65-407 C.M.R. ch. 330, § 8 - REBUILDING AND RELOCATION OF TRANSMISSION LINES

A. Annual report. Each transmission and distribution utility shall submit by April 1 of each year to the Director of Electric and Gas Utility Industries a schedule of transmission line rebuilding or relocation projects and minor transmission line construction projects which it intends to carry out during the next 5 years concerning transmission lines that will become, or will remain at, voltages of 69 kilovolts or more. The utility shall also identify in the schedule the planned construction of any transmission lines which will be capable of initially carrying 69 kilovolts or more, even if it is not expected to carry 69 kilovolts or more. The failure of a utility to file a schedule shall constitute an affirmative statement by the utility that it has no projects which it intends to carry out during the next 5 years. A waiver of any provision of this section may be requested from, and granted by, the Director of Electric and Gas Utility Industries for good cause shown. Requests must be in writing and state the basis for the requested waiver. Requests must be provided to the Office of the Public Advocate.

B. Content of report. The contents of the annual schedule must include the following information on each proposed project:

1. Identification (e.g. "Section 35 ")

2. Location

3. Length

4. Year Originally Constructed

5. Voltage Level

6. Existing Conductor (e.g. "266.8 KCM ACSR")

7. Existing Structure Material and Design (e.g. "Wood H-Frame")

8. Peak Load

9. A copy of the most recent depreciation study conducted by the company which includes the useful lives of the poles and conductors which constitute the existing transmission system.

10. Estimated cost of the rebuilding or relocation project in nominal dollars.

C. Notification to submit petition. If the Director of Electric and Gas Utility Industries notifies the transmission and distribution utility within 60 days of the annual filing that an investigation of any transmission line rebuilding or relocation or minor transmission line construction project is warranted, the utility must submit a petition for public convenience and necessity pursuant to section 3 of this rule. The absence of Commission notification requiring the utility to file a petition does not preclude such notification in subsequent years.

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65-407 C.M.R. ch. 330, § 8