Alaska Statutes Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs § 42.05.785. Project preapproval for large energy facilities

(1) is necessary to the interconnected electric energy transmission network with which it would be interconnected;

(2) complies with reliability standards; and

(3) would, in a cost-effective manner, meet the needs of a load-serving entity that is substantially served by the facility.

(1) project for refurbishment or capitalized maintenance;

(2) hydropower project licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission before September 30, 2016.

(1) governing project preapproval;

(2) defining refurbishment and capitalized maintenance;

(3) maintaining municipal jurisdiction over local planning decisions; and

(4) addressing projects undertaken before integrated resource plan approval for an interconnected electric energy transmission network.

(1) an electric power generating plant or combination of plants at a single site with a combined capacity of 15,000 kilowatts or more with transmission lines that directly interconnect the plant with the transmission system;

(2) a high-voltage, above-ground transmission line that

(3) a high-voltage submarine or underground cable that

(4) an energy storage device or combination of devices at a single site with a combined capacity of 15,000 kilowatts and one hour or more of energy storage that directly connects with the interconnected bulk-electric system; and

(5) a reactive compensation device or combination of devices at a single site with a combined reactive capability of 15,000 kilovars or more with a step-up device to regulate interconnected bulk-electric system voltage.