Pennsylvania: Franklin County transmission line draws over 100 protests; prehearing conference October 29
Transource's May 21, 2026 application to site a 28.8-mile 230 kV line and new Rice substation faces Public Utility Commission review. A new notice sets October 15 for protests and petitions to intervene and October 29 for an in-person prehearing conference in Harrisburg.
On May 21, 2026, Transource Pennsylvania, LLC applied to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("PUC") under 52 Pa. Code Chapter 57, Subchapter G, for approval to site and construct a new electric substation and a double-circuit Rice-Ringgold 230 kV transmission line known as the 9A West Project, Docket Nos. A-2026-3062675 and A-2026-3062686 (a related petition is Docket No. P-2026-3062687). The application is pending; no decision has been made, and the matters below are procedural.
52 Pa. Code Chapter 57, Subchapter G; Pa. PUC Docket Nos. A-2026-3062675, A-2026-3062686, P-2026-3062687 (Transource Pennsylvania, LLC, 9A West Project)