ALJ/RS1/sid Date of Issuance 7/31/2009

Decision 09-07-040 July 30, 2009

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (U338E), for a Permit To Construct Electrical Facilities With Voltages Between 50 kV and 200 kV: Kimball Substation Project.

Application 06-12-032 (Filed December 29, 2006)

DECISION ADDRESSING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON

COMPANY APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT

THE KIMBALL SUBSTATION PROJECT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

DECISION ADDRESSING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON

COMPANY APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT

THE KIMBALL SUBSTATION PROJECT 2

1. Summary 2

2. Background 3

3. The Proposed Project 4

4. Notice and Procedural Issues 7

5. Requirements for a PTC 9

6. Proposed Facilities Description 10

7. Environmental Review 10

7.1. Proponent's Environmental Assessment 11

7.2. Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 12

7.3. Mitigation, Monitoring, Reporting and Compliance Plan 12

7.4. Electric and Magnetic Fields 13

7.5. Public Notice and Review 14

7.6. Final MND 15

8. Conclusion 16

9. Waiver of Comment Period 17

10. Assignment of Proceeding 17

Findings of Fact 17

Conclusions of Law 19

ORDER.. 19

DECISION ADDRESSING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON

COMPANY APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT

THE KIMBALL SUBSTATION PROJECT

1. Summary

This decision grants Application 06-12-032 by Southern California Edison Company (SCE) for a permit to construct the proposed project known as the Kimball Substation Project (Proposed Project), pursuant to General Order 131-D, in the City of Chino, California.  Approval of this Application allows SCE to construct additional transmission capacity serving the Cities of Chino, Ontario and unincorporated western Riverside County to ensure that customer electrical demand can be met safely and reliably without overloading the existing electric facilities serving the area.

The Proposed Project includes:

1. Construction of the proposed Kimball Substation on an approximately 2 acre site.

2. Modification of approximately 6.7 miles of the Chino-Corona-Pedley 66 kilovolt (kV) subtransmission line.

3. Construction of two new 340-foot long underground circuits extending the Chino-Corona-Pedley line into the proposed Kimball Substation.

4. Addition of a second circuit to an approximately 0.9 mile segment of the existing Archibald-Chino-Corona 66 kV subtransmission line and construction of a new 0.4 mile segment to connect the Chino-Corona-Pedley 66 kV line to the Archibald-Chino-Corona 66 kV line.

Modifications 3 and 4 will form the new Chino-Cimgen-Kimball 66 kV subtransmission line.

5. Construction of six 12 kV underground circuits extending from the proposed Kimball Substation to the nearest public street; and

6. Installation of new fiber-optic cable and communication equipment along an existing telecommunications line to connect the proposed Kimball Substation to SCE's existing telecommunication system.

As the Lead Agency for environmental review, we find the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Proposed Project meets the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.¹ 

This proceeding is closed.

¹ Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.