STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
UTILIT...
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
UTILIT...
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
UTILITIES COMMISSION
RALEIGH
DOCKET NO. E-2, SUB 1318
DOCKET NO. EC-67, SUB 55
BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
In the Matter of
Joint Application of Duke Energy Progress, )
LLC and North Carolina Electric )
Membership Corporation for a Certificate ) PUBLIC NOTICE
of Public Convenience and Necessity to )
Construct a 1,360 MW Natural Gas-Fueled )
Combinded Cycle Electric Generating )
Facility in Person County, North Carolina )
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Sections 62-82 and 62-110.1 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and North Carolina Utilities Commission Rule R8-61, Duke Energy Progress, LLC (DEP) and North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC), (together with DEP, Joint Applicants), filed an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 1,360 MW natural gas-fueled combinded cycle electric generating facility in Person County, North Carolina (Application). In summary, DEP and NCEMC state that the facility will be located at the site of DEP's existing Roxboro Plant and will consist of an approximately 1,360 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CC) facility. The Joint Applicants state that the CC (Facility) will be placed into service by January 1, 2029, with DEP's owning approximately 1,135 MW of the capacity, and NCEMC's owning approximately 225 MW of the capacity. The Facility, along with the Roxboro coal-fired units 2 and 3, will be known as the Person County Energy Complex. The Application indicates that only minimal network upgrades are necessary to interconnect the replacement generation of the two units, and an interconnection request has been submitted for the incremental capacity of the Facility. The Application states that DEP has contracted for sufficient firm interstate transportation natural gas capacity to support the demand requirements for the Facility that is incremental to DEP's existing CC fleet requirements. The Application further states that DEP has contracted for firm intrastate transportation rights with Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. The testimony accompanying the Application discusses DEP's and NCEMC's need for and cost of the Facility. The total projected cost of the project was filed under seal as a confidential trade secret.
Specific information about the Application may be obtained at the business offices of DEP or at the Office of the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of the Application is available for review. These materials, as well as pleadings, the prefiled testimony and exhibits of all parties, the transcripts of all hearings, briefs, and proposed orders, may be viewed as they become available on the Commission's website at www.ncuc.gov. Click on "Docket Search" and search for docket number "(E-2 Sub 1318 and/or EC-67 Sub 55)".
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled hearings for the purpose of receiving public witness testimony on the Application as follows:
Roxboro: Thursdsay, June 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.
Person County Courthouse
105 South Main Street, Superior Courtroom
Roxboro, North Carolina 27573
Virtual: Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
Held remotely via Webex
The June 12, 2024, public witness hearing shall be held remotely via Webex, beginning at 6:30 p.m. A link to view the hearing will be available at www.ncuc.gov. Members of the public that would like to testify must register in advance of the hearing, no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2024.
To register, please complete the electronic Remote Public Witness Registration form located on the Commission's website at www.ncuc.gov/hearings/remotepublicregister.html. A confirmation email will be sent to the email provided after the registration form is submitted. Further instructions, including the call-in number, will be provided to you by email approximately one week before the hearing. Witnesses calling from a different number than provided at registration may experience delays or other difficulties in providing their testimony. If assistance is needed, please contact 919-733-0837.
Only the first 20 individuals registered by 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2024, will be allowed to testify at the June 12, 2024, remote public witness hearing. This hearing will be canceled if no one registers to testify by 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2024.
The public witness hearings will be solely for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses in accordance with Commission Rule R1-21(g). The Commission reserves the right to limit testimony at the public witness hearings pursuant to Commission Rule R1-21(g)(5).
A hearing solely for the purpose of receiving expert witness testimony from the parties' witnesses and for cross-examination of expert witnesses for DEP, NCEMC, the Public Staff, and any other intervenors will be held in Raleigh immediately following the hearing in Docket No. E-7, Sub 1297, which is scheduled to begin immediately following the hearing in Docket No. E-100, Sub 190, which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2024. If the hearing on DEP's and NCEMC's Application begins prior to August 9, 2024, and has not concluded by August 9, 2024, the hearing will resume at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, continuing as necessary until conclusion. The hearing will be held in Commission Hearing Room 2115, Second Floor, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Persons desiring to present testimony for the record should appear at one of the public hearings. Persons desiring to send written statements to inform the Commission of their positions in the matter should address their statements to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300 and reference Docket No. E-2, Sub 1318 / EC-67, Sub 55. However, such written statements cannot be considered competent evidence unless those persons appear at the hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements. Customers can also email the Commission a statement about DEP's and NCEMC's Application via the Commission's website at www.ncuc.gov/contactus.html. In either case, consumer statements will be placed in Docket No. E-2, Sub 1318 / EC-67, Sub 55CS, and may be accessed by searching that docket number via the Commission's website.
Persons having an interest in the investigation and desiring to intervene in the matter as formal parties of record may file their petitions to intervene not later than June 20, 2024. These petitions should reference Docket No. E-2, Sub 1318 / EC-67, Sub 55 and should be filed with the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. All parties to this proceeding planning to present expert testimony must prefile their testimony and exhibits not later than June 20, 2024.
The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Written statements to the Public Staff should include any information which the writers wish to be considered by the Public Staff in its investigation of the matter. Such statements should be addressed to:
Mr. Christopher J. Ayers
Executive Director
Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission
4326 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300
The Attorney General is also authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attorney General should be addressed to:
The Honorable Josh Stein
Attorney General of North Carolina
c/o Consumer Protection – Utilities
9001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001
This the 10th day of April, 2024.
NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
/s/ A. Shonta Dunston, Chief Clerk April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2024 - 7621096
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
UTILITIES COMMISSION
RALEIGH
DOCKET NO. E-2, SUB 1318
DOCKET NO. EC-67, SUB 55
BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
In the Matter of
Joint Application of Duke Energy Progress, )
LLC and North Carolina Electric )
Membership Corporation for a Certificate ) PUBLIC NOTICE
of Public Convenience and Necessity to )
Construct a 1,360 MW Natural Gas-Fueled )
Combinded Cycle Electric Generating )
Facility in Person County, North Carolina )
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Sections 62-82 and 62-110.1 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and North Carolina Utilities Commission Rule R8-61, Duke Energy Progress, LLC (DEP) and North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC), (together with DEP, Joint Applicants), filed an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 1,360 MW natural gas-fueled combinded cycle electric generating facility in Person County, North Carolina (Application). In summary, DEP and NCEMC state that the facility will be located at the site of DEP's existing Roxboro Plant and will consist of an approximately 1,360 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CC) facility. The Joint Applicants state that the CC (Facility) will be placed into service by January 1, 2029, with DEP's owning approximately 1,135 MW of the capacity, and NCEMC's owning approximately 225 MW of the capacity. The Facility, along with the Roxboro coal-fired units 2 and 3, will be known as the Person County Energy Complex. The Application indicates that only minimal network upgrades are necessary to interconnect the replacement generation of the two units, and an interconnection request has been submitted for the incremental capacity of the Facility. The Application states that DEP has contracted for sufficient firm interstate transportation natural gas capacity to support the demand requirements for the Facility that is incremental to DEP's existing CC fleet requirements. The Application further states that DEP has contracted for firm intrastate transportation rights with Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. The testimony accompanying the Application discusses DEP's and NCEMC's need for and cost of the Facility. The total projected cost of the project was filed under seal as a confidential trade secret.
Specific information about the Application may be obtained at the business offices of DEP or at the Office of the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of the Application is available for review. These materials, as well as pleadings, the prefiled testimony and exhibits of all parties, the transcripts of all hearings, briefs, and proposed orders, may be viewed as they become available on the Commission's website at www.ncuc.gov. Click on "Docket Search" and search for docket number "(E-2 Sub 1318 and/or EC-67 Sub 55)".
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled hearings for the purpose of receiving public witness testimony on the Application as follows:
Roxboro: Thursdsay, June 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.
Person County Courthouse
105 South Main Street, Superior Courtroom
Roxboro, North Carolina 27573
Virtual: Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
Held remotely via Webex
The June 12, 2024, public witness hearing shall be held remotely via Webex, beginning at 6:30 p.m. A link to view the hearing will be available at www.ncuc.gov. Members of the public that would like to testify must register in advance of the hearing, no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2024.
To register, please complete the electronic Remote Public Witness Registration form located on the Commission's website at www.ncuc.gov/hearings/remotepublicregister.html. A confirmation email will be sent to the email provided after the registration form is submitted. Further instructions, including the call-in number, will be provided to you by email approximately one week before the hearing. Witnesses calling from a different number than provided at registration may experience delays or other difficulties in providing their testimony. If assistance is needed, please contact 919-733-0837.
Only the first 20 individuals registered by 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2024, will be allowed to testify at the June 12, 2024, remote public witness hearing. This hearing will be canceled if no one registers to testify by 5:00 p.m. on June 5, 2024.
The public witness hearings will be solely for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses in accordance with Commission Rule R1-21(g). The Commission reserves the right to limit testimony at the public witness hearings pursuant to Commission Rule R1-21(g)(5).
A hearing solely for the purpose of receiving expert witness testimony from the parties' witnesses and for cross-examination of expert witnesses for DEP, NCEMC, the Public Staff, and any other intervenors will be held in Raleigh immediately following the hearing in Docket No. E-7, Sub 1297, which is scheduled to begin immediately following the hearing in Docket No. E-100, Sub 190, which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2024. If the hearing on DEP's and NCEMC's Application begins prior to August 9, 2024, and has not concluded by August 9, 2024, the hearing will resume at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, continuing as necessary until conclusion. The hearing will be held in Commission Hearing Room 2115, Second Floor, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Persons desiring to present testimony for the record should appear at one of the public hearings. Persons desiring to send written statements to inform the Commission of their positions in the matter should address their statements to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300 and reference Docket No. E-2, Sub 1318 / EC-67, Sub 55. However, such written statements cannot be considered competent evidence unless those persons appear at the hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements. Customers can also email the Commission a statement about DEP's and NCEMC's Application via the Commission's website at www.ncuc.gov/contactus.html. In either case, consumer statements will be placed in Docket No. E-2, Sub 1318 / EC-67, Sub 55CS, and may be accessed by searching that docket number via the Commission's website.
Persons having an interest in the investigation and desiring to intervene in the matter as formal parties of record may file their petitions to intervene not later than June 20, 2024. These petitions should reference Docket No. E-2, Sub 1318 / EC-67, Sub 55 and should be filed with the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. All parties to this proceeding planning to present expert testimony must prefile their testimony and exhibits not later than June 20, 2024.
The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Written statements to the Public Staff should include any information which the writers wish to be considered by the Public Staff in its investigation of the matter. Such statements should be addressed to:
Mr. Christopher J. Ayers
Executive Director
Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission
4326 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300
The Attorney General is also authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attorney General should be addressed to:
The Honorable Josh Stein
Attorney General of North Carolina
c/o Consumer Protection – Utilities
9001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001
This the 10th day of April, 2024.
NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
/s/ A. Shonta Dunston, Chief Clerk April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2024 - 7621096
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