Source: https://openei.org/w/index.php?title=RAPID/BulkTransmission/Texas/Transmission&action=formedit
Timestamp: 2019-10-17 13:37:44
Document Index: 680542218

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37']

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State Process A brief description of Transmission process in Texas.
Developers of new transmission facilities must obtain a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity from the PUCT before providing service to the public. [[Texas - PUC - Public Utility Regulatory Act | PURA 37.051(a)]]. A certificate, or certificate amendment, is required for a new generating unit – a new electric generating unit constructed, owned, or operated by a bundled electric utility. A CCN is only required if the transmission line developer is a public utility and a “retail electric utility.” A “retail electric utility” is defined as a person, political subdivision, electric cooperative, or agency that operates, maintains, or controls a facility to provide retail electric utility service. [[Texas - PUC Substantive Rule 25.101 - Electric Service Providers-Certification, Licensing and Registration | PUCT Sub. Rule 25.101]] outlines specific situations in which a CCN is not required. For example, “routine activities” do not require a CCN. [[Texas - PUC Substantive Rule 25.101 - Electric Service Providers-Certification, Licensing and Registration | PUCT Sub. Rule 25.101(c)(5)]]. Developers are required to submit an application for a CCN to PUCT for review. PUCT will then provide public notice, and the developer may be required to participate in a public hearing.
Local Process A brief description of Transmission process in Texas.
The [[Texas Public Utilities Commission]] has regulatory and preemptive authority over transmission line construction in the state.
A "retail electric utility” is defined as a person, political subdivision, electric cooperative, or agency that operates, maintains, or controls a facility to provide a retail electric utility service. [[Texas – Tex. Util. Code Ann. §§ 37.001 et seq., Certificates of Convenience and Necessity|Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 37.001(3)]].
Electric utilities or other persons may need a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity from the [[Texas Public Utilities Commission]] to provide "service to the public under a franchise or permit or to interconnect a facility to the ERCOT transmission grid. [[Texas – Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 37.001 et seq., Certificates of Convenience and Necessity|Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 37.051(a), (c-1)]]. Retail electric utilities may also need a Certificate to furnish or make retail electric utility service available. [[Texas – Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 37.001 et seq., Certificates of Convenience and Necessity|Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 37.051(b)]].
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