Dive Summary:

• The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has entered a fight between residents and PSE&G as the utility tries to deploy a controversial plan to build more than 72 high-voltage utility poles in Ridgewood Village, N.J.
• The BPU has asked the utility to prolong a self-imposed moratorium PSE&G called on the project earlier this August as Village officials continue to petition against the project, referring to it as “polegate.” City officials and residents are worried about the risks of the poles, claiming the utility bypassed local zoning mandates.
• PSE&G, which started erecting the poles a few weeks ago, maintains that the project will bolster electrical capacity and substations in Paramus and Fair Lawn. As PSE&G planned to resume work Tuesday, the BPU asked the utility to hold off for two more weeks until it makes a decision on whether it should hold public hearings.

From the article:

"Council members and residents alike are concerned that the poles pose unknown risks, and argue that PSE&G sidestepped zoning mandates."