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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The application shall contain all of the following information and any other information that the commission by regulation may require:
(a) A detailed description of the design, construction, and operation of the proposed facility.
(b) Safety and reliability information, including, in addition to documentation previously provided pursuant to Section 25511, planned provisions for emergency operations and shutdowns.
(c) Available site information, including maps and descriptions of present and proposed development and, as appropriate, geological, aesthetic, ecological, seismic, water supply, population, and load center data, and justification for the particular site proposed.
(d) Any other information relating to the design, operation, and siting of the facility that the commission may specify.
(e) A description of the facility, the cost of the facility, the fuel to be used, the source of fuel, fuel cost, plant service life and capacity factor, and generating cost per kilowatthour.
(f) A description of any electric transmission lines, including the estimated cost of the proposed electric transmission line; a map in suitable scale of the proposed routing showing details of the rights-of-way in the vicinity of settled areas, parks, recreational areas, and scenic areas, and existing transmission lines within one mile of the proposed route; justification for the route, and a preliminary description of the effect of the proposed electric transmission line on the environment, ecology, and scenic, historic, and recreational values.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 25520 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-resources-code/prc-sect-25520/
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