The New York State Public Service Commission has approved a proposed 1,000 megawatt (MW) electric generating facility in Dutchess County, NY, which will provide more cost-effective electricity with lower emissions than many existing plants and improve power reliability throughout the downstate region.
The Commission granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Cricket Valley Energy Center, LLC for the construction of a combined cycle, natural gas-powered 1,000 MW electric generating facility on an inactive industrial site located in the town of Dover.
The certificate also covers the facility’s proposal to build two 700-foot-long, on-site, overhead 345 kilovolt (kV) lines. Those lines will help to interconnect the facility with the existing Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.’s 345 kV electrical transmission line located adjacent to the northern property line of the project.