Environmental assessment of projects

Transmission Line Projects Requiring New Right-of-Way

When new transmission line projects involve new rights-of-way, we gather environmental screening information. The environmental assessments provided in this section are high-level and not nearly the level of investigation that will accompany a permit application to construct transmission facilities.

Table RS-1 lists the new transmission lines requiring new right-of-way and whether high-level environmental screening information is provided in this report or can be found in application materials already filed with the Public Service Commission.

Table RS-2 provides environmental screening information for the lines listed in Table RS-1.

Exhibits RS-1 through RS-14 identify the approximate end-points and study areas for each project for which high-level environmental screening information is provided

Transmission Line Projects on Existing Right-of-Way

Table RS-3 lists the new, rebuilt or reconductored transmission lines requiring no new right-of-way, and whether high-level environmental screening information is provided in this report or can be found in application materials already filed with the Public Service Commission.

Table RS-4 provides environmental screening information for the lines listed in Table RS-3.

The projects listed in Tables RS-1 through Table RS-4 do not reflect the entire number of projects included in this assessment that will require some level of environmental assessment. Rather, these projects will require selection of new rights-of-way and are likely to result in new environmental impacts. The environmental screening information highlights some of the environmental concerns that will need to be considered during any route identification process for these projects. Other projects will require environmental assessment, and those assessments will be conducted in the course of finalizing the scope for each of those projects.