Virginia State Corporation Commission efiling CASE Document Cover Sheet

Transcription

1 Case Number (if already assigned) Case Name (if known) Virginia State Corporation Commission efiling CASE Document Cover Sheet PUE Application of Virginia Electric and Power Company For approval and certification of electric transmission facilities: Remington-Gordonsville 230 kv Double Circuit Transmission Line Q> CS> y <8 Document Type Document Description Summary EXMO Virginia Electric and Power Company's Motion for Extension and for Expedited Consideration Total Number of Pages Submission ID efiling Date Stamp /13/2016 4:23:37PM

2 McGuireWoods LLP Gateway Plaza 800 East Canal Street Richmond, VA Tel S.1000 Fax p m Kristian M. Dahl Direct: S.4730 MCCUIREWOODS kdahlfflmcgulrewoods.corfg] Direct Fax: 804, ^ June 13,2016 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Joel H. Peck, Clerk State Corporation Commission c/o Document Control Center Tyler Building - First Floor 1300 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia Dear Mr. Peck: Application of Virginia Electric and Power Company For approval and certification of electric transmission facilities: Remington-Gordonsville 230 kv Double Circuit Transmission Line Case No. PUE Please find enclosed for electronic filing in the above-captioned proceeding, Virginia Electric and Power Company's Motion for Extension and for Expedited Consideration. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions in regard to the enclosed. Very truly yours, Enclosures cc: Hon. Deborah V. Ellenberg William H. Chambliss, Esq. Alisson P. Klaiber, Esq. Andrea B. Macgill, Esq. Charlotte P. McAfee, Esq. Service List Atlanta Austin Baltimore Brussels Charlotte Charlottesville Chicago Houston Jacksonville London Los Angeles New York Norfolk Pittsburgh Raleigh Richmond Tysons Corner Washington, D.C. Wilmington

3 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION APPLICATION OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY For approval and certification of electric transmission facilities: Remington-Gordonsville 230 kv Double Circuit Transmission Line ' Case No. PUE MOTION FOR EXTENSION AND FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION Pursuant to Rule 110 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure1 of the State Corporation Commission ("Commission"), 5 VAC , and for good cause shown, Virginia Electric and Power Company ("Dominion Virginia Power" or the "Company"), by counsel, moves the Hon. Chief Hearing Examiner to issue a ruling that: a. extends the time for the filing of the Company' s rebuttal testimony from June 14,2016 to July 12, 2016; b. extends the deadline for receiving public comments from June 21,2016 to July 19,2016; and c. reschedules the start of the evidentiary hearing from June 28,2016 to either July 27,2016 or July 28,2016. Due to the impending June 14,2016 filing deadline for the Company's rebuttal testimony, the Company further requests expedited consideration of its Motion. In support of this Motion, Dominion Virginia Power states as follows: 1. On November 13,2015, Dominion Virginia Power filed with the Commission an application and supporting documents for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the proposed Remington-Gordonsville 230 kilo volt ("kv") double circuit transmission line and associated facilities (collectively, the "Project"). 5 VAC et seq.

4 2. On December 29,2015, the Commission issued an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, assigned the Chief Hearing Examiner to conduct all further proceedings in this matter and established a procedural schedule. 3. In accordance with the procedural schedule, on May 27,2016, the Commission Staff ("Staff") filed its Report and accompanying profiled testimony of Staff Witness David Essah. In the Report, Staff addresses the structure height for the Project, stating: The Staff does not take a position with respect to structure height, but notes the following: a) constructing the Project at the lower structure height is, or appears to Staff to be technically feasible; b) using the lower structure heights is supported by citizens that provided public comments in this case; but c) if the shorter structures are used, a wider ROW will likely be required, or the number of structures could potentially increase (increasing visual impact of the Project), and the cost of the Project would increase as well. Given the great public interest expressed for the use of shorter support structures, Staff hopes to be able to supply further information on the issue of additional costs in either supplemental testimony or during the proceeding.2 4. The procedural schedule also provided for the filing of testimony by any respondent on or before May 10,2016. No respondent filed testimony. 5. The Company is required to file its rebuttal testimony on or before June 14, In response to the discussion in the Staff Report concerning structure heights, the Company wishes to further evaluate and present evidence for the Commission's consideration on the potential to utilize shorter structures where feasible along portions of the Project route, taking into consideration the potential need to expand right-of-way to accommodate such shorter structures, and to present the results of this evaluation in its rebuttal testimony. In order to accommodate the Company's evaluation of reduced structure heights, the Company requests the Hearing Examiner to modify the procedural schedule in this proceeding by approximately 2 Report at 22:10-23:7.

5 four weeks as follows: t^i 1^9 a. extends the time for the filing of the Company's rebuttal testimony from June 14,2016 to July 12,2016; Ufa b. extends the deadline for receiving public comments from June 21,2016 to July 19,2016; and c. reschedules the start of the evidentiary hearing from June 28,2016 to July 27,2016 or July 28, The extension of the procedural dates requested herein will facilitate the development of a complete and accurate record, is in the furtherance of justice, and prejudices no party. 7. Due to the impending June 14,2016 filing deadline, the Company further requests expedited consideration of this Motion. 8. The Company has informed the Staff of its intention file the instant Motion requesting an extension of the procedural schedule. Staff has authorized the Company to represent that it does not oppose the relief requested in the Motion. 9. The Company has contacted each of the respondents and is authorized to state herein that the following respondents support the extension requested by this Motion: Orange County; and Michael Mosko, Jr. 10. The following respondents have authorized the Company to state herein that they do not oppose the extension requested by this Motion: The Piedmont Environmental Council; Old Dominion Electric Cooperative; and the Board of Supervisors of Culpeper County. 11. As of the time of filing this Motion, the Company has not yet received a response from the following respondents3 concerning the extension request: Madison County; William & m 3 Respondent David Taylor filed a Cancellation of Participation in this proceeding on May 19,2016. The Company informed Mr. Taylor of the Motion along with the other respondents. 3

6 0 W. Sandford; OMC Alliance; Amcarwill Limited Partnership; William J. Davis, Jr.; Tombstone Limited Partnership; Charlotte E. Chumlea; Jeffry A. Tillery; Stephen B. Carpenter; and Robert R. Putz, Ph.D. WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons and for good cause shown. Dominion Virginia Power respectfully moves the Hearing Examiner to issue a Ruling in an expedited manner that (1) extends the time for the filing of the Company's rebuttal testimony from June 14,2016 to July 12,2016; (2) extends the deadline for receiving public comments from June 21,2016 to July 19,2016; and (3) reschedules the start of the evidentiary hearing from June 28,2016 to either July 27, 2016 or July 28,2016. Respectfrdly submitted, VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY Charlotte P. McAfee Dominion Resources Services, Inc. 120 Tredegar Street, RS-2 Richmond, Virginia (804) charlotte, p. mcafee@dom. com Kristian M. Dahl Elaine S. Ryan Anne Hampton Andrews McGuireWoods LLP Gateway Plaza 800 East Canal Street Richmond, Virginia

7 (804) (KMD telephone) (804) (ESR telephone) (804) (AHA telephone) ' com com Counsel for Applicant Virginia Electric and Power Company. Dated: June 13,2016

8 p> > CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 14th day of June 2016, a true and accurate copy of the foregoing filed in Case No. PUE was hand delivered or mailed first class, postage pre-paid, to the following: ^ C. Meade Browder, Jr., Esq. Office of the Attorney General Division of Consumer Counsel 202 North 9th Street, 8th Floor Richmond, VA Herbert R. Putz, Ph.D Locust Grove Church Road Orange, VA Bobbi Jo Alexis, Esq. Culpeper County Attorney 306 N. Main Street Culpeper, VA James A. Alexander, Esq George James Loop Radiant, VA David W. Taylor 1082 Tinsley Drive Radiant, VA John A. Pirko, Esq. LeClair Ryan 4201 Dominion Boulevard, Suite 200 Glen Allen, VA Caroline V. Davis, Esq. Duane, Hauck, Davis & Gravatt, P.C. 100 West Franklin.Street Richmond, VA Thomas E. Lacheney, Esq. Deal & Lacheney P.C. County Attorney P.O. Box 1762 Midlothian, Virginia Michael Mosko, Jr. 677 John Tucker Road Madison, VA V.R. Shackelford, III, Esq. Madison County Attorney V.R. Shackelford IE, PLC 147 West Davis Street Culpeper, VA William Sanford 1570 Forest Drive Orange, VA Diana E. Norris, Esq. Robert G. Marmet, Esq. Piedmont Environmental Council 45 Homer Street P.O. Box 460 Warrenton, VA Andrew R. McRoberts, Esq. Nicole S. Cheuk, Esq. Sands Anderson PC HUE. Main Street, Suite 2400 P.O. Box 1998 Richmond, VA Charlotte E. Chumlea 1866 Field Road Charlottesville, VA

9 Collin Sumpter, Resource Manager Tombstone Limited Partnership Gxeenview Drive, Suite 210 P.O. Box 850 Laurel, MD Stephen B. Carpenter 1321 Tinsley Drive Radiant, VA John C. Egertson ^ Interim County Administrator y Culpeper County- fc) 302 North Main Street ^ Culpeper, VA Jeffry A. Tillery 172 Great Run Lane Radiant, VA &>