UI asks regulators to reconsider denial of Fairfield/Bridgeport monopole project

UI asks CT regulators to reconsider Fairfield County monopole project

A monopole next to the train tracks in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Molly Ingram / WSHU )United Illuminating wants the Connecticut Siting Council to reconsider a controversial project proposal in Fairfield County.The years-long saga concerns a plan to install taller monopoles in Bridgeport and Fairfield for electricity upgrades.On Monday, representatives from UI said there's a clear need for the project, and that the state Siting Council, which is …

UI asks regulators to take another look at proposed power line

United Illuminating asked state regulators on Monday to revisit their decision that blocked the utility from building an above-ground transmission line through sections of Fairfield and Bridgeport. The project — formally known as the Fairfield-Congress Railroad Transmission Line — has generated intense local pushback over the impact that the transmission line would have as it passes over homes, businesses and churches, suspended from giant steel…

UI asks regulators to reconsider denial of Fairfield/Bridgeport monopole project

The utility argues that Connecticut Siting Council members have offered no legal justification for rebuffing its transmission wire upgrade.