By Michael Bradwell, Business editor, mbradwell@observer-reporter.com
For years, state Sen. Barry Stout has helped launch highway infrastructure projects – from a dedicated exit at Southpointe to expanding the Mon Valley Expressway and the Southern Beltway – to ensure that traffic flows smoothly on Western Pennsylvania roads.
On Monday, Stout, D-Bentleyville, was among several people who met at Consol Energy headquarters in Southpointe to make a pitch for another type of infrastructure he said is equally vital for the continued economic progress of the region.
Stout and several business leaders who are members of Pennsylvanians for Reliable Energy, a coalition of industry, business, labor and community groups, stressed the need to enhance and secure the reliability of energy infrastructure.
The coalition supports electric grid improvement projects such as the collaborative agreement between Allegheny Energy and Washington County stakeholders that was filed in July with the state Public Utility Commission.
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2.16.10 Feds revive Lehigh Valley high-power line option
National Park Service to review 3 routes, even though PPL already made its choice.
11.16.09 Pennsylvania PUC Judge Recommends Approval of Susquehanna-Roseland Project
A Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission administrative law judge Friday (11/13) recommended approval of the proposed Susquehanna-Roseland power line in Pennsylvania.
6.12.09 Scranton Times Tribune: Hearing on PPL proposed transmission line scheduled
A public hearing has been scheduled for July 2 on PPL’s proposed 101 mile 500-kilovolt transmission line. It’s scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St.
6.3.09 Times-Tribune: Residents speak out against proposed Susquehanna-Roseland line
At a public hearing on July 2, some residents expressed concern about the proposed Susquehanna-Roseland line running near their homes. PPL spokesperson Paul Wirth explained that the line is needed to continue delivering reliable electricity to residents.
The Administrative Law Judge presiding over the case said she expects to recommend a decision by November 13.
5.28.09 PUC overturns Judge’s decision, allows groups’ protest to be admitted in Susquehanna-Roseland line case
At the PUC’s public meeting last week, the commission voted 5-0 to reverse a decision of Administrative Law Judge Susan Colwell, the presiding officer in the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line hearings. Judge Colwell had ruled that the protest of the Lackawanna River Corridor Association and the Lackawanna Valley Conservancy was filed a month after the regulatory deadline and as a result dismissed the protest. In a motion by Vice Chairman Tyrone Christy, the filing by the groups was reinstated and both groups are now allowed to particpate in the case.
5.22.09 Scranton Times-Tribune: PPL power line hearing well-attended
The Times-Tribune reports that more than four dozen residents showed up for a public hearing on PPL’s proposed 500-kilovolt transmission line, which would run 101 miles from Berwick to the Delaware River. Some residents raised concerns about possible health risks and a negative impact on the environment, while others spoke in favor of the jobs the new infrastructure project would bring to the region. A spokesman for PPL explained that the line is necessary to prevent overloads on the existing transmission lines in the state by 2013.
5.9.09 David DeCampli: Power lines aim to serve future needs
In an opinion piece in the Pocono Record the president of PPL Electric Utilities David G. DeCampli explained why improvements to our electric infrastructure and equipment are crucial to keep the lights on over the next few years. Most of PPL’s power lines are 40 to 50 years old, while over the last fifty years PPL’s customers demand for energy has increased by nearly 500 percent.
5.5.09 Pocono Record: Susqehanna-Roseland transmission line hearing planned in Clarks Summit
The Pocono Record announces the next meeting the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled for public input on PPL’s proposed Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Newton Ransom Fire Hall in Clarks Summit, PA.
3.30.09 More Susquehanna-Roseland Project Public Hearings Announced
PPL’s announces four upcoming public hearings on the Susquehanna-Roseland project on their informational site.
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