Conformity of the proposed transmission corridor zone with the strategic plan adopted pursuant to section Suitability of the proposed transmission corridor zone with respect to environmental quality, public health and safety, land use, economics, and transmission-system impacts. Mitigation measures and alternatives as may be needed to protect environmental quality, public health and safety, the state’s electric transmission grid, or any other relevant matter. Scope Of Work In addition to the activities common to all engineering disciplines that are required during the certification process and transmission corridor designation processes, the Contractor shall perform the following analyses in order to make the findings identified above: Determination of adequacy of the conductor size (capacity) from the perspective of cost (material, labor and overhead) and the present worth of the power losses over the life of the project; transmission method regarding technical and economic feasibility or need for overhead or undergrounding all or part of the transmission line; Evaluation of alternatives of termination point, routing options, span lengths, number of towers, tower heights, construction in limited right-of-way, and alternatives thereto; and Evaluation of cost and benefits and reliability implications of single- versus options. The Contractor will also develop a post-certification compliance monitoring program consisting of a set of requirements for compliance with applicable laws, standards, and the Energy Commission Decision to be monitored. A verification procedure shall also be developed. The requirements and verifications may be developed using existing staff documents in conjunction with case specifics. TRANSMISSION SYSTEM EVALUATION Description The Energy Commission is required to complete an independent analysis of the transmission system and the effects on the system from proposed power plants and related facilities and transmission corridor zones. This technical area addresses the issue of the ability of the utility transmission network to interconnect the electrical output of a proposed project in accordance with utility reliability or risk criteria. The issue also includes consideration of measures that can or should be taken to avoid the adverse
Conformity of the proposed transmission corridor zone with the strategic plan adopted pursuant to section Suitability of the proposed transmission corridor zone with respect to environmental quality, public health and safety, land use, economics, and transmission-system impacts. Mitigation measures and alternatives as may be needed to protect environmental quality, public health and safety, the state’s electric transmission grid, or any other relevant matter. Scope Of Work In addition to the activities common to all engineering disciplines that are required during the certification process and transmission corridor designation processes, the Contractor shall perform the following analyses in order to make the findings identified above: Determination of adequacy of the conductor size (capacity) from the perspective of cost (material, labor and overhead) and the present worth of the power losses over the life of the project; transmission method regarding technical and economic feasibility or need for overhead or undergrounding all or part of the transmission line; Evaluation of alternatives of termination point, routing options, span lengths, number of towers, tower heights, construction in limited right-of-way, and alternatives thereto; and Evaluation of cost and benefits and reliability implications of single- versus options. The Contractor will also develop a post-certification compliance monitoring program consisting of a set of requirements for compliance with applicable laws, standards, and the Energy Commission Decision to be monitored. A verification procedure shall also be developed. The requirements and verifications may be developed using existing staff documents in conjunction with case specifics. TRANSMISSION SYSTEM EVALUATION Description The Energy Commission is required to complete an independent analysis of the transmission system and the effects on the system from proposed power plants and related facilities and transmission corridor zones. This technical area addresses the issue of the ability of the utility transmission network to interconnect the electrical output of a proposed project in accordance with utility reliability or risk criteria. The issue also includes consideration of measures that can or should be taken to avoid the adverse