ALJ/ANG/avs Date of Issuance 5/30/2012

Decision 12-05-022 May 24, 2012

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of the Application of The Nevada Hydro Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Talega-Escondido/Valley-Serrano 500 kV Interconnect Project.

Application 10-07-001
(Filed July 6, 2010)

DECISION DISMISSING APPLICATION AND

DENYING PETITION TO MODIFY DECISION 11-07-036

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

DECISION DISMISSING APPLICATION AND 2 2

DENYING PETITION TO MODIFY DECISION 11-07-036 2 2

Summary 2 2

1. Background 2 2

2. Should the Application be Dismissed? 5 5

2.1. The Parties' Positions 5 5

2.2. Discussion 10 10

3. Should the Petition to Modify D.11-07-036 be Granted? 13 13

4. Categorization and Need for Hearings 17 17

5. Comments on Proposed Decision 17 17

6. Assignment of Proceeding 19 19

Findings of Fact 19 19

Conclusions of Law 20 20

ORDER 23 23

DECISION DISMISSING APPLICATION AND

DENYING PETITION TO MODIFY DECISION 11-07-036

Summary

In this decision, we dismiss The Nevada Hydro Company's (Nevada Hydro) Application (A.) 10-07-001 for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Talega-Escondido/Valley-Serrano 500 kilovolt Interconnect Project. We take this action because, despite over 18 months of work, the application is not complete and does not conform to our requirements. We cannot continue to expend Commission or party resources on A.10-07-001. Although we dismiss this application without prejudice, we impose a series of conditions that must be met if we are to consider an application for this project (or similar projects) in the future. We also deny Nevada Hydro's Petition to Modify Decision (D.) 11-07-036, and require Nevada Hydro to comply with the performance/surety bond requirements specified by Ordering Paragraph 2 of D.11-07-036.