First Nations face an uphill battle getting revenues from Hydro-Québec By Kevin Dougherty. Published on Apr 6, 2021 5:31pm Billy Diamond, then-grand chief of the Cree (left), and then-Quebec Justice minister Gérard D. Levesque, sign the James Bay agreement on Nov. 11, 1975. (Photo supplied by the Cree Nation of Waskaganish)
A coalition of First Nations from Quebec, Labrador, and Maine is opposing a proposed transmission line to carry Hydro-Québec electricity to New England, on the grounds that 36 per cent of Hydro-Québec’s energy is “stolen” from the First Nations on whose territory the electricity is produced, and that the transmission line will have an adverse environmental impact in Maine.
Hydro-Quebec wants to help New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo build a green energy “superhighway” from Canada to New York City.
The provincial utility said it would participate in a solicitation announced by the governor on Jan. 13 for “transmission arteries to bring renewable energy from upstate and Canada” to the Big Apple.
During his “State of the State” address Wednesday, Cuomo unveiled plans for a 400-kilometre, $2.5-billion “Green Energy Transmission Superhighway,” part of a larger strategy to foster a “green economy” in the Empire State.
The governor characterized the state transmission grid as ‘antiquated,” and said it was leading to “bottlenecks,” which he argued were ultimately passed on to New Yorkers as “congestion costs” on their utility bills.
Hydro-Québec wants to help New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo build a green energy “superhighway” from Canada to New York City.
The provincial utility said it would participate in a solicitation announced by the governor on Jan. 13 for “transmission arteries to bring renewable energy from upstate and Canada” to the Big Apple.
During his “State of the State” address Wednesday, Cuomo unveiled plans for a 400-kilometre, $2.5-billion “Green Energy Transmission Superhighway,” part of a larger strategy to foster a “green economy” in the Empire State.
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