South Carolina Code 58-33-260. Combined application; contents
(1) an introduction;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-33-260
- application: means an application for a base load review order under the terms of this article. See South Carolina Code 58-33-220
- certificate: means a certificate of environmental compatibility and public convenience and necessity. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20
- Combined application: means a base load review application which is combined with an application for a certificate under the Utility Facility Siting and Environmental Protection Act, or which involves a plant located outside of the State of South Carolina, and at the utility's option may be combined with an application for new electric rates under § 58-27-860. See South Carolina Code 58-33-220
- General rate proceeding: means a proceeding under § 58-27-810 and other applicable provisions for the establishment of new electric rates and charges, and where orders in general rate proceedings are referenced in this article, these orders include rate orders issued in proceedings or combined proceedings under this article. See South Carolina Code 58-33-220
- plant: means a new coal or nuclear fueled electrical generating unit or units or facility that is designed to be operated at a capacity factor exceeding seventy percent annually, has a gross initial generation capacity of three hundred fifty megawatts or more, and is intended in whole or in part to serve retail customers of a utility in South Carolina, and for a coal plant, includes Best Available Control Technology, as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, for the control of air emissions. See South Carolina Code 58-33-220
- Utility: means a person owning or operating equipment or facilities for generating, transmitting, or delivering electricity to South Carolina retail customers for compensation but it shall not include electric cooperatives, municipalities, the South Carolina Public Service Authority, or a person furnishing electricity only to himself, itself, its residents, employees, or tenants when the electricity is not resold or used by others. See South Carolina Code 58-33-220
- Utility Facility Siting and Environmental Protection Act: means § 58-33-10 and other applicable provisions of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 58-33-220
(2) material required by law or regulation to be contained in an application filed under the Utility Facility Siting and Environmental Protection Act, except that combined applications associated with plants located outside South Carolina shall address only § 58-33-160(1)(a), 58-33-160(1)(d), and 58-33-160(1)(f) and information pertaining to the environmental impacts of the plant may not be included in the combined application;
(3) the material required by law or regulation to be contained in an application under this article, including the material required under § 58-33-250;
(4) if combined with a general rate proceeding, the material required to be filed by law or regulation in applications for the establishment of new rates under § 58-27-860; and
(5) if the plant is located outside South Carolina, a copy of the order from the host state granting a certificate or other authorization similar to that granted under the Utility Facility Siting and Environmental Protection Act.
(B) Where the same information is required in different sections of the combined application, it may be set forth once and cross-referenced as appropriate.