Facility Qualification
The following information is intended to help clarify PA AEPS qualification criteria and is not a guarantee for certification. Please visit the PA PUC guidance on the PA AEPS for further qualification details.
Prior to submitting an application for qualification, ensure the facility meets the following requirements:
- The facility is located within the PJM regional transmission organization (RTO).
- Not sure? Please use this Balancing Authority Lookup Tool to check.
- The facility is operational and has received permission to operate from the interconnected utility.
- You have decided whether or not to use an aggregator. If you would like to select an aggregator on your application, please contact them directly to receive their approval.
- If you have made arrangements with an aggregator, a completed Schedule A/ ROA will be required.
- If you own your facility, a Schedule A is required
- If your facility is leased, a Recognition of Assignment is required
- If you have made arrangements with an aggregator, a completed Schedule A/ ROA will be required.
Refer to the following guidance sheets by technology to gather required information and documentation.
Once you have determined that your system meets qualification criteria and you have the necessary documentation, you may register an account and submit an application.
- After an application has been submitted, allow up to 30 days for the program administrator to review the provided information.
- If more information is needed, we will send a request via email. Respond directly to the email with the required information.
- Upon review, the facility will receive an email with notification of an approval or denial of a PA AEPS certification. If the facility has been approved, the notification will contain the state certification number as well as the information needed to register the facility with the tracking registry, PJM GATS.
- Please be aware that the certification start date for AECs is the date the fully completed application was submitted to PA AEPS.
- Contact the PA AEPS Program Administrator if any of the facility information is incorrect.
