PA Environment Digest Blog: DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Harwood To Harleigh Substation Transmission Line Project In Luzerne County

This project involves the installation of a second 230 kV circuit on an existing utility transmission line. This additional circuit results in the replacement, in kind, of approximately ten (10) existing utility poles. All existing cover types will be restored.

No hearing has been scheduled on this application, but one may be requested.

Comments are due September 21– 30 days from this notice.

Comments and/or requests for a hearing should be sent to DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 or by email to: RA-EPWW-NERO@pa.gov. 

To schedule an in-person review of this permit application, contact DEP’s Northeast Regional Office File Review Coordinate at 570-826-5472.

Visit DEP’s Data Center Permit Tracker webpage for information on pending permits for A.I. data center projects established by Gov. Shapiro’s Data Center Executive Order.

The Governor’s executive order requires data center developers to obtain all permits and local approvals before DEP can review any permits for the facility.

To provide information to the state on new data center proposals and whether they meet the requirements in Gov. Shapiro’s Data Center Executive Order, visit the Data Center Feedback webpage.

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Related Articles This Week:

— Gov. Shapiro Signs Executive Order Requiring A.I. Data Center Developers To Sign Consent Order Binding Them To Comply With GRID Principals, Including Clean Energy; DEP Will Not Review Permits Until Communities Give Their Approval  [PaEN] 

— TheDerrick.com: Gov. Shapiro Invites Public To Provide Information To State On A.I. Data Center Development In Their Communities Thru New Webpage  [PaEN] 

— PUC Urges Federal Energy Regulatory Commission To Modernize Evaluation of Regional Electricity Transmission Projects  [PaEN]  

— Reuters: PJM Grid Electric Transmission Constraint Costs Surge To $6 Billion In 2026

— Utility Dive: PJM Taking 2nd Look At Connecting New Generation With Surplus, Unused Interconnections Already Approved

— PJM Interconnection Announces New 5-Year Strategy Outline Focusing On Grid Reliability, More Transparency On Energy Costs  [PaEN] 

— PUC PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee Announces $128,000 In Penalties For Underground Utility Excavation Violations; Next Meeting Sept. 15

— PJM Interconnection: Registration Opens For GridAdvance Summit Oct. 15 At PJM Training Center

[Posted: August 23, 2026]  PA Environment Digest