Idaho	Energy Facility Siting
	Primary Siting Agency (depends on specific location) No Primary Siting Authority Local zoning regulations by counties, cities, state PUC, and state environmental agencies

Criteria for Determining Need
*regulatory citations*
Regulated Utilities 61-526	Certificate of public convenience and necessity
Unregulated utilities N/A

Factors to be considered for Regulated Utilities
*regulatory citations*
61-118 61-119 61-528	Electrical Plant Electrical Corporation Certificate of public convenience and necessity -- conditions

*state code/rules* N/A

The Application Process (regulated utilities)
*regulatory citations* N/A

*puc code/rules* 31.01.01.000 et seq. 67-6501 et seq	PUC Rules of Procedure Land Use Planning Act

Local county/city planning and zoning codes (as applicable) Dept of Environmental Quality -- Clean air/Clean water permits (as applicable) Dept of Water Resources -- Water Permits (as applicable)

Unregulated Utilities	all the same for regulated utilities except PUC rules

Eminent Domain Authority
*regulatory citations*
Article 1, Section 14 62-701 62-705 50-328 7-701(11) 7-704(4) 7-711A	Idaho Constitution Right to use public highways Right of way for electric power City authority over transmission systems Eminent Domain. Uses for which authorized Transmission Lines in Excess of 230KV Notice of Condeming Authority

*state code/rules* N/A

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