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Released August 15, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Line (CHPE) project, which is designed to transport renewable energy, including hydropower, from Quebec to Queens, New York, recently began installation work.
The high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) line consists of both underground and underwater portions, with the aim of transmitting more than 1,000 megawatts (MW). CHPE runs from a connection point at Hydro-Quebec's (Montreal, Quebec) existing Hertel Substation in Montreal, at the U.S.-Canada border, south through Lake Champlain, along and under the Hudson River and ends at a new converter station in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. It will be supported by a 36-mile interconnection line. The first power is expected to run in 2026.
All of the components of the transmission line project--which includes construction of the two lines, an upgrade of the Hertel Substation and construction of the Astoria Substation--kicked off in 2022. Subscribers to the Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here to see a full list of projects related to the Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Line. Kiewit Corporation (Lenexa, Kansas) is providing engineering, procurement and construction services for all related projects.
The construction milestone announcement was posted to the project website: "The Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) today celebrated its latest construction milestone, announcing that cables have been floated across the United States-Canadian border marking the official start of marine installation work in Lake Champlain."
The initial approximately 1.3-mile section of the HVDC power cables were floated from a cable installation vessel, positioned along the surface of Lake Champlain to the border in the Richelieu River. Once in place, the cables will be lowered into the water to be buried in the lakebed as the project moves forward.
"This is an important milestone for CHPE and this innovative project that is serving as a model for how continued energy diversification and interconnected grids will play a critical role in securing a clean energy future," said Hydro-Québec Energy Services Chief Operating Officer Serge Abergel. "We congratulate the CHPE construction team on this achievement and look forward to completing the cross-border interconnection work later this year."
Industrial Info is tracking another cross-border T&D project under construction. The New England Clean Energy Connect Project (NECEC) is designed to transport 1,200 MW of hydropower from the Quebec-Maine border to New England in Lewiston, Maine. When complete, it would be New England's largest source of renewable energy, according to the project website.
The project, which is expected to wrap up in 2025, is being developed by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) (Augusta, Maine), which "owns or controls all of the property and facilities for the portion of the project in Maine," including roughly 150 miles of new HVDC line, according to a white paper on the project. CMP is a subsidiary of Avangrid Incorporated (NYSE:AGR) (Orange, Connecticut). Avangrid is a subsidiary of Iberdrola S.A. (Bilbao, Spain).
Project components include 54 miles of new transmission line, upgrades to 91 miles of existing line, and construction of a new converter station and substation. Subscribers can click here for related project reports.
Construction began in early 2021 but was suspended later that year after Maine voters approved a ballot initiative that would retroactively ban completion and operation of the project. However, construction resumed in 2023 after Avangrid and other project developers won two lawsuits: one challenging the state law, as well as another challenging leases for a 1-mile portion of the line that crossed state land.
Subscribers to the GMI Database can click here for all project reports mentioned in this article and here for related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
The high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) line consists of both underground and underwater portions, with the aim of transmitting more than 1,000 megawatts (MW). CHPE runs from a connection point at Hydro-Quebec's (Montreal, Quebec) existing Hertel Substation in Montreal, at the U.S.-Canada border, south through Lake Champlain, along and under the Hudson River and ends at a new converter station in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. It will be supported by a 36-mile interconnection line. The first power is expected to run in 2026.
All of the components of the transmission line project--which includes construction of the two lines, an upgrade of the Hertel Substation and construction of the Astoria Substation--kicked off in 2022. Subscribers to the Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here to see a full list of projects related to the Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Line. Kiewit Corporation (Lenexa, Kansas) is providing engineering, procurement and construction services for all related projects.
The construction milestone announcement was posted to the project website: "The Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) today celebrated its latest construction milestone, announcing that cables have been floated across the United States-Canadian border marking the official start of marine installation work in Lake Champlain."
The initial approximately 1.3-mile section of the HVDC power cables were floated from a cable installation vessel, positioned along the surface of Lake Champlain to the border in the Richelieu River. Once in place, the cables will be lowered into the water to be buried in the lakebed as the project moves forward.
"This is an important milestone for CHPE and this innovative project that is serving as a model for how continued energy diversification and interconnected grids will play a critical role in securing a clean energy future," said Hydro-Québec Energy Services Chief Operating Officer Serge Abergel. "We congratulate the CHPE construction team on this achievement and look forward to completing the cross-border interconnection work later this year."
Industrial Info is tracking another cross-border T&D project under construction. The New England Clean Energy Connect Project (NECEC) is designed to transport 1,200 MW of hydropower from the Quebec-Maine border to New England in Lewiston, Maine. When complete, it would be New England's largest source of renewable energy, according to the project website.
The project, which is expected to wrap up in 2025, is being developed by Central Maine Power Company (CMP) (Augusta, Maine), which "owns or controls all of the property and facilities for the portion of the project in Maine," including roughly 150 miles of new HVDC line, according to a white paper on the project. CMP is a subsidiary of Avangrid Incorporated (NYSE:AGR) (Orange, Connecticut). Avangrid is a subsidiary of Iberdrola S.A. (Bilbao, Spain).
Project components include 54 miles of new transmission line, upgrades to 91 miles of existing line, and construction of a new converter station and substation. Subscribers can click here for related project reports.
Construction began in early 2021 but was suspended later that year after Maine voters approved a ballot initiative that would retroactively ban completion and operation of the project. However, construction resumed in 2023 after Avangrid and other project developers won two lawsuits: one challenging the state law, as well as another challenging leases for a 1-mile portion of the line that crossed state land.
Subscribers to the GMI Database can click here for all project reports mentioned in this article and here for related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
