Electric Transmission Routing
 Electric transmission lines are the backbone of our nation’s electrical system.
Deregulation of the electric market and electric load growth in certain areas of the U.S. have lead to situations where the time required to plan, site, gain regulatory approval, and construct new transmission facilities has become critical to the delivery of reliable electric power to customers. The preparation of a thorough and comprehensive alternative routing analysis and environmental assessment document, coupled with a sound public participation program, provides the best support and defense for gaining approvals for a new transmission facility.
For more than 25 years, PBS&J has been assisting public and private electric utilities with the siting and permitting of electric transmission lines and substations. These utility clients have included investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, independent power producers, and regional power authorities. PBS&J has successfully completed hundreds of projects in various states with line lengths exceeding 200 miles and voltages ranging from 69-kV to 500-kV. We maintain a large, permanent, and experienced staff of engineers, planners, ecologists, archaeologists, historians, socioeconomists, and routing/permitting experts to fully support project and schedule requirements.
Services
- Siting and route selection
- Fatal flaw analyses
- Constraint mapping
- Alternative route analysis
- Public involvement programs
- Agency coordination
- Environmental assessment reports/impact statements
- Endangered and threatened species surveys/permitting/mitigation
- Wetland delineations/permitting/mitigation
- Cultural resources surveys
- Stormwater pollution prevention plans
- Expert witness testimony
 For more than 25 years, PBS&J has been assisting public and private electric utilities with the siting and permitting of electric transmission lines and substations.
Related Services for Electric Utilities
PBS&J's comprehensive services for electric utilities includes such additional related services as:
- Transmission/substation engineering
- Environmental compliance
- Waste management
- Air quality management
- Water quality management
- Surveying and photogrammetric mapping
- Land right-of-way acquisition
- Construction services
- Information solutions/GIS
- Environmental toxicology analysis
- 316a – Thermal studies/permitting
- 316b – Impingement and entrainment studies/permitting
- Gas pipelines planning and engineering
- Site engineering and infrastructure
- Emergency management
- Database/permit management
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