Construction work plans—power supply borrowers.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) All power supply 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 generation plant. Applications for RUS financial assistance for such facilities must be supported by a current, RUS-approved CWP. Construction of new generation capacity need not be included in a CWP but must be specified and supported by specific engineering and cost studies. (b) Typically a power supply borrower's CWP shall cover a period of 4 years. While comprehensive CWP's are desired, if there are extenuating circumstances RUS may accept a single-purpose transmission or generation CWP in support of a loan application or budget reclassification. 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) Facilities, equipment, and other items included in a power supply borrower's CWP may include: (1) Distribution and related facilities as set forth in § 1710.251(c); (2) Transmission facilities required to deliver the power needed to serve the existing and planned new loads of the borrower and its members, and to improve service reliability, including tie lines for improved reliability of service, line conversions, improvements and replacements, new substations and substation improvements and replacements, and Systems Control (3) The borrower's prop

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1710.252