Katie Kocijanski is reporting in the Register Star the deadline for public comment on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed New York Energy Highway Plan is approaching. Residents have until April 15 to submit written comments to the state Public Service Commission on the governor's proposal to construct new transmission lines from central New York through the Hudson Valley. The planned lines would cut through Columbia County. Four developers have submitted bids for a project that is planned to deliver at least 1,000 new megawatts of power transmission capacity downstate. As of Tue., Mar. 17, nearly 2,400 comments had been posted to the commission’s website, with many expressing disapproval of the proposal. Groups, such as the Hudson Valley Smart Energy Coalition and the Farmers and Families for Claverack and Livingston, have actively campaigned against the project. “Community input has been and remains a fundamental component of the regulatory review process,” commission spokesman James Denn said. To learn more about the proposal, go to dps [dot] ny [dot] gov and search for case number 13-E-0488. Read the full story in the Register Star.