ML20065J824

Affidavit of P Brown.Hearings Underway Before Appropriate State Agencies Re New England Electric Transmission Corp & New England Power Pool Applications for Const of Transmission Lines

ML20065J824
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/30/1982
From:	Brown P SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
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AFFIDAVIT OF PETER BROWN

1. My name is Peter Brown. I am an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of New Hampshire, a Professor at the Franklin Pierce Law Center where I am Director of the Energy Law Institute. In addition, I am at the present time serving as Special Counsel to the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission and tDe New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee with regard to an Application filed by New E'ngland Electric Transmission Corporation, a subsidiary of New England Electric Sy.ptem,. for permission to construct a high voltage direct current transmission line to link the New England Power Pool and Hydro-Quebec electrical systems.

2. Application for construction of a New Hampshire Route was filed in November of 1981. On December 1, 1981, another member of the New England Power Pool, or NEPOOL, the Vermont Electric Tra~nsmission Corporation, filed a similar application to the appropriate authority in Vermont, the Vermont Public Service Board.

3. At the present time, the appropriate agencies in both states have taken jurisdic tion of the matters raised by the 4 applications, and hearings are un'derway in both states. The last scheduled hearings before the New Hampshire agencies, presently anticipated, are to be held on November 4th and 5th.

There is attached to this affidavit an Exhibit, No. 134, admitted 6 .;PDR ADOCKB210060214 05000443 820930 '

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in the New Hampshire proceedings on September 28, 1982.

This Exihibit, submitted by the Applicant, NEET, summarizes the major features of the contracts between Hydro-Quebec and NEPOOL. It was the testimony of the Applicant's witness that the negotiations were complete, and the contract was -

final, except for the determination of the appropriate route for the United States portion of the pr'oposed intertie.

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/f /l l (/' !L i 4/ h Peter Br'own September 30, 1982 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTY OF Personally appeared the above-named Peter Brown and made oath that the statements subscribed to by him are true to the best of his knowledge and belief.

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s Ju'tice of the Peace / Notary Public Lisa Smith Mitch*41 Notary Public My Commission Empire April 22,1986 l

. o SUPNARY OF MAJOR FEATURES

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HYDRO-QUEBEC /NEP00L ENERGY CONTRACT

1. Target is 33,000,000 MWH of surplus hydro energy to be offered by Hydro-Quebec to NEP00L over 11-year period - 9/1/86 to 8/31/97.

At least two-thirds of each year's offering will be "prescheduled."

Balance will be scheduled on hour-to-hour basis.

Average offering will be 3,000,000 MWH per year, Best efforts - no guarantee. .

2. Prescheduled Energy deliveries for each' year will be scheduled on monthly basis two months in advance of start of each contract yea,r (September 1). Hour-to-hour scheduling will be by NEPEX.

Prescheduled Energy will be priced at 80% of NEP00L's weighted average

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3. Other energy delivered will be scheduled on hourly basis and priced at lesser of:

a) 80% of NEP00L's replacement fuel cost in each hour, or -

b) Midway betneen NEP00L's replacement fuel cost and most recent Canadian market price for sale of Hydro-Quebec surplus hydro energy.

4. Terms of Offerings a) Surplus hydro energy available to U.S. will be allocated between NEP00L and ottier U.S. buyers (PASNY) in proportion to transmission capability from Quebec. (NEP00L share is expected to be about 23%.)

b) If surplus hydro energy available for U.S. in any year is less than 2,600,000 MWH, first 2,000,000 MWH will go to PASNY under previous contract. Next 600,000 MWH will go to NEP00L.

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c) In any year ;iydro-Quebec can offer to NEP00L up to 4,000,000 MWH.

Energy not accepted by NEP00L from such offering will be subtracted from total 33,000,000 MWH target provided under the contract.

5. Contract can,be extended for up to five years ,if necessary to accomodate delivery of total 33,000,000 MWH target'.

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NEP00L/ HYDRO-QUEBEC ENERGY CONTRACT DELIVERY OF 3 MILLION MWH/YR TO NEP00L AT 0 300 Kv DC NEW HAMPSHIRE SHARE OF PROJECT FIRST THREE YEARS (1987,1988,1989)

(Millions of Dollars)

N.H. Route Vermont Route NEP00L

1) Total support cost (80.6) (72.5)

2) Total gross savings 515.0 ~~ 515.0

3) Reimbursement of Support 80.6 72.5

4) NEP00L's Quebec Savings Fund 434.4 442.5 New Hampshire

5) Percent Participation 13.2% 8.2%

6) Support payments (10.6) (6.0)

7) Reimbursement 10.6 6.0

8) Allocation of Savings Fund 57.3 36.3

9) Net to N.H. Customers 57.3 36.3 l

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