Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 138 - Public Utilities Commission
Chapter 7851 - CERTIFICATE OF NEED; GAS STORAGE, PIPELINE
APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF NEED
Part 7851.0300 - HISTORICAL FACILITY DATA

A. a system map showing the route and mileage of its large gas pipelines, and the locations of pumping or compressor stations, storage facilities, interconnections, and fuel conversion or processing plants;

B. the design capacity of each line in the system to transport natural or synthetic gas into Minnesota;

C. the design capacity of the system to transport natural or synthetic gas out of the state;

D. identification of the specific facilities listed in response to item A normally used to store or transport the type of gas that would be stored or transported in the proposed facility;

E. the end-of-year total capacity of the facilities listed in response to item D for each of the ten years preceding the application;

F. average percentage utilization during the peak season and during the off-peak season of the facilities listed in response to item D;

G. maximum sendout at the beginning and end of the withdrawal cycle from the storage facilities listed in response to item D;

H. if any of the storage facilities listed in response to item D is a large underground gas storage facility, the method of containment of the stored natural or synthetic gas and the method of disposal of the water produced in or seeping into the facility;

I. if any of the storage facilities listed in response to item D is part of a liquefaction facility, a brief description of the system used to liquefy gas; and

J. if any of the storage facilities listed in response to item D is part of a fuel conversion or processing plant, a brief description of the plant.