Susquehanna-Roseland

an electric reliability project**

PSE&G and PPL file written comments on Draft EIS - Please read the press release and the comments 

National Park Service proposes ‘alternate routes’ that could have additional impacts on people and the environment
Public comments invited

The National Park Service has proposed “alternative routes” for the Susquehanna-Roseland power line as part of the agency’s Environmental Impact Statement process.

The best option for this project is the route recommended by PSE&G and already approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. This route, referred to by the park service as Alternative 2, follows existing PSE&G right-of-way that already has transmission towers.

PSE&G has studied the NPS proposal carefully and has concluded that the alternatives proposed by the park either are not feasible, or would create significant additional impacts to people and the environment in the region.

For example, two of the NPS alternatives would force PSE&G to consider building the line along portions of Route C – a route that was rejected by the company as having too much impact on people and the environment. (See a copy of our original routing report prepared by an independent siting contractor based on two years of study). The map above shows the BPU-approved route, the NPS alternatives and Route C.