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National Grid Submits FERC Form 730 Report Of Transmission Investment Activity To Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
National Grid has submitted the following document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Pursuant to 18 CFR Part 35, National Grid submits FERC Form No. 730. This filing consists of this transmittal letter and FERC No. 730. FERC-730, Report of Transmission Investment Activity. This report is for the CLCPA Phase 2 Article VII Projects. Table 1: Actual and Projected Electric Transmission Capital Spending. Actual at December 31, Projected Investment (Incremental Investment by Year for Each of the Succeeding Five Calendar Years) 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030. Black River to Clay T-Line, Black River to Porter T-Line, S. Oswego to Tar Hill T-Line, Colton to Nicholville T-Line, Staplin Creek Substation, Beaver River Substation, Duer St. Substation, Maiden Lane Substation, Gulf Rd. Phase Angle Regulators. Capital Spending On Electric Transmission Facilities ($ Thousands). $19,266, $31,412, $11,011, $7,507, $961, $35,859, $1,944, $6,170, $5,528, $119,658, $87,333, $187,509, $56,080, $54,225, $8,450, $49,012, $6,743, $40,988, $3,562, $493,902, $167,604, $229,124, $115,361, $32,931, $18,236, $45,059, $22,390, $13,963, $12,080, $656,748, $151,556, $276,474, $59,478, $13,811, $7,585, $16,388, $9,590, $5,112, $5,830, $545,824, $112,504, $169,661, $14,253, $8,096, $1,809, $7,577, $3,034, $1,421, $742, $319,097, $46,019, $39,925, $1,814, $1,906, $3,953, $1,928, $697, $0, $8, $96,250. Instructions for completing “Table 1: Actual and Projected Electric Transmission Capital Spending”: (1) Transmission facilities are defined to be transmission assets as specified in the Uniform System of Accounts in account numbers 350 through 359 (see, 18 C.F.R Part 101, Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees Subject to the Provisions of the Federal Power Act, for account definitions). The Transmission Plant accounts include: Accounts 350 (Land and Land Rights), 351 (Energy Storage Equipment- Transmission), 352 (Structures and Improvements), 353 (Station Equipment), 354 (Towers and Fixtures), 355 (Poles and Fixtures), 356 (Overhead Conductors and Devices), 357 (Underground Conduit), 358 (Underground Conductors and Devices), and 359 (Roads and Trails). Table 2: Project Detail. Project Description, Project Type, Expected Project Completion Date (month/year), Completion Status, Is Project On Schedule? If Project Not On Schedule, Indicate Reasons For Delay. Black River to Clay T-Line: The Black River to Clay project is a 115kV transmission rebuild of approximately 60.9 miles of the existing 115kV transmission line. Upgrade of Existing, December 2029, Pre-Engineering, Yes, N/A. Black River to Porter T-Line: The Black River to Porter project is a 115kV transmission rebuild of approximately 87.8 miles of the existing 115kV transmission line. Upgrade of Existing, December 2029, Pre-Engineering, Yes, N/A. South Oswego to Tar Hill T-Line: The South Oswego to Tar Hill project is a 115kV transmission rebuild of approximately 27.3 miles of the existing 115kV transmission line. Upgrade of Existing, May 2028, Pre-Engineering, Yes, N/A. Colton to Nicholville T-Line: The Colton to Nicholville project is a 115kV transmission rebuild of approximately 18.3 miles of the existing 115kV transmission line. Upgrade of Existing, December 2027, Under Construction, Yes, N/A. Staplin Creek Substation: 115kV new build substation in the town of Rutland in Jefferson County. New Build, June 2028, Pre-Engineering, Yes, N/A. Beaver River Substation: 115kV new build substation and synchronous condenser in the town of Croghan in Lewis County. New Build, August 2029, Pre-Engineering, Yes, N/A. Duer St. Substation: 115kV new build 4-breaker ring bus substation in the city of Oswego. New Build, June 2028, Pre-Engineering, Yes, N/A. Maiden Lane Substation: 115kV new build substation in the town of Scriba in Oswego County. New Build, April 2027, Under Construction, Yes, N/A. Gulf Road Phase Angle Regulators: Installation of Phase Angle Regulators at the new 115kV Gulf Road Greenfield Substation. New Build, January 2029, Pre-Engineering, Yes, N/A. Instructions for completing “Table 2: Project Detail”: (1) Respondents must list all projects included in Table 1 above, Actual and Projected Electric Transmission Capital Spending, excluding those projects with projected costs less than $20 million. Respondents should add as many additional rows as are necessary to list all relevant projects. (2) Respondents should include voltage level in the Project Description column. (3) Respondents should select between the following Project Types to complete the Project Type column: New Build, Upgrade of Existing, Refurbishment/Replacement, or Generator Direct Connection. (4) Respondents should select between the following designations to complete the Completion Status column: Complete, Under Construction, Pre-Engineering, Planned, Proposed, and Conceptual. (5) Respondents should select between the following delay designations to complete the Reasons for Delay column: Siting, Permitting, Construction, Delayed Completion of New Generator, or Other (specify). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C 3501 et seq.) requires the company to inform the information collected in the FERC-730 is necessary for the Commission to evaluate its incentive rates policies, and to demonstrate the effectiveness of these policies. Further, the FERC-730 filing requirement allows the Commission to track the progress of electric transmission projects granted incentive-based rates, providing an accurate assessment of the state of the industry with respect to transmission investment, and ensuring that incentive rates are effective in encouraging the development of appropriate transmission infrastructure. Responses are mandatory. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Public reporting burden for reviewing the instructions, completing, and filling out this form is estimated to be 30 hours per response. This form has been assigned OMB Control Number 1902-0239.