Minnesota Administrative Rules

7855.0310 ALTERNATIVES.

Each application for a fuel conversion facility shall contain a description of alternatives available to the applicant that differ significantly from the proposed facility with respect to location, size, timing, or design. The description of each alternative shall include the following information, if applicable:

A.

the location of the facility, to the fullest extent known;

B.

the design capacity of the facility;

C.

a schematic drawing showing major components of the facility;

D.

a map showing the planned location of the facility and its interconnections with energy transportation systems;

E.

the probable date for commencing construction and the probable in-service date;

F.

the estimated installed cost of the alternative in current dollars;

G.

the estimated economic life of the facility;

H.

the input materials that would be processed by the facility and the products that would be produced;

I.

the projected annual operating and maintenance costs in current dollars for each of the first five calendar years of operation;

J.

a description of the methods that would be used to transport input and output materials to and from the facility;

K.

the estimated amounts and types of energy products that would be consumed during operation of the facility at the design capacity;

L.

the expected average percentage of use of the full design capacity for each of the first five calendar years of operation;

M.

a discussion of the maintenance requirements of the facility, including the estimated impact on production; and

N.

the reasons why the alternative was rejected.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216B.08; 216B.2421; 216B.243; 216C.10

History:

L 1983 c 289 s 115

Published Electronically:

November 14, 2003