Okla. Admin. Code § 165:35-43-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 165:35-43-4 - Reporting

(a) For a TOU providing electric transmission services, other than those facilities operating for the purpose of directly connecting generation resources to the existing grid, regular review of operations is reasonable to preserve the reliability of electric transmission service, to ensure public safety, and the enhancement of economic efficiency in the production and consumption of electricity for the electric consumer. This Subchapter establishes annual reporting requirement(s) to each TOU under Commission jurisdiction.

(b) On or before June 15 of each year, each TOU shall submit information to PUD about any Transmission Line(s) the TOU has built, constructed, owned, operated, managed and/or maintained based on the preceding calendar year. Additionally, on or before June 15 of each year, each TOU shall submit information about any additional Transmission Line(s) it plans to build, own, operate, manage and/or maintain subsequent to June 15. Within such submission, the TOU shall provide information, which includes but is not limited to the following:

(1) A description of any new transmission route(s) that the TOU has submitted to the SPP's regional planning process or other applicable regional planning process, or that has been approved by a Federal authority;

(2) A status report of any Interconnection proposal that the TOU has submitted to a regional planning process or that has been approved by a Federal authority;

(3) Identification of the allocation of transmission costs to Oklahoma Utilities from SPP;

(4) An analysis of the costs and benefits to Oklahoma rate payers of any transmission project or portfolio of transmission projects, if the TOU or regional planner has prepared such a study, and excluding projects done primarily to comply with NERC standards;

(5) The expected number of Oklahoma residents that will be employed during construction of any project and the specific type of job(s) utilizing Oklahoma residents;

(6) The expected number of Oklahoma residents that will continue to be employed after construction of any project and the specific type of job(s) utilizing Oklahoma residents;

(7) A statement reflecting any known annual property or ad valorem tax assessed to the TOU for Transmission Lines and related operations;

(8) Aggregate total payments made to private landowners for transmission right-of-way, reported after all right-of-way for a particular project has been acquired;

(9) Aggregate total payments made to public landowners for transmission right-of-way, reported after all right-of-way for a particular project has been acquired;

(10) Identification of any new energy resource(s) to which the transmission project is directly connected or, to the extent known, resources to which the transmission project could be connected to integrate existing natural gas or other resource generation;

(11) Copies of any impact studies previously provided to state or federal agencies concerning the environment and the wildlife in the area of any new Transmission Line(s) built by the TOU will be made available for onsite review as requested;

(12) An attestation that the TOU's insurance coverage will be made available for onsite review as requested.

(c) Any additional information required by the Commission shall be requested from all TOU at such time as the Commission determines the need for such information.

(d) Information submitted in the reports required by this section shall be deemed confidential records or trade secrets of the reporting TOU under the Open Records Act as provided for by 51 O.S. Section 24A.22 and shall be made available for Commission onsite review, unless such records are successfully challenged or become the subject matter of an enforcement action at the Commission. Utilities will clearly mark all confidential documents as confidential.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:35-43-4

Added at 29 Ok Reg 1541, eff 7-12-12

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 21, July 15, 2019, eff. 7/25/2019