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wiredInUSA - August 2013

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Iberdrola USA, the parent company of

New York State Electric & Gas and other

utilities in the Northeast, is proposing

to build a 53-mile transmission line from

New Scotland, near Albany, to Hurley

in Ulster County. The line is intended to

help reduce congestion on the state’s

electrical grid, and improve the energy

flow downstate into New York City and

Long Island.

The proposed line will run along the New

York State Thruway corridor for 42 miles,

and will be laid underground to protect

Hudson River and Catskill Mountain

views.

Iberdrola’s plans were filed in response to

the New York Power Authority’s request

for proposals to address the potential

closure of the Indian Point power plant

in Buchanan. Licenses for the 2,000MW

nuclear plant will expire by 2015.

Power line to

Hurley

Wind power

line

The Chilean wind power developer,

AM Eolica Sarco, is planning to build a

$25 million power transmission line in the

Atacama region to connect its planned

240MW plant to the local network.

The 40-mile 220kV line will reach from the

Sarco area to the Maitencillo substation,

which is part of SIC, Chile’s central power

grid. The design of the line will allow for

electricity from other, future, wind farms

in the area, AM Eolica said.

The firm is linked to Mainstream

Renewable Power, based in Ireland.