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Public Service Electric and Gas Company Electric Transmission & Distribution – Projects & Construction 4000 Hadley Road, Mail Code 430 South Plainfield, NJ 07080 May 15, 2024 Via Hand Delivery Diana Chandler-Zimmermann, Zoning Board Secretary Township of West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 RE: PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY (PSE&G) WEST ORANGE SWITCHING STATION - 26KV LIFECYCLE PROJECT 325 MOUNT PLEASANT AVENUE - BLOCK 155, LOT 26.01 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY AND FINAL MAJOR SITE PLAN WITH “C” AND ‘D’ VARIANCE AND WAIVER APPROVAL AND TREE REMOVAL Dear Ms. Chandler-Zimmerman: Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is pleased to submit this application to the Township of West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment for Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval in connection with upgrades to our West Orange Switching Station located at the above-referenced address. The improvements will bolster the existing 26kV system to increase reliability of service to customers within the Township of West Orange and surrounding municipalities in Essex County. This upgrade is being referred to as the 26kV Lifecycle Project, where the intent is to remove and replace outdated 26kV equipment. In reference to the Township’s Ordinance definition for a “minor site plan” under Section 25-4, PSE&G proposes the installation of equipment “housed” within a prefabricated structure which is greater than 1,000 square feet in floor area. Although the floor area is non-occupiable, it is PSE&G’s understanding that the proposed floor area greater than 1,000 square feet triggers a major site plan review by the Board. Therefore, PSE&G respectfully requests Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan with “C” and “D” Variance and Waiver approval. Present Use, Existing Site Conditions and Zoning The West Orange Switching Station (Station) is located at the northwestern intersection of Mount Pleasant Avenue (State Highway Route 10) and Prospect Avenue (County Route 577) in the Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. The ladle-shaped parcel is identified as Block 155, Lot 26.01 on the West Orange Tax Map 88 and is approximately 23.36 acres in area. The linear portion of the property to the northwest is PSE&G’s West Orange – Roseland Transmission Right-of-Way (ROW), which

.01 on the West Orange Tax Map 88 and is approximately 23.36 acres in area. The linear portion of the property to the northwest is PSE&G’s West Orange – Roseland Transmission Right-of-Way (ROW), which consists of monopole towers, overhead wires, and an existing vegetation buffer, as well as Marion Drive Substation. The balance of the parcel makes up PSE&G’s West Orange Switching Station, which is the subject of this application. The West Orange Switching Station contains specialized electrical equipment that allows voltage of electricity to be transformed, or “switched”, from transmission voltage to the distribution level and then feed power out to customers. There are three (3) yards – a 230kV yard; a 26kV yard that is the subject of this application; and a 13kV yard (Marion Drive Substation).