The Alliance is providing information here for your assistance and convenience to help further your journey to understand what the PUCT and ERCOT are quickly moving forward to implement across Texas open lands, wild rivers, and personal homesteads.

1. Process Flow – this is a flowchart provided by Oncor which describes the process, regardless of whether or not Oncor, LCRA or CPS Energy is the energy provider.

--a. THE CRITICAL TIME IS HERE! After energy delivery companies make recommendations on placement of the lines, they submit to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) application. These CCN's have been granted and the process is moving forward. The CCN is the energy delivery company stating their plan to take land from landowners for purpose of the new transmission lines. This is the first stage in the EMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS. These companies are also known as Transmission Service Providers ("TSPs"). The PUC is the Texas state agency that decides if a transmission line is needed and what route the line will follow. The PUC does not build or operate electric transmission lines.

--b. If the applications for CCN are accepted by the PUC, the TSPs then send out letters to landowners via first class mail whose land is crossed by a proposed route. There will also be letters sent to any property owner who has a habitable structure within 500 feet of the centerline of the Project. Addresses are determined per the appropriate County Tax Appraisal record. There is NO requirement for the letters to be sent certified by the TSPs or for the TSPs to be certain the letters are received by Affected Landowners. Once the letters are mailed, landowners AND affected and interested citizens have 30 days to respond and apply to be Intervenors. This is an opportunity that citizens have to express concerns regarding placement of the lines backed up by facts and data. Please see the following forms. THE ABILITY TO FILE AN APPLICATION TO BE AN INTERVENOR MUST BE FILED WITHIN THE 30-DAY PERIOD AFTER THE LETTERS ARE MAILED FIRST CLASS, INCLUDING TIME IN TRANSIT IN MAIL DELIVERY. THEREFORE, YOU NEED TO ACTIVELY PURSUE THE RELEVANT WEBSITE OF THE TSP BY GOING TO THE PUC WEBSITE OFTEN OR THE TSP. See www.puc.texas.gov. See respective websites for Oncor, LCRA and CPS-Energy. Go to this PUC link to learn the process for Intervenor.

--c. The PUC will refer the TSP's application for CCN to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), who assigns an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to preside over the contested case. The contested case proceeds like a trial, including discovery, testimony and cross-examination. At the end of the case hearing, the ALJ submits a written recommendation for the 765-kV transmission line route to the PUC for their final consideration.

--d. Intervenor - All landowners should be aspire to be Intervenors. There are two levels - direct testimony and statement of position. Direct testimony carries more weight, but you also have to be prepared to deliver more to the court in the way of your evidence for your position. Intervening makes you an official participant in the legal case where the transmission line and the route are debated in front of a judge and the PUC Commissioners. You may testify in the case and may also be cross-examined by the other parties in the case. Intervenors must follow the details processes of the case, respond to requests from the administrative Law Judge and other parties, and actively participate in the case. Otherwise, you may lose your status as an intervenor. Intervenors are not required to have an attorney.

--e. All the documents related to a case are public and filed on the PUC public document interchange. You can search for the case buy name or by the five digit docket number. The interchange is at https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/

--f. Some key timelines. State of Texas Statue requires a Final Decision within 180 days of the CCN application filing by the TSP. Affected Landowners have 30 days to file as Intervenors after the date the CCN application is filed. The hearing (i.e. trial) is typically scheduled 2 and 1/2 months after the CCN application is filed. The deadlines for the Intervenors Discovery and Direct Testimony is a few days to a couple of weeks after the 30 day intervention deadline, which is very challenging. After the hearing on the merits, 10 to 14 days is then allowed for initial briefs and reply briefs and closing arguments. The SOAH takes about 2 months to submit their recommendation called a Proposal for Decision to the OUC. The PUC then takes 35 days before the 180 day deadline to review and consider the Proposal for Decision from the SOAH and to reach their finial decision on the route.

NOTE -> as of 03/23/2026, of the five proposed lines we are following, CCN applications have been filed with the PUC for four of the five lines, with the last remaining CCN to be filed is for Bell County East to Big Hill 765-kV project.

2. For an Overview on How to be an Intervenor for Landowner, click the hyperlink to access an outline prepared by Alliance volunteers to help assist you. Also, go to this PUC link to learn the process for Intervenor.

3. PUC form for Intervenor https://ftp.puc.texas.gov/public/puct-info/industry/electric/forms/ccn/intervene.pdf

4. PUC Calendar - https://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/calendar/

5. General Project Timeline - The project is already underway, with several key milestones scheduled. Please note this is fluid. We will do our best to stay updated alongside you.

--a. January-May 2025: Identification of preliminary alternative route segments.

--b. April 2025: PUC orders construction of the 765-kV lines.

--c. June 2025: Public open houses for public feedback. This was open to affected landowners who received a letter last summer. However, for landowners that only recently received a letter due to new pathways for the lines being submitted by the TSPs, they will not have the opportunity to participate in public open houses. These meetings were staged in a manner that complies with the law but were an insult to landowners and were not publicized.

--d. Winter 2025/Early Spring 2026: Filing of joint application with PUC to amend Certificates of Convenience and Necessity (CCNs). All Docket Numbers have been assigned for the CCNs filed by the TSPs. They are as follows:

59315 - "Dinosaur to Longshore" - CCN number

59029 - "Longshore to Drill Hole" - CCN number

59475 - "Bell East to Big Hill" - CCN number

59182 - "Big Hill to Sand Lake" - CCN number

59336 - "Howard to Solstice" - CCN number

--e. Early Spring 2026: PUC review and processing of application.

--f. Summer 2026: PUC decision and final route determination expected.

--g. Summer 2030: Estimated project in-service date.