Connecticut Siting Council

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Docket No 516R

DOCKET NO. 516R – The United Illuminating Company (UI) application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Fairfield to Congress Railroad Transmission Line 115-kV Rebuild Project that consists of the relocation and rebuild of its existing 115- kilovolt (kV) electric transmission lines from the railroad catenary structures to new steel monopole structures and related modifications along approximately 7.3 miles of the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Metro-North Railroad corridor between Structure B648S located east of Sasco Creek in Fairfield and UI’s Congress Street Substation in Bridgeport, and the rebuild of two existing 115-kV transmission lines along 0.23 mile of existing UI right-of-way to facilitate interconnection of the rebuilt 115-kV electric transmission lines at UI’s existing Ash Creek, Resco, Pequonnock and Congress Street Substations traversing the municipalities of Bridgeport and Fairfield, Connecticut. Court-ordered Remand Regarding Connecticut Siting Council’s February 15, 2024 Final Decision pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-183(j).  Link to Docket No. 516

COURT-ORDERED REMAND REGARDING COUNCIL FINAL DECISION
Court-ordered Remand Regarding Connecticut Siting Council’s February 15, 2024 Final Decision pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-183(j)

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Memorandum Regarding Court-Ordered Remand, 04/30/25
Town of Fairfield and City of Bridgeport Joint Letter to the Council, 06/06/25
Connecticut General Assembly - Fairfield and Bridgeport Delegation Comments, 06/10/25
Council Decision on UI's Motion to Stay Proceeding, 06/26/25
Town of Fairfield, City of Bridgeport, and SCNET Group Joint Request to Remove Vote on Draft Remand Findings of Fact, Draft Remand Opinion, Draft Decision and Order, and Draft Conclusions of Law from 9/18/25 Council Meeting Agenda, 09/17/25
Town of Fairfield, City of Bridgeport and SCNET Group Joint Request for 6-month Extension of Time or to Deny the Application, 10/15/25
Council Decision on Town of Fairfield, City of Bridgeport and SCNET Group Joint Request for 6-month Extension of Time, 10/17/25

 

COUNCIL'S DRAFT REMAND FINDINGS OF FACT
Council's Draft Remand Findings of Fact, 06/12/25
UI Comments on Draft Remand Findings of Fact, 06/20/25
Joint Comments on Draft Remand Findings of Fact, 06/20/25
Council's Draft Remand Findings of Fact, 09/04/25
Fairfield Station Lofts, LLC Comments on Council's Draft Remand Findings of Fact, 09/11/25
Town of Fairfield, City of Bridgeport and SCNET Group Joint Comments on Council's Draft Remand Findings of Fact, 09/11/25

 

APPLICANT -The United Illuminating Company (UI)
UI Motion to Stay Proceeding, 06/24/25
UI Objection to Joint Request for 6-month Extension of Time, 10/16/25

 

FINAL DECISION
Final Decision Documents (Denial), 10/17/25

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST (FOIA)
Southport Congregational Church FOIA Request, 09/11/25
Council Acknowledgement of Southport Congregational Church FOIA Request, 09/17/25
UI FOIA Request,10/20/25
Council Acknowledgement of UI FOIA Request, 10/23/25

PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION

UI Petition for Reconsideration, 11/03/25   UI Request for Special Meeting, 11/18/25
Council November 20, 2025 Special Meeting Agenda
Town of Fairfield, City of Bridgeport and SCNET Group Joint Response to UI’s Petition for Reconsideration, 11/19/25