Welcome to the Champlain Hudson Power Express Website
The Champlain Hudson Power Express project will bring up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) of clean wind and hydro power to the New York metro area.The project would help New York meet its ambitious clean energy goals. In addition, the energy will be derived from carbon-free generation sources.
The $2 billion project would be one of the largest investments in New York State history and create an average of more than 300 jobs during the 3½ year construction period. It will deliver clean power to meet growing demands, increase the security of the State's electric grid, reduce emissions and lower energy costs for consumers.
New Study Demonstrates the Champlain Hudson Power Express Will Create More Than Two Thousand Jobs and Spur Millions in Economic Activity in New York
The Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) transmission project will mean thousands of new jobs, millions of dollars in new economic activity for the New York economy and lower energy prices for consumers according to a study being released today. To read the study, click here.
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."
Read the entire editorial here.
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..
Innovative Clean Energy Transmission Project Receives Broad Bi-Partisan Support From NY Congressional Delegation
Transmission Developers Inc. (TDI) today announced that 20 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. To read the letter, click here.
