Hydro-Quebec targets a call for proposals in New York

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Hydro-Quebec is preparing to respond to a call for proposals in the hope of transporting a large volume of hydroelectricity to New York under a regulatory change that has occurred in this American state.

The Utilities Department has decided to add an additional category to its clean energy standard, which the crown corporation believes makes the energy produced at its existing plants eligible for renewable energy credits.

In the next two months, the New York authorities will solicit proposals for 1,500 megawatts (MW) of energy and Hydro-Quebec intends to be in the running, explained its spokesperson Gary Sutherland on Friday. .

The state-owned company was already in direct talks with New York City about a possible supply contract. If it wins the call for proposals, it could have the New York agency rather than the metropolis as a client.

A proposal accepted by the State would allow Hydro-Québec to build a new interconnection at the border. The state-owned company has not named a project, but the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) line, built with Transmission Developers, has all the necessary authorizations. The site could begin with a contract in hand.

This project can transport between 1000 and 1250 MW.

The transmission line would be added to the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), which, on American soil, must pass through Maine in order to supply Massachusetts as part of a major supply contract.

Unlike CHPE, NECEC has not yet obtained all the necessary authorizations and faces a lot of opposition south of the border.

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