Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 138 - Public Utilities Commission
Chapter 7851 - CERTIFICATE OF NEED; GAS STORAGE, PIPELINE
APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF NEED
Part 7851.0310 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED FACILITY
Universal Citation: MN Rules 7851.0310
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Design.
The applicant shall provide the following information pertaining to the design of the proposed facility:
A. the purpose and planned use of the
facility, including its relationship to the system which requires it;
B. its initial and ultimate design capacity
or throughput in the appropriate unit of measure;
C. if known, the complete name and address of
the engineer and firm that would be responsible for the design;
D. the boiling point at 14.73 psia, critical
point in degrees Fahrenheit and psia, and Btu content per Mcf or equivalent Mcf
of the types of gas that would be stored or transported;
E. the temperature and maximum operating
pressure at which the natural or synthetic gas would be stored or
transported;
F. preliminary
engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications for:
(1) tanks, pipes, and valves with the maximum
allowable operating pressure for each;
(2) compressors or pumps, including
representative efficiency, diameter, maximum allowable operating pressure, and
maximum capacity; and
(3) prime
movers, including representative type, efficiency, maximum power capacity in
horsepower, allowable maximum and minimum operating temperatures, and daily
energy requirement at the initial and ultimate design capacities;
G. its economic life;
and
H. the estimated tariffs
(proposed pipelines only), and capital, maintenance, and operating costs of the
facility during its economic life.
Subp. 2. Construction.
The applicant shall provide the following information pertaining to the construction of the proposed facility:
A. if known, the complete name and address of
the company that would be responsible for the construction; and
B. the proposed date for commencement of
construction and the proposed in-service date.
Subp. 3. Operation.
The applicant shall provide the following information on the operation of the proposed facility:
A.
the expected average percentage of use of the proposed facility during the
first five years of operation;
B.
the expected maximum operating pressure and delivery rates of the proposed
facility at peak demand;
C. the
expected power requirement of the prime movers at peak demand (in kilowatts,
Mcf per hour, or gallons per hour); and
D. for a proposed storage facility, the
maximum delivery rate of the most likely modes of transportation that would be
used to transport gas to the site.
Statutory Authority: MS s 216B.08; 216B.2421; 216B.243; 216C.10
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