Transmission Line
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Appendix 2 to Decision 3568-D01-2015
EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc.
Transmission Line 1206L/1212L
February 9, 2015
Proceeding 3568
Application 1611070-1
AltaLink Management Ltd. (AltaLink) and EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. (EPCOR),
pursuant to Permit and Licences U2014-209 and U2014-211,1 are the operators of the
500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 1206/1212L (the transmission line) from Ellerslie 89S
substation in south Edmonton to Heartland 12S substation in the Gibbons-Redwater area.
AltaLink and EPCOR own and operate portions of the transmission line within their respective
transmission service areas.
AltaLink and EPCOR, by Application No. 1611070-1, registered December 11, 2014 (the
application), applied to the Alberta Utilities Commission for approval to transfer to AltaLink
ownership of the portion of the transmission line consisting of the SF6 gas insulated line system
(GIL) terminating at Ellerslie 89S substation, as specified in Application 1606609.
The Commission, pursuant to sections 15 and 19 of the Hydro and Electric Energy Act, approved
the application in Decision 3568-D01-2015,2 and granted EPCOR a licence to operate the
transmission line. This approval is subject to the provisions of the Hydro and Electric Energy Act
and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act, any regulations made under the acts, any orders made
under the acts, the Commission rules made pursuant to the Alberta Utilities Commission Act, and
the following terms and conditions:
1. EPCOR’s portion of the transmission line and the route of the transmission line shall be as
shown on Appendix A, and as described in the application, Applications 1606609 and
1610091 and in Decision 2011-436.3
2. Specifications of the transmission line shall include the following:
a) The transmission line shall be designed, built for and operated at a nominal voltage of
500 kV.
b) The transmission line shall be constructed of double-circuit steel lattice towers as
specified in Application 1606609 and as stipulated in Decision 2011-436 except in the
following locations:
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2
3
Transmission Line Permit and Licences U2014-209 and U2014-211, Application 1610091, Proceeding 2932,
June 6, 2014.
Decision 3568-D01-2015: AltaLink Management Ltd. and EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. – Transfer of
Gas Insulated Line, Application 1611070-1, Proceeding 3568, February 9, 2015.
Decision 2011-436, AltaLink Management Ltd. and EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. – Heartland
Transmission Project, Application 1606609, Proceeding 457, November 1, 2011.
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i) The transmission line shall be terminated at Ellerslie 89S substation by the
GIL.
ii) The transmission line shall be constructed of double-circuit monopole from
the location near the intersection of Anthony Henday Drive and Highway 14
to just south of Baseline Road as stipulated in Decision 2011-436.
c) Other aspects of the construction as more particularly described in Application 1606609
and as discussed in Decision 2011-436.
Permit and Licence U2014-211 is rescinded.
The Commission may cancel or suspend this order, in whole or in part, in accordance with
Section 41 of the Hydro and Electric Energy Act or may review this order, in whole or in part,
upon its own motion or upon an application by an interested party, in accordance with Section 10
of the Alberta Utilities Commission Act.
Alberta Utilities Commission
(original signed by)
Anne Michaud
Commission Member
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R.25
R.24
R.23
R.22
HEARTLAND 12S
SUBSTATION
R.21 W.4M.
T.56
T.55
T.54
T.53
T.52
ELLERSLIE 89S
SUBSTATION
ALTALINK PORTION OF LINE
EDMONTON AREA
T.51
AUC
APPENDIX A LICENCE 3568-D03-2015
PREVIOUS PERMIT AND LICENCE U2014-211
LEGEND
EPCOR DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION INC. 500-kV TRANSMISSION LINES 1206L / 1212L
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD. 500-kV TRANSMISSION LINES 1206L / 1212L
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