ALBANY – A request filed by a government-backed group opposed to New York Regional Interconnect asking that the power line company be required to file additional information about its project was denied last week.

The state Public Service Commission ruled that Communities Against Regional Interconnect’s (CARI) motion for more information – specific to NYRI’s route alternatives, environmental impacts and visual impacts – was “premature,” and should be pursued once legal hearings in the case begin.

NYRI claims it has already answered CARI’s requests in previous permit filings.