines Serving only the Requester and not Owned by AEP .. 45. New Transmission Lines Serving the Requester and Integrated into the AEP Network .. 46. Information Required from End-User .. 46. Ownership, Cost, Maintenance and Compliance Responsibility .. 47. TRANSMISSION PLANNING GUIDELINE TP-0001. Rev. Requirements for Connection of New Facilities or Changes to 2. Existing Facilities Connected to the AEP Transmission System Page 4 of 99. CAUTION: Printed copies of this document are uncontrolled and may be obsolete. Always check for the latest revision prior to use. 47. Voice Communications .. 47. Appendices A: AEP Power Quality Requirements .. 48. B: Connection Diagrams.