The Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club filed comments on the expansion of the LCRA Hill Country study area, saying “it is only logical that LCRA look at the potential of using all or parts of I-10 or existing transmission lines to run the CREZ lines.” The comments, submitted by the chapter’s conservation director, […]
Hill Country
LCRA and Staff Request Delays In Hill Country CREZ Applications
On Sept. 16, 2009, LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA) and the Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a motion to delay the filing dates of some CREZ Priority Projects and requested emergency relief in the form of Commission action at the earliest opportunity including, if possible, at the Open Meeting for Sept. […]
LCRA Requests Docket for CCN Application for Hill Country Transmission Line
On September 9th, LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA TSC) requested that the PUC issue a docket number for its application to construct a 345 kV transmission line in the Hill Country. The docket number assigned to the application is 37448. LCRA TSC proposes to construct the line from Kendall to Gillespie to Newton. The proposed […]
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 […]
PUC Provides Less Detailed Responses to Some Commenters
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. […]