Saturday, January 08, 2011
PSC Delays PATH Decision
WEST VIRGINIA....
On Friday, the PSC granted a request for a delay on the 765 kilovolt Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline, also called PATH. Officials with Allegheny Energy and American Electric Power say they need more time to review the latest power load forecast for the region. The PSC has postponed its decision whether to approve the plans from July to February 2012. The evidentiary hearings that had been scheduled to start in March are now set for October. The $2 billion project has been billed as a way to shore up the electrical grid. If approved, PATH could run 275 miles from Putnam County to Maryland. PSC staff members and representatives with the PSC's Consumer Advocate's Division are among those who have called on the PSC to dismiss the PATH application outright, saying other power options should be considered.
On Friday, the PSC granted a request for a delay on the 765 kilovolt Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline, also called PATH. Officials with Allegheny Energy and American Electric Power say they need more time to review the latest power load forecast for the region. The PSC has postponed its decision whether to approve the plans from July to February 2012. The evidentiary hearings that had been scheduled to start in March are now set for October. The $2 billion project has been billed as a way to shore up the electrical grid. If approved, PATH could run 275 miles from Putnam County to Maryland. PSC staff members and representatives with the PSC's Consumer Advocate's Division are among those who have called on the PSC to dismiss the PATH application outright, saying other power options should be considered.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:25 PM 
