(a) When an application for a certificate is filed, the commission shall:
(1) give notice of the application to interested parties and to the office; and
(2) if requested:
(A) set a time and place for a hearing; and
(B) give notice of the hearing.
(b) A person or electric cooperative interested in the application may intervene at the hearing.

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(c) In addition to any notice provided under Subsection (a), the commission shall require the applicant to provide written notice of each substation proposed to be authorized by a certificate of convenience and necessity to each owner of:
(1) property adjacent to the property on which the substation will be located; and
(2) property located directly across a highway, road, or street that is adjacent to the property on which the substation will be located.