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The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags
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On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet about 9% of its total electricity demand that day.
Key facts
- On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet about 9% of its total electricity demand that day
- Planning for the CHPE (which is charmingly pronounced “chippy”) started 15 years ago, with the permitting process formally beginning in March 2010
- The second outage began on July 4, and the power line is still down as of the morning of July 22
- Some of that power shuttled in on a 339-mile power line stretching from Quebec to Queens called the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE)
Summary
Some of that power shuttled in on a 339-mile power line stretching from Quebec to Queens called the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE). An underground power line might not sound all that exciting, but this could be a big deal for the state’s grid planning, and for emissions. One wrinkle: The line has been down for most of this month, and some experts are concerned about how drought will affect the power supply feeding it. Planning for the CHPE (which is charmingly pronounced “chippy”) started 15 years ago, with the permitting process formally beginning in March 2010.