Virtual public statement hearing on National Grid’s plans to rebuild transmission line in Livingston, Monroe counties

Public Hearing: National Grid Batavia-Golah Transmission Line

A virtual public statement hearing regarding Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid’s proposed transmission line Project will be held before the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) as follows: 

DATE: Thursday, September 9, 2025 
TIME: 6:00 p.m. 

Register for the Hearing

Electronic Access: meetny-gov.webex.com  
Access Code: 2819 091 8305 
Password: Sept9-6pm 

Phone-Only Access: 1-929-251-9612 
Access Code: 2819 091 8305 
Password: 73789067 

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 Wednesday, September 8, 2025, in accordance with the instructions set forth below.

Participants who would like to provide a statement and will log in to the hearing electronically must register by the date and time indicated above. 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 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-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.

Public comment is sought regarding an application filed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (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 rebuild approximately 16.3 miles of the existing 115 kilovolt Southeast Batavia-Golah 119 Transmission Line from a point near existing structure 107, west of the North LeRoy Substation, to the Golah Substation (Project). The Project is in the Town and Village of LeRoy in Genesee County, the Town and Village of Caledonia in Livingston County, and the Towns of Wheatland and Rush in Monroe County. 

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 participating parties and the public.