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terminal in the Ranch substation.75 FPL revised this budget item
in 1985 to decrease this project’s budget to $7 million.
A 1983 BI No. 274 budgeted $28.4 million as a conceptual
estimate to construct a new 500-240-kV transmission substation,
the Corbett substation, consisting of four 500 MVA
autotransformers, one 500-kV line terminal and four 240-kV line
terminals. According to the budget item, the work was to begin
in November 1985 and was to be completed in May 1987.
A 1985 BI No. 272 budgeted $24.2 million as a conceptual
estimate to construct approximately 33 miles of 500-kV
transmission line between the Corbett substation and the Martin
plant.76 It also states FPL’s plan to construct a 500-kV
terminal at the Martin plant switchyard.77 The budget item
scheduled work to commence in May 1986 and to be completed in May
1987. ER No. 1248, which refers to BI No. 272 and was processed
75 Thomas Sanders, an engineer employed by FPL, testified:
This is the construction of 13 miles of new 230 KV
line. There are two miles of 230 KV line. Between the
two constructions, they basically integrate the 500 KV
Corbett substation with the existing 230 KV system
that’s in the area. There is also a reconductoring of
the 230 KV line from Cedar to Ranch and the two 240 KV
terminals for the Corbett lines and the upgrade of the
Cedar and the ranch terminal.
76 BI No. 272 was originally authorized in 1983 for $23
million.
77 Mr. Sanders testified that, according to this budget
item, this work was needed “to reliably transfer contracted
foreign power purchases from the Southern [Companies].”
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