Permitting

To construct the Project, RG&E will need, in addition to other necessary permits:

• Two approvals from the New York State Public Service Commission under Article VII of the Public Service Law, the amended Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Rochester Transmission Project, and approval of an Environmental Management & Construction Plan (EM&CP).
• Federal approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• New York State approval from or consultation with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation and the New York State Department of Transportation.
• Approval from or consultation with CSX Transportation and the Rochester & Southern Railroad.
• Consultation with Monroe County, the City of Rochester and the Town of Gates.