direct testimony of the capital expenditures, reliability, and - nyseg
direct testimony of the capital expenditures, reliability, and - nyseg
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Case 09-E-____; Case 09-G-____ (NYSEG)DIRECT TESTIMONY OF THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES,RELIABILITY, AND OPERATIONS PANEL12345678910111213141516171819202122Company undertakes a variety <strong>of</strong> projects required by regulation such as projectsresulting from municipal highway work or projects necessary to comply with <strong>the</strong>North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") <strong>reliability</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ardsfor bulk power transmission, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Commission m<strong>and</strong>ated replacement <strong>of</strong> leakprone pipe. The Company also undertakes projects related to business operations<strong>and</strong> growth such as construction <strong>of</strong> new or upgraded transmission <strong>and</strong> distributionfacilities, services <strong>and</strong> meters to serve new customers or to increase supply toexisting customers. The Company also initiates projects to enhanceinfrastructure, including replacing Company facilities due to various criteria suchas age, obsolescence, condition, capacity, <strong>reliability</strong> performance, or relativeconsequences <strong>of</strong> failure. These projects are planned, designed, prioritized, <strong>and</strong>approved specifically to maintain safe <strong>and</strong> reliable service. This Panel describes<strong>the</strong> <strong>capital</strong> projects that have met <strong>the</strong>se criteria, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> incremental O&M costsrequired by <strong>the</strong> Company to ensure safe <strong>and</strong> reliable electric <strong>and</strong> gas service. ThisPanel also addresses line clearance resources required to maintain reliable service.Q. Is this Panel sponsoring any electric exhibits?A. Yes. The Panel will sponsor electric exhibits NYSEGCRO-1 throughNYSEGCRO-13. Exhibit __ (NYSEGCRO-1) is a detailed listing <strong>of</strong> NYSEG'scurrent <strong>and</strong> proposed electric <strong>capital</strong> projects that have an estimated total cost <strong>of</strong>at least $1 million. Exhibit __ (NYSEGCRO-2) is a summary <strong>of</strong> NYSEG's total<strong>capital</strong> forecast by type <strong>of</strong> expenditure, which includes <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> majorprojects listed in Exhibit __ (NYSEGCRO-1) <strong>and</strong> <strong>expenditures</strong> for o<strong>the</strong>r projects6
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