By Carol Nelson,
Valley News (www.valleynewsonline.com)
December 25, 2009
Members of the Oswego County Legislature are waiting for the Jefferson County Legislature to make a decision on a payment-in-lieu-of-tax (PILOT) agreement for the Galloo Island wind-power project. The two governments recently approved a joint resolution asking Upstate Power to relocate the proposed lines to the bottom of Lake Ontario.
A 230-kilovolt line has been proposed to run from Galloo Island in the Jefferson County Town of Hounsfield through the towns of Henderson, Ellisburg, Sandy Creek, and Richland, as well as the Village of Pulaski, to a proposed substation and interconnection with existing transmission lines in Mexico. Upstate Power has proposed to construct a wind farm on Galloo Island, off the shore in Hounsfield, along with a new power line with the capability of transporting 1,000 megawatts south to assist the needs of downstate consumers.
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