Overview

• The Connecticut Siting Council has a final vote scheduled for Thursday after members signaled support in a prior straw poll, but the decision could be postponed for further negotiations.
• Gov. Ned Lamont said company officials indicated they would not oppose a delay and that he expects another meeting with United Illuminating as soon as Friday.
• The project proposes overhead transmission on monopoles up to 195 feet through parts of Fairfield and Bridgeport, drawing strong objections from residents, businesses, and local officials.
• United Illuminating estimates an overhead build at about $300 million spread across New England customers, while it says undergrounding would add roughly $500 million borne by Connecticut ratepayers.
• Lamont questioned that cost allocation as ISO New England said it has not reviewed the project and stated the incremental cost to underground would not be regionalized, prompting criticism from Republican legislative leaders of the governor’s intervention.