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SCE TransmissionLine Corridors

Corporate Real Estate Department

Land Operations Manager

Mark Meizner

SCE Transmission Line Corridors

Types of Ownership

• Fee simple ownership

– Purchased from private land holders

• Held in exclusive easement

– Purchased from public and private land holders

– Very restrictive to other uses

• Allowed to exist by virtue of a permit

– Granted by State and Federal Land Owners


Easement vs Fee Ownership

• Easements

– Cost 10% to 30% less than fee ownership

– Property owner has minimal rights left

– Less liability and maintenance for SCE

– 3600 miles of R/W in easement

– New projects will add approximately 500 miles of new R/W


Easement vs Fee Ownership (cont’d)

• Fee

– Pay full market value

– Incur costs of property tax, liability and maintenance

– Opportunity for additional revenue through compatible secondary land uses

– SCE controls R/W

– 2670 miles of R/W owned in fee simple


Regulatory & Fiduciary Oversight

• Assets are placed into rate base

– SCE earns a rate of return

• Assets are also held in a Trust Indenture

– Used as collateral for financing operations


Regulatory & Fiduciary Oversight (cont’d)

• CPUC Section 851

– Prohibits utility from selling or devaluing asset without CPUC Approval• Granting of easements on fee property

• Allowing uses prohibited in easements

– Protect system reliability

– Protect rate payer – maintain asset value

– Drives consistent management of land assets


Management of Land Assets

• Fee Property

– License for compatible uses to reduce SCE liability and improve community• Parks

• Greenbelts

• Horticulture

• Agriculture

• Parking

• RV Storage


Management of Land Assets (cont’d)

• Fee Property (cont’d)

– Perform weed abatement and clean property as necessary

– Clear property from trespass

– Manage water run off


Management of Land Assets (cont’d)

• Easements

– Provide written consent to property owner for uses that are not in violation of easement

– Clear encroachments by property owner and other 3rd parties

– Maintain 24 hour access

– Uses that are not allowed• Buildings or permanent structures

• Parallel encroachments such as pipelines & fencing

• Dog parks

• Environmental mitigation

SCE Transmission Line CorridorsAttempt to place unauthorized structure on R/W


Ayala Park

Combination of Fee and Easement R/W