A US appeals court has upheld an order allowing PSEG Renewable Transmission LLC to access private properties in Maryland to conduct surveys for its proposed 67-mile Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, despite opposition from landowners and pending state approval. According to the Fourth Circuit, the Arentz Family and 116 other property owners refused access. The project’s application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity remained administratively incomplete because required field studies had not been completed. The court backed survey access before final approval, while the Maryland Public Service Commission’s review of the project remained ongoing.
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