New power line proposed

Posted 8/21/12

BLAKELY, PA — The PPL Electric Utilities Corporation has begun the application and approval process for the first segment of Project Compass, a major new transmission line proposed by PPL.

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New power line proposed

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BLAKELY, PA — The PPL Electric Utilities Corporation has begun the application and approval process for the first segment of Project Compass, a major new transmission line proposed by PPL.

The first segment is a 95-mile, $500-million to $600-million line between Blakely, Lackawanna County, near Scranton, and Ramapo, NY. Although the final route of the line has not been established, it seems likely it will traverse Wayne and Pike counties in PA.

According to PPL, the proposed 345-kilovolt link between PJM Interconnection, an independent transmission organization, and the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is intended to make the electric grid more reliable and secure for people in the region, and to provide “an estimated savings of at least $200 million per year for New York consumers by reducing transmission congestion.”

PPL Electric Utilities filed an interconnection application with NYISO on October 27. Additional approvals are needed from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the New York Public Service Commission, PJM and other agencies.

The Roseland-Susquehanna power line, which serves Pennsylvania and New Jersey customers, went online in September of this year, but it sparked a lengthy and high-profile legal battle from environmental groups including the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club. Its executive director, Jeff Tittel, said his organization believes that the multiple fossil fuel infrastructure projects now underway in the Northeast are not necessary, and are undermining the growth of sustainable energy projects in the region.

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