Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-22 - RULES GOVERNING PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 25-22.081 - Contents of Petition

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Petition for
				Fossil, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, or Nuclear Fuel Electric
				Plants. Petitions submitted to commence a proceeding to determine the need for
				a proposed fossil, integrated gasification combined cycle, or nuclear fuel
				electrical power plant or responses to the Commission's order commencing such a
				proceeding shall comply with the other requirements of Chapter 25-22, F.A.C.,
				as to form and style except that a utility may, at its option, submit its
				petition in the same format and style as its application for site certification
				pursuant to Sections  403.501 through
				 403.517, F.S., so long as the
				informational requirements of this rule and Chapter 25-22, F.A.C., are
				satisfied. To allow the Commission to take into account the need for electric
				system reliability and integrity, the need for adequate reasonable cost
				electricity, the need for fuel diversity and supply reliability, the need to
				determine whether the proposed plant is the most cost effective alternative
				available, and the need to determine whether renewable energy sources and
				technologies, as well as conservation measures, are utilized to the extent
				reasonably available, the petition shall contain the following information:
(a) A general description of the utility or
				utilities primarily affected, including the load and electrical
				characteristics, generating capability, and interconnections.
(b) A general description of the proposed
				electrical power plant, including the size, number of units, fuel type and
				supply modes, the approximate costs, and projected in-service date or
				dates.
(c) A statement of the
				specific conditions, contingencies or other factors which indicate a need for
				the proposed electrical power plant including the general time within which the
				generating units will be needed. Documentation shall include historical and
				forecasted summer and winter peaks, number of customers, net energy for load,
				and load factors with a discussion of the more critical operating conditions.
				Load forecasts shall identify the model or models on which they were based and
				shall include sufficient detail to permit analysis of the model or models. If a
				determination is sought on some basis in addition to or in lieu of capacity
				needs, such as fuel diversity, then detailed analysis and supporting
				documentation of the projected costs and benefits is required. Where a
				determination is sought for a nuclear or integrated gasification combined cycle
				power plant, the nonbinding estimate provided for in paragraph (2)(b) below
				shall be considered to be sufficient for purposes of this paragraph.
(d) A summary discussion of the major
				available generating alternatives which were examined and evaluated in arriving
				at the decision to pursue the proposed generating unit. The discussion shall
				include a general description of the generating unit alternatives, including
				purchases where appropriate; and an evaluation of each alternative in terms of
				economics, reliability, long-term flexibility and usefulness and any other
				relevant factors such as fuel diversity and fuel supply reliability. These
				major generating technologies generally available and potentially appropriate
				for the timing of the proposed plant and other conditions specific to it shall
				be discussed. In addition, each investor-owned utility shall include a detailed
				description of the selection process used and a detailed description of the
				generating unit alternatives proposed by each finalist, if any, selected to
				participate in subsequent contract negotiations pursuant to Rule
				 25-22.082, F.A.C. No provision
				of Rule  25-22.082, F.A.C., shall be
				applicable to a nuclear or integrated gasification combined cycle power plant
				sited after June 19, 2006.
(e) A
				discussion of viable nongenerating alternatives including an evaluation of the
				nature and extent of reductions in the growth rates of peak demand, KWH
				consumption and oil consumption resulting from the goals and programs adopted
				pursuant to the Florida Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act both
				historically and prospectively and the effects on the timing and size of the
				proposed plant.
(f) An evaluation
				of the adverse consequences which will result if the proposed electrical power
				plant is not added in the approximate size sought or in the approximate time
				sought.
(g) If the generation
				addition is the result of a purchased power agreement between an investor-owned
				utility and a nonutility generator, the petition shall include a discussion of
				the potential for increases or decreases in the utility's cost of capital, the
				effect of the seller's financing arrangements on the utility's system
				reliability, any competitive advantage the financing arrangements may give the
				seller and the seller's fuel supply adequacy.