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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.