Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC requested that the Public Utility Commission of Texas open three CCN dockets so Oncor may file applications to amend its CCN for proposed CREZ transmission lines. Docket No. 37407 – Oncor’s Application for a Proposed CREZ 345 kV Transmission Line in Scurry, Mitchell, Fisher, Nolan and Taylor Counties Docket No. 37408 […]
Transmission Line Projects
Oncor Files Direct Testimony in Docket No. 36995
On August 25th, Oncor filed its direct testimony in Docket No. 36995. The testimony was provided by four witnesses, each supporting sections of the application. Larry Reiter, an Oncor Regional Transmission Planning Manager, submitted testimony addressing ERCOT’s recommendation regarding the proposed transmission line, the adequacy of existing service, the need for additional service, how the […]
Hill Country Politics – Llano County Resolution on CREZ Lines
On August 10th, the Llano County Commissioners Court passed a resolution that expresses the opinions, concerns, and requests from Llano citizens. The Commissioners held its own public hearing to allow public comment on July 27, 2009, to allow public comment on the proposed 345 kV transmission line from Gillespie County to Newton. The resolution indicates […]
SPS Files CCN Application for Wheeler County
PUC Docket No. 37260 Southwestern Public Service Company (“SPS”) d/b/a Xcel Energy filed its application on July 21, 2009, requesting approval to construct a proposed 115 kV transmission line in Wheeler County, Texas. The application originally was filed on April 7, 2009, but SPS discovered that the proposed Wheeler substation site was in an area that […]
Oncor Files CCN Application for Collin County
Docket No. 37232 On August 7, 2009, Oncor Electric Delivery Company filed an application for approval of a new 138 kV double-circuit transmission line to be built in Collin County, Texas. The proposed transmission line would connect the new Oncor Parker Maxwell Creek substation located east of the City of Parker to the existing Allen […]
AEP Files CCN Application for Childress County
Docket No. 37248 On July 24, 2009, AEP North Texas Company (AEP) filed an application for approval of a 69/138 kV transmission line in Childress County, Texas. The intervention deadline for this project is September 7, 2009. The proposed transmission line would extend from the Brazos Electric Henry Substation to the existing Childress 20th Street […]
Landowners Concerned About LCRA’s Hill Country CREZ Lines
The Austin American-Statesman published an “above-the fold” front page story about the conflicts associated with transmission lines in the Texas Hill Country. The article focuses on several landowners who are banding together to oppose transmission lines that are proposed to be built by the Lower Colorado River Authority (“LCRA”). The transmission lines are part of a new project […]
ETT Files CCN Application for 138 kV Transmission Line in Uvalde and Medina Counties
PUC Docket No. 36978 Electric Transmission Texas LLC (“ETT”) filed its application on July 10, 2009, requesting approval to construct a proposed 138 kV transmission line in Uvalde and Medina Counties, Texas. The project will be located between Uvalde and Castroville and will require approximately 70 miles of new circuits. It is estimated to be energized in […]
Save Our Scenic Hill Country Environment Files Comments on LCRA CREZ Lines
On July 8th, Texas PUC Chairman Smitherman filed his response to a letter from William Renfro, the Vice President/Director of Save Our Scenic Hill Country Environment, Inc. (SOS Hill Country) a group that was formed in response to wind energy development activity in Gillespie County and surrounding counties. Mr. Refro’s letter requests that Chairman Smitherman take the leadership […]
Oncor Files CCN Application for Bell, Milam, and Robertson Counties
PUC Docket No. 36995 Oncor filed its application on May 22, 2009, requesting approval to construct a proposed 345 kV transmission line in Bell, Milam and Robertson Counties, Texas. The project will be approximately 41 miles long and is estimated to be energized in May 2011. The proposed transmission line will connect the new Oncor […]