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Portland General Electric Company Barbara W. HalleLegal Department Assistant General Counsel121 SW Salmon Street • Portland, Oregon 97204
(503) 464-8858 • Facsimile (503) 464-2200
April 20, 2007
Via Electronic Filing and U.S. Mail
Oregon Public Utility CommissionAttention: Filing CenterP.O. Box 2148Salem, OR 97308-2148
Re: AR 514 - RULEMAKING AMENDING VEGETATION CLEARANCEREQUIREMENTS
Attention Filing Center:
Enclosed for filing in the captioned docket are both an original and one copy of:
• COMMENTS OF PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.
This document is being filed by electronic mail with the Filing Center.
An extra copy of this cover letter is enclosed. Please date stamp the extra copy and returnit to me in the envelope provided.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Sincerely,
BARBARA W. HALLE
BWH:mmdEnclosures
cc: Service List - AR 514
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
OF OREGON
AR514
In the Matter of )) COMMENTS OF PORTLAND
Amending Vegetation Clearance ) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYRequirements for Electric Transmission )Lines over 50,000 Volts )
INTRODUCTION
Portland General Electric Company ("PGE") appreciates the opportunity to file
comments in this rulemaking.
DISCUSSION OF SPECIFIC ISSUES
PGE has a concern with the proposed modification as currently written. Division 024
would be modified so that any portion of any vegetation, such as a tip of one branch, closer than
7,5 feet from any transmission line above 50,000 volts and less than 200,000 volts, would be a
rule violation. Any limited intrusion would also not be allowed within 10 feet of transmission
lines above 200,000 volts. While this modification may make sense when considering 230,000
volt or 500,000 volt lines, (since these lines can go to ground if contact is made with vegetation.)
this is not the case with 57,000 volt or 115,000 volt lines. Branch tips can be 2.0 feet from the
line and would not cause problems for either a 57,000 volt or 115,000 volt line. However, the
same branch tip would ground out a 500,000 volt line.
PGE suggests modifying the current Division 024 rule to allow no intrusion within 10
feet for lines at or above 200,000 volts but limited intrusion should be allowed within 7.5 feet for
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57,000, 69,000 and 115,000 volt lines. This limited intrusion would be permissible as long as no
vegetation is closer than 2.0 feet.
We also strongly recommend this section of Division 024 for transmission lines be
revisited and modified as necessary to reflect final FERC / NERC rules when they are published.
CONCLUSION
We appreciate the opportunity to provide these comments in addition to our oral
comments at the hearing scheduled for April 23, 2007.
DATED this 20th day of April 2007.
Respectfully Submitted,
Barbara W. HalleTOSB No. 88054Assistant General CounselPortland General Electric Company121 SW Salmon Street, 1 WTC 1301Portland, OR 97204(503) 464-8858 phone(503) 464-2200 [email protected]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
1 hereby certify that I have this day caused COMMENTS OF PORTLAND GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY to be served by electronic mail to those parties whose email addresses
appear on the attached service list, and by First Class US Mail, postage prepaid and properly
addressed, to those parties on the attached service list who have not waived paper service from
OPUC Docket No. AR 514.
Dated at Portland, Oregon, this 20th day of April 2007.
Barbara Halle,
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SUSAN K ACKERMAN, ATTORNEY9883 NW NOTTAGE DRPORTLAND OR 97229susan.k. [email protected]
MATT [email protected]
JIM DEASONATTORNEY AT LAW1 SW COLUMBIA ST, SUITE 1600PORTLAND OR [email protected]
ROGER KUHLMAN633 7TH ST NWSALEM OR [email protected]
ASHLAND CITY OFSCOTT JOHNSON90 NORTH MOUNTAIN AVEASHLAND OR 97520Johnsons @ ashland.or.us
ATER WYNNE LLPWENDY L MARTIN222 SW COLUMBIA ST - STE 1800PORTLAND OR 97201wlm @ aterwynne.com
BEND BROADBANDJEFF LIBERTYj liberty @ bendbroadband. net
CENTRAL LINCOLN PUDDENISE ESTEPPO BOX 1126NEWPORT OR 97365destep @ cencoast.com
MICHAEL L WILSONINTERIM GENERAL MANAGER2129 N COAST HWYNEWPORT OR 97365-0090mwilson @ cencoast.com
CENTURYTEL OF OREGON INCDOUG COOLEY707 13THSTSTE280SALEM OR 97301doug.cooley @ centurytel .com
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONSSUZANNE CURTIS4031 VIAOROAVELONG BEACH CA [email protected]
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS CORPGARY LEE521NE136THAVVANCOUVER WA 98684glee @chartercom.com
C1NGULAR WIRELESSCINDY MANHEIMPO BOX 97061REDMOND WA [email protected]
CITY OF PORTLANDRICHARD JOHNSON1120 SW 5TH AVE RM 800PORTLAND OR 97204richard.j ohnson @ pdxtrans.org
CLATSKANIEPUDKEENE C BASSOLINE SUPERINTENDENTPO BOX 216CLATSKANIE OR [email protected]
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CLEAR CREEK MUTUALTELEPHONE COBILL KIGGINSOPERATIONS MANAGER18238 S FISCHERS MILL RDOREGON CITY OR [email protected]
CN UTILITY CONSULTINGSTEPHEN R CffiSLEWICZPO BOX 746NOVATO CA [email protected]
COMCASTDAWNA [email protected]
NANCY [email protected]
COMCAST PHONE OF OREGON LLCSCOTT WHEELER9605 SW NIMBUS AVEBEAVERTON OR 97008scott_wheeler2@cable,comcastcom
COMSPANUSASEBASTIAN MC [email protected]
CONSUMER POWER INCSTUART SLOANPOBOX 1180PHILOMATH OR 97370stuarts @cpi.coop
COOS CURRY ELECTRICCOOPERATIVELINDA L SPURGEONPOBOX 1268PORT ORFORD OR [email protected]
COOS-CURRY ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE INCSCOTT ADAMSPO BOX 1268PORT ORFORD OR 97465scotta @ cooscurryelectric .com
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINESARAH K WALLACEATTORNEY AT LAW1300 SW FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2300PORTLAND OR 97201sarah wall ace @ dwt.com
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLPMARIA T BROWNE1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW,SUITE 200WASHINGTON DC [email protected]
SCOTT THOMPSON, ATTORNEY1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 200WASHINGTON DC 20006scottthompson @ dwt.com
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLPMARK P TRINCHERO1300 SW FIFTH AVE STE 2300PORTLAND OR 97201-5682marktrinchero @ dwt.com
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLPJILL VALENSTEIN1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW,STE 200WASHINGTON DC [email protected]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEMICHAEL T WEIRICH, AAG1162COURTSTNESALEM OR [email protected]
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ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVEPHIL CHARLTONpcharlton @ eli-consulting.com
EMBARQ COMMUNICATIONS INCWILLIAM E HENDRICKS, ATTORNEY902WASCOSTA0412HOOD RIVER OR [email protected]
NANCY JUDY, STATE EXEC902WASCOSTA0412HOOD RIVER OR [email protected]
EMERALD PUDCRAIG ANDRUS33733 SEAVEY LOOP RDEUGENE OR [email protected]
ESCHELON TELECOM OF OREGONINCCATHERINE A MURRAYREGULATORY AFFAIRS730 SECOND AVE S STE 900MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2489camurray @ eschelon.com
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARDMARK OBERLE, PROPERTYMANAGERPO BOX 10148EUGENE OR [email protected]
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OFAMERICA INCINGO HENNINGSENPO BOX 708970SANDY UT [email protected]
KEVIN L SAVILLEATTORNEY AT LAW2378 WILSHIRE BLVD.MOUND MN 55364ksaville @ czn.com
GRAHAM & DUNN PCRICHARD J BUSCHPIER 702801 ALASKAN WAY STE 300SEATTLE WA 98121-1128rbusch @ grahamdunn.com
HUNTER COMMUNICATIONS INCRICHARD W RYAN801 ENTERPRISE DR STE 101CENTRAL POINT OR [email protected]
IBEW LOCAL 659RONALD W JONES4480 ROGUE VALLEY HWY #3CENTRAL POINT OR 97502-1695ronjones @ ibew659.org
IDAHO POWER COMPANYJEANNETTE C BOWMANPO BOX 70BOISE ID [email protected]
IDAHO POWER COMPANYSANDRA D HOLMESPO BOX 70BOISE ID 83703sholmes @ idahopower.com
IDAHO POWER COMPANYBARTON L KLINEPO BOX 70BOISE ID 83707-0070bkline @ idahopower.com
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IDAHO POWER COMPANYLISA D NORDSTROMPO BOX 70BOISE ID 837031 nordstrom @ idahopower.com
IDAHO POWER COMPANYCOLLEEN RAMSEYPO BOX 70BOISE ID [email protected]
IDAHO POWER COMPANYBRYAN TAYLORPO BOX 70BOISE ID 83703btaylor @ idahopower.com
IDAHO POWER COMPANYBRENT VAN PATTENPO BOX 70BOISE ID 83707bvanpatten @ idahopower.com
INTEGRA TELECOM OF OREGON INCROBERT DAVIDSON1201 NE LLOYD BLVD STE 500PORTLAND OR [email protected]
INTEGRA TELECOM OF OREGON INCLEE GUSTAVSON, MANAGER,[email protected]
INTEGRA TELECOM OF OREGON INCSHEILA HARRIS,1201 NE LLOYD BLVD, STE 500PORTLAND OR [email protected]
INTEGRA TELECOM OF OREGON INCJAY NUSBAUM1201 NE LLOYD BLVD - STE 500PORTLAND OR [email protected]
LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIESANDREA FOGUEPO BOX 9281201 COURT ST NE STE 200SALEM OR 97308afogue @ orcities.org
MCDOWELL & RACKNER PCKIMBERLY PERRY520 SW SIXTH AVENUE, SUITE 830PORTLAND OR [email protected]
LISA F RACKNER, ATTORNEY520 SW SIXTH AVENUE STE 830PORTLAND OR 97204lisa @ mcd-law.com
MCMINNVILLE CITY OF WATER &LIGHTSCOTT ROSENBALMPO BOX 638MCMINNVILLE OR [email protected]
MILLENNIUM DIGITAL MEDIAEUGENE A FRY3633 136THPLSE#107BELLEVUE WA [email protected]
MILLER NASH LLPBROOKS HARLOW601 UNION ST STE 4400SEATTLE WA 98101-2352brooks.harlow @ millernash.com
MONMOUTH CITY OFJ WHITE151 W MAIN STMONMOUTH OR [email protected]
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DAVE WILDMAN401 N HOGAN RDMONMOUTH OR [email protected]
NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIESCOOPERATIVEWILLIAM K EDWARDS2001 COOPERATIVE WAYHERNDON VA 20171-2035bill.edwards @ nrucfc .coop
NORTHERN WASCO COUNTY PUDPAUL TITUS2345 RIVER RDTHE DALLES OR [email protected]
ORECADAVID SHAW707 13THST#200SALEM OR 97301-4005dshaw @ oreca.org
OREGON CABLE ANDTELECOMMUNICATIONSASSOCIATIONMICHAEL DEWEY1249 COMMERCIAL ST SESALEM OR 97302mdewey @ oregoncable.com
OREGON JOINT USE ASSOCIATIONGENOA INGRAM1286 COURT STNESALEM OR [email protected]
JOHN SULLIVAN2213 SW 153RDDRBEAVERTON OR [email protected]
WILLIAM C WOODS9605 SW NIMBUS AVEBEAVERTON OR [email protected]
OREGON MUNICIPAL ELECTRICUTILITIES ASSOCTOM O'CONNORPO BOX 928SALEM OR [email protected]
OREGON PUD ASSOCIATIONDON GODARD727 CENTER ST NE - STE 305SALEM OR 97301dgodard @ opuda. org
OREGON TELECOMMUNICATIONSASSNBRANT WOLF70713THSTSESTE280SALEM OR 97301-4036bwolf @ ota-telecom.org
OREGON TRAIL ELECTRICCOOPERATIVEANTHONY BAILEYPO BOX 226BAKER CITY OR 97814abailey @ otecc.com
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHTCECE L COLEMAN825 NE MULTNOMAH STE 800PORTLAND OR [email protected]
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHTWILLIAM EAQUINTO825 NE MULTNOMAH - STE 1700PORTLAND OR [email protected]
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PACIFIC POWER & LIGHTCOREY FITZGERALD825 NE MULTNOMAH STE 800PORTLAND OR [email protected]
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHTRANDALL MILLER1407 W N TEMPLE STE 220SALT LAKE CITY UT [email protected]
PACIFICORP OREGON DOCKETS825 NE MULTNOMAH ST, STE 2000PORTLAND OR [email protected]
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHTHEIDI CASWELL825 NE MULTNOMAH STPORTLAND OR [email protected]
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHTJIM MARQUIS830 OLD SALEM RDALB ANY OR [email protected]
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHTLAURA RAYPUSH825 NE MULTNOMAH, STE 1700PORTLAND OR [email protected]
PERKINS COTE LLPLAWRENCE REICHMAN1120 NW COUCH ST - 10 FLPORTLAND OR [email protected]
PIONEER TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEGENERAL MANAGER1304 MAIN ST PO BOX 631PHILOMATH OR 97370
PORTLAND CITY OF -OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATIONRICHARD GRAY1120 SW 5TH AVE RM 800PORTLAND OR [email protected]
PRIORITYONETELECOMMUNICATIONS INCPO BOX 758LA GRANDE OR [email protected]
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONJERRY MURRAYPO BOX 2148SALEM OR [email protected]
GARY PUTNAMPO BOX 2148SALEM OR [email protected]
JOHN WALLACEPO BOX 2148SALEM OR 97308-2148John. Wallace @ state.or.us
QUALITY TELEPHONE INCFRANK X MCGOVERNPO BOX 7310DALLAS TX [email protected]
QWESTJEFF KENT8021 SW CAPITOL HILL RD, ROOM 180PORTLAND OR [email protected]
QWEST CORPORATIONALEX M DUARTE421 SWOAKSTSTE810PORTLAND OR [email protected]
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SPEER, HOYT, JONES,FETNMAN, ET ALCHRISTY MONSON975 OAK STREET, SUITE 700EUGENE OR 97401christy @ speerhoyt.com
SPRINGFIELD UTILITY BOARDTAMARA JOHNSONPO BOX 300SPRINGFIELD OR 97477tamaraj @ subutil.com
SPRINT NEXTELKRISTIN L JACOBSON201 MISSION ST STE 1400SAN FRANCISCO CA [email protected]
T-MOBILEANDREW [email protected]
T-MOBILE USA [email protected]
TIME WARNER TELECOMKEVIN O'CONNOR520 SW 6TH AVEPORTLAND OR [email protected]
TIME WARNER TELECOM OF OREGONLLCBRIAN THOMAS223 TAYLOR AVE NSEATTLE WA [email protected]
UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OFTHE NORTHWESTTOM MCGOWAN902 WASCO STHOOD RIVER OR 97031tom.a.mcgowan @ sprint.com
UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OFTHE NORTHWEST/EMBARQBARBARA YOUNG902 WASCO ST - ORHDRA0412HOOD RIVER OR [email protected]
VERIZONSUSAN [email protected]
STEVEN LINDSAY C/O SUSAN BURKE180041STSTEVERETT WA 98201steve.lindsay @ verizon.com
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICESTHOMAS DIXON707 17TH STREETDENVER CO [email protected]
VERIZON NORTHWEST INCRICHARD STEWART600 HIDDEN RIDGE- HQEO3J28IRVING TX [email protected]
RENEE WILLER20575 NW VON NEUMANN DR STE 150MCOR030156HILLSBORO OR [email protected]
WANTEL INCMARTY PATROVSKY1016 SE OAK AVEROSEBURG OR [email protected]
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