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Commission grants Delmarva waiver to add four poles for Greensboro substation
Summary
The commission granted Delmarva Power and Light's request for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) waiver to install four steel poles to connect a 230 kV line to a new Greensboro substation; the developer will fully fund the work.
The Public Service Commission on July 9 granted Delmarva Power and Light Company a waiver of the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) in order to install four new steel pole structures that will extend and intercept an existing 230 kV overhead transmission line to a new Greensboro substation in Caroline County.
Latangea Bunch of commission staff told commissioners that the requested waiver falls under the exception in PUA § 7-207(b)(4)(i) because the proposed structures are shorter than the tallest existing structure on the line and the work does not require new rights of way. Staff recommended granting the waiver.
Staff said two of the proposed poles will be 130 feet tall and two will be 111 feet tall; the tallest existing structure on the line is 135 feet. The conductor will match the existing conductor and the line will remain energized at 230 kV. Delmarva told staff the project will be fully funded by the developer and that Delmarva ratepayers would bear none of the cost.
Matthew Seagers appeared for Delmarva and confirmed the interconnection customer, Cherrywood Solar 1 LLC, is in the process of building the generating facility; Delmarva told commissioners the generating facility itself is not yet built.
Commissioners voted to grant the waiver for the four steel pole structures as described in Delmarva—s filing.
