Stop Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and High Voltage Cables on Long Island
Propel Opposition
Opposition Statements Filed
The Propel Article VII Confidential Settlement Process resulted in a Joint Proposal that Propel is asking the PSC to approve. No approvals have been granted to date by the PSC.
What's missing?
The majority of parties to the case did not sign onto the Proposal. Non-signatories include: 3 Nassau County Town Supervisors, The Village of Sea Cliff, 3 School Districts (North Shore, Roslyn, and Syosset), Business Association and small businesses, residents and various Civics.
Opposition statements were also filed by local legislators and the Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee.
What Do You Need to Do?
File your comments before July 10 with the PSC using the link found below.
Why Are Non-Signatories Material?
The non-signatory Parties had to sign NDAs to participate in the Article VII process and have engaged in confidential negociations for a little over 1 year reading the unredacted project filings. These parties have noted deficiencies within the Joint Proposal associated with health, safety, environmental integrity, educational programs, risks to private property and small business revenues amongst other concerns for the locales most directly impacted by this project. These non-signatory parties are highly knowledgeable of the details of the project as well as its impacts and for them not to sign that speaks volumes. You can find their filed statements below.
File you comments before 4pm July 10 - Make your voice heard to the PSC. Silence is Acceptance!
3 Nassau County Supervisors
Read the Town Supervisors Concerns and Message to Propel and Albany - "We support smart energy policy—but not at the expense of our residents’ wallets, safety, or quality of life. No transparency, no accountability—no deal.”
Village Sea Cliff
The Village's concerns are around protecting and preserving the environmental integrity of the Harbor as well as current recreational and anchorage uses.
North Shore School District
Hear the concerns of the North Shore School district in terms of health and safety as well as the ability to run district operations.
Gold Coast Business Association
Understand the concerns local small businesses will face especially in light of another Article VII Case CHPE that did little to ensure businesses would not fail as a result of a transmission line project
Additional Opposition Statements Filed
See the additional wide range of concerns from those in the process and our local legislators
Consolidated
Understand disproportionate residential impacts for certain communities while others were completely overlooked, lack of protection for private infrastructure (CHPE left residents with sewage in their homes and residents left to deal with it - Article VII did not protect residents), preferential treatment for some not all and much more.
Health Risk EMF
Understand the concerns around EMF that are not addressed by the Joint Proposal and how this can impact children and families
Legislator
Opposition
Hear the concerns of locally elected legislators who are opposed to the current JP
Additional Opposition Statements Filed
See additional concerns from Other School Districts and Parties to legal proceedings as well as Hempstead Harbor Watch Dog.
Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee
Hear the concerns of the watchdog of Hempstead Harbor and concerns they raised early on that have not been addressed to date
Other Noteworthy
Here are other party opposition statements to the joint proposal