Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - TRANSMISSION LINES RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-7-002 - TRANSMISSION LINES CARRYING A VOLTAGE IN EXCESS OF 700 VOLTS

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01
Authority to
				Construct
:
No person or company shall construct, or cause to be
				  constructed, any line for the transmission of electric current in excess of
				  fifteen thousand (15,000) volts, if the proposed line is within one-quarter
				  (.25) mile of any existing electrical or communication line of any person or
				  corporation, or signal line of any railroad, without filing an application with
				  the Commission and having same granted, unless allowed under Section
				  002.06C of this
				  chapter. If the proposed line is within five hundred feet (500') of an
				  electrical or communication line of any person or corporation, or signal line
				  of any railroad, and the voltage exceeds seven hundred (700) volts, application
				  to construct the same shall also be made to the Commission, except that no
				  application shall be required for any line not exceeding fifteen thousand
				  (15,000)volts which does not exceed six hundred sixty feet (660') in length,
				  and which is more than seventy-five feet (75') from any existing electrical or
				  communication line of any person or corporation, or signal line of any
				  railroad. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any line or lines
				  within the limits of any incorporated city or village. Application shall be
				  made to increase the voltage of an existing line if the proposed conversion
				  meets the criteria stated for new construction as provided in this section. An
				  application is necessary for any construction, alteration or modification to
				  any overhead wire or cable, the height of which is greater than five feet (5')
				  above the elevation of any airport, landing field or landing strip, which has
				  been approved and licensed by the Department of Aeronautics, for each five
				  hundred feet (500') of the distance that such construction is, or will be,
				  situated from the nearest boundary of such airport.
002.02
Application
:
One copy of the route map, designated as Exhibit A, and one
				  copy of the engineering specifications, designated as Exhibit B, shall be
				  attached to the application. The applicant shall file with the Commission two
				  additional copies of Exhibits A and B along with the originals of all waivers
				  obtained.
002.02A Exhibit A, Route
				Map: Exhibit A shall be drawn on a scale of not less than one inch (1") to the
				mile and show the counties, townships, ranges, and sections through which the
				proposed transmission lines are to be constructed, together with all cities and
				villages, if any, within one-quarter (.25) mile of the proposed transmission
				line. All existing electrical and communication lines or railroad signal lines
				within the respective distances described in Subsection 002.01 and their owners
				or operators shall be shown and designated by a clear and definite legend. The
				owner or operator shall be indicated by a number placed in a circle adjacent to
				the respective line, and the post office addresses of these utilities shall be
				included in the legend. All airports, landing fields, and landing strips,
				approved and licensed by the Department of Aeronautics at the time of
				application, shall be shown and the name of each owner or operator with the
				post office address included in the legend if the construction height is
				greater than five (5') feet above the elevation of such airports, landing
				fields, or landing strips for each five hundred feet (500') of the distance
				that such construction is, or will be situated, from the nearest boundary of
				such airports, landing fields, or landing strips. Exhibit A shall have an
				identification number or other identification insignia and shall also show the
				name and address of applicant and give such additional data as the application
				may require. It must show the length, phase, number of wires and voltage of
				each piece of line proposed to be constructed, which shall be drawn accurately
				to scale. The route map shall extend at least one-quarter (.25) mile beyond all
				proposed construction.
002.02B
Exhibit B, Engineering Specifications; Overhead
				Construction
: Exhibit B shall contain the following information:
002.02B1 Applicant's file number or specific
				designation.
002.02B2
				Identification number from Exhibit A.
002.02B3 Name and address of the
				Applicant.
002.02B4 A general
				description of the line applied for, including length, number of phases, number
				of wires (phase, ground and/or shield), voltage, location (county), system
				connection, grounding information, and a description of any double or
				underbuilt circuits.
002.02B5
Poles
: Kind of material, pole height, treatment,
				strength, and number of structures per mile.
002.02B6
Anchors and
				Guys
: Size, type and strength.
002.02B7
Cross Arms
:
				Material, size and strength.
002.02B8
Pins and
				Brackets
: Type, size strength.
002.02B9
Conductors
:
				Size, material, breaking strength, arrangement, spacing and span lengths (both
				average and maximum).
002.02B10
Insulators
: Type, nominal voltage, dry flashover,
				material and number of units per string.
002.02B11
Special
				Construction
: A description of any special types of construction
				used.
002.02B12 A general
				description of all lines to be removed.
002.02B13 Conformity with state laws, the
				National Electrical Safety Code, and the rules and regulations of this
				Commission.
002.02B14 Date,
				engineer and address.
002.02C
Exhibit B, Engineering
				Specifications; Underground Construction
: Exhibit B shall contain
				the following information:
002.02C1
				Applicant's file number or specific designation.
002.02C2 Identification number from Exhibit
				A.
002.02C3 Name and address of the
				Applicant.
002.02C4 A general
				description of the line applied for, including length, number of phases,
				voltage, county and grounding information.
002.02C5
Conductors
:
				Size, material and type.
002.02C6
Conductor Insulation
: Thickness, type, material and
				voltage rating.
002.02C7
Cable Terminations
: Size, type and voltage
				rating.
002.02C8
Miscellaneous
: Cable depth, riser pole cable
				protection, fault protection and description of any special type of
				construction used.
002.02C9 A
				general description of all lines to be removed.
002.02C10 Conformity with state laws, the
				National Electrical Safety Code, and the rules and regulations of this
				Commission.
002.02C11 Date,
				engineer and address.