New York's Marcy-to-New Scotland transmission upgrade gets support from agencies

摘要

Three New York agencies are on board with a transmission project picked by the New York Independent System Operator to relieve congestion that exists on lines currently linking upstate renewable energy resources to downstate load centers. LS Power Group affiliate LS Power Grid New York and the New York Power Authority want the state Public Service Commission to approve a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need to construct, operate and maintain the Marcy-to-New Scotland Upgrade Project (19-T-0549). The project has the support of staff of the state Department of Public Service, Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Agriculture and Markets, according to a joint proposal filed with the PSC June 5. The project, which would extend from the town of Marcy in Oneida County, New York, to the town of New Scotland in Albany County, New York, involves removing existing transmission lines and installing new lines within roughly 93 miles of existing transmission right-of-way, building two new substations and upgrading other substations. Along parts of the route, 230-kV transmission lines will be removed and replaced with 345-kV lines.