Or. Admin. Code § 345-023-0040

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 345-023-0040 - Economically Reasonable Rule for Natural Gas Pipelines or Liquified Natural Gas Storage Facilities

The Council shall find the applicant has demonstrated need for a natural gas pipeline that is an energy facility under the definition in ORS 469.300 or a facility that stores liquefied natural gas, if the Council finds that:

(1) The facility is needed to enable the natural gas supply system of which it is to be a part to meet firm capacity demands for natural gas that are reasonably expected to occur within five years following the facility's proposed in-service date based on weather conditions that have at least a 5 percent chance of occurrence in any year in the areato be served by the proposed facility; and

(2) Construction and operation of the facility is an economically reasonable method of meeting the demands described in section (1) compared to the alternatives evaluated in the application for a site certificate.

Or. Admin. Code § 345-023-0040

EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93, Renumbered from 345-125-0040; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-95; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2000, f. & cert. ef. 2-2-00; EFSC 1-2012, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-12

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & 469.501

Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501