FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2008
CONTACT:
Liz Ferry
Phone: 215-368-1500
SENATOR WONDERLING FILES WITH PUC AS INTERVENER IN
Today, Pennsylvania Senator Robert C. Wonderling (R-24th),
in his official capacity as a duly elected member of the Pennsylvania Senate,
filed an Application for Leave to Intervene pursuant to, but not necessarily
limited to, 52 Pa. Code §§ 5.71 – 5.74. Senator Wonderling filed with the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in opposition to the request of PPL
Electric Utilities Corporation to site a new high voltage electric transmission
line in
It is the intention of Senator Wonderling to participate
fully in these proceedings to critically evaluate the evidentiary support for the
proposed siting of the transmission line and to explore alternatives that would
avoid its current proposed construction site. The twenty-fourth (24th)
“As a public official, I am bound, by duty and a sense of
purpose, to be a steward of our natural environment. Yet, as more
families move into the Upper Bucks portion of my district, I recognize there is
an increase in demand for more electricity. As such, I believe we must strike
the proper balance between the needs of society and the needs of nature. While
I am not opposed to new transmission lines within the 24th Senatorial district,
I believe existing rights of way should be utilized for a transmission line
siting route instead of the currently proposed siting route”, said Senator
Wonderling.
In April, Senator Wonderling and Representative Paul Clymer
sent a letter to the Public Utility Commission requesting the commission
schedule Public Input Hearings at sites in both
An Initial Prehearing Conference is scheduled for Wednesday,
May 14, 2008 at 10:00 in