A new 300-MW transmission line has been commissioned in New York City’s Queens Borough to carry electricity from renewable energy plants, allowing the retirement of high-polluting thermal power stations.
The six-mile-long (10 km-long) Rainey-to-Corona transmission line was energised last week, as announced by New York Governor Kathy Hochul. It was built by Con Edison, a unit of US energy group Consolidated Edison Inc (NYSE:ED), to connect a substation in Rainey with one in Astoria.
The new transmission line can carry electricity to power 240,000 average-sized New York City homes.
Rainey-to-Corona is part of the Reliable Clean City projects, which Con Edison began in 2021 with the aim of adding 900 MW of transmission capacity across the city by 2025. The scheme will enable the retirement of fossil fuel power stations and meet rising demand for clean energy.
The work in Queens accounts for USD 275 million (EUR 248,9m) of the USD 800 million Con Edison is investing in three projects.
“With this critical new transmission line, we are enhancing and upgrading New York City’s electric grid and enabling the continued development of renewable energy,” Governor Hochul said.
(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.905)
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