Virtual Public Statement Hearing Set for Fort Schuyler Substation Project, April 30

April 23, 2026 Albany

Virtual Public Statement Hearing and Procedural Conference Set Regarding Oneida County Electric Substation and Transmission Line

ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold a virtual public statement hearing and procedural conference on Thursday, April 30, 2026, regarding a petition filed on December 1, 2025, and supplemented on April 13, 2026, by Fort Schuyler Management LLC (Fort Schuyler), pursuant to Section 68 of the Public Service Law (PSL), seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, as well as lightened regulation as an electric corporation.

Fort Schuyler seeks authorization to construct and operate a new 115 kilovolt (kV)/13.2 kV dual transformer substation and a 13.2 kV electric transmission line in the Town of Marcy, Oneida County. The project will be used to provide electricity solely to existing and future tenants of the Marcy SUNY Polytechnic Institute Campus located in Marcy.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a virtual public statement hearing will be held before Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Anthony Belsito as follows:

| DATE:  Thursday, April 30, 2026
TIME:   2:00 p.m.

Electronic Access: https://meetny-gov.webex.com/
Event Number:   2820 830 1742
Password:   Apr30-2pm

Phone-Only Access:  1-929-251-9612
Access Code:   2820 830 1742
Password:   27730027 |
Any person wishing to provide a public statement on the record during the virtual public statement hearing must register to do so by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

To register and provide a statement electronically:

Participants who would like to provide a statement and will log in to the hearing electronically must register by the date and time indicated above by visiting https://dps.ny.gov/calendar,where they should (1) click on the “VIEW DPS CALENDAR LISTINGS” button, (2) scroll to and click on the Fort Schuyler Project Virtual Public Statement Hearing and Procedural Conference on April 30, 2026, (3) click the “REGISTER FOR THE HEARING” button, (4) click the “Register” button, and (5) provide all requested information and click “Register.” After registration is complete, registrants will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the event.

When logging in to participate in the hearing on the appropriate date and time, participants will be asked to “select audio system.” It is recommended that participants opt to have the system “call me” or “call using computer.” The “call me” option will require that participants enter their phone numbers.

To register and provide a statement by phone:

Any participant who is not able to log in to the virtual public statement hearing electronically may participate by phone. Call-in participants wishing to make a statement at the virtual public statement hearing must register to do so by the date and time indicated above by calling 1-800-342-3330, following the prompts to the appropriate hearing, and then providing the following information: first name and last name, address, and phone number.

On the day and time of the virtual public statement hearing, dial 1-929-251-9612 and enter the access code and phone-in password listed above.

To listen to the hearing without making a statement:

Any interested person may listen to the hearing by signing on electronically as instructed above or by calling 1-929-251-9612 and entering the access code and phone-in password listed above.

All participants will be muted upon entry into the hearing. The ALJ will call upon each person who has registered or has asked to make a statement. The ALJ will continue the hearing until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements to submit comments into the record have been made. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker as necessary to afford all attendees an opportunity to be heard. It is recommended that lengthy comments be submitted in writing and summarized for oral presentation. A verbatim transcript of the hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this case.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s (Department) Human Resources Management Office at 1-518-473-9463 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711. Individuals with difficulty understanding or reading English are encouraged to call the Department at 1-800-342-3377 for free language assistance services.

Other Ways to Comment

For those who cannot attend or prefer not to comment at the public statement hearing, there are several other ways to provide your comments. All comments should refer to “Case 25-E-0748” and must be submitted no later than May 1, 2026.

Internet or Mail: Visit Case 25-E-0748, or go to https://dps.ny.gov, click on “File Search” (located under the heading “Commission Files”), enter “25-E-0748” in the “Search by Case Number” box, click “Search,” and then click on “Post Comments” at the top of the page.

Alternatively, comments may be mailed to the Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, 12223-1350; however, filing electronically is strongly encouraged.

Comments submitted in accordance with this Notice will be posted on the Department’s website and may be accessed by searching the case number, as described above, and clicking on the “Public Comments” tab.

Toll-Free Opinion Line: Individuals may submit comments by calling the Commission’s Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is set up to receive in-State calls 24-hours a day. These comments are not transcribed verbatim, but a summary is provided to the Commission.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a virtual procedural conference will be held immediately following the public statement hearing, as part of the same teleconference.

The principal purposes of the procedural conference are to identify any potential parties and provide interested persons an opportunity to present and explain any proposals regarding the procedures they believe should be followed in this case by the ALJ and Commission including, but not limited to, whether any issues of fact presented by the petition or public comments warrant an evidentiary hearing. Other procedural issues also may be addressed.

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