Hydro Quebec New York

With todays decision the extensive environmental and reliability benefits of a new transmission interconnection between quebecs hydropower system and new york city will be made possible. A great leap towards new yorks fifty by thirty goal. Several decades later in 1978 a 1200 mw 765 kv line was completed between chateauguay and marcy substations.
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New transmission infrastructure.

Hydro quebec new york. Hydro quebec proposes to deliver large volumes of hydroelectricity 58 to 83 terawatthours twh per year over a major new or expanded interconnection into new york from quebec. Currently because of transmission constraints hydro quebec can only deliver energy into upstate new york which already has a high renewable energy supply. We are very encouraged by this decision said sophie brochu ceo of hydro quebec. On april 2 2020 hydro quebec and the new york power authority nypa the largest state owned power organization in the united states signed an agreement by which they commit to provide mutual assistance to guarantee continuous power supply in both quebec and new york state.

When the time comes new discussions with the host communities will be initiated to ensure that the proposed project has the least impact in terms of various sustainability criteria. Quebec has a long history of supplying clean renewable energy to the state of new york beginning with the construction of the 200 mw les cedresdennison intertie in 1914. The company would also cooperate with us developers in the design of the transmission infrastructure needed in new york and construct the corresponding transmission facilities needed in quebec. Hydro quebec and the nypa are acutely aware of the critical role this supply plays and the importance of regional cooperation in the context of a pandemic.

The hertelnew york interconnection project and its initial form will be re evaluated by hydroquebec. This represented significant integration of the quebec and new york power grids opening the door to a substantial increase in energy trade between the two regions. New analyses will need to be performed and it is therefore too early to establish new parameters for the project whether in terms of technical content or detailed scheduling. New york city mayor bill de blasio announced the citys green new deal an effort to attack global warming on all fronts and he wants his city powered by canadian hydropower in a statement de blasio says he wants a deal signed with hydro quebec by 2020.