REAL. CLEAN. POWER.

See how we’re ready to power New York into the future.

Latest Press Release: NYSERDA RFP Response

NEW: May 2021 PA Report

The most powerful project you’ll never see.

Developed in anticipation of New York state’s transition from fossil fuel to clean energy, the fully buried Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line is ready to power New Yorkers into the future. And just in time, too, as the state’s new Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) requires that New York be powered by 70 percent renewable energy by 2030. The CHPE is permitted and will be operational in 2025, delivering between 1,000 – 1,250 MW of low-cost renewable power directly into the New York Metro area.

Shovel ready with support that is very

REAL

The CHPE is permitted and will be operational in 2025

Construction starts in 2021

60+ year lifespan

Wide support from communities up and down the line, labor and environmental groups

Buried line ensures reliable power delivery in natural disasters

The energy is unquestionably

CLEAN

Will contribute 28% to achieving New York City’s Greenhouse Gas reduction target by 2030.

Carbon reduction equivalent to removing 44% of cars from NYC streets

24/7 firm supply of renewable energy

Buried transmission line greatly reduces environmental and community impacts

Quickly displaces fossil fuel generation with an equally firm power supply. Without this project, as much as 85-90% of the power produced will come from carbon-emitting sources.

Lowest-cost renewable

POWER

for our future

100% renewable power sourced from existing renewable energy facilities

One of the largest infrastructure investments in NY history

More than 1,400 well-paying jobs across New York State with a commitment to utilizing union labor

$17.3 billion forecasted in savings to New York State ratepayers

Recent Events and Announcements

HudsonValley360: Hydropower project seeks PILOT

Construction would produce nearly $1 billion in wages and $1.5 billion in new economic output for materials, trucking, hospitality, food service, transportation, fuel and more. Once the system is operational, it is expected to create more than 800 long-term jobs throughout the state.

Habitat Magazine: Co-ops and Condos Get Ready for an Electric Future

“The cleaning of the grid is already going on in New York State,” Zurofsky says, pointing to the construction of massive wind farms off the coast of Long Island, incentives and tax breaks for installing solar panels, and the proposed Champlain Hudson Power Express, buried cables that will bring electricity produced by a massive hydroelectric project from Canada to New York City.

The Sun: Towns may get windfall from underwater transmission cable

The line, known as the Champlain Hudson Express Project, would be spooled onto the bed of Lake Champlain off of the New York shore. The project proposes a payment in lieu of taxes to the towns, county and school boards, which could add tens of thousands of dollars to budgets where such a sum could make a meaningful difference.