PV20 Submarine Cable Replacement Project
Regulatory Process
Transmission siting in Vermont is guided by a regulatory process, known informally as Section 248 (technically, Title 30, Section 248 of the Vermont Statutes), that requires utilities, such as VELCO, to obtain a certificate of public good or CPG, from the Vermont Public Service Board before site preparation or construction can begin on an electric transmission facility. The Board reviews planning studies, environmental reports, natural resource assessments, analysis of alternatives, and cost estimates, among other project impacts.
More information about the 248 process:
Advance Notice
The 45-Day Notice package is a detailed project description sent 45 days before filing with the Public Utility Commission to local select boards and other officials to enable community leaders to review and discuss the project’s impacts with residents, and to provide input before the start of formal proceedings before the Commission. The 45-day notice is a requirement of Vermont law and Public Utility Commission rules.
Permitting Documents
VELCO filed a petition for Certificate of Public Good (CPG) and supporting documents, seeking approval of the PV20 Submarine Cable Replacement Project with the Public Utility Commission on September 8, 2015. This library contains all of the public documents filed with the Public Utility Commission as part of VELCO's petition for a CPG for the PV20 Submarine Cable Replacement Project. Materials that contain Critical Energy Infrastructure Information are listed but are not available for download. For more information about CEII please contact us.
Section 248 Petition for Certificate of Public Good, 9/8/2015
- Cover letter and petition
- Index
- Motion for confidential treatment
- Prefiled testimony of Scott Mallory
- Exhibit VELCO-SSM-1:Resume
- Exhibit VELCO-SSM-2: Site plan orthophoto
- Exhibit VELCO-SSM-3: Quanta PV-20 TLEM summary report
- Exhibit VELCO-SSM-5: VELCO blasting plan
- Exhibit VELCO-SSM-6: Cost estimate and schedule
- Exhibit VELCO-SSM-7: Northwest regional plan excerpts
- Exhibit VELCO-SSM-8: Aesthetic analysis
- Exhibit VELCO-SSM-9: Letters of support
- Prefiled testimony of Tim Follensbee
- Exhibit VELCO-TF-1: Resume
- Exhibit VELCO-TF-2: Historic sites memo
- Exhibit VELCO-TF-3: Phase I archaeology
- Exhibit VELCO-TF-4: Natural resource assessment
- Exhibit VELCO-TF-5: VELCO decommission plan
- Exhibit VELCO-TF-6: VELCO environmental guidance manual
- Prefiled testimony of Ed McGann
- Exhibit VELCO-EM-1: Resume
- Exhibit VELCO-EM-2: Cable installation drawings
- Exhibit VELCO-EM-3: Termination station drawing
- Exhibit VELCO-EM-4: Overhead line drawing
- Exhibit VELCO-EM-6: Pole structure elevations
- Prefiled testimony of Hantz Présumé
- Exhibit VELCO-HAP-1: Resume
- Exhibit VELCO-HAP-2: I.3.9 approval
Public Utility Commission Order
Resources
Many resources exists for learning more about the regulatory process, electric transmission, grid planning and reliability, non-transmission alternatives and power supply. Here are some helpful sources.
VELCO resources
Vermont Public Service Department
Vermont Public Service Board