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Control Number: 51737 Item Number: 2 Addendum StartPage: 0 r.. STANDARD 2021 FEB -!+ AM ID: I 3 APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OFi¢ONNKNIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR A PROPOSED TRANSMISSION LINE DOCKET NO. 51737 Submit seven (7) copies of the application and aU attachments supporting the application. If the application is being Jiled pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin. Code §25.101(b)(3)(D) (TAC) or 16 TAC §25.174, include in the application aH direct testimony. The application and other necessary documents shall be submitted to: Public Utility Commission of Texas Attn: Filing Clerk 1701 N. Congress Ave. Austin, Texas 78711-3326 Standard Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line and Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line Pursuant To 16 TAC §25.174 Note: As used herein, the term "joint application" refers to an application for proposed transmission facilities for which ownership will be divided. All applications for such facilities should be filed jointly by the proposed owners ofthe facilities. 1. Applicant (Utility) Name: For joint applications, provide all information for each applicant. Applicant (Utility) Name: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor" or "Company") Certificate Number: 30043 Street Address: 1616 Woodall Rodgers Freeway Dallas, Texas 75202 Mailing Address: 1616 Woodall Rodgers Freeway Dallas, Texas 75202-1234 2. Please identify all entities that will hold an ownership interest or an investment interest in the proposed project but which are not subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. Oncor will hold the sole ownership interest in the Kyle Ranch Substation - Quarry Field Switch 138 kV Transmission Line Project. 3. Person to Contact: Ife Adetoro Title/Position: Regulatory Project Manager Phone Number: (214) 486-4918 Mailing Address: 1616 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 6A-014 Dallas, Texas 75202-1234 Email Address: [email protected] 3a. Legal Counsel: Jaren A. Taylor Winston P. Skinner Phone Number: (214) 220-7754 Mailing Address: Vinson & Elkins LLP Trammell Crow Center 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700 Dallas, Texas 75201 Email Address: [email protected] 2 February 4,2021 Standard Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line and Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line Pursuant To 16 TAC §25.174 [email protected] Please contact Jaren Taylor with any inquiries regarding the project. 4. Project Description: Provide a general description of the project, including the design voltage rating (kV), the operating voltage (kV), the CREZ Zone(s) (if any) where the project is located (all or in part), any substations and/or substation reactive compensation constructed as part of the project, and any series elements such as sectionalizing switching devices, series line compensation, etc. For HVDC transmission lines, the converter stations should be considered to be project components and should be addressed in the project description. If the project will be owned by more than one party, briefly explain the ownership arrangements between the parties and provide a description of the portion(s) that will be owned by each party. Provide a description of the responsibilities of each party for implementing the project (design, Right-Of-Way acquisition, material procurement, construction, etc.). If applicable, identify and explain any deviation in transmission project components from the original transmission specifications as previously approved by the Commission or recommended by a PURA §39.151 organization. Name or Designation of Project: Kyle Ranch - Quarry Field 138 kV Transmission Line Project Design Voltage Rating (kV): 138 kV Operating Voltage Rating (kV): 138 kV Normal Peak Operating Current (A): 2569 A The Kyle Ranch Substation - Quarry Field Switch 138 kV Transmission Line Project ("Proposed Transmission Line Project") is a new single-circuit 138 kilovolt ("kV") transmission line to be built on double-circuit capable structures between the newly- constructed Kyle Ranch Substation and the newly-constructed Quarry Field Switch station, both of which are located in Loving County, Texas. This project was previously approved in Commission Docket No. 49302, including the re-location of the Kyle Ranch Substation approximately 3 miles east of its originally proposed location. However, the single route for the Proposed Transmission Line Project presented herein results from numerous conversations with directly affected landowners, all of whom have consented to a series of route modifications from the settlement route approved in Docket No. 49302. The Kyle Ranch Substation is located in Loving County approximately 6 miles southeast of the intersection of County Road ("CR") 300 and Farm-to-Market ("FM") 652. Quarry Field Switch is located approximately six miles north of the community of Mentone, Texas, also in Loving County. Construction ofthe Kyle Ranch Substation, and halfof its estimated cost, was included with the Riverton - Kyle Ranch 138 kV Line approved in Commission Docket No. 49304, while the other half ofthe Kyle Ranch Substation's construction cost, as well the construction and 3 February 4,2021 Standard Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line and Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line Pursuant To 16 TAC §25.174 cost of Quarry Field Switch, were included in Docket No. 49302. Those stations have now been constructed. The Kyle Ranch Substation and Quarry Field Switch station costs, as well as the three miles of new transmission line construction from the re-located Kyle Ranch Substation site west to the terminus of the Riverton - Kyle Ranch transmission line approved in Docket No. 49304, will continue to be reported in Oncor's monthly construction progress reports under Docket No. 49302. Neither of these two stations nor that 3-mile portion of the previously-approved transmission line are at issue in this proceeding. As addressed in the cover pleading submitted concurrently with this Application, the portion of the transmission line from re-located Kyle Ranch Substation to Quarry Field Switch is being re-submitted for Commission approval. Please see Attachment No. 1 for a map regarding project approvals that illustrates: (1) the Riverton - Kyle Ranch 138 kV transmission line route, as approved in Docket No. 49304, (2) the re-located Kyle Ranch Substation, the Quarry Field Switch station, and the 3 miles of transmission line west from the re-located Kyle Ranch Substation to the terminus of the Riverton-Kyle Ranch transmission line's terminus, all of which were previously approved in Docket No. 49302 and are not at issue in this proceeding, and (3) the proposed transmission line route from the re-located Kyle Ranch Substation to Quarry Field Switch, which is at issue in this proceeding. The length of the Proposed Transmission Line Project is approximately 11.3 miles based on the route proposed herein. 5. Conductor and Structures: Conductor Size and Type: 1926.9 kcmil ACSS/TW Number of conductors per phase: 1 Continuous Summer Static Current Rating (A): 2569 A Continuous Summer Static Line Capacity at Operating Voltage (MVA): 614 MVA Continuous Summer Static Line Capacity at Design Voltage (MVA): 614 MVA Type and composition of Structures: Double-Circuit Steel or Concrete Pole Height of Typical Structures: 85 - 105 feet* *This number reflects the approximate visible height ofthe structure from ground to structure top. Please see the drawing of a typical tangent structure in Figure 1 - 2 , page 1 - 7 , of the Environmental Assessment and Alternative Route Analysis for Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's Proposed Kyle Ranch - Quarry Field 138 kV Transmission Line Project in Loving County , Texas (" Environmental Assessment and Routing Study "), prepared by HalffAssociates, Inc. in connection with Docket No. 49302, and included as Attachment No. 2. 4 February 4,2021 Standard Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line and Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Proposed Transmission Line Pursuant To 16 TAC §25.174 Explain why these structures were selected; include such factors as landowner preference, engineering considerations, and costs comparisons to alternate structures that were considered. For joint applications, provide and separately identify the above-required information regarding structures for the portion(s) of the project owned by each applicant. Oncor selected the double-circuit 138 kV steel and concrete monopoles for numerous reasons including costs, technical specifications, structure footprint right-of-way ("ROW") requirements, the specific characteristics of the study area and other items. This structure type is also Oncor's current standard for new single- and double-circuit 138 kV construction. This structure selection was approved by the Commission in Docket No. 49302. Provide dimensional drawings of the typical structures to be used in the project. A drawing of the typical tangent structure is shown in Figure 1-2, page 1-7, of the Environmental Assessment and Routing Study included as Attachment No. 2. 6. Right-of-way: For joint applications, provide and separately identify the above-required information for each route for the portion(s) of the project owned by each applicant. Miles of Right-of-Way Approximately 11.3 miles Miles of Circuit Approximately 11.3 miles Width of Right-of-Way 70 feet Percent of Right-of-Way Acquired 2%* *This represents the portion of ROW relating to the Proposed Transmission Line Project that was donated to Oncor by Z&T Cattle Company, LLC pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 15 of the Commission's final order in Docket No. 49302. Provide a brief description of the area traversed by the transmission line. Include a description of the general land uses in the area and the type of terrain crossed by the line. The project area is situated in a relatively remote portion of Loving County. No incorporated cities, unincorporated towns, or communities are located within the project area.
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