Project Quick Facts
Project Details
- Colton-Nicholville 3 serves St. Lawrence County and travels through the towns of Hopkinton, Lawrence, Parishville, and Pierrepont.
- The project will replace existing 115kV wire and structures in the right-of-way. Additional easements may be needed for the construction and operation of the line.
- Also included are access roads upgrades, and technologies to improve response time and decrease maintenance costs.
Questions or Feedback
If you have a question or complaint, you can contact the project team at 800-358-2937, email us at [email protected], or complete this form. Note, if you are trying to contact us because of an emergency, please call 911.
Construction and Permitting Updates
Permitting: The New York State Public Service Commission awarded an Article VII permit for this project at its meeting on Sept. 18, 2025. At the end of 2025, National Grid filed Environmental Management and Construction Plans with the PSC, which was granted by the PSC on September 18, 2025.
Document Library
- Project Map
- Link to Article VII Application and EM&CP
- Phase 1 Construction Start Notice, March 2026
- Phase 1 Construction Start Notice, February 2026
- EM&CP Filing Notice, December 2025
- Demolition EM&CP Filing Notice, November 2025
- Project Fact Sheet Winter 2025
- Project Fact Sheet Summer 2025
- In-Person Open House Invitation, July 2025
- Project Open House Invitation, January 2025
- Walkdown Notice, August 2024
- Geotech Notice, July 2024
- Article VII Filing Notification, June 2024
- Landowner Notification Under PSL 122(2)(c), June 2024
- Drone Notice, March 2024
- Notice of Field Studies, June 2023
Permitting & Participation
This project will require Article VII permitting to proceed. The New York State Public Service Commission awarded an Article VII permit for this project at its meeting on Sept. 18, 2025 as part of case no. 24-T-0373.
A Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need was granted by the PSC on September 18, 2025.
Public Meetings
Thank you to everyone who attended our Virtual Information Sessions on January 16, 2025, the virtual public statement hearing on February 5, 2025, and our in-person open house on July 10, 2025.
We continue to invite questions about the project. You may always contact us at 800-358-2937 or [email protected].
Schedule
- Design & Permitting: Complete
- Anticipated Construction Start: March 2026
- Anticipated Construction End: Spring 2028
