Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 5071ad4a-5acf-4db6-95f2-6add6fdf98d4
Document Type: esrp
Title: ALTERNATIVES NOT REQUIRING NEW GENERATING CAPACITY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.2.1
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tial analysis following the procedures in the following subsections to identify the probable amount of electrical generating capacity available. Power Purchases The reviewer should determine if excess generating capacity (capacity beyond reserve margin require- ments) will be available for extended periods of time from other sources. The time period to be considered for determining this availability should cover a 6-year period starting with the expected first year of commercial operation of the proposed project. Excess generating capacity of these utilities and/or systems should be summed and compared with the capacity need established in ESRP 8.4. If sufficient excess capacity has been identified to warrant continuation of this review, the reviewer should do the following: (a) The cost analyses should be made on the basis of data available in references or that can readily be supplied by the applicant. Costs should include environmental costs. October 1999 9.2.1-5 NUREG-1555 (1) Determine if adequate transmission line interties exist for the efficient transfer of this power. (2) Determine the administrative structure of the current generating supply system in the relevant regional grid and the applicant’s relationship to this structure in terms of current and projected power supply. Full account should be taken of nondiscriminatory access rules as promulgated by the FERC. (3) Consult with the reviewer for ESRP 3.7 to identify existing transmission lines and corridors within the region. (4) If transmission lines and interties are not available, make general estimates of the costs(a) to construct and maintain such lines and estimates of the environmental impacts associated with their construc- tion and maintenance. Plant Reactivation or Extended Service Life To review the relevant regional (e.g., power pool, power marketing area, major utility service area) inventory of the available generating plants, the reviewer should do the following: (1) Identify plants now