Share 54.5-Mile State-of-the-Art Power Line Will Enable Greater Flow of Clean Energy to Consumers Downstate and Help Combat Climate Change
Part of the Governor's 2021 State of the State, These Transmission Projects Will Speed Integration of Upstate Renewable Energy into Statewide Power Grid
WYSIWYG Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Public Service Commission approved the New York Energy Solution Project - a 54.5-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line valued at an estimated $530 million - starting in Rensselaer County and extending to Dutchess County to speed the flow of clean, reliable energy to high-demand markets and consumers downstate. The Public Service Commission also granted NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc. the necessary approvals to exercise municipal agreements to construct the Empire State Line - a 20-mile, 345-kilovolt electric transmission line, located in Niagara and Erie counties and valued at an estimated $180 million, that will help relieve congestion and maximize the flow of renewable resources in Western New York. These approvals are the final set of major approvals required to commence construction on the 250 miles of the green energy transmission superhighway this year, as announced in Governor Cuomo's 2021 State of the State address.