Public Service to Discuss $3.2B Project
For Propel NY Energy Transmission Line
ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission is holding in-person public statement hearings this week regarding the joint application of New York Transco LLC and the New York Power Authority to construct, operate and maintain the proposed $3.2-billion Propel NY Energy transmission project on Long Island, Queens, the Bronx and Westchester County.
The developers of Propel NY Energy transmission project are New York Transco, which is based in Rye Brook, NY, and the New York Power Authority, which is headquartered in downtown White Plains.
On July 31, 2024, the applicants filed an application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law. If granted, the certificate would authorize the applicants to construct, operate and maintain the Propel NY Energy Project, comprised of approximately 89.7 miles of new underground transmission lines (approximately 78.5 miles at 345 kilovolts [kV] and approximately 11.2 miles at 138 kV) and direct interconnection with nine existing and/or new substations located within Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Bronx and Westchester counties.
Of the approximately 89.7 miles of new underground transmission lines, two components are within New York State waters: (1) an approximately 9.1-mile crossing of the Long Island Sound between the Town of Oyster Bay and the City of New Rochelle; and (2) an approximately 0.7-mile crossing of the East River and an approximately 0.3-mile crossing of the Westchester Creek in Bronx County.
Yesterday’s public hearing was scheduled at the Knights of Columbus in Glen Cove, NY. Today’s public hearing (Wed., July 23) to be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. will take place at the offices of the Nassau County Legislature at 1550 Franklin Ave. in Mineola, NY. 11501
According to the project’s website, it expects the state’s Article VII process to take until mid 2026, with construction to begin in mid 2026 and be completed by May, 2030.
Published July 23, 2025