PSEG files for access to landowners' properties for power line project

PSEG files for access to landowners' properties for power line project

The Public Service Enterprise Group filed for Temporary Right to Entry for the environmental surveys of 90 properties for the Piedmont Reliability Project.

Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project threatens court action over access to privately owned land

Residents in three Maryland counties opposed to giant power lines cutting through privately owned land may soon be forced by court order to allow surveyors onto their property.The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) is facing massive opposition from private property owners in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Counties.Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), whose been tapped to lead the project, has tried for months to conduct environmen…

PSEG could file for temporary right of entry to 90 properties for power line project

The company behind the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project could file for temporary right of entry on 90 properties as early as Tuesday. The controversial project would run 70 miles of high-voltage power lines through Frederick, Carroll and Baltimore counties. Public Service Enterprise Group said it must start completing non-invasive environmental surveys on landowners’ properties but it has not been successful in gaining voluntary access from…