How to Apply
Before you install your solar panels or other distributed energy resources, and before you connect to our grid, you'll need to submit a CreateGreen application via PowerClerk.
Once approved, you can install the system, and following a successful inspection of your equipment, you'll submit a signed agreement with us that governs the arrangement.
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions below for more information on our interconnection program.
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Requirements For Michigan Customers
To be eligible for CreateGreen, customers must generate a portion or all of their own retail electricity requirement with an Eligible Electric Generator which utilizes a Renewable Energy Resource as outlined in I&M's Distributed Generation Rider (DG Rider).
System Sizing
The Eligible Electric Generator systems and nameplate capacity limits are defined in the Distributed Generation Rider for each type of system. The system must be located on the customer's premises, serve only the customer's premises and must be intended primarily to offset a portion or all of the customer's requirement for electricity. The nameplate capacity to generate electricity will be compared to the customer’s annual consumption of electricity in kWh on the premises on a per meter basis.
For eligible customers without adequate electricity use data, I&M can review projected load information to ensure the facility sizing is intended primarily to offset a portion or all of the customer's own electrical load requirements on a per meter basis, consistent with the nameplate capacity limits for each type of Eligible Electric Generator system.
Ownership and Location of Renewable Facilities
The customer need not be the owner or operator of the eligible generation equipment, but is ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance with all technical, engineering and operational requirements to operate in parallel with I&M’s distribution system.
For more information, please review the FAQs below.
Also, you can access the Distributed Generation Rider in I&M’s Tariff Book