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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 15. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CABLE TELEVISION |
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Chapter 15-21. PROVISIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITES AND TRANSMISSION LINES |
Section 15-2100. APPLICABILITY
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2100.1This Chapter shall govern the construction of electric generating facilities, overhead transmission lines designed to carry sixty-nine thousand (69,000) volts or more, underground transmission lines in excess of sixty-nine thousand (69,000) volts as well as any substations connected to such lines.
Authority: D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§ 34 - 301, 34 -302, and 34 -1516.
2100.2No person shall construct an electric generating facility in the District of Columbia for the purpose of selling electricity unless the Commission first determines, after notice and a hearing that the construction of the facility is in the public interest. Nor shall any person construct an overhead transmission line designed to carry sixty-nine thousand (69,000) volts or greater, or substation connected to such line, unless the project has been approved in accordance with this Chapter. Unless specifically required by law or other provision of this Chapter, Commission approval shall not be required for the routine repair and replacement activities necessary to maintain an electric generating facility or transmission line.
2100.3Any person doing business in the District of Columbia who plans to construct a generating station or an overhead transmission line designed to carry sixty-nine thousand (69,000) volts or greater in a state contiguous to the District of Columbia for which a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is required by the state shall file with the Commission formal notice of this construction. This formal notice shall include the following information:
(a)A general description of the generating facility or transmission lines;
(b)A statement indicating the capacity or voltage involved;
(c)A statement describing the site selected to construct the generating station or the area in which the transmission line would be located;
(d)A statement indicating any alternative sites which have been considered;
(e)An estimation of the cost involved;
(f)An estimated in-service date; and
(g)A statement indicating with which state or federal agency, commission, or department, if any, an application for approval of construction has been or is intended to be filed.
2100.4The formal notice required under § 2100.3, shall be filed with the Commission on or before the date that the electric corporation files any application for approval of construction with a state or federal agency, commission or department.