Akbar Jazayeri Vice President, Regulatory Operations Southern California Edison Company P O Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770

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1 ATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD CHARZENEGGER, Governor PUBLIC UTILITIE COMMIION AN FRANCICO, CA November 18, 2010 Advice Letter 2510-E Akbar Jazayeri Vice President, Regulatory Operations outhern California Edison Company P O Box 800 Rosemead, CA ubject: Notice of Proposed Construction Project Pursuant to General Order 131-D, Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv ubtransmission Line egment Dear Mr. Jazayeri: Advice Letter 2510-E is effective October 31, incerely, Julie A. Fitch, Director Energy Division

2 Akbar Jazayeri Vice President of Regulatory Operations eptember 13, 2010 ADVICE 2510-E (U 338-E) PUBLIC UTILITIE COMMIION OF THE ATE OF CALIFORNIA ENERGY DIVIION UBJE: Notice of Proposed Construction Project Pursuant to General Order 131-D, Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 Kilovolt (kv) ubtransmission Line egment outhern California Edison Company (CE) hereby submits notice pursuant to General Order (GO) 131-D, ection XI, ubsection B.4 of the Construction of Facilities that are exempt from a Permit to Construct. GO 131-D was adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) in Decision (D.) and modified by D PURPOE This advice filing provides a copy of the Notice of Proposed Construction (Attachment A) and the Notice Distribution List (Attachment B) which comply with the noticing requirements found in GO 131-D, ection XI, ubsections B and C. BACKGROUND outhern California Edison Company (CE) proposes to increase the capacity of its 66 kilovolt (kv) subtransmission system in Visalia and unincorporated Tulare County area to address forecasted overloads on the existing Rector-Liberty No. 1 and No kv lines by constructing a new underground 66 kv line segment. The new Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv subtransmission line segment will be approximately 1.2 miles in length and will be constructed in franchise areas (public right-of-way) between CE s existing Rector- Goshen 66 kv subtransmission line, which is located on the north side of Caldwell Avenue in the City of Visalia, and CE s Liberty ubstation, which is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Road 272 and Demaree treet (Road 108) in unincorporated Tulare County. The construction associated with this new 66 kv line segment is proposed in two phases as discussed below and as depicted in the attached map. CE has accelerated the underground construction associated with this new 66 kv line segment and related P.O. Box alnut Grove Ave. Rosemead, California (626) Fax (626)

3 ADVICE 2510-E (U 338-E) eptember 13, 2010 tubular steel pole footing work to avoid conflicts with and to accommodate future improvements to Demaree treet proposed by the County of Tulare. Phase 1, which is anticipated to begin on or after October 28, 2010, and expected to be completed by March 2011, will involve the following scope of work: Installation of new underground electrical facilities. The underground work will consist of trenching on street surfaces and installing approximately 1.1 miles of electrical ducts and five underground electrical structures. The construction will start on the south side of Caldwell Avenue, approximately 100 feet east from the southeast corner of Demaree treet and Caldwell Avenue. The new underground electrical facilities will extend west along the south side of Caldwell Avenue toward Demaree treet. At Demaree treet, the underground ducts will continue south on the east side of Demaree treet toward Liberty ubstation. Installation of one underground concrete foundation footing for a future tubular steel riser pole (discussed under #4 below) on the south side of Caldwell Avenue. Phase 2, which is scheduled to begin during or after the 4 th Quarter of 2012, and expected to be completed by June 2013, will involve the following scope of work: Installation of various tubular steel and lightweight steel poles and related overhead 954 stranded aluminum conductor on the north and south side of Caldwell Avenue to connect the new underground Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv line segment to CE s existing overhead 66 kv line on the north side of Caldwell Avenue. This work, which will extend for 0.1 miles, will involve the following: 1. Installation of one (1) approximately 75-foot tubular steel pole on the north side of Caldwell Avenue, approximately 400 feet east of the northeast corner of Caldwell Avenue and Demaree treet, along CE s existing overhead Rector-Goshen 66 kv line. 2. Installation of one (1) approximately 75-foot tubular steel pole on the south side of Caldwell Avenue, directly across the street from tubular steel pole discussed above under #1. 3. Installation of one (1) approximately 70-foot lightweight steel pole with overhead mounted switching equipment on the south side of Caldwell Avenue, approximately 115 feet west of the new tubular steel pole discussed above under #2. 4. Installation of one (1) approximately 75-foot tubular steel riser pole on the south side of Caldwell Avenue, approximately 175 feet west of the new lightweight steel pole discussed above under #3 and approximately 100 feet east of the southeast corner of Caldwell Avenue and Demaree treet. From this new tubular steel riser pole, the existing overhead 66 kv line will then transition to an underground configuration to facilitate the installation of the new underground Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv line segment as described below.

4 ADVICE 2510-E (U 338-E) eptember 13, 2010 Installation of approximately 1.1 miles of new underground 3000 kcmil copper 66 kv cable through the underground ducts and structures installed as part of Phase 1, starting near the new tubular steel pole riser installed on the south side of Caldwell Avenue approximately 100 feet east of the intersection of Caldwell Avenue and Demaree treet, and proceeding in the public right-of-way west toward Demaree treet, and then south in the public right-of-way on Demaree treet for approximately 5000 feet into Liberty ubstation. This work will generally involve electrical crews pulling the underground cable from each vault to adjacent vault located along the project route. Inside Liberty ubstation, three (3) new underground conduit substation risers will be installed for the purposes of pulling the new underground 66 kv cable into the substation. Pursuant to GO 131-D, ection III.B.1, projects meeting specific conditions are exempt from the Commission s requirement to file an application requesting authority to construct. This project qualifies for the following exemption: g. power line facilities or substations to be located in an existing franchise, road-widening setback easement, or public utility easement; or in a utility corridor designated, precisely mapped and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies for which a final Negative Declaration or EIR finds no significant unavoidable environmental impacts. GO 131-D, ection XI, ubsection B.4, requires that this advice filing be made not less than 30 days before the date such construction is intended to begin. Construction of the proposed project is scheduled to begin during or after October 28, 2010, and expected to be completed by June Please refer to the discussion above for specific information on project phases and schedule for each phase. No cost information is required for this advice filing. This advice filing will not increase any rate or charge, cause the withdrawal of service, or conflict with any other rate schedule or rule. EFFEIVE DATE Because this filing is being made in accordance with the noticing requirements described in GO 131-D, ection XI, ubsection B.4, this advice filing will become effective on October 13, 2010, the 30 th calendar day after the date filed. NOTICE Anyone wishing to protest this advice filing may do so by letter via U.. Mail, facsimile, or electronically, any of which must be received no later than October 4, Protests should be mailed to: CPUC, Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Avenue

5 ADVICE 2510-E (U 338-E) eptember 13, 2010 an Francisco, California jnj@cpuc.ca.gov and mas@cpuc.ca.gov Copies should also be mailed to the attention of the Director, Energy Division, Room 4004 (same address above). In addition, protests and all other correspondence regarding this advice letter should also be sent by letter and transmitted via facsimile or electronically to the attention of: Akbar Jazayeri Vice President of Regulatory Operations outhern California Edison Company 2244 alnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, California Facsimile: (626) AdviceTariffManager@sce.com Bruce Foster enior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs c/o Karyn Gansecki outhern California Edison Company 601 Van Ness Avenue, uite 2030 an Francisco, California Facsimile: (415) Karyn.Gansecki@sce.com There are no restrictions on who may file a protest, but the protest shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which it is based and shall be submitted expeditiously. In accordance with ection 4 of GO 96-B, CE is serving copies of this advice filing to the interested parties shown on the attached GO 96-B service list. Address change requests to the GO 96-B service list should be directed by electronic mail to AdviceTariffManager@sce.com or at (626) For changes to all other service lists, please contact the Commission s Process Office at (415) or by electronic mail at Process_Office@cpuc.ca.gov.

6 ADVICE 2510-E (U 338-E) eptember 13, 2010 Further, in accordance with Public Utilities Code ection 491, notice to the public is hereby given by filing and keeping the advice filing at CE s corporate headquarters. To view other CE advice letters filed with the Commission, log on to CE s web site at For questions, please contact Christine McLeod at (626) or by electronic mail at Christine.Mcleod@sce.com. outhern California Edison Company AJ:jm Enclosures Akbar Jazayeri

7 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIE COMMIION ADVICE LETTER FILING UMMARY ENERGY UTILITY MU BE COMPLETED BY UTILITY (Attach additional pages as needed) Company name/cpuc Utility No.: outhern California Edison Company (U 338-E) Utility type: Contact Person: James Yee ELC GA Phone #: (626) PLC HEAT ATER Disposition Notice to: EXPLANATION OF UTILITY TYPE ELC = Electric GA = Gas PLC = Pipeline HEAT = Heat ATER = ater (Date Filed/ Received tamp by CPUC) Advice Letter (AL) #: 2510-E Tier Designation: N/A ubject of AL: Notice of Proposed Construction Project Pursuant to General Order 131-D, Rector-Goshen- Liberty 66 Kilovolt (kv) ubtransmission Line egment Keywords (choose from CPUC listing): Compliance, Power Lines AL filing type: Monthly Quarterly Annual One-Time Other If AL filed in compliance with a Commission order, indicate relevant Decision/Resolution #: D , D Does AL replace a withdrawn or rejected AL? If so, identify the prior AL: ummarize differences between the AL and the prior withdrawn or rejected AL 1 : Confidential treatment requested? Yes No If yes, specification of confidential information: Confidential information will be made available to appropriate parties who execute a nondisclosure agreement. Name and contact information to request nondisclosure agreement/access to confidential information: Resolution Required? Yes No Requested effective date: 10/13/10 No. of tariff sheets: -0- Estimated system annual revenue effect: (%): Estimated system average rate effect (%): hen rates are affected by AL, include attachment in AL showing average rate effects on customer classes (residential, small commercial, large C/I, agricultural, lighting). Tariff schedules affected: None ervice affected and changes proposed 1 : Pending advice letters that revise the same tariff sheets: 1 Discuss in AL if more space is needed.

8 Protests regarding this AL are due no later than October 4, 2010, which is 20 days after the date of this filing, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, and shall be sent to: CPUC, Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Ave., an Francisco, CA and Akbar Jazayeri Vice President of Regulatory Operations outhern California Edison Company 2244 alnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, California Facsimile: (626) Bruce Foster enior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs c/o Karyn Gansecki outhern California Edison Company 601 Van Ness Avenue, uite 2040 an Francisco, California Facsimile: (415)

9 DRAFT NOTICE OF PROPOED CONRUION Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 Kilovolt (kv) ubtransmission Line egment CE Advice Letter Number: 2510-E Date: eptember 13, 2010 Proposed Project: outhern California Edison Company (CE) proposes to increase the capacity of its 66 kilovolt (kv) subtransmission system in Visalia and unincorporated Tulare County area to address forecasted overloads on the existing Rector-Liberty No. 1 and No kv lines by constructing a new underground 66 kv line segment. The new Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv subtransmission line segment will be approximately 1.2 miles in length and will be constructed in franchise areas (public right-of-way) between CE s existing Rector-Goshen 66 kv subtransmission line, which is located on the north side of Caldwell Avenue in the City of Visalia, and CE s Liberty ubstation, which is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Road 272 and Demaree treet (Road 108) in unincorporated Tulare County. The construction associated with this new 66 kv line segment is proposed in two phases as discussed below and as depicted in the attached map. CE has accelerated the underground construction associated with this new 66 kv line segment and related tubular steel pole footing work to avoid conflicts with and to accommodate future improvements to Demaree treet proposed by the County of Tulare. Phase 1, which is anticipated to begin on or after October 28, 2010, and expected to be completed by March 2011, will involve the following scope of work: Installation of a new underground electrical facilities. The underground work will consist of trenching on street surfaces and installing approximately 1.1 miles of electrical ducts and five underground electrical structures. The construction will start on the south side of Caldwell Avenue, approximately 100 feet east from the southeast corner of Demaree treet and Caldwell Avenue. The new underground electrical facilities will extend west along the south side of Caldwell Avenue toward Demaree treet. At Demaree treet, the underground ducts will continue south on the east side of Demaree treet toward Liberty ubstation. Installation of one underground concrete foundation footing for a future tubular steel riser pole (discussed under #4 below) on the south side Caldwell Avenue. Phase 2, which is scheduled to begin during or after the 4 th Quarter of 2012, and expected to be completed by June 2013, will involve the following scope of work: Installation of various tubular steel and lightweight steel poles and related overhead 954 stranded aluminum conductor on the north and south side of Caldwell Avenue to connect the new underground Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv line segment to CE s existing overhead 66 kv line on the north side of Caldwell Avenue. This work, which will extend for 0.1 miles, will involve the following: 1. Installation of one (1) approximately 75-foot tubular steel pole on the north side of Caldwell Avenue, approximately 400 feet east of the northeast corner of Caldwell Avenue and Demaree treet, along CE s existing overhead Rector-Goshen 66 kv line.

10 2. Installation of one (1) approximately 75-foot tubular steel pole on the south side of Caldwell Avenue, directly across the street from tubular steel pole discussed above under #1. 3. Installation of one (1) approximately 70-foot lightweight steel pole with overhead mounted switching equipment on the south side of Caldwell Avenue, approximately 115 feet west of the new TP discussed above under #2. 4. Installation of one (1) approximately 75-foot tubular steel riser pole on the south side of Caldwell Avenue, approximately 175 feet west of the new lightweight steel pole discussed above under #3 and approximately 100 feet east of the southeast corner of Caldwell Avenue and Demaree treet. From this new tubular steel riser pole, the existing overhead 66 kv line will then transition to an underground configuration to facilitate the installation of the new underground Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv line segment as described below. Installation of approximately 1.1 miles of new underground 3000 kcmil copper 66 kv cable through the underground ducts and structures installed as part of Phase 1, starting near the new tubular steel pole riser installed on the south side of Caldwell Avenue approximately 100 feet east of the intersection of Caldwell Avenue and Demaree treet, and proceeding in the public right-of-way west toward Demaree treet, and then south in the public right-of-way on Demaree treet for approximately 5000 feet into Liberty ubstation. This work will generally involve electrical crews pulling the underground cable from each vault to adjacent vault located along the project route. Inside Liberty ubstation, three (3) new underground conduit substation risers will be installed for the purposes of pulling the new underground 66 kv cable into the substation. EMF Compliance: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requires utilities to employ no cost and low cost measures to reduce public exposure to electric and magnetic fields (EMF). In accordance with EMF Design Guidelines filed with the CPUC in compliance with CPUC Decisions and , CE would implement the following measure(s) for this project: 1. Placing underground 66 kv cables at a minimum of 25 feet from the edge of the street (this distance may vary due to engineering requirements or other underground facility conflicts). 2. Using pole heights that meet or exceed preferred 66 kv design criteria as specified in CE EMF Design Guidelines. Exemption from CPUC Authority: Pursuant to CPUC General Order 131-D, ection III.B.1, projects meeting specific conditions are exempt from the CPUC s requirement to file an application requesting authority to construct. This project qualifies for the following exemption: g. power line facilities or substations to be located in an existing franchise, road-widening setback easement, or public utility easement; or in a utility corridor designated, precisely mapped and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies for which a final Negative Declaration or EIR finds no significant unavoidable environmental impacts. Public Review Process: Persons or groups may protest the proposed construction if they believe that the utility has incorrectly applied for an exemption or believe there is reasonable possibility that the proposed project or cumulative effects or unusual circumstances associated with the project, may adversely impact the environment.

11 Protests must be filed by October 4, 2010, and should include the following: 1. Your name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number. 2. Reference to the CE Advice Letter Number and Project Name Identified. 3. A clear description of the reason for the protest. The letter should also indicate whether you believe that evidentiary hearings are necessary to resolve factual disputes. Protests for this project must be mailed within 20 calendar days to: California Public Utilities Commission Director, Energy Division 505 Van Ness Avenue, 4 th Floor an Francisco, CA AND outhern California Edison Company Law Department - Exception Mail 2244 alnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, CA Attention: C. Lawson CE must respond within five business days of receipt and serve copies of its response on each protestant and the CPUC. ithin 30 days after CE has submitted its response, the Executive Director of the CPUC will send you a copy of an Executive Resolution granting or denying the request and stating the reasons for the decision. Assistance in Filing a Protest: For assistance in filing a protest, contact the CPUC s Public Advisor in an Francisco at (415) or in Los Angeles at (213) Additional Project Information: To obtain further information on the proposed project, please contact: illiam Delain CE Local Public Affairs Region Manager CE an Joaquin ervice Center Blackstone Avenue Tulare, CA Phone (559)

12 DEMAREE VICK KUMQUAT APEN MIION HEMLOCK 5500 AKER RD IRONOOD NELLI ELKHORN OCADO REDDING PARKOOD AN RIALTO PARKOOD REEE JOAQUIN JOAQUIN AN HERITAGE CONCORD HERITAGE 272 NELLI HERITA ATOOD ELKHORN Thomas Bros. Maps is a registered trademark of Rand McNally & Company. Reproduced with permission granted by Rand McNally and Company. Rand McNally & Company. All rights reserved MIION VIALIA ATOOD CRENHA JAME CRENHA RUELL REDDING CONCORD RIALTO NELLI REEE JENNIE 4600 GREENHOUE NOYE KENT KENT 4500 ROVA ROVA PKY LINOOD LINOOD BOLLINGER Unincorporated Tulare County JAME REDDING HEMLOCK CINDY RUELL MIION CONCORD JULIEANN 4200 JULIEANN 4100 REDDING JULIEANN CONCORD PRIDE CHINOTH CHINOTH 330 EMONT FONTANA VIALIA ENUE REEE 3700 MEMORY CALDELL City of Visalia ELKHORN FULGHAM PKY "!! 27200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3600 CHARD!( 11000!< PACKOOD ER CAA ILVERVALE # CALDELL LOMA CHATHAM GREENHOUE UNIVERITY LOYOLA RIALTO DAN VALLEY RUEL MOUNTAIN LOYOLA 3200 JAC KIE VICKIE 3000 PACKOOD VICKI E 272 DR CENTER COUNTY VIA LINDA 3800 VERDE VIA HEMLOCK JAME VIA LINDA MIION TERRACE 2700 VERDE MIDVALLEY 3700 OODLAND PAC K OOD VIALIA VIA E OODLAND OODLAN PEPPER LAUREL CAMERON LAKE ROEOOD NUTMEG LAUREL MIION DR E HEN OAK HEMLOCK DR OODLAND OLIVE MAPLE LA K E PRUCE QUINCE JUNIPER ALLEE IRI PACKOOD ALLEE GRAPE HOLLY ELM FIR HADY CEDAR DAIY PKY BIRCH AH DR BLVD ORCHARD JAME MOONEY / CAMERON VIALIA DIVIADERO ENUE ENUE HALL JAME Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv ubtransmission Line egment " Liberty ubstation New Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 kv underground line segment underground ducts and structures to be trenched during Phase 1 (late Oct Jan 2011). New underground 66 kv cable will be installed during Phase 2 (4th Quarter June 2013) Existing overhead Rector-Goshen 66 kv subtransmission line!(!< # Tubular steel riser pole approximately 75 feet tall Light weight steel pole approximately 70 feet tall Tubular steel pole approximately 75 feet tall!!! Miles

13 Attachment B NOTICE OF DIRIBUTION LI Rector-Goshen-Liberty 66 Kilovolt (kv) ubtransmission Line egment Distribution List 1) Agencies Chris Young Community Development Director/City Engineer City of Visalia 315 E. Acequia Avenue Visalia, CA Fred Brusuelas, Chief Planner County of Tulare Government Plaza 5961 outh Mooney Boulevard Visalia, California Melissa Jones, Executive Director California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth treet acramento, CA ) Newspapers Visalia Times Delta P.O. Box N. est treet Visalia, CA 93279

December 10, 2012 Advice Letter 2797-E

STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298 Edmund G. Brown Jr. Governor December 10, 2012 Advice Letter 2797-E Akbar Jazayeri Vice President, Regulatory Operations P O