Connecticut Siting Council Filings

On October 9, 2003, The Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P) and The United Illuminating Company (UI) filed with the Connecticut Siting Council for a "Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for a 345-kV Electric Transmission Line Facility and Associated Facilities between Scovill Rock Switching Station in Middletown and Norwalk Substation in Norwalk." The filing consists of 12 volumes. Please note that volumes which contain photographs are quite large and may take a considerable amount of time to download if you are using a 28K or 56K modem.

Volume 1 (7.56MB) includes the Executive Summary, System Alternatives, Technical Descriptions of Proposed and Alternative Facilities as well as Potential Environmental Effects and Mitigation Measures.

Volume 2 (38.5MB) Environmental - Wetlands Supporting Data.

Volume 3 (129MB) Environmental - Cultural Resources Supporting Data.

Volume 4 (105MB) Environmental including "Analysis of Bird Species Along the Proposed Middletown-Norwalk 345-kV Transmission Line" and "Audible Noise Studies."

Volume 5 (2.05MB) Planning including "Transmission Reliability Standards for Northeast Utilities," "NEPOOL Planning Procedure No. 3 - Reliability Standards for the New England Power Pool," and "Basic Criteria for Design and Operation of Interconnected Power Systems."

Volume 6 (16.9MB) Engineering including "Electric and Magnetic Field Assessment," "Tutorial - Underground Electric Power Transmission Cable Systems," "Evaluation of Potential 345-kV and 115-kV Cable System as Part of the Middletown-Norwalk Project," and Singer Substation Site Selection Study.

Volume 7 (6.41MB) Street Map and Drawings for Substations, Switching Stations & Transition Stations.

Volume 8 (7.09MB) Photographs - Photographs along Proposed Route; Photographs of Waterways to be Crossed Along the Underground Portion of the Proposed Route.

Volume 9 (203MB TOTAL) Route Maps - Overview of Route on USGS Map; Aerial Photographs - 400 Scale.

Volume 10 (160MB TOTAL) Route Illustration - Typical Cross Sections; Typical Cross Section Details; Plan & Profile Drawings.

Volume 11 (396MB TOTAL) Route Plans - Overhead Portions.

Volume 12 (221MB TOTAL) Route Plans - Underground Portions.

Supplemental Filing

On December 16, 2003, The Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P) and The United Illuminating Company (UI) filed with the Connecticut Siting Council a Supplemental Filing pursuant to Section VIII (Q) of the Council's Application Guides for Terrestrial Electric Transmission Line Facilities dated September 9, 2003. Section VIII (Q) provides in pertinent part that "the Applicant(s) shall provide supplemental information for the Council to make a reasonable comparison between the Applicant(s) proposed route and any reasonable alternative route recommended by the site municipalities pursuant to C.G.S. section 16-501." Please note that this document may also take a considerable amount of time to download if you are using a 28K or 56K modem.

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View the Connecticut Siting Council Opinion & Decision for Docket 272 on the Connecticut Siting Council Web site.