Section 1349 - Electric Transmission System Plan and Corridor Information(a) Each electric transmission system owner shall submit a description of its existing electric transmission system, and its most recent transmission expansion plan and documentation of all input assumptions on which the plan is based. The electric transmission system description and transmission expansion plan shall include: (1) The transfer capabilities of transmission lines or transmission paths within and into the transmission owner's service area.(A) An identification of the planned upgrades to transmission lines and paths into the transmission owner's service area, including:1. Descriptions of the upgrade, including costs, benefits, schedules, maps, and the impact of the upgrade on transfer capabilities; and2. Descriptions of the alternatives considered in developing the transmission expansion plan.(B) An identification of maintenance activities or construction that could have a significant impact on transfer capabilities (i.e., a major reduction in transfer capability or an extended period of outage or derating) affecting the transmission owner's service area.(2) Operational or other transmission constraints within the transmission owner's service area, including:(A) Descriptions of the operational or other constraints and the causes thereof;(B) An identification of planned upgrades within the transmission owner's service area to relieve operational or other transmission constraints, including:1. Descriptions of the upgrades, including costs, benefits, schedules, maps, and the impact of the upgrades on transfer capabilities;2. Descriptions of the alternatives considered in developing the transmission expansion plan.(C) An identification of maintenance activities or construction that could have a significant impact on transfer capabilities (i.e., a major reduction in transfer capability or an extended period of outage or derating) affecting the transmission owner's service area.(b) Each electric transmission system owner shall submit an identification of its transmission corridor needs, including maps and descriptions of existing or proposed corridors, that is consistent with its current transmission expansion plan, along with an identification of future corridor needs that have been identified beyond the timeframes of the current expansion plan up to 20 years in the future.(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Transmission constraint means a limitation on a transmission element that may be reached during normal or contingency system operations.(2) Transfer capability means the measure of the ability of interconnected electric systems to move or transfer power in a reliable manner from one area to another over transmission lines (or paths), consistent with any existing procedures developed by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council.(3) Transmission corridor means the geographic area necessary to accommodate the construction and operation of one or more high-voltage electric transmission lines.(4) Transmission path means an individual transmission line or a set of transmission lines that limits the reliable transfer or movement of electric power from one area to another.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 20, § 1349
1. New section filed 7-3-2007; operative 7-3-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 27). For prior history, see Register 2002, No. 23. Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e) and 25320, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25005.5, 25216, 25216.5, 25300, 25301, 25302, 25303, 25324 and 25330 et seq., Public Resources Code.
1. New section filed 7-3-2007; operative 7-3-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 27). For prior history, see Register 2002, No. 23.