NYRI opponents denied request
ALBANY – A request filed by a government-backed group opposed to New York Regional Interconnect asking that the power line company be required to file additional information about its project was denied last week.
The state Public Service Commission ruled that Communities Against Regional Interconnect’s (CARI) motion for more information – specific to NYRI’s route alternatives, environmental impacts and visual impacts – was “premature,” and should be pursued once legal hearings in the case begin.
NYRI claims it has already answered CARI’s requests in previous permit filings.
“NYRI and CARI clearly disagree as to the sufficiency of the information that has been presented by the applicant to date,” stated the PSC ruling, issued May 22. “The true issues appear to be the quality of the application, including the completeness of the evidence submitted ... The completeness of the application, however, does not depend on the weight ultimately to be accorded the evidence; that question is established after the evidence is subjected to scrutiny through discovery, testimony, and cross-examination.”
The PSC said CARI and others involved in the power line fight will have opportunities to challenge NYRI’s evidence if and when an official permit review process begins.
“We’re disappointed that our motion seeking more information from NYRI was denied,” said CARI Attorney John F. Kluscik. “However, we don’t view this as a setback at all. The commission clearly invited us to pursue the information we think is important to the case, and we will pursue that through discovery.”
NYRI has yet to undergo a review or file a complete permit application; its first two were deemed “deficient” and sent back for revisions by the PSC.
The Canadian-backed company is proposing to build a $2.2 billion power line that would stretch 190 miles from Utica to New Windsor; splitting six townships and 44 miles of Chenango County.
CARI is an eight county non-profit coalition representing Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Orange and Sullivan counties. The coalition has also filed lawsuits in federal court challenging policies that look to fast track power line investment in the northeast.
The state Public Service Commission ruled that Communities Against Regional Interconnect’s (CARI) motion for more information – specific to NYRI’s route alternatives, environmental impacts and visual impacts – was “premature,” and should be pursued once legal hearings in the case begin.
NYRI claims it has already answered CARI’s requests in previous permit filings.
“NYRI and CARI clearly disagree as to the sufficiency of the information that has been presented by the applicant to date,” stated the PSC ruling, issued May 22. “The true issues appear to be the quality of the application, including the completeness of the evidence submitted ... The completeness of the application, however, does not depend on the weight ultimately to be accorded the evidence; that question is established after the evidence is subjected to scrutiny through discovery, testimony, and cross-examination.”
The PSC said CARI and others involved in the power line fight will have opportunities to challenge NYRI’s evidence if and when an official permit review process begins.
“We’re disappointed that our motion seeking more information from NYRI was denied,” said CARI Attorney John F. Kluscik. “However, we don’t view this as a setback at all. The commission clearly invited us to pursue the information we think is important to the case, and we will pursue that through discovery.”
NYRI has yet to undergo a review or file a complete permit application; its first two were deemed “deficient” and sent back for revisions by the PSC.
The Canadian-backed company is proposing to build a $2.2 billion power line that would stretch 190 miles from Utica to New Windsor; splitting six townships and 44 miles of Chenango County.
CARI is an eight county non-profit coalition representing Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Orange and Sullivan counties. The coalition has also filed lawsuits in federal court challenging policies that look to fast track power line investment in the northeast.
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