Alternate Utility Cable Route at Long Pond Greenbelt

The Group is advocating for an alternative route for a large underground electrical cable connection between PSEG Long Island’s substations in Bridgehampton and East Hampton. PSEG LI’s original proposal called for the cable to go directly through the Long Pond Greenbelt, a protected area with ecologically sensitive forest, field, and wetlands habitats stretching from Sag Harbor to Sagg Pond in Sagaponack. The project would entail disturbance, drilling, and permanent cable installation near and directly beneath several perched coastal ponds that contain rare plant and animal species. PSEG LI indicated that they will hold off and seek additional input because of public opposition and concern for the proposal. We are focusing our efforts on the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), which is ultimately responsible for PSEG LI’s contractual actions.