Hitachi Energy – Groundbreaking electricity superhighway powered by HVDC technology connects Canadian hydropower with New York City

• Hitachi Energy supports Hydro-Québec and Transmission Developers with the commissioning of a 1,250-megawatt HVDC link from Québec directly into Astoria, Queens
• The project’s capacity is equivalent to what is needed to power one million homes, supplying almost 20 percent of New York City’s electricity needs; the delivery of clean hydropower can cut carbon emissions by nearly four million metric tons annually
• Champlain Hudson Power Express is North America’s largest HVDC city-center infeed, with virtually invisible transmission lines powering a major metropolitan city

New York City has officially switched on one of the most ambitious clean energy infrastructure projects in North America, with a groundbreaking 1,250 megawatt transmission line linking Canadian hydropower directly to the city.

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