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Propel NY Energy Video Highlights Critical Transmission Project Benefits for New York Communities
New video features local voices discussing the 90-mile project's importance as construction approaches and community engagement continues.
The Propel NY Energy team released a new video that highlights the need and benefits of this critical transmission infrastructure project featuring local voices from Long Island, Westchester and New York City. The video underscores the importance of strengthening the state’s energy grid in the face of rapidly increasing demand.
The approximately 4-minute video focuses on the importance of investments in electrical transmission while highlighting the communities that will benefit, and what this project means to
them.
“This video brings life to the purpose behind our work,” said Shannon Baxevanis, Director of Public Affairs for New York Transco. “It showcases the team, our community members who support
this project, and the overall importance of energy infrastructure investments.”
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Propel NY Energy is a 90-mile underground and submarine electric transmission project designed to strengthen the reliability, resiliency, and capacity of New York’s electric grid through
system improvements across parts of Long Island, Queens, the Bronx, and
Westchester County.
The project is advancing through federal, state, and local permitting processes, with construction expected to begin in mid-2026.
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Over the past two years, the Propel NY Energy project has prioritized reaching out to communities along the route to provide information, solicit feedback, and answer questions about what
communities can expect in the coming years, as construction is expected to begin in 2026. To date, the team has hosted 26 open houses and community information sessions, participated in 24 local tabling events, sent more than 14 rounds of mailers to over 17,000 project neighbors, and conducted more than 2,200 direct touchpoints with over 3,400 stakeholders.
“Our approach to outreach is ‘early, often, inclusive,’ and this video is an easy-to-view representation of the feedback we’ve been hearing as we meet with residents, businesses, and community organizations to share information about the project,” said Susan Craig, Director of Communications for the New York Power Authority.
You can watch the Propel NY Energy video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdovrcBKXY8
To learn more, access the latest resources, and see where we have been and where we are going, be sure to visit www.propelnyenergy.com.
