Article VII Major Electric and Gas Transmission Facilities

Article VII, “Siting of Major Utility Transmission Facilities,” is the section of the New York State Public Service Law that requires a full review of the need for and environmental impact of the siting, design, construction, and operation of major transmission facilities in New York State.

While the New York Public Service Commission makes the final decision regarding all applications, Article VII establishes the forum in which community residents can participate with members of state and local agencies in the review process. Throughout the Article VII review process, applicants are strongly encouraged to follow a public information process designed to involve the public in a project’s review

Article VII projects with applications currently under review. View the project Summary Table for project status.
 

• Beacon Offshore Wind Interconnection Project: Case 22-T-0294 - Application of Beacon Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Transmission Infrastructure from the Boundary of New York State Territorial Waters to a Point of Interconnection at the Astoria Power Complex in Queens.
• Beaver River to Porter Rebuild Project: Case 25-T-0178 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII, for the Reconstruction of Approximately 60.32 Miles of 115kV Transmission Line from New Beaver River Substation in the Town of Croghan, Lewis County, to the Porter Substation in the Town of Marcy, Oneida County.
• Black River to Beaver River Rebuild Project: Case 25-T-0195 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII, for the Reconstruction of Approximately 27.44 Miles of 115kV Transmission Line from the Existing Black River Substation in the Town of LeRay, Jefferson County, to the New Beaver River Substation in the Town of Croghan, Lewis County, Traversing the Towns of LeRay, Rutland, Champion, and Wilna, the Villages of Black River and Carthage in Jefferson County, and the Town of Croghan in Lewis County.
• Black River to Clay Rebuild Project: Case 25-T-0184 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Reconstruction of Approximately 60.9 miles of 115kV Transmission Line Running from the Black River Substation in the Town of LeRay, Jefferson County, to the Clay Substation, in the Town of Clay, Onondaga County, and the Construction of a the New Staplin Creek Substation in the Town of Rutland, Jefferson County.
• CHGE TP Line Replacement Project: Case 25-T-0133 - Petition of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Section 121a-(3) of the Public Service Law, for the Installation of an Approximately 1.99 Miles Natural Gas Pipeline in the Towns of Lloyd and Marlborough, Ulster County.
• Clean Path Transmission Line: Case 22-T-0558 - Application of New York Power Authority and Clean Path New York LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 178 miles of Transmission Lines and Associated Facilities From Delhi, New York, to Queens, New York.
• Colton-Nicholville 3 Rebuild Project: Case 24-T-0373 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law for the Rebuild of an Existing 115 kV Transmission Line from the Colton Substation in the Town of Pierrepoint to the Nicholville Substation in the Town of Lawrence, St. Lawrence County.
• Dennison to Colton Certificate Amendment: Case 25-T-0040 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for an Amendment to a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Issued to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in Case 70137.
• Douglas Pipeline Company (renewable natural gas): Case 24-T-0728 - Notice of Intent of Douglas Pipeline Company for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Section 121-a(2) of the Public Service Law, for an 11,200 Foot 4-Inch Pipeline for the Transportation of Renewable Natural Gas.
• Excelsior Offshore Wind (Vinyard Wind Mid-Atlantic): Case 25-T-0232 - Petition of Vineyard Mid-Atlantic, LLC and VMA Transmission Corp. for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need to Construct and Operate the New York Portion of the Excelsior Wind Project Transmission System.
• Finger Lakes Area Infrastructure Reliability Project: Case 24-T-0710 - Application of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Finger Lakes Area Infrastructure Reliability Project.
• Golah to Mortimer Rebuild (Lines 109 and 110): Case 25-T-0235 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII, for the Rebuild of Approximately 13 Miles of the 109 and 110 Transmission Lines from the Mortimer Substation in the Town of Brighton to the New Golah Substation in the Town of Rush, Traversing the Towns of Brighton, Henrietta, and Rush, Monroe County, and the Construction of the New Golah Substation and Decommissioning of the Existing Golah Substation in the Town of Rush, Monroe County.
• Inghams to Rotterdam Rebuild Project: Case 25-T-0262 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII, for the Rebuild of Approximately 50.72 Miles of Transmission Line from Inghams Substation in the Town of Manheim, Herkimer County, to the Rotterdam Substation in the Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady County, Traversing the Towns of Princetown and Rotterdam in Schenectady County, the Towns of Ephratah, Johnstown, Oppenheim, and Perth, and the City of Johnstown in Fulton County, the Towns of St. Johnsville, Amsterdam, Mohawk and Florida, and the Village of Hagaman in Montgomery County, and the Town of Manheim in Herkimer County, and the Construction of the Saltsman Road Substation in the Town of Ephratah, Fulton County.
• Jennison Transmission Solution Project: Case 24-T-0677 - Petition of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Jennison Transmission Solution Project.
• Lockport-Batavia Line 112 Rebuild Project: Case 22-T-0654 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII for its Lockport-Batavia Line 112 Rebuild Project in Niagara and Genesee Counties.
• Malone Transmission Rebuild Project (Line 910): Case 25-T-0236 - Petition of New York Electric & Gas Corporation for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Malone Transmission Rebuild Project.
• Monroe County Reliability Project: Case 21-T-0574 - Application of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of the Monroe County Reliability Project, Approximately 22.5 Miles of 115 Kilovolt Transmission Lines in the Village of Spencerport and the Towns of Gates, Greece, Ogden, and Parma in Monroe County.
• Mortimer-Pannell Lines 24/25 Rebuild Project: Case 23-T-0660 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII for its Mortimer-Pannell Lines 24/25 Rebuild Project in Monroe County.
• National Grid S. Oswego to Tar Hill Rebuild Project: Case 25-T-0049 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the South Oswego to Tar Hill 115 kV Transmission Line Rebuild Project in the City of Oswego and the Towns of Scriba, New Haven, Mexico, Richland, Albion, Altmar and Orwell, Oswego County.
• NYSEG Star East: Case 25-T-0238 - Petition of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation for an Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Southern Tier Area Reliability East Project.
• NYSEG Star West: Case 25-T-0080 - Petition of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Southern Tier Area Reliability West Project.
• Propel NY Energy (New York Transco LLC, New York Power Authority): Case 24-T-0446 - Approximately 89.7-Mile Underground Transmission Line through Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Bronx, and Westchester Counties.
• PSEG-LI Commercial Avenue Equipment Project Amendment: Case 25-T-0243 - Petition of Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA for an Amendment to the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Issued in Case 26333, for the Commercial Avenue Equipment Project.
• PSEG-LI Newbridge Bypass Project Amendment: Case 25-T-0242 - Petition of Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA for an Amendment to the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Issued in Case 04-T-1687, for the Newbridge Bypass Project.
• Queensboro Renewable Express: Case 22-T-0670 - Petition of Queensboro Development, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 18.5 miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Waters to a Point of Interconnection in Queens, and Associated Equipment.
• SCATE (Steuben-Chemung Area Transmission Enhancement) Project: Case 25-T-0246 - Petition of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Steuben-Chemung Area Transmission Enhancement Project.
• SE Batavia to Golah 119 Line: Case 25-T-0152 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII, to Rebuild Portions of the 115 kV Southeast Batavia - Golah 119 Line Traversing the Town and Village of LeRoy in Genesee County, the Town and Village of Caledonia in Livingston County, and the Towns of Rush and Wheatland in Monroe County.
• Southampton to Deerfield Transmission Project: Case 24-T-0113 - Petition of Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Southampton to Deerfield Transmission Project.
• Syosset to Oakwood Project: Case 25-T-0241 - Petition of Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the Syosset to Oakwood Project.
• Underground Service Transmission Laterals between the Expanded Clay Substation and Micron Technology Fabrication Areas: Case 24-T-0120 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the 345 kV Underground Service Transmission Laterals between the Expanded Clay Substation and Micron Technology Fabrication Areas.
• Vinyard Wind Northeast: Case 25-T-0245 - Petition of Vineyard Northeast, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the New York Public Service Law, to Construct and Operate an Offshore Transmission Facility.

Approved 

Projects recently approved with construction ongoing or not yet commenced.
 

• Alle-Catt Wind Interconnection - Case 21-T-0059
• Canisteo Wind - Case 19-T-0041
• Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. - Case 10-T-0139
• Empire Offshore Wind Transmission Line - Case 21-T-0366
• Orange and Rockland Underground Transmission Line 705 - Case 21-T-0569
• Smart Path Connect Project - Case 21-T-0430
• Sunrise Wind Transmission - Case 20-T-0617

• Regulations for Electric Transmission and Fuel Gas Transmission Lines Ten or More Miles (Subpart 85-2)
• Regulations for Gas Transmission Lines Less Than Ten Miles (Subpart 85-1)