(e) A project to serve a new Load, unless such project would create a new transmission line connection between two stations (other than looping an existing line into the new Load-serving station). 3.11.4.5 Tier 3 (1) This category consists of projects with estimated capital costs between $15,000,000 and $50,000,000 not requiring a CCN. (a) ERCOT shall accept a Tier 3 project if no concerns, questions or objections are provided during the project comment process; (b) If reasonable ERCOT or stakeholder concerns about a Tier 3 project cannot be resolved during the time period allotted by ERCOT, the project may be processed as a Tier 2 project, unless ERCOT assesses that reasonable progress is being made toward resolving these concerns; and (c) Projects that are required to meet an individual Planning Criteria and that TSP’s are not required by the NERC Reliability Standards or ERCOT Planning Criteria shall also be processed in this Tier, and shall be reclassified as a Tier 4 Neutral project if comments are resolved. 3.11.4.6 Tier 2 (1) This category consists of projects with estimated capital costs less than $50,000,000 requiring a CCN. ERCOT shall conduct an independent review of the submitted Tier 2 project to include the following: (a) independent review shall consist of studies and analyses necessary for ERCOT’s ERCOT to make its assessment of whether the proposed project is needed and whether the proposed project is the preferred solution to the identified system performance deficiency that the project is intended to resolve; (b) ERCOT shall consider all comments received during the project comment process and factor reasonable comments into its independent review of the project; (c) ERCOT will attempt to complete its independent review for a project in 90 days or less. If ERCOT is unable to complete their independent review based on RPG input within 90 days, ERCOT shall provide the project submitter a reason for the delay and expected completion time; (d) ERCOT may, at its discretion, discuss submitted transmission projects at meetings of the RPG in order to obtain additional input into its independent review; and (e) ERCOT shall prepare a written report documenting the results of its independent review and recommendation on the project and shall distribute this report to the RPG.
(e) A project to serve a new Load, unless such project would create a new transmission line connection between two stations (other than looping an existing line into the new Load-serving station). 3.11.4.5 Tier 3 (1) This category consists of projects with estimated capital costs between $15,000,000 and $50,000,000 not requiring a CCN. (a) ERCOT shall accept a Tier 3 project if no concerns, questions or objections are provided during the project comment process; (b) If reasonable ERCOT or stakeholder concerns about a Tier 3 project cannot be resolved during the time period allotted by ERCOT, the project may be processed as a Tier 2 project, unless ERCOT assesses that reasonable progress is being made toward resolving these concerns; and (c) Projects that are required to meet an individual TSP’s Planning Criteria and that are not required by the NERC Reliability Standards or ERCOT Planning Criteria shall also be processed in this Tier, and shall be reclassified as a Tier 4 Neutral project if comments are resolved. 3.11.4.6 Tier 2 (1) This category consists of projects with estimated capital costs less than $50,000,000 requiring a CCN. ERCOT shall conduct an independent review of the submitted Tier 2 project to include the following: (a) ERCOT’s independent review shall consist of studies and analyses necessary for ERCOT to make its assessment of whether the proposed project is needed and whether the proposed project is the preferred solution to the identified system performance deficiency that the project is intended to resolve; (b) ERCOT shall consider all comments received during the project comment process and factor reasonable comments into its independent review of the project; (c) ERCOT will attempt to complete its independent review for a project in 90 days or less. If ERCOT is unable to complete their independent review based on RPG input within 90 days, ERCOT shall provide the project submitter a reason for the delay and expected completion time; (d) ERCOT may, at its discretion, discuss submitted transmission projects at meetings of the RPG in order to obtain additional input into its independent review; and (e) ERCOT shall prepare a written report documenting the results of its independent review and recommendation on the project and shall distribute this report to the RPG.
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