Resources
Below are various resources.
None are recommendations, just to inform.
If you have more resources, please email them to
beautiful_perry@tutamail.com
Management of Transmission Lines
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PPL guidance on planting near power lines: https://www.pplelectric.com/-/media/PPLElectric/At-Your-Service/Docs/investing-in-your-service/veg-mgmt/Planting-Near-Power-Lines.ashx
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PPL specifications for initial clearing and control maintenance of vegetation on or adjacent to electric line ROW: https://www.puc.pa.gov/pcdocs/1030085.pdf
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) guidance on transmission line vegetation management: Transmission Line Vegetation Management | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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FERC Tree Trimming and vegetation management Landowners FAQ: https://www.ferc.gov/frequently-asked-questions-faqs-0/tree-trimming-and-vegetation-management-landowners-faq
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North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) website on standards for transmission vegetation management: https://www.nerc.com/standards/reliability-standards/fac/fac-003-5
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NERC transmission vegetation management standard: https://www.nerc.com/globalassets/standards/reliability-standards/fac/fac-003-5.pdf
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Notices of PA PUC Review of Vegetation Management Practices: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol47/47-39/1650.html
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US Forest Service powerline facility easement: https://www.fs.usda.gov/specialuses/documents/FS-2700-31%20092020Final-RE.pdf
Other Resources???
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Perry County Planning Commission https://www.tcrpc-pa.org/pcpc-meetings-and-minutes
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PennFuture (non-profit) https://www.pennfuture.org/
https://pennfuture.org/Join-the-ACE-Program
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DarkSkys (non-profit) https://www.darkskypa.org/?fbclid=PAT01DUAQrVZ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAacwszkS4kuUtW8xyaU82VbxJAHg6kZ_y0qhH1nVjs6MBi4t3DWKS-R5HITddQ_aem_x1aCTmkH9IORqZzGdwDFmw
Other States
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) (an independent conservation organization dedicated solely to saving the Bay)
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https://www.cbf.org/mission-and-vision/
United States -
Environmental Defence Fund An obvious solution for building electric transmission faster: Use railroads and highways - Climate 411
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American Conservation https://acc.eco/
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The Climate Reality https://www.climaterealityproject.org/
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Earth Justice
Right-of-Way Transmission Lines
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PA PUC (Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission) https://www.puc.pa.gov/electricity/transmission-lines/
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Transmission Line Siting, the PUC, and the Role of Residents
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Wisconsin Right-of-ways and easements for electric facility construction (Sept. 2015)- adapt for PA PUC???
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Public Service Commission of Wisconsin article on environmental impacts of transmission lines: https://psc.wi.gov/Documents/Brochures/Enviromental%20Impacts%20TL.pdf
Ohio Farm Bureau guidance on utility easement negotiations: https://ofbf.org/app/uploads/2024/08/3-Energy-Guide-Pipeline-Electric-Telecommunication-and-Private-Line-Easements.pdf
Do recommend that you check these out!
Local Group
Coalition to Protect Perry County
from Data Centers
https://www.coalitiontopreserveperrycounty.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/coalitiontoprotectperrycountypafromdatacenters
https://www.facebook.com/groups/preservewattstownshipperrycounty
Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
Darryl A. Lawrence,
PA Consumer Advocate
555 Walnut Street
5th Floor Forum Place
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1923
Phone: 717-783-5048
Toll Free: 800-684-6560
Fax: 717-783-7152
Email: consumer@paoca.org
Groups Fighting
Other Groups / Social Media
There are numerous other communities fighting against transmission lines. Please explore their concerns and learn what they are doing about them. Then let us talk about what we can implement here!
Pennsylvanians Against Transmission Line Injustice
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2837614349904239
Coalition To Protect Franklin County - CTPFC (Chambersburg Area)
Fayette County (Pittsburg Area)
https://www.alleghenyfront.org/nextera-midatlantic-resiliency-link-eminent-domain-pennsylvania/
SugerLoaf Area (near Wilkes-Barre)
Alliance to Stop the Line
https://www.alliancetostoptheline.org/
Archbald Area/ Lakwanna County (Scranton)
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https://www.pplarchbaldmountainproject.com/
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ttps://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/newsroom/2025-12-22-dep-to-host-informational-public-meeting-for-project-gravity-data-center-in-lackawanna-county
Other States
Block the Valley Link Transmission Project (Cental Virginia)
https://www.blockvalleylink.org/
WATI / West Virginians Against Transmission Line Injustice (MARL Line)
https://www.wvatli.org/
MPRP / Stop Maryland Piedmount Reliablity Project
https://stopmprp.com/
Stop PATH (West Virginia)