<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2giLFv_1FIFA08R00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2giLFv_1FIFA08R00" width="1054" height="684" ><figcaption>The state’s Public Service Commission has signed off on a major certification for the proposed Propel NY Energy power line project. IMAGE COURTESY PROPEL NY ENERGY / FILE</figcaption></figure>Propel NY Energy on Thursday cleared another hurdle with state regulators in its efforts to build a 90-mile Suffolk-to-Westchester County electric grid upgrade that is planned to run through Northeast Queens.The New York State Public Service Commission approved Propel’s certificate of environmental compatibility and public need. The CECPN advances the project toward construction planning and execution.Propel NY is a partnership between New York Transco and the New York Power Authority. The projected route has been roundly opposed by members of Community Board 11 as recently as Sept. 14.CB 11 next month is expected to approve a letter opposing the proposed route, which would dig up miles of roads while wending its way from Northern Boulevard at the Nassau County border and the waterline at Francis Lewis Park, where it will cross beneath the East River to the Bronx.CB 11 Chairman Paul DiBenedetto, other members and residents have requested that Propel NY and the city Parks Department strike a deal to allow the cables to be buried beneath the Joe Michaels Mile, a ribbon of parkland that runs between and parallel to the Cross Island Parkway and Little Neck Bay.Parks officials have said that the work would prevent future tree plantings and underground wiring for any electric light installation. DiBenedetto said Parks officials have confirmed to him that digging techniques that would bury the cables deeper will be employed on another section of the route.Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone) last Monday said to the board meeting that she remains opposed to the present plan.A representative for U.S. Rep Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau, Suffolk, Queens) on Monday gave the Chronicle a copy of a July 15 letter from the congressman also voicing his oppositionPSC Chair Rory Christian, however, praised the project in a Sept. 17 press release.“I commend Department Staff and the signatory parties who dedicated substantial time and resources to their review of the Propel NY Energy Project,” Christian said. “Because of their efforts, the Commission was presented with a thorough record demonstrating that this critical infrastructure project meets our statutory siting standards and will help provide needed power downstate.”The PSC still must review the environmental management and construction plans for the line, which must receive the panel’s authorization before work can begin.NY Transco President Joris Veldhoven and NYPA President Justin Driscoll issued a joint statement through Propel NY on Thursday.“The issuance of the certificate of environmental compatibility and public need is a significant milestone for Propel NY Energy and reflects the extensive record before the Public Service Commission that has included years of planning, environmental and technical review, and meaningful, inclusive community engagement that incorporates local voices and values,” they said. “This regulatory approval affirms the urgent need for this critical transmission project that will improve energy reliability and resiliency for all New Yorkers.”The project would consist of approximately 90 miles of new underground transmission lines at both 138 and 345 kilovolts, connecting to nine existing or new substations, and running through Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Bronx, and Westchester Counties.In June 2023, the New York State Independent System Operator Board of Directors selected the Propel NY Energy Project as “the more efficient or cost-effective transmission solution” to satisfy a public policy transmission need on Long Island that had been identified by the commission during a cycle of the NYISO’s planning process.</div></body>

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Propel NY Energy on Thursday cleared another hurdle with state regulators in its efforts to build a 90-mile Suffolk-to-Westchester County electric grid upgrade that is planned to run through Northeast Queens. The New York State Public Service Commission approved Propel’s certificate of environmental compatibility and public need. The CECPN advances...

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