Connecticut’s Siting Council was expected to hold a final vote Thursday on whether or not to approve United Illuminating’s plan to add taller monopoles in Fairfield, Bridgeport, and Southport.

Governor Ned Lamont (D) asked them to delay the vote on Tuesday afternoon, saying he wouldn’t “let UI rush into a bad decision.”

The Siting Council, which is responsible for approving electricity projects across the state, has faced pushback from a bipartisan group of lawmakers and residents in Fairfield County for more than two years over the project.

Here’s how the controversy unfolded, and what’s next.

Summer/Fall 2023: Public interest piques

Significant public attention on the project came in the summer and fall of 2023 .

UI released plans for major construction, which they maintain is

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