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The Susquehanna-Roseland power line project will help ensure continued safe and reliable electric service for customers in eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania and throughout the region.
This Web site is intended to update you on the project and encourage your input so that we can incorporate your preferences into our plans wherever we can.
 Because of the steadily growing use of electricity, new power lines are needed to keep up with that demand and to keep our power supply reliable. PJM Interconnection, the independent company that operates the electric power grid for a 13-state region including Pennsylvania, has determined that if upgrades to the electric system are not made by May 2012, there is the potential for overloads and blackouts in eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania and throughout the region.
PJM is requiring a new 500-kilovolt transmission line from the Berwick area in Pennsylvania to the Roseland area in New Jersey. PJM has directed PPL Electric Utilities to construct the Pennsylvania portion of this power line.
At PPL, we understand that new power lines can cause concern. We have a long history of building power lines in a way that strikes a balance among maintaining reliable electric service, minimizing impact on property owners, protecting the environment and keeping costs down – because electric customers pay the costs of new lines.
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| Your input has been an important factor in our route selection process, and we encourage your continued input as our plans progress. If you want to e-mail us, or if you want to be added to our e-mail list for periodic updates, click here. You can also call us toll-free at 1-800-291-5403. | |
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June 24, 2009
Environmental, engineering work continues
Crews continue to perform various kinds of work along the Susquehanna-Roseland power line route.
>> read more
March 30, 2009
Another round of public
open houses April 13-16
As part of our continuing effort to include information from the public in our plans to build the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line, we have scheduled four more open houses from April 13-16. In addition to these open houses sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities, the Public Utility Commission will schedule public input hearings as part of its review of the line.
>> read more
March 23, 2009
Night-time wildlife studies scheduled, other work continues
Crews will be doing various kinds of work along the route of the Susquehanna-Roseland power line. We’re conducting various studies required by Pennsylvania’s power line approval process, and we wanted you to be aware that you may be seeing this activity on the route over the next several months.
>> read more
February 11, 2009
Work scheduled along
power line route
During the time that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reviewing our application to build this project, we will move forward with final design work. This work will determine where each of the new poles would be placed, where access roads would be needed, and other details. Construction will not begin until the project is approved by the PUC.
>> read more
January 6, 2009
Line submitted to Pa. PUC for approval
After 18 public meetings and thousands of conversations with residents along the route – and after seeking public input on everything from route selection to line design – PPL Electric Utilities has submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission its application to site and build the Susquehanna-Roseland power line.
>> Read PUC filing
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| This new line will have significant benefits for electric customers in our region – including those in Pennsylvania served by PPL Electric Utilities. | |
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