CHPExpress

02/02/2012 -

The Poughkeepsie Journal calls for a balanced approached to
solving New York's Energy needs
The Hudson Valley paper smartly calls for New York to make "wise choices" when charting it's energy future and these intelligent choices include creating "dependable transmission lines so that the cleaner energy sources in Canada and the North Country, such as hydropower, can make their way throughout New York."

01/16/2012 -

Energy Biz: NY Gung Ho on Building Energy Infrastructure
Transmission Developers President (TDI) and CEO Don Jessome told Energy Central that the company is "encouraged" by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plans involving a private sector funded $2 billion "Energy Highway" system.

01/11/2012 -

The Capitol: Some of the Private-Sector Spadework for Cuomo's
Energy Highway May Already Be Done
In his Jan. 4 State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed building "an energy highway system" that, in its breadth and impact on New Yorkers' daily lives, could rival Dwight D. Eisenhower's interstate system, one of the most ambitious public-works projects in American history.

12/14/2011 -

Transmission Hub: Agreement on Champlain Hudson Power Express expected by Jan. 10
The president of the company planning the U.S. portion of the Champlain Hudson Power Express expects interested parties to reach an agreement on the mostly underwater, HVDC line before mid-January.

12/06/2011 -

Albany Times Union: Power talks turn a corner: Negotiations over
electric transmission line to New York from Canada move forward
A 1,000-megawatt underground electric transmission line from Quebec to New York City may be closer to becoming a reality as negotiations with governmental and environmental groups have taken on a more positive tone.

09/13/2011 -

Albany Times Union: Transmission line parties get time for talks
The developers of a $2 billion underground electric transmission line proposed between Quebec and New York City are being given additional time to hammer out differences with other groups over the project.

12/06/2011 -

Power talks turn a corner: Negotiations over electric transmission line
to New York from Canada move forward
A 1,000-megawatt underground electric transmission line from Quebec to New York City may be closer to becoming a reality as negotiations with governmental and environmental groups have taken on a more positive tone.

07/08/2011 -

New York League of Conservation Voters: Congress Members
Ask Cuomo To Support Power Cable
Federal elected officials are encouraging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support a new power cable that will be buried under the Hudson River and bring hydroelectric power to the New York City area.

07/07/2011 -

Albany Times Union: Power line plan touted
Twenty members of Congress—including U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko—are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a 330-mile power transmission line that would take power from Quebec to New York City.

07/07/2011 -

Power Industry News: Blackstone Group: Innovative Clean Energy Transmission Project Receives Broad Bi-Partisan Support From NY Congressional Delegation
Transmission Developers Inc. (TDI) today announced that Members of Congress, from districts across the state of New York, have sent a letter to Governor Cuomo urging him to support the Champlain Hudson Power Express underwater transmission project. In the letter, this bi-partisan coalition thanked the Governor for his leadership creating jobs, lowering utility costs, and developing an energy roadmap for the state and urged him to "keep this important energy infrastructure project at the top of his energy agenda." 20 members in total signed the letter.

07/07/2011 -

New World Energy Network: Transmission Developers get support for
New York $2bn clean energy transmission line
A clean energy transmission project in the state of New York being developed by a Blackstone portfolio company has received bi-partisan support from the state's members of congress, 20 of which have sent letters to Governor Cuomo pressuring him to support the Champlain Hudson Power Express underwater project.

06/17/2011 -

The Saratogian: Proposed $2 billion power line that would pass through Saratoga County clears hurdle
A proposed $2 billion power line that would pass through Saratoga County has cleared a significant hurdle, but is still far from final approval. The New York Department of State has completed a six-month comprehensive review of the Champlain Hudson Power Express Project that's slated to carry 1,000 megawatts of wind and hydropower from Quebec to metropolitan New York and Connecticut.

06/14/2011 -

Catskill Daily Mail: Power line clears another NY hurdle
Department of State gives green light to Champlain-Hudson project. A proposal for a 330-mile power line to bring electricity down from Canada to New York City has taken another step forward in the approval process. "TDI is very pleased," said Jessome, "with the successful outcome of this extensive review process, and is grateful for the cooperative approach that the DOS coastal resources staff and executive management maintained throughout this process."

06/10/2011 -

Daily Freeman: Power Line Plan Clears State Hurdle
The plan for 330-mile high-power transmission line that will run both underground and underwater has been approved by the state Department of State, with some modifications, according to the developers.

06/10/2011 -

Daily Gazette: Canada-to-NYC Power Line Project Gains Initial Approval
In the written decision, First Deputy Secretary of State Daniel. E. Shapiro said the project appears to be consistent with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's efforts to make the energy sources more environmentally sustainable.

06/09/2011 -

SNL: Champlain Hudson Line Developer Gets Conditional Approval
from NY Agency
The New York Department of State delivered good news to the developer of a proposed 320-kV transmission line that will deliver 1,000 MW into the New York City market. On June 9, Transmission Developers Inc. announced that the department had completed a six-month review of its Champlain Hudson Power Express Project and determined that, pending its compliance with certain conditions, the project is consistent with New York's Coastal Zone Management Program.

06/09/2011 -

Platts: Canada to New York transmission line wins key state approval
Plans for a transmission project that would bring 1,000 MW from Canada to New York City have won a key New York state approval, paving the way to complete federal permitting, developer Transmission Developers said Thursday.

05/06/2011 -

Westfair Online: Power cable project delayed
Regulatory delays have caused the developer of the $1.9 billion Champlain Hudson Power Express to push back its project schedule by nearly a year. Josh Verleun, staff attorney at Riverkeeper, said that when the project was originally proposed it was "generally agnostic" about the project, although it did have some concerns regarding the placement of power lines in the Hudson River." As we continued to be an intervener in the Article VII process, we have been sort of working through a number of these concerns," he said. "At this point, I would say that we generally support the project. We think that the goal of bringing renewable energy to the New York City market is a good one."

03/21/2011 -

Plattsburgh Press Republican: Underwater electricity
transmission system receives another approval
A plan to build an $1.9 billion underground direct-current electricity transmission system in Lake Champlain and the Hudson River has received another approval. Transmission Developers Inc. said Monday that the Operating Committee of the New York Independent System Operator has approved the project's system reliability interconnection study.

03/21/2011 -

Albany Times Union: More regulatory approval for Champlain Hudson line
The Champlain Hudson Power Express, a 350-mile transmission line that will bring power from Canada to the New York City market, has received another regulatory approval.

03/12/2011 -

Albany Times Union: The rising cost of stalled energy projects
A new study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that 19 stalled energy projects in New York state deprive the state of $36.2 billion in economic activity annually, as well as nearly 63,000 construction jobs.

03/10/2011 -

United States Chamber of Commerce: Red tape is costing green jobs
Progress Denied: A Study on the Potential Economic Impact of Permitting Challenges Facing Proposed Energy Projects.

12/28/2010 -

New York Real Estate Journal Yonkers IDA approves economic deal
for $200 million construction of green power converter station
The board of Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has passed a resolution to negotiate an economic incentive package with Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. (CHPE) that would facilitate the construction of a 1,000-megawatt (MW) power converter station.

12/13/2010 -

Westchester News Online: Yonkers IDA Plans Incentives For
Construction of Green Power Converter Station
The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has voted to negotiate an economic incentive with Champlain Hudson Power Express Inc. (CHPE) to encourage the construction of a 1,000-megawatt power converter station between the Metro North rail lines along the Hudson River and Kawasaki Rail Car Inc.

12/09/2010 -

Westchester.com: Yonkers IDA Votes on Power Converter Station
The Board of Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has unanimously passed a resolution to negotiate an economic incentive package with Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. (CHPE) that would facilitate the construction of a 1,000-megawatt (MW) power converter station.

12/02/2010 -

The Capitol Pressroom
TDI Senior Vice President Bill Helmer was a guest on The Capitol Pressroom with Susan Arbetter and discussed how the Champlain Hudson Power Express will bring cleaner low-cost power to New York.

12/02/2010 -

The Capitol Report
Transmission Developers is proposing an underwater and ground electric line from Quebec to NYC.

11/26/2010 -

Glens Falls Post Star: New power lines could mean new trails
Trail advocates in Saratoga County say two proposed power line routes could help them achieve some critical connections as they look to expand the region's off-road offerings.

11/17/2010 -

Real Estate Weekly Proposed power line could transform New York's
energy market
A proposed 355-mile power line could bring 1,000 megawatts of wind and hydroelectric power from Canada to New York City. The project, known as the Champlain-Hudson Power Express, would cost an estimated $1.9 billion and be one of the largest projects in the state's history.

11/10/2010 -

WPTZ TV: Electricity Proposal For Power Lines Under Lake Champlain
The proposed energy line will start in Canada using energy from renewable sources like solar and wind, stretching cables all the way down to New York City.

10/22/2010 -

Kingston Daily Freeman: Hearing set for next week on power line proposal
Area residents will have the opportunity next week to voice their opinion on a proposed high-powered transmission line that would run through the Hudson Valley to New York City.

10/19/2010 -

Poughkeepsie Journal: Hearings set on underwater Hudson power line
A public statement hearing will be held here on the plan to build an underwater power line from Canada down the Hudson River to Queens.

10/07/2010 -

New York League of Conservation Voters: Underwater Power Line Plan Moves Along
The state Public Service Commission has "deemed complete" an application filed by Transmission Developers Inc. to build a 384-mile power line under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River between Canada and New York.

10/02/2010 -

Times Herald Record: Power Line Project Advances
Transmission Developers Inc. is pushing ahead with plans to build a 384-mile-long power line from Canada to New York City. The 1,000-megawatt line would be almost entirely buried under Lake Champlain, the Champlain Canal and the Hudson River.

08/26/2010 -

Catskill Daily Mail: Under-river power line clears hurdle
A plan to run a 1,000 megawatt high voltage direct-current power line called the Champlain-Hudson Power Express from Canada down to New York City, including burying it under the bed of the Hudson River from Coeymans down to the metropolitan area, has taken the next step forward.

08/17/2010 -

Daily Enterprise: Lake Champlain power line plans outlined to APA
Jessome said the $1.9 billion project is designed to minimize the potential environmental impacts and regulatory hurdles that some overhead transmission line projects have encountered.

08/17/2010 -

Kingston Daily Freeman: Power line application gets initial OK
Transmission Developers Inc. has announced that the state Department of Public Service has determined the company's application for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need to be complete.

08/01/2010 -

Troy Record — Proposed Clean Energy Transmission System is Efficient, Cost-Effective
Transmission Developers Inc. is working on plans to install a high-voltage direct current underwater transmission system connecting Quebec and New York City, running along the Hudson Valley for many miles.

07/25/2010 -

Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial: Underwater power line plan bears scrutiny
Those involved with The Champlain-Hudson Power Express Project say it will bring up to 1,000 megawatts of clean, renewable wind and hydro-power to New York. The U.S. Department of Energy has held public meetings throughout the eastern edge of New York this past month, where residents and industry leaders peppered officials about the project.

07/25/2010 -

Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial: Underwater power line plan bears scrutiny
When it comes to the provocative idea of running a power line underneath the Hudson River as part of a Canada-to-New-York-City connection, there are more questions than answers. But the project certainly shouldn't be rejected by regulators or the public out of hand, considering all its potential benefits.

07/17/2010 -

WPTZ (NBC): CEO Meets With North Country Residents To Discuss Proposed Power Line
Experts said that the line would carry enough electricity for about a million households.

07/17/2010 -

Albany Times Union: Quebec power line plan changes
Developers planning an underground transmission line from Quebec to New York City have abandoned plans to include Connecticut in the project.

07/16/2010 -

Fox 44: Public Hearing In Plattsburgh Over Proposed Electric Transmission Project
About two dozen people spent their Friday evening at the Chamber of Commerce in Plattsburgh, to voice concern over and gather information about, a project that would bring power to New York City. The project would use the underwater area of Lake Champlain as a pathway.

07/14/2010 -

The Times Herald Record: Environmentalists speak out about proposed under-Hudson power line
Environmental advocates and energy watchdogs are starting to shape their questions about a proposed power line that would be buried under almost the entire length of the Hudson River.

On Tuesday night, the federal Department of Energy fielded the public's concerns and a few misgivings about the proposed power transmission line, known as the Champlain-Hudson Express. Input gathered by Jerry Pell, an environmental scientist at the DOE, will be used to shape the government's environmental review of the project.

07/14/2010 -

The Catskill Daily Mail: Power line needs 'hard look'
The U.S. Department of Energy was told Tuesday evening that a proposal to route a high voltage Direct Current line from Canada to New York City needs to be given a "hard look." The project applicant, Transmission Developers, Inc. has applied for permission to run the line's twin cables underneath the bottom of Lake Champlain, then the Champlain Canal, and the Hudson River.

07/14/2010 -

Kingston Daily Freeman: Questions raised about power line plan
Environmental issues took center stage Tuesday at the of seven hearings on the $1.9 billion Champlain-Hudson Power Express Project, which would run a power line from Quebec, Canada, to New York City, much of the route running along the bottom of the Hudson River.

07/13/2010 -

Vermont Public Radio: Proposal Would Run Power Cable Under Lake To NYC
The $3.8 billion project is called the "Champlain-Hudson Power Express", and it would carry electricity from Quebec to New York City via underground cables through Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. We learn more about the project from North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann, who has covered the issue extensively.

07/13/2010 -

YNN: Power cable project sparks public comment
A 420 mile long power line project fueled folks to attend a public meeting in Kingston. Some residents shared their concerns with our Elaina Athans.

07/12/2010 -

Albany Times Union Editorial: More power, more questions
At first glance, there seems to be much to like about a $3.8 billion project to bring electricity from Quebec to New York City and Connecticut. One of its best features, upstate at least, is that there would be virtually nothing to see.

07/12/2010 -

Kingston Daily Freeman: Feds seek power line input at Kingston session
Federal regulators will be in Kingston Tuesday to gather from the public information to be used to determine the environmental impact of a planned high-power transmission line through the area.

The U.S. Department of Energy will hold the third of seven environmental scoping sessions on the "Champlain Hudson Power Express" from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Washington Avenue.

07/09/2010 -

Troutman Sanders Washington Energy Report: FERC Grants Rate Authority to Champlain for Transmission Project
On July 1, 2010, the Commission granted Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. ("Champlain") authority to charge negotiated rates for transmission rights on its high voltage direct current ("HVDC") project from Montreal, Quebec to New York City and New England (the "Project").

07/09/2010 -

Hartford Courant: Underwater Cable Drops Connecticut Route
A proposal to bring hydroelectric power from Canada to New York and Fairfield County mostly by running a cable under Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and the Sound, has dropped the Connecticut leg of the plan.

07/09/2010 -

The Canadian Press: Hydro-Quebec gets behind proposed transmission line to US
Hydro-Quebec is supporting the construction of a $2-billion cross-border transmission line that will run into the United States and help power New York City. In documents presented this May to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Hydro's American affiliate declared the project met U.S. guidelines.

07/08/2010 -

Connecticut WNPR:"Green" Power Line Dropped In CT
The U.S. Department of Energy is hosting a public meeting in Bridgeport tomorrow night to discuss a proposal to build an electric transmission line from Quebec to New York City. WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports the company has just announced it's scrapping its original plan to extend the line to Connecticut.

07/07/2010 -

Times Herald Record Editorial: Hudson power line answers many needs
Hearings this month will allow New Yorkers to talk about and learn about something that seems too good to be true — an efficient, economic and environmentally sensitive way to bring power from remote areas where it is created, often by dams or wind farms, to the faraway cities where it is needed.

07/06/2010 -

The Albany Times Union: Hearings set for Quebec power line
The U.S. Department of Energy has scheduled public meetings on a proposed $3.8 billion power line running 420 miles from Quebec to Connecticut under Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound.

07/06/2010 -

Electric Light and Power:TDI announces milestone in Hudson Power Express project
Transmission Developers announced an important milestone in the development of the Champlain Hudson Power Express. The project — an innovative power transmission line that will bring safe, secure, affordable, renewable power to the U.S. — has received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to charge negotiated rates for the sale of transmission rights on the proposed line.

07/05/2010 -

Burlington Free Press: Power line proposed for under Lake Champlain
The Champlain-Hudson Power Express project would carry up to 2,000 megawatts of renewable electricity, providing a major new conduit between energy-rich eastern Canada and energy-hungry southern New England and New York.

06/25/2010 -

New Haven Register: Testing for N.Y., Conn. power line route nearly done
Environmental testing is nearing completion on the 420-mile route of an underwater electric transmission cable that will run from southern Quebec to New York City and Fairfield County, officials with the company building the cable said Thursday.

06/17/2010 -

New Haven Register: Company begins series of meetings on
power line in Sound
$3.8 billion, 420-mile-long underground electric transmission line that will buried beneath Lake Champlain, parts of the Hudson and East rivers and Long Island Sound has begun a series of informational meetings with officials in Connecticut, where the cables will end.

06/06/2010 -

Clean Skies TV: Clean Skies Sunday
The last overhead high voltage line to cross state lines took 18 years to complete. That's 2 years to build, 16 for the various permits and lawsuits. But with a need for more high voltage lines to keep up with demand, could the answer lie at the bottom of a riverbed? Lee Patrick Sullivan explains.

05/23/2010 -

Plattsburgh Press Republican: Delivery of electricity key to savings
A company is now resurrecting Edison, right here in the North Country. Transmission Developers Inc. is proposing to transport electricity from Quebec to New York State using Edison's preferred direct-current method. They can succeed where Edison failed because we have long since figured out how to cheaply convert direct current to alternating current, raise its voltage and convert it back to direct current.

05/14/2010 -

The Journal News: Electric transmission company eyes downtown
Yonkers for transfer station site
Representatives from Transmission Developers, Inc. are considering downtown Yonkers as one of three possible sites for a 240,000 square-foot electrical transfer station that would convert direct-current electricity generated by Canadian hydroelectric and wind-power plants to alternating current for use in New York City.

04/27/2010 -

Plattsburgh Press Republican: Power project called sensitive to environment
Developers are touting the environmental advantages of a proposed project to bring renewable energy to New York City and Connecticut. Transmission Developers Inc.'s $3.8 billion Champlain-Hudson Power Express project would be a 355-mile high-voltage, direct-current transmission line to bring up to 2,000 megawatts of mainly Canadian electricity to those two areas, split evenly between the two.

04/21/2010 -

The Times Herald Record: Power line info session draws little interest
A power transmission company brought its public info show to Kingston Tuesday night, sharing its plan to bury power lines under the Hudson River, push down energy costs and clean the environment. Transmission Developers Inc. shared the finer points of its $3.8 billion plan at the public meeting. TDI wants to build a high-voltage power line from Canada to New York City and Bridgeport, Conn., burying the transmission cables under Lake Champlain, the Champlain Canal and nearly the entire length of the Hudson River.

04/21/2010 -

Catskill Daily Mail: Underwater power line plan aired at sparsely
attended hearing
A local public information session for a proposal to stretch a high voltage direct current (HVdc) cable — the Champlain-Hudson Power Express — from Canada to NYC and Connecticut, with much of the line buried beneath the Hudson River, was sparsely attended Tuesday night in Kingston. The session was the third in a series of public workshops the project sponsor — Transmission Developers Inc. (TDI), of Albany — has thus far conducted along the route.

04/14/2010 -

WCAX News - Company details underwater power line plans
The company proposing to lay a high-voltage transmission line under the length of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River offered a better look at its plan at a meeting in Plattsburgh, Tuesday night.

04/08/2010 -

Riverdale Press A new power line may be laid under the Hudson River
A new proposal for a power line that would go through the Riverdale portion of the Hudson River Valley is wending its way through federal and state licensing processes.

03/31/2010 -

Engineering News Record Underwater Line Is Wet Kiss for U.S. Supply
Independent transmission developers in both the northeastern and northwestern U.S. looking to bring Canada's renewable electricity resources to power-hungry regions south of the border are installing hundreds of miles of line by using the path of least resistance—underwater.

03/19/2010 -

The Toronto Star: Local entrepreneur plans U.S. power play
Most of the 570-kilometre line will run along the floor of New York's Lake Champlain and along the bed of the Hudson River, making it among the longest underwater transmission lines in the world. What isn't underwater will be buried out of public sight along railroad right-of-ways.

03/18/2010 -

New York Times: A Power Line Runs Through It
Beginning north of the Canadian border, a 370-mile line would run along the bottom of Lake Champlain, down the bed of the Hudson all the way to New York City. It would continue under Long Island Sound to Connecticut.

03/16/2010 -

Albany Times Union: Quebec puts its power on the line
Quebec is New York state's largest trading partner, but what it really wants to do is sell the Empire State lots of clean power.

03/11/2010 -

Mountain Lake Journal: PBS Public Television: DOWN UNDER
We'll talk one-on-one with the company's CEO about the project to bring cheaper Canadian hydro-power across the border. The story begins at the 14:20 mark.

03/10/2010 -

National Public Radio (NPR) Underwater Cable May Ease Electric Shortages
A nearly $4 billion plan to bury underwater cables in Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The project would feed power to New York City and Connecticut.

03/10/2010 -

Schenectady Gazette: Backers: Power line across state would lower costs
A proposed $3.8 billion high-voltage transmission line bringing power from eastern Canada to New York City and Connecticut should lower electric rates for customers across the region, backers said Tuesday.

03/05/2010 -

Montreal Gazette: T.O. power play
2,000-megawatt underground transmission line that could carry power originating in Newfoundland and Labrador to the New York City and New England markets.

03/05/2010 -

Albany Times Union: In Brief: Power line project subject of public meeting
A public meeting on the proposed Champlain-Hudson Power Express, a $3.8 billion power line project that would carry electricity from Quebec to New York City via the Capital Region, will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in downtown Albany.

02/28/2010 -

Capital News 9: Electricity goes underwater
Underwater electric could be the future for southern New York and southwest Connecticut. Erin Vannella has the details.

02/28/2010 -

The Poughkeepsie Journal: Power line sought under Hudson to send renewable energy
$3.8 billion transmission line to bring green power from Labrador to New York City, which, it says, likely would exert a favorable effect on power costs even in the mid-Hudson.

02/28/2010 -

The Connecticut Post: Proposed power line would run from New England through New York
An Ontario-based company has announced plans for a major $3.8 billion, 355-mile transmission line that would link New York City and southern New England with Canadian hydroelectric and wind power sources. The line would be installed mostly under major bodies of water, including Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, terminating in Bridgeport.

02/27/2010 -

The Plattsburgh Press Republican: Plan may run power cable under Lake Champlain
International investors want to build an electrical-transmission system under Lake Champlain to carry power to the Eastern Seaboard. The Champlain Hudson Power Express proposed by Transmission Developers Inc. would be a $3.8 billion, high-voltage, direct-current line that would run from Canada to Connecticut.

02/26/2010 -

Power Finance and Risk: Private Equity Steps Up Renewables Push
Private equity shops are increasing investments in renewable energy, deploying cash that built up by two years of fundraising.

02/26/2010 -

Times Herald-Record: Times Herald-Record
Transmission Developers Inc. announced the 355-mile power line this week, aiming to finish construction by 2015. The direct-current line, called the Champlain-Hudson Express, is expected to cost more than $3.8 billion.

02/25/2010 -

Post Star: Utility seeks to build new power line
Plans call for the line to stretch from Quebec to New York City, running along the bottoms of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River to "minimize the impact to local communities."

02/25/2010 -

Blackstone's Transmission Developers plans $3.8bn clean energy power line
Blackstone portfolio company Transmission Developers (TDI) is planning to develop a renewable power transmission line supplying New York and New England from the US-Canadian border...

02/25/2010 -

CT Regulators Watching Champlain Hudson Power Express Project
$3.8 billion, 420-mile group of underground transmission lines to carry up to 2,000 MW...

02/24/2010 -

Blackstone's TD unveils $3.8bn transmission project
Transmission Developers is planning to build an underwater cable that would carry 2,000-MW of wind and energy power from Canada to New York.

02/24/2010 -

NCPR: Developer reveals details of underwater power corridor
State and federal officials will have to approve a new plan to run a high-voltage electricity transmission line 300 miles from Quebec to metro New York City through New York's Champlain Valley – mostly underwater...

02/24/2010 -

Times Union: Route skirts PCB work
A 355-mile transmission line proposed from Quebec to Manhattan would be buried beneath Lake Champlain and the Hudson River, except in the Capital Region, where it would go alongside railway lines...

02/24/2010 -

Company eyes Gold Coast power project
Transmission Developers' so-called Champlain-Hudson Power Express would use a high-voltage direct-current cable that would be buried under Lake Champlain, parts of the Hudson River...

02/24/2010 -

Transmission Developers to develop power transmission line
Transmission Developers plans to develop a power transmission line that will bring affordable and renewable power to New York and New England from the US-Canadian border...

02/24/2010 -

$3.8bn bid to bring Canadian hydropower to New York
The Champlain-Hudson Power Express, as it is called, would see a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link built in major waterways like the Hudson River and Lake Camplain, in order to minimize its impacts on local communities and the environment.

02/19/2010 -

WAMC: Underwater Power Line Proposed
Transmission Developers Incorporated is looking to lay a 300-mile transmission line from Quebec to New York City that would be buried under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. The plan is in its preliminary stages: various New York State agencies that would need to review the project are already aware of it...

02/19/2010 -

Albany Times Union: Agencies Mull transmission line proposal
Environmental groups are taking a wait-and-see attitude about a plan to build a 300-mile transmission line from Quebec to New York City that would be buried under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. The project, called the Champlain Hudson Express, is being funded by Transmission Developers Inc...

02/17/2010 -

Schenectady Gazette: Proposed Quebec-NYC Power Line
Would Cut Through Region
A new high-voltage power line from Quebec to New York City that would be primarily underwater or buried...

02/15/2010 -

NCNPR: Company Eyes Champlain, Hudson Valleys for
Quebec-NYC Electric Line
A massive new electric transmission line that will use the Champlain and Hudson Valleys to bring power from Quebec to New York City. Transmission Developers Incorporated...

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