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|SitingAuth=The [[Idaho Public Utilities Commission]] has primary authority over electrical corporations siting transmission lines. [[Idaho IC 61-526, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity|I.C. 61-526]].
|SitingProcess=Idaho does not have a state comprehensive siting process for transmission project development.
|RegEntityDef=An "electrical corporation" includes every corporation or person...owning, controlling, operating or managing any electric plant for compensation within [the] state." [[Idaho – Idaho Code Ann. §§ 61 et seq., Public Utility Regulation |Idaho Code Ann. § 61-1-119]].
|PubUtilTxCert=Electrical corporations may need a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the [[Idaho Public Utilities Commission]] to construct an electric plant, line, or system. [[Idaho IC 61-526, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity|I.C. 61-526]].
|SitingTimeframe=There is no statutorily defined timeframe.
|SitingAuth=The [[Idaho Public Utilities Commission]] (IPUC) has authority to preempt local governments land use decisions pertaining to facilities within a National Interstate Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC). If NIETC not present then a local land use permit would be required from the local government(s) affected; If NIETC is present, then a Route Permit or Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity would be required from the IPUC. [[Idaho Statutes Title 61 Chapter 17 §61-1703-3]].
|SitingAgency=Local governments; [[Idaho Public Utilities Commission]].
|SitingProcess=Transmission projects require local siting approval and may require a Route Permit from the [[Idaho Public Utilities Commission]].
|SitingThreshold=Local permits: vary by local government entity and are triggered by zoning variance, building or special/conditional uses. Route Permit: Location within a NIETC and voltage of 115kV or greater. [[Idaho – Idaho Code. Ann. §§ 61-501 et seq., Powers and Duties of Public Utilities Commission|Idaho Code. Ann. §§ 61-526- 541]]; [[Idaho – Idaho Code. Ann. §§ 61-501 et seq., Powers and Duties of Public Utilities Commission|Idaho Code. Ann. §§ 61-1703-3]]; [[Idaho – Idaho Code. Ann. §§ 67-6501 et seq., Local Land Use Planning|Idaho Code. Ann. § 67-6508]].
|SitingAct=[http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title61/T61CH17SECT61-1703.htm Idaho Statutes Title 61 Chapter 17 §61-1703] (For transmission lines within a NIETC)
|RegEntityDef=Any “electric corporation” seeking to construct a transmission line, plant, or system." [[Idaho IC 61-526, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity | I.C. 61-526]].
|PubUtilTxCert=Any “electric corporation” seeking to construct a transmission line, plant, or system must receive a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the [[Idaho Public Utilities Commission]] before beginning construction. [[Idaho IC 61-526, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity | I.C. 61-526]].
Latest revision as of 12:53, 7 May 2018
Transmission Siting: Idaho does not have a state comprehensive siting process for transmission project development.
Preemptive Authority: The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has primary authority over electrical corporations siting transmission lines. I.C. 61-526.
Regulated Entity Definition: An "electrical corporation" includes every corporation or person...owning, controlling, operating or managing any electric plant for compensation within [the] state." Idaho Code Ann. § 61-1-119.
Public Utility Certificate Threshold: Electrical corporations may need a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to construct an electric plant, line, or system. I.C. 61-526.
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