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Energy Transmission

Choosing how energy is delivered to meet our nation’s demand is a critically important environmental, economic and public policy decision. CCE believes it is important to conserve and diversify energy, while protecting public and environmentally sensitive lands.

Protect Public Lands, Preserve States' Rights, and Support Energy Conservation
Oppose the Mid-Atlantic National Electric Transmission Corridor Proposal

Image of the Mid Atlantic CorridorWhat is the Mid-Atlantic National Electric Transmission Corridor?
Electric Transmission Corridors are designations made by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The corridors give the federal government jurisdiction over certain energy transmission and production projects in the designated areas. The DOE-proposed Mid-Atlantic corridor spans throughout most of New York, down into West Virginia, and includes Maryland, parts of Pennsylvania, and Virginia (click here for a map of the proposed Mid-Atlantic corridor).

CCE opposes the proposed National Electric Transmission Corridor designation.

  • The corridor designation undermines state initiatives for energy conservation and energy demand reduction.
  • Corridor designation severely limits public participation as well as local municipalities’ and states' ability to monitor and properly site electric transmission and energy generation.
  • The DOE is not explicitly required to consider environmentally sensitive areas, like public parks, in the designation process of determining corridor boundaries.

On October 2, 2007, the DOE issued the National Electric Transmission Corridor designation order. CCE continues to work to ensure that publicly held lands and environmentally sensitive areas are not compromised as a result of this order. 

On November 21, 2007, CCE wrote the DOE in support of New York State’s request for a rehearing on the Mid-Atlantic Corridor designation, and on December 4, 2007, the DOE denied the rehearing request. New York State has filed to appeal the denial of the rehearing request and to appeal the designation of the Mid-Atlantic Corridor.

Click here to read the DOE rehearing order of December 4, 2007

Click here to read CCE’s support of a rehearing request in New York State of November 21, 2007

Click here to read formal comments CCE submitted to the Department of Energy on July 6, 2007

Click here to read the press release on the draft Mid Atlantic Corridor 

Click here to view the Department of Energy documents related to the proposed Mid-Atlantic National Electric Transmission Corridor

Updated by seckel 4/9/08