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Public Service Commission
Public Statement Hearing
Informational Forum
August 4, 2014
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Project Team
Cricket Valley Energy (CVE)– Developer of Cricket Valley Energy Center, a fully
permitted $1.4 billion natural gas-fueled, high-efficiency, combined-cycle power generation facility in the Town of Dover/Dutchess County
– Subsidiary of Advanced Power, NA Epsilon Associates, Inc.
– Project environmental consultant DiGioia Gray & Associates
– Project engineer Arch Street Communications
– Public information and outreach
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Agenda
Project Overview Location Scope Objectives Design Hypothetical Alternative Route Simulated Views Article VII Review Steps Construction Public Involvement Topics of Interest
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Project Overview
CVE has been required by New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) to increase transmission capacity, redundancy, and operational capabilities by funding and installing a transmission line in the existing 14.6-mile Right-of-Way (ROW) between CVE in Dover and the Con Edison substation in Pleasant Valley. CVE will also reconductor a 3.4-mile segment of the existing transmission line in the same ROW between the CVE substation and the NY-CT state line.
NOT part of any of the following transmission line projects: NY Transco Edic to Pleasant Valley; NEXTERA New Scotland to Pleasant Valley; North American Transmission; or Boundless Energy Transmission.
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Project Location
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Project Scope
Install a new 14.6-mile 345 kV transmission line within the existing Con Edison ROW between CVE in Dover and Con Edison substation in Pleasant Valley
Re-conductor existing line #398 between the Project site the NY/CT border
Upgrade the Pleasant Valley substation (within existing footprint) protection and communication infrastructure
Prioritize local labor for the Project Average 40-60 workers for line construction Approximately 20 worker crew for re-conductoring
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Project Objectives
Ensure the reliability, stability, operability, and transfer limits of the transmission system are maintained with the connection to Cricket Valley Energy Center
Ensure minimal disruption to the environment and neighboring communities by locating the new transmission line inside the existing 250-foot-wide Con Edison ROW
Privately fund the $55 million infrastructure investment
Transfer ownership to Con Edison upon completion
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Project Design
New line: State-of-the-art steel monopoles Delta configuration Generally follows current spacing of existing lattice towers
New conductors: Bundled, “Mallard” Aluminum Conductor Steel-Supported
(ACSS) cables Selected for rating/line capacity, cost, line losses and other
performance factors
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Design Considerations
ROW land-use and environmental-base mapping in accordance with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation policies
Field surveys and time-of-year restrictions for protected and sensitive species
Invasive species, archaeological, and historic surveys
Wetlands delineation with location adjustments to avoid wetlands and other sensitive areas
Community input
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Hypothetical Alternative Route
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Hypothetical Alternative Route
Central Hudson 115 kV
Significant impact to property owners Requires 7 miles of new transmission right-of-way
Significant environmental impacts Swamp River Habitat, natural environment, wetland
Requires 20-mile line vs. 14.6-mile line
Requires 13 miles of expansion of the Central Hudson ROW to accommodate 345 kV line
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Simulated View
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13Town of LaGrange
Simulated View
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14Town of Union Vale
Simulated View
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15Town of Pleasant Valley
Simulated View
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Simulated View-Taconic Pky
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Article VII Review Steps
December 30, 2013: submission of Article VII application; copies distributed to area libraries
August 4, 2014: Public Statement Hearing in project area
Development of joint proposal: Public Service Commission (PSC) staff with input from interested parties
Recommendations by Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
PSC Hearing and Determination in Albany
Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need
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Construction
Total expected timeframe for Project completion: 13-24 months
Construction activity for each structure is estimated to last approximately 2 weeks
Pre-Construction Steps: Environmental Management and Construction Plan
approved by Department of Public Service (DPS)
Manage ROW in accordance with Con Edison’s Vegetation Management Plan (VMP)
Finalize survey to identify sensitive areas, clearing areas, and structure locations
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Construction Process
Construction Steps:
Establish laydown/staging areas—one primary area +/- 20 acres; additional storage areas, 2-3 acres each
Place construction matting where required for temporary access across wetlands
Establish structure foundations (rock anchors, rock micro-piles, conventional)
Set structures; install davits, insulators, and stringing blocks; string conductors
Re-grade and restore
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Public Involvement to Date
December 2013 Public/Legal notices, Poughkeepsie Journal Letters to Town Supervisors, County Executive Letters to property owners abutting ROW
March 2014: Launched CricketValleyTransmission.com Published Winter Issue, CVE Update Newsletter, distributed
6785 copies Posted Public Involvement Plan on website Launched email subscription sign up—now more than 350
subscribers
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Public Involvement to Date
May/June 2014: Presentation to Town Boards—Dover, Pleasant Valley,
LaGrange, Union Vale Held 4 public information meetings—Dover, Pleasant Valley,
LaGrange, Union Vale Promoted via website, postcards, press release, posters,
advertisement, posting on town websites
August 2014 Two Advisory Working Groups scheduled:
August 26 - Community Outreach Office,
Dover Plains, NY August 27 - Pleasant Valley Town Hall
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Public Involvement Media
Media outreach: - Hudson Valley Business Journal - Hudson Valley Press - Hudson Valley Reporter - Mid Hudson News - Northern Dutchess News - Southern Dutchess News - Poughkeepsie Journal - Putnam County News - Harlem Valley News - Millbrook Independent - Millerton News - WAMC Radio
Advertisements
- Poughkeepsie Journal
- Northern Dutchess News
- Southern Dutchess News
- The Millbrook Independent
- Hudson Valley News
- PennySaver
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Topics of interest
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Pole Height Reviewing design to reduce height of new monopoles
Electric and Magnetic Field (EMF) Within or below state and federal standards
Underground Transmission Lines Study for this project showed:
– Burying a 345 kV transmission line would have a significant environmental impact
– Blasting would be required– Additional above ground structures would be needed that would
exceed the boundaries of the ROW