• New York State's transmission companies have renewed their proposal for a public-private company to build and own new infrastructure and have outlined projects for it.
• The companies say the New York Transmission Co. they outline would confer environmental benefits; generate more than $7 billion in economic activity, 12,000 direct jobs and nearly 38,000 total jobs, and encourage renewable generation that they say can bring $4.6 billion more in economic activity and 8,000 direct jobs.
• The utilities have 18 project ideas on their list filed in response to a Request for Information from the state's Energy Highway project.

From the article:

New York's transmission owners responded to New York's Energy Highway Task Force Request for Information.

The NYTO response supports the findings outlined in the NYTOs' previously issued Statewide Transmission Assessment and Reliability Study Phase II report and recommends the formation of a public-private partnership to jointly develop and own transmission facilities in New York State.