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Delaware Basin Midstream LLC Seeks Intervention in Public Utility Commission of Texas Proceeding

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Delaware Basin Midstream LLC, on behalf of itself and its affiliated companies, has filed a motion to intervene and request a hearing on the merits in a proceeding before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The proceeding, PUC Docket No. 58126, concerns Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's application to amend its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for the Border Switch-to-Clearfork Switch 345-kV Transmission Line in Andrews, Ector, Loving, and Winkler Counties. Delaware Basin Midstream LLC argues that it has a justiciable interest in the outcome of this proceeding due to the potential impact of the transmission line on the safe operation of its pipelines.

Key Takeaways:

  • Delaware Basin Midstream LLC, on behalf of itself and its affiliated companies, has filed a motion to intervene in PUC Docket No. 58126, concerning Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's application to amend its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity.
  • The proposed transmission line may cross or parallel existing pipelines and their associated rights-of-way, potentially impacting the safe operation of Delaware Basin Midstream LLC's pipelines.
  • The company argues that it has a justiciable interest in the outcome of this proceeding and should be admitted as an intervenor.
  • Delaware Basin Midstream LLC requests a hearing on the merits in this docket.
  • The motion to intervene was timely filed on June 9, 2025, before the June 30, 2025, deadline set by SOAH Order No. 1.

Statistics:

  • The proposed transmission line is located in Andrews, Ector, Loving, and Winkler Counties, Texas.
  • Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC filed its application on May 29, 2025.
  • The SOAH Order No. 1 established a deadline of June 30, 2025, to intervene in this proceeding.
  • Delaware Basin Midstream LLC's pipelines transport hydrocarbons and other products along alternative routes identified in Oncor's CCN Application.

Sources:

  • Public Utility Commission of Texas document, SOAH DOCKET NO. 473-25-20491.
  • Delaware Basin Midstream LLC's Motion to Intervene and Request for Hearing, page 1 of 4, 144902017v.1.
  • SOAH Order No. 1, Project Description; Jurisdiction, Deadline for Decision, Intervention Deadline; Comments on Sufficiency of Application and Notice; Setting Prehearing Conference; Caution to Interested Parties; and General Procedural Requirements.

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