Status of CREZ projects as of April 28, 2010
In a final order issued on April 26, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) did not approve LCRA Transmission Services Corporation’s Gillespie-to-Newton CREZ Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) application.
The commissioners instructed LCRA TSC to identify additional routes particularly along property lines. They also encouraged landowners, elected officials and LCRA TSC to continue to work together early in the process to route lines before the CCN application is re-filed at an undetermined future date.
LCRA TSC is reviewing the final order and the comments PUC commissioners made at their April 23 open meeting.
After reviewing this information, LCRA TSC will determine if the Newton Substation end point can be relocated, re-evaluate the study area, and identify segments and routes to be filed in the next application for this project.
Until these factors are fully considered, the schedule for filing the next Gillespie-to-Newton CCN application is unknown.
