§ 69-3-714 — Criteria For Allowable Advanced Conductor Programs

69-3-714 . Criteria for allowable advanced conductor programs. (1) The commission may approve cost-effectiveness criteria for advanced conductor projects that may be placed into a utility's rate base under this part.
(2) Criteria must be based on established direct current resistance at standard pressure and a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
(3) As used in this section, "advanced conductor" means an overhead electricity conductor installed in a transmission or distribution project that has a direct current electrical resistance at least 10% lower than existing conductors of a similar diameter on the system.
(4) In establishing cost-effectiveness criteria, the commission may consider decreased electrical losses and any other relevant consumer, environmental, and system benefits provided by advanced conductors.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 535, L. 2023.