The new Hopatcong 500kV Station is nearly complete and will be energized in April, while the new Roseland 500kV Station is about a month away from completion, a PSEG representative told the Operating Committee last week. This portion of the Susquehanna-Roseland project will add 45 miles of transmission in New Jersey to reduce congestion.

The project will run from PPL’s Susquehanna nuclear plant to PSEG’s Roseland station at a projected cost of $1.4 to $1.5 billion. Transmission upgrades from Susquehanna to Lackawanna Station, and from Lackawanna station to the new Hopatcong station are expected to be completed in 2015. All regulatory approvals have been received, PSEG said.