LIPA Syosset to Oakwood Project Public Statement Hearing

A virtual public statement hearing regarding the Applicant’s proposed Project will be held before the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) as follows:

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m.

Any person wishing to provide a public statement on the record during the virtual public statement hearing must register to do so by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

Register for the Hearing

Electronic Access: meetny-gov.webex.com
Access Code: 2823 581 5171
Password: Dec3-5pm

Phone-Only Access: 1-929-251-9612
Access Code: 2823 581 5171
Password: 33230576

After registration is complete, registrants will receive a confirmation email with instructions about how to join the public statement hearing event.

To register and provide a statement by phone:

This option is available to any participant who is not able to log in to the virtual public statement hearing electronically. Call-in participants wishing to make a statement at the virtual public statement hearing must register to do so by the date and time indicated above by calling 1-800-342-3330, following the prompts to the appropriate hearing, and then providing the following information: first name and last name, address, and phone number. 

On the day and time of the hearing, dial 1-929-251-9612 and enter the access code and phone-in password listed above.

To listen to the hearing without making a statement:

Any interested person may listen to the hearing by phone by calling 1-929-251-9612 and entering the access code and phone-in password listed above.

All participants in the virtual public statement hearing will be muted upon entry into the hearing. The ALJ will call upon each person who has registered to make a statement. The ALJ will continue the hearing until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements to submit comments into the record have been made. Reasonable time limits may be established to help ensure that all those who wish to comment have an opportunity to be heard. It is requested that lengthy comments be submitted in writing and summarized for oral presentation. A verbatim transcript of the hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this case.

Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s Human Resource Management Office at 518-473-9463 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711. Individuals with difficulty understanding or reading English are encouraged to call the Department at 800-342-3377 for free language assistance services regarding this Notice.

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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.

Public comment is sought regarding an application filed by PSEG Long Island LLC, on behalf of and as agent for the Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Long Island Power Authority (the Applicant) for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law. If granted, the Certificate would authorize the Applicant to construct, operate, and maintain the Syosset to Oakwood Project (Project). 

The Applicant proposes to install a new approximately 2.8-mile 138 kilovolt (kV) underground electric transmission line mainly within roadway rights-of-way between the Applicant’s existing 138kV tap located in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County (Woodbury Tap) and the Applicant’s existing 138 kV substation located in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County (Oakwood Substation); new riser and transmission poles at Woodbury Tap; and new facilities at Oakwood Substation on property to the north of the current substation facilities. 

The Applicant also proposes modifications to portions of existing Lines 138-675 and 138-676 located between Woodbury Tap and Oakwood Substation. The Project is located within the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County and the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County. Full details are outlined in the application.

Under New York State Law, the Public Service Commission (Commission) may adopt or reject the Applicant’s proposal, in whole or part, or modify it. In doing so, the Commission will consider, among other things, comments from the participating parties and the public.