70-1014 Electric generation facilities and transmission lines; approval or denial of application; findings required. - Nebraska Statutes

70-1014. Electric generationfacilities and transmission lines; approval or denial of application; findingsrequired.After hearing, the board shall have authorityto approve or deny the application. Except as provided in section 70-1014.01for special generation applications andexcept as provided in section 70-1014.02, before approval of anapplication, the board shall find that the application will serve the publicconvenience and necessity, and that the applicant can most economically andfeasibly supply the electric service resulting from the proposed constructionor acquisition, without unnecessary duplication of facilities or operations. SourceLaws 1963, c. 397, § 14, p. 1265; Laws 1981, LB 181, § 51; Laws 2003, LB 65, § 2; Laws 2010, LB1048, § 5.Effective Date: July 15, 2010AnnotationsIn determining whether a proposed application should be approved, the Nebraska Power Review Board does not have the power to determine that the proposed transmission line should be built along a particular route. Lincoln Electric System v. Terpsma, 207 Neb. 289, 298 N.W.2d 366 (1980).Nebraska Power Review Board is authorized, after hearing, to decide which of two competing facilities shall furnish service. City of Auburn v. Eastern Nebraska Public Power Dist., 179 Neb. 439, 138 N.W.2d 629 (1965).