New York State Governor Kathy Hochul kicked off construction on the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) project Wednesday.
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This electric transmission line, which will be deployed over 545 km, will carry 10.4 terawatt hours of clean hydroelectricity from Quebec to New York City.
“We can be very proud of our efforts and achievements over the past 15 years,” said Sophie Brochu, President and CEO of Hydro-Québec, in a press release.
Hydro-Quebec will provide clean, renewable energy to the Big Apple equivalent to powering one million homes or an approximately 44 percent reduction in New York City’s traffic-related carbon emissions.
One less obstacle in Maine
In addition, the Maine Supreme Court on Wednesday validated the lease obtained by Hydro-Quebec’s partner in the NECEC project file, a new transmission line between Quebec and Maine that will provide 1,200 megawatts (MW) of renewable hydroelectricity. in New England.
This is the second favorable decision of the court in relation to this project, after the one made last August on the subject of the constitutionality of the November 2021 referendum.
Hydro-Québec is not out of the woods yet in this case, as hearings are scheduled for April 2023.
