CENSE Legal Notebook
This is the notebook that CENSE compiled for the Public Hearing on Energize Eastside for the Bellevue south segment. More information is on our Hearing Information Page.
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1. Introduction to Notebook
2. Notebook Summary Memorandum
3. Description of Applicant: Puget Sound Energy
4. Cost of Project
4.1 Lifetime Cost Analysis for Energize Eastside – Jeffrey King, Economist
4.2 Cost of Talbot Hill/Lakeside Transmission Line Project – Jeanne DeMund, CENSE
5. Rebuttal of Project Need
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Needs and Costs of Energize Eastside – Robert McCullough, Expert Witness
5.2 Load Flow Modeling for Energize Eastside + Appendix A – Richard Lauckhart, Roger Schiffman
5.3 Regional Origins of Energize Eastside – Don Marsh, CENSE
5.4 Eastside Customer Demand – Don Marsh, CENSE
5.5 Community Advisory Group (CAG) Dissenting Report
5.6 How PSE is Selling Energize Eastside – Jan Medley, Russell Borgman – CENSE
6. 21st Century Alternatives
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Non-Wire Alternatives for Energize Eastside – Ken Nichols, EQL, Expert Witness
6.2 Supreme Court Decision on “Demand Response” Written by Justice Kagan – Jan Medley, CENSE
6.3 Bonneville Power Administration Decison to Cancel I-5 Corridor Project – Karen Esayian, CENSE
6.4 ColumbiaGrid and Seattle City Light Connection – Karen Esayian, CENSE
7. Environmental Impacts
8. Visual and Aesthetic Impacts
8.0 Introduction
8.1 Scenic Impact Analysis Review of Eastside Transmisison Project – Dean Apostol, Expert Witness
8.2 Appendix: Photos Depicting Scenic Issues
8.3 Impact on Scenic & Aesthetic Views – Analysis Beyond PSE Study Area – Karen Esayian, Deron Ferguson, CENSE
9. Zoning and Land Use Impacts
9.0 Introduction
9.1 Regulations Related to Transmission Lines – Karen Esayian, Deron Ferguson, CENSE
9.2 Project Impacts on Residential Parcels – Karen Esayian, Deron Ferguson, CENSE
9.3 Project Impacts on Public Right of Ways – Karen Esayian, Deron Ferguson, CENSE
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