Transmission line hearings today

Bushkill — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled two hearings to receive public comment on the proposed Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line siting application filed by PPL Electric Utilities Corp. In January, PPL filed an application to construct a new 500 kV transmission line. Known as the Susquehanna-Roseland project, the proposed line is about 101 miles long and travels through portions of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike and Wayne counties. PPL also requested authorization to construct a new substation in Blakely Borough, Lackawanna County, to connect the 500 kV line to the regional transmission system in that area. Administrative Law Judge Susan D. Colwell will conduct the hearings at: 1 and 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Top of the World, 1125 Saw Creek Estates, in Bushkill, Information on the transmission line siting process is available on the Commission’s Web site.