65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 330, § 6

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024

Section 407-330-6 - NEW TRANSMISSION FACILITIES

A. Maps. The Petitioner shall include a map or plat of sufficient scale, which shows, in detail, the proposed location of the line; the width of the corridor in which it is proposed to be located; the location of existing incorporated communities; the principal topographic features of the proposed location; public or private recreational areas, parks, forests, hunting or fishing areas, or similar facilities; historical or scenic areas or places; rivers, lakes, streams, reservoirs and similar bodies of water, located within five miles of either side of the center line of the proposed corridor. The Petitioner shall also include a written description of the corridor in which the line will be constructed sufficient to locate the corridor on the face of the earth within the standards described in Chapter 140 of the Commission's Rules.

B. System diagrams. The Petitioner shall provide one-line system diagrams showing the following details:

1. All affected existing and proposed transmission lines, substations, substation buses, and transformers.

2. Existing and proposed voltage and capacity ratings of all affected lines, buses, transformers and protective and switching equipment.

3. Highest peak load experienced during normal operating conditions of each affected line and substation.

4. The highest peak load experienced during contingency operating conditions of each affected line and substation.

5. Projected five and ten year peak loading on each affected line and substation with and without proposed changes.

C. Description of type of line. The Petitioner shall provide a description of the standard type of construction configuration of the proposed line. The description shall include the height of the line, the number, type, class and average height of poles or towers to be placed thereon, the number, type and size of conductors to be used, and all safety features to be used in connection therewith.

D. Description of proposed corridor. The Petitioner shall provide a description of the proposed corridor, including all trimming clearances required and identifying locations where the degree of the slope is in excess of twenty degrees, and specifying those portions of the proposed corridor to which Petitioner has acquired property rights.

E. Description of effects of proposed line. The Petitioner shall provide a description of the effect of the proposed transmission line on public health and safety and scenic, historic, recreational and environmental values and of the proximity of the proposed transmission line to inhabited dwellings.

F. Cost estimates. The Petitioner shall provide a breakdown of cost estimates in the general form indicated.

Line 1	Line 2	Substation 1	Total
Construction
Labor
Material
General
Administrative
Land Total

G. Costs to date. The Petitioner shall provide a breakdown, similar to Item E, of all costs incurred to date.

H. Description of changes. The Petitioner shall provide (1) descriptions of any other changes in plant or in system operation that will result from the erection or operations of the proposed lines, (2) an explanation of the causes of or reasons for all such changes, and (3) estimates of all costs associated with each such change.

I. Alternative routes. The Petition shall include all studies, reports, or other data relied upon in the investigation of alternate routes and shall clearly state the process by which Petitioner selected the proposed route, including comparison with alternative routes that are environmentally, technically and economically practical.

J. Alternatives to construction of transmission line. The Petitioner shall state what alternatives, including conservation, distributed generation or load management to the proposed transmission line project were investigated. The petition shall include all studies, reports, or other data relied upon in the investigation of such alternatives and shall clearly state the process by which Petitioner decided upon the proposed construction, rebuilding, or relocation project. Specifically, the Petitioner should state the purposes and benefits of the proposed project (such as the promotion of reliability and line loss reduction) and whether cost-benefit analyses have been performed.

65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 330, § 6