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Free eBrochure for landowners

September 20, 2017 by Brad Bayliff

Did you receive a letter from an electric utility? Did a utility notify you your property may be affected by a high voltage electric transmission line the utility intends to construct in your area? Are you looking for information on what to do now? Ask for my free eBrochure for landowners “What to do if […]

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Should you intervene?

September 15, 2017 by Brad Bayliff

Are you a Texas landowner concerned about a transmission line proposed to be built near your property? Have you received a letter notifying you that your property may be affected by a new transmission line? Do you want to know your options to protect your rights? Should you intervene? The most important thing! The most […]

Filed Under: FAQs Tagged With: intervene

Prehearing conference FAQs

August 5, 2017 by Brad Bayliff

In a transmission line case at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), the first thing a landowner does is file a request to intervene. The first step in the legal process usually is a prehearing conference. No later than soon after the intervention deadline, the PUC refers the case to the State Office of […]

Filed Under: FAQs Tagged With: prehearing conference, procedural schedule

What Are the PUC’s Criteria for Approving a CCN Application?

September 17, 2009 by Brad Bayliff

Landowners and others involved in transmission line cases before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) often ask about the standards or criteria for approving a transmission line. The PUC has both statutory and regulatory guidelines that it must follow when it reviews proposed transmission lines. Public Utilities Regulatory Act (PURA) Sec. 37.056(c) establishes the […]

Filed Under: FAQs Tagged With: 25.101(b)(3)(B), 37.056(c)

Chairman Smitherman Indicates “No Conclusive Link” Between Health Issues and Exposure to Electric Fields

September 8, 2009 by Brad Bayliff

In a letter to Maria and Alan Palmer, Chairman Smitherman states that the Commission has studied the issue of possible health effects from exposure to magnetic fields related to transmission lines. He says the Commission has concluded there is no conclusive link between potential health issues and exposure to electric and magnetic fields. He states […]

Filed Under: FAQs Tagged With: barry smitherman, emf

Intervenor Expresses Concern About Effect of EMI on Pacemaker

September 2, 2009 by Brad Bayliff

An intervenor in Docket No. 37248, AEP’s application for a CCN in Childress County, states that the proposed project “would directly affect the ability of the pacemaker to work.” She filed a letter from Biotronik, the manufacturer of her Protos DR/CLS pacemaker. The intervenor lives near a substation and an existing 69 kV transmission line, […]

Filed Under: FAQs, Transmission Line Projects Tagged With: 37248, aep, childress county, emf, pacemaker

PUC Provides Less Detailed Responses to Some Commenters

February 26, 2009 by Brad Bayliff

Many of the commenters that submitted comments this summer in PUC Docket Nos. 37049 and 37051 received personal replies from PUC Chairman Smitherman. As discussed in previous entries, Chairman Smitherman has revised his letter over the past few months, starting with a traditional “Thanks for writing, I’m filing your comments in the appropriate comments docket” letter. […]

Filed Under: FAQs Tagged With: 37049, 37051, barry smitherman, Hill Country

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Free eBrochure for landowners

Did you receive a letter from an electric utility? Did a utility notify you your property may be affected by a high voltage electric transmission line the utility intends to construct in your area? Are you looking for information on what to do now? Ask for my free eBrochure for landowners “What to do if […]

Should you intervene?

Are you a Texas landowner concerned about a transmission line proposed to be built near your property? Have you received a letter notifying you that your property may be affected by a new transmission line? Do you want to know your options to protect your rights? Should you intervene? The most important thing! The most […]

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