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systems to satisfy increased demand and to improve reliability.
The initial transmission line equipment was a completed unit that
performed its intended purpose when petitioner placed it in
service. The equipment for which petitioner claims an ITC
constitutes an expansion or improvement to the original
transmission lines.
Petitioner makes no argument that the components in issue
qualify as self-constructed property independently from the
Jensen-Midway-Turnpike and the Andytown-Lauderdale transmission
lines.
We find that petitioner failed to incur or commit the lesser
of $1 million or 5 percent of the construction costs by December
31, 1985. The costs to construct the Jensen-Midway-Turnpike
transmission line components were authorized in late 1988/early
1989. Similarly, the Andytown-Lauderdale transmission line
components were authorized in late 1986/early 1987.
In addition, petitioner argues that it had committed to the
construction costs in its Application for Corridor Certification
Under the State of Florida Transmission Line Siting Act.123 We
find nothing in the approved application that obligates
petitioner to begin construction in the future or to make any
future payments for the construction costs of the transmission
123 We note that the application offered into evidence refers
only to the Jensen-Midway-Turnpike transmission line.
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