The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved certificates of convenience and necessity (CNNs), with conditions, to Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri authorizing Ameren Missouri to construct, install, own, operate, maintain, and otherwise control and manage Cooper Substation, relocation and construction of new transmission lines, and changes to its existing Overton Substation, all located in Cooper County, Mo.
The Commission approved the CCNs stating there is a need for the service. Ameren Missouri currently has outage and congestion cost constraints at its Overton Substation.
The Commission pointed out several provisions of the order that protects landowners. Among the landowners’ protections:
- Prior to construction, Ameren Missouri will notify all landowners in writing of the name and telephone number of Ameren Missouri’s Construction Supervisor so they may contact the Construction Supervisor with questions or concerns before, during, and after construction. Such notice will also advise the landowners of the expected start, end dates, and changes to dates, if any, of construction on their properties.
- Prior to construction, Ameren Missouri’s Landowner Representative will personally contact each landowner to discuss access to the right-of-way on their parcel and any special concerns or requests the landowner desires to make Ameren Missouri aware.
- From the beginning of construction, until end of construction and clean-up of the right-of-way is complete, Ameren Missouri’s Construction Supervisor will be on-site, meaning at or in the vicinity of the route, or on-call, to respond to landowner questions or concerns.
- If requested by the landowner, Ameren Missouri will cut logs 12-inch in diameter or more into 10-foot to 20-foot lengths and stack them just outside the right-of-way for handling by the landowner.
- Right-of-Way Acquisition: Every landowner from whom Ameren Missouri requires an easement will be contacted in writing initially, and in-person as a follow-up, if requested by the property owner. Ameren Missouri will negotiate with each such landowner in good faith on the terms and conditions of the easement, its location, and compensation. Landowners will be shown a specific, surveyed location for the easement and be given specific easement terms.
The approved CCNs also address the cutting of tree stumps, the reseeding of grass, best management practice to avoid erosion and future maintenance requirements.
Ameren Missouri serves approximately 1.2 million electric customers in Missouri.
