Construction work plans—distribution borrowers.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) All distribution borrowers must maintain a current CWP covering all new construction, improvements, replacements, and retirements of distribution and transmission plant, and improvements replacements, and retirements of any generation plant. Construction of new generation capacity need not be included in a CWP but must be specified and supported by specific engineering and cost studies. (See § 1710.253.) (b) A distribution borrower's CWP shall typically cover a construction period of 4 years and includes all facilities to be constructed which are eligible for RUS financing, whether or not RUS financial assistance will be sought or be available for certain facilities. Any RUS financing provided for the facilities will be limited to a 4 year loan period. The construction period covered by a CWP in support of a loan application shall not be shorter than the loan period requested for financing of the facilities. (c) The facilities, equipment and other items included in a distribution borrower's CWP may include: (1) Line extensions required to connect consumers, improve service reliability or improve voltage conditions; (2) Distribution tie lines to improve reliability of service and voltage regulation; (3) Line conversions and changes required to improve existing services or provide additional capacity for new consumers; (4) New substation facilities or additions to existing substations; (5) Transmission and substation facilities required to support the distribution system; (

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1710.251