On Sept. 16, 2009, Oncor submitted its application for a CCN for a proposed transmission line in Docket No. 37407. The proposed project will consist of two new double-circuit 345 kV transmission lines. The first line will extend from Oncor’s existing Tonkawa Switching Station, located approximately 16.8 miles west/northwest of Sweetwater in Scurry County to […]
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ALJ Finds Oncor’s Collin Co. Application and Notice Deficient
On Sept. 10, in Order No. 2, the ALJ assigned to Oncor’s Collin County application in Docket No. 37232 found Oncor’s application and notice deficient. Oncor previously responded that it would supplement its application and notice. The intervention deadline is extended for 45 days after the supplemental notice is sent to directly affected landowners, municipalities, […]
Staff Identifies Deficiencies in Oncor’s Collin Co. CCN Application
Commission Staff filed on September 4th its recommendation in Docket No. 37232 on the sufficiency of the application and notice and addressed other procedural matters. The recommendation identified one deficiency in the application and eight deficiencies in Oncor’s notices to landowners. The application was found to be materially deficient in that it failed to provide […]
Oncor Files Response to Staff’s Recommendation in Collin Co. CCN Application
On September 9th, Oncor filed its response to the Commission Staff’s recommendation on the sufficiency of its application and notice in Docket No. 37232, Oncor’s application for a proposed 138 kV transmission line in Collin County. In its filing, Staff recommended that the application be found deficient because it did not provide sufficient detail regarding parks […]
Hearing Date Set for Oncor’s CREZ CCN Application for Jack, Parker and Wise Counties
The administrative law judge (ALJ) in Docket No. 37119, Oncor’s application for a CREZ transmission line in Jack, Parker, and Wise counties, issued Order No. 5, which sets the dates for the hearing on the merits and a briefing schedule. The hearing on the merits of the application is set for October 8-9. Initial briefs […]
Oncor Requests Dockets for Three CREZ Transmission Lines
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PUC Opens Dockets for Comments on Proposed Oncor and LCRA CREZ Transmission Lines
On May 28th, the Public Utility Commission established two dockets for the filing of comments regarding the proposed transmission lines that are to be built by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and the Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (Oncor). The Commission (and particularly Chairman Smitherman) appear to be receiving many comments from the public […]