System and method for renewable power system interconnection submission processing with the aid of a digital computer

A method for renewable power system interconnection submission processing with the aid of a digital computer, comprising:

• processing, by a server under a control of a power utility associated with an interconnection to a renewable energy system, a submission through a workflow for interconnecting a building to the renewable energy system using an application programming interface (API) implemented as a Representational State Transfer web service, the workflow comprising a plurality of status steps connected in a path by one or more connectors, the status steps comprising an entry point into the workflow step and an exit point from the workflow step, comprising:
• accepting the submission as input into the workflow via the entry point as a current status, comprising:
• receiving user input using the API over a secure web communication protocol from a software application associated with the user, the user input comprising a selection of equipment comprised in the renewable energy system;
• determining based on the user input one or more characteristics of the renewable energy system;
• and
• setting at least some of the characteristics as data comprised in the submission, wherein the user is unable to edit the submission following an acceptance of the submission by the server;
• updating the current status of the submission to the status step next occurring along the path through the workflow defined by each connector;
• and
• generating an output from the workflow when the current status comprises the exit point, the output comprising an approval of the interconnection of the renewable energy system, wherein the building is interconnected to the renewable energy system based on the approval.

A system for renewable power system building interconnection submission processing with the aid of a digital computer, comprising:

• a server under a control of a power utility associated with an interconnection to a renewable energy system, the server configured to:
• process a submission through a workflow for interconnecting a building to the renewable energy system using an application programming interface (API) implemented as a Representational State Transfer web service, the workflow comprising a plurality of status steps connected in a path by one or more connectors, the status steps comprising an entry point into the workflow step and an exit point from the workflow step, comprising:
• accept the submission as input into the workflow via the entry point as a current status, comprising:
• receive user input using the API over a secure web communication protocol from a software application associated with the user, the user input comprising a selection of equipment comprised in the renewable energy system;
• determine based on the user input one or more characteristics of the renewable energy system;
• and
• set at least some of the characteristics as data comprised in the submission, wherein the user's ability to edit the submission following the acceptance of the submission by the server is dependent on the status step the current status of the submission is set at;
• update the current status of the submission to the status step next occurring along the path through the workflow defined by each connector;
• and
• generate an output from the workflow when the current status comprises the exit point, the output comprising an approval of the interconnection of the renewable energy system, wherein the building is interconnected to the renewable energy system based on the approval.