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Newark, NJ, June 19, 2008 -- Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) announced possible routes for a new power line. The new line, which is required by PJM Interconnection, the region's independent system operator, will help prevent overloads and possible blackouts on the power grid, said the company.
PSE&G will partner with PPL Electric Utilities to build the new power line, which will carry 500 kilovolts of electricity. The line will connect PSE&G's switching facilities in Roseland, NJ, with PPL's Susquehanna switching station near Berwick, PA.
Without the new line, PJM is projecting overloads on existing power lines starting as early as 2013.
After extensive review of potential transmission pathways in northern New Jersey, PSE&G has identified three possible routes for the new line.
To minimize the potential impact on nearby residents and the environment, the three routes follow existing power lines or existing power line rights of way as much as possible. PSE&G expects to select a preferred route in July, and begin the approval and permitting process in late summer. Pending approvals, construction would start in late 2009 with completion of the new line in time for the summer of 2012.
PSE&G has scheduled public workshops to seek public input in each of the three counties that contain the proposed routes.
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