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Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) and PPL Electric Utilities Corp. have announced that the National Park Service (NPS) has selected the route preferred by the companies for their Susquehanna-Roseland transmission project. The park service selected the utilities' route as the NPS Preferred Alternative, part of the ongoing environmental impact statement process.

Under a mitigation package proposed by PSE&G and PPL, thousands of acres of land would be purchased or preserved. The total value of the package will depend on the final assessment of impacts by the park service, but the utilities' current estimate is that the cost would be $30 million to $40 million.

The Susquehanna-Roseland power line will run from Berwick, Pa., to Roseland, N.J. PJM Interconnection ordered the new line to prevent violations of national standards for the operation of the nation's electric power grid, and recently reconfirmed the need for the line.

Both the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission have approved the utilities' chosen route. About 95% of this 145-mile route would follow the path of an existing 85-year-old power line that must be replaced because it is approaching the end of its useful life and is undersized for current electricity demands.



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