93-mile, 345 kilovolt Transmission Line and Associated Facilities to Run

from Marcy to Albany

ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today announced it would hold a series of public statement hearings in the Mohawk Valley and the Capital District to receive comments related to the proposal by LS Power Grid New York, LLC; LS Power Grid New York Corporation I; and the New York Power Authority (Joint Applicants) to construct an approximately 93-mile, 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line starting at the Edic substation in Marcy (Oneida County) and terminating at the New Scotland substation in Albany (Albany County) (Marcy to New Scotland Upgrade Project).

The proposed Marcy to New Scotland Upgrade Project would pass through the Towns of Deerfield and Marcy in Oneida County; the Towns of Schuyler, Frankfort, German Flatts, Little Falls, Stark, Danube, and the Village of Ilion in Herkimer County; the Towns of Minden, Canajoharie, Root, Charleston, Glen, and Florida in Montgomery County; the Towns of Duanesburg, Princetown, and Rotterdam in Schenectady County; and the Towns of Guilderland and New Scotland in Albany County. The Project would also include upgrades to the Marcy and Edic substations, construction of a new substation in Princetown, construction of a new substation and upgrades to an existing substation in Rotterdam, and upgrades to the New Scotland substation, along with the removal and replacement of segments of existing transmission lines.

Opportunities for public comment will be held as follows:

 

 

During the scheduled informational forums, maps of the proposed route will be available to review, New York State Department of Public Service Staff representatives will give a short presentation on the review process in this case, and representatives of the Joint Applicants will be available to answer questions about their proposal. The public is welcome to stop in at any time during the informal informational forums to review information and ask questions.

Each informational forum will be followed by a public statement hearing where all those wishing to comment on the Joint Applicants’ request will have an opportunity to make a statement on the record before the Administrative Law Judge. It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance, or present written material to speak at the hearing. Persons will be called to speak after completing a request card. Each public statement hearing will be held open for a minimum of one hour and will be kept open until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements have been made to include their comments in the record. A verbatim transcript of each hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this proceeding.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s Human Resources Management Office at (518) 474-2520 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711. Individuals with difficulty understanding or reading English are encouraged to call the Commission at 1-800-342-3377 for free language assistance services regarding this notice.

For those who cannot attend or prefer not to speak at a public statement hearing, there are several other ways to comment about this case to the Commission. Comments should refer to “Case 19-T-0549 – LS Power Grid NY.”

Internet or Mail: Go to www.dps.ny.gov, click on “Search,” search using case number “19-T-0549” and then click the “Post Comments” button at the top of the page; or send comments to the Secretary for the Commission at secretary@dps.ny.gov. Alternatively, comments may be mailed or delivered to Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223?1350.

Toll-Free Opinion Line: You may call the Commission’s Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is set up to take comments about pending cases from in-state callers, 24 hours a day. These comments are not transcribed verbatim, but a summary is provided to the Commission.

Although comments submitted via these alternate means will be accepted throughout the pendency of this proceeding, they are requested by April 3, 2020. Written comments received by the Department will become part of the record considered by the Commission. Written comments may be viewed online (go to www.dps.ny.gov, click on “Search,” search using the case number and then click on the “Public Comments” tab). Many libraries offer free Internet access.