PSEG to present on power lines tomorrow
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PSE&G reps will talk more tomorrow about the company’s plans for a high-voltage power line expansion over four counties in North Jersey.
The $650 million New Jersey portion of the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line expansion (it’s part of a larger, $1.2 billion effort that includes lines in Pennsylvania) has environmentalists and nearby residents worried about possible impacts on home values and public health and the company’s future commitment to renewable energies.
The company says the project is needed to “ensure reliability in our region,” per its website, and will bring a mix of power sources to the area, including wind, solar and nuclear.
Tomorrow at 1 p.m., PSE&G will present an overview of the project and take comments at a Highlands Council meeting (100 North Road in Chester). While people can talk for three minutes, anyone who wants to ask PSE&G a direct question should lobby a Highlands Council member to ask it for them, according to Mark Zakutansky of the New Jersey Highlands Coalition (click here to contact members through the council’s website).
This is the latest in a series of meetings on the project. A meeting last night had a low turnout, according to Fred Snowflack of the Daily Record.
For more on opposition to the expansion, visit stopthelines.com or northbyram.org.
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