1,000-megawatt transmission line carrying hydro and wind power from Quebec to New York and Connecticut

transmission method: High Voltage Direct Current

line will consist of 2 - 5" diameter conductors

this line is mostly under water but diverts though saratoga, albany and schenectady counties via CSX rail lines

completion date 2015

Interesting - is this possible because DC has less loss than AC over long distance?

ALBANY—The New York State Public Service Commission has announced a series of public statement hearings regarding a proposed transmission line – the Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. – to interconnect renewable energy generation from Canada to the State’s electric transmission system and New York City.

The hearing schedule follows:

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Schenectady, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m.

Schenectady County Public Library

99 Clinton Street, McChesney Room

Schenectady, NY


The new facility would be located largely underwater (sub-aquatic) in Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. However, for one segment of the route, the facility would bypass the water bodies, exiting the Champlain Canal north of Lock 12 and following an approximately 70-mile underground route in existing railroad rights-of-way, southwest to Schenectady and then southeast to enter the Hudson River south of Albany in the Town of Coeymans.

for the battery charging stations for electric cars.......isn't that what GE is in for????

Trade must have a rail to ride........

just pointing out that the line will run thru rotterdam on the csx line