NYRI officially hands in letter of withdrawal to PSC for power line project

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NYRI officially hands in letter of withdrawal to PSC for power line project

Story Created: Apr 6, 2009 at 3:33 PM EST

Story Updated: Apr 6, 2009 at 4:21 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - New York Regional Interconnect has submitted their letter of application withdrawal to the New York State Public Service Commission, suspending it's 190 mile transmission line project.

According to NYRI, plans to start all over depend on the regulatory climate.

The letter to the Public Service Commission reads as follows:

"Dear Judge Stockholm and Judge Phillips:

Pursuant to your request during the hearing on April 3, 2009 in the above referenced case, New York Regional Interconnect Inc. (“NYRI”) hereby provides written notification that it is suspending its application filed under Article VII of the Public Service Law.

At this time, NYRI has not made any decisions with respect to future actions or activities by the company. In addition, regarding the issue raised by Staff Counsel concerning the NYISO interconnection queue, it is NYRI’s expectation that all matters associated with the interconnection queue will be determined in accordance with the NYISO
tariffs and procedures.

Please call me if you have any questions.
Very truly yours,
COUCH WHITE, LLP
Leonard H. Singer"

Congressman Michael Arcuri says he's not convinced NYRI is done with upstate.

"I consider this a battle," Congressman Arcuri said. "And we won the battle, but we clearly didn't win the war yet. We want to stay vigilant and stay on top of this."

To do that, Arcuri says he plans to let the PSC know why many in the Mohawk Valley don't want this project to pass in addition to spreading that message with federal regulators.

According to the PSC, NYRI cannot bypass the state and gain federal approval for the project.

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