{"data":{"id":"us-mt/69-3-714","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"69-3-714","heading":"Criteria for allowable advanced conductor programs.","body":"(1) The commission may approve cost-effectiveness criteria for advanced conductor projects that may be placed into a utility's rate base under this part.\n(2) Criteria must be based on established direct current resistance at standard pressure and a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.\n(3) As used in this section, \"advanced conductor\" means an overhead electricity conductor installed in a transmission or distribution project that has a direct current electrical resistance at least 10% lower than existing conductors of a similar diameter on the system.\n(4) In establishing cost-effectiveness criteria, the commission may consider decreased electrical losses and any other relevant consumer, environmental, and system benefits provided by advanced conductors.","path":["TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 3. REGULATION OF UTILITIES","Part 7. Conservation Purchases or Investments by Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0690/chapter_0030/part_0070/section_0140/0690-0030-0070-0140.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:12Z","sha256":"c0fa0eee5cc925c86dd9bc8bfff9e34f85f6147652f1ea56a51acdf7dddc4547","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/69-3-713","next":"us-mt/69-3-801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}