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1.4 Potable Water and Sewer
CPV VALLEY ENERGY CENTER
CPV Valley will interconnect with the exiting Town of Wawayanda Sewer and Water systems, both
located adjacent to the Project site along Route 6. The interconnecting pipes will be located in existing
ROW along Route 6. CPV Valley is working closely with DOT and in the process of obtaining the
necessary approvals.
1.5 Gas Interconnect
The easements required to interconnect the Project with Millennium will be obtained by Millennium.
Millennium has identified various routes that maximize existing utility and railroad ROW, while
minimizing impacts to private landowners. These routes identified by Millennium range from 7 to 8
miles in length.
2.0 Projected In-Serve Date and Project Schedule
CPV Valley could be in-service in the first quarter of 2016 if the Project were awarded a contract by no
later than October 2012. The project permitting is anticipated to be complete by the summer of
2012, and the NYISO interconnection process is projected to be complete with an Interconnection
Agreement executed in the fall of 2012. With the permitting complete, an executed Interconnection
and an executed long-term revenue contract by October 2012, CPV Valley could achieve an in-service
date in early 2016. As discussed previously, financing of CPV Valley is contingent on the long-term
revenue contract. Therefore, any projected in-service date will be driven by when the long-term
contract is executed. A preliminary project schedule is provided in Appendix C – Preliminary Project
Schedule.
3.0 Interconnection
3.1 Interconnection Point
The Point of Interconnection (POI) for CPV Valley is a new gas insulated switchgear (GIS) substation to
be located in Middletown, New York along NYPA’s 345kV Marcy South line #42 between Coopers
Corners and Rock Tavern substations (NYISO Zone G). The specific location is shown in Appendix E –
Point of Electrical Interconnection. This location was studied by the NYISO and NYPA representatives
throughout the NYISO interconnection process.
3.2 POI Assessment
As discussed above, the POI location was studied by the NYISO and NYPA representatives for technical
feasibility and approved in the Class Year 2009 Facility Study process. The interconnection consists of
an underground cable from the Project to a new GIS substation, to be constructed by the Project,
located directly adjacent to the existing NYPA ROW. Interconnecting at this location had several
positive attributes described below:
Close Proximity to the Project site – The relatively short distance between the POI and the Project
helped mitigate any potential environmental impacts associated with the transmission line connecting
the Project to the grid. The close proximity of site (less than one mile) to the POI eliminated the
potential uncertainty associated with additional approvals required for transmission lines in excess of
one mile.
Utilization of Existing ROW – The interconnection route to the POI utilizes mostly Project property
and existing state ROW. Only a small amount of private land was needed to facilitate the
interconnection. To eliminate any uncertainty associated with the interconnection route, CPV
procured the necessary easements from the private landowner in 2008.
Capacity of Marcy South – Interconnection to Marcy South provides a significant amount of
generation to the Lower Hudson Valley. As determined by NYISO in the interconnection process, the
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