This is a final reminder to submit a letter of opposition to the Propel HIgh Voltage Cable Project and this note will make it easy for you! Please note that while we encourage you to say what you feel, this opposition must also address the deficiencies of the 'Joint Proposal', otherwise it will be ignored. Please note that the deadline for comments is July 17, 2026.

Here is some suggested text:

The Commission should reject the Propel Joint Proposal (JP) because it does not adequately show that the project serves the public interest, convenience, or necessity, and it was built around the LI Wind Export policy which does not align with current energy planning.
The settlement process failed because only 10 of 42 parties signed, including the absence of signatures from three Nassau County Towns, Village of Sea Cliff, 3 schools districts, the Gold Coast Business association and many affected residents. Further the Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee, Legislator Delia Deriggi Whitton and Representative Tom Suoizzi also oppose the JP. All of the above agree that disclosure in the Article VII process was badly lacking.

The JP relies on assumptions about future generation, while not clearly identifying what power source will actually fill the line as Empire II is not being built.  There is no cost analysis actually showing that this project will reduce ratepayer bills on the contrary it provides the Applicant with guaranteed returns of $132M/yr.  This project is for the rest of the state and not Long Island in that we get 100MW (as per Newsday).

The JP contains incomplete planning (e.g. EMF models are missing for the 4 corners as well as adjacent to the school), weak or missing enforceable protections (such as private infrastructure and lost small business revenues), and overreliance on future plans like the EM&CP instead of upfront project detail.

There are no firm commitments on traffic control, construction scheduling, emergency response, safety, school operations, noise, burial depth, navigation, and environmental safeguards.  Our community is disportionately impacted with every route of ingress and egress being impacted and we will be landlocked as the JP doesn’t provide provisions to prevent this.  There is no comparable community where something like this has ever been done before.  The project’s scale in Glen Head and Glenwood Landing is understated because of multiple cable paths, converging lines, substations, and related infrastructure that would affect a relatively small community.

There is a lack of substantive protections for our federally designated sole source aquifers, drinking water, the harbor, and Long Island Sound, with concerns about sediment disturbance, contaminants, burial conditions, and water-supply protection.  Mitigation once the damage is done is not acceptable.

EMF exposure near schools, homes, and businesses, and on the lack of site-specific modeling or meaningful mitigation for human health risks.  8 years of Monitoring will be done for marine life and there are only a few tests once energization commences along the entire route.  Also, the cumulative impact of all grid infrastructure is not taken into account and we have homes schools and businesses just feet from the right of way.

There are no measures in place to address the risks associated with vault safety - gas migration or liability, failing to learn the lessons of the CHPE project.

Finally, the commission should reject the JP because it dismisses local concerns, treats communities as secondary to the applicant’s interests, and fails to provide fair and enforceable protections for residents, small businesses, schools, and the environment.

Here is how to submit the comment:
You can find the docket (to submit your comments at this link:

https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/MatterManagement/CaseMaster.aspx?MatterSeq=74038

Click on "Public Comments"

Then, at the top right, click on "Post Comments"

Then fill out the form and copy and paste your text, or the text above, into the comment box (there is also a link to upload a file, if your comment won't fit in the box). 

When finished, check the box next to the red * (bottom left) and then click the 'I am not a Robot' box on the right. 

Then click "Post Comment" (Bottom Left)

The Towns of Oyster Bay, North Hempstead and Hempstead, as well as three school districts (Syosset, North Shore and Roslyn), the VIllage of Sea Cliff; and the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor and many others, have already established their opposition to this project. It is time for residents to step up and help them, help us. Don't forget, the deadline for comments is July 17, 2026.

THNAK YOU!