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LIPA: Two public statement hearings (12pm & 5pm) regarding LIPA’s Southampton to Deerfield transmission project

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LIPA: Two public statement hearings (12pm & 5pm) regarding LIPA’s Southampton to Deerfield transmission project

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Forums and Hearings Information

Anyone wishing to comment on any aspect of this proceeding will have the opportunity to make a statement on the record before Administrative Law Judges at virtual public statement hearings on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

There will be a virtual public information forum prior to each hearing where Department of Public Service trial staff will provide an overview of the Commission’s certification process, and the Applicant will present a summary of the Project. Following these presentations, members of the public will have an opportunity to ask questions about the process and the application pending before the Commission.

The public information forums will begin at the times shown below and the public statement hearings will immediately follow the forums. Any person wishing to provide a public statement on the record during a virtual public statement hearing must register to do so by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024.

Forums and Hearings Times & Links

To provide a statement/join a hearing electronically:

 

 

When logging in to participate in a hearing on the appropriate date and time, participants should visit www.webex.com, click “Join” at the top right-hand corner of the screen, and input the applicable event number listed above. Participants will be asked to “select audio system.” It is recommended that participants opt to have the system “call me” or “call using computer.” The “call me” option will require participants to enter their phone numbers. 

To register and provide a statement by phone: 

Any participant who is not able to log in to a virtual public statement hearing electronically may participate by phone. Call-in participants wishing to make a statement at a 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 appropriate time of the virtual public statement hearing, dial 518-549-0500 and enter the applicable access code and phone-in password, listed above, to join the hearing.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s Human Resources Management Office at 518-474-2520 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 1-800-342-3377 for free language assistance services regarding this Notice.
 

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Case Information

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.

On February 16, 2024, PSEG Long Island LLC, on behalf of and as agent for the Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a/ LIPA , filed an application pursuant to Public Service Law Article VII for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (CECPN), authorizing it to construct, own, and operate the “Southampton to Deerfield Transmission Project.”  The Project is a new, 138 kilovolt (kV) underground transmission line primarily within municipal public roadway rights-of-way between the Southampton Substation and the Deerfield Substation in the town of Southampton, Suffolk County.  The line will be approximately 4.5 miles long and initially operate at 69 kV.