{"id":18231,"date":"2026-07-23T10:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=18231"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:45:41","slug":"the-power-line-that-could-reshape-new-yorks-grid-is-hitting-snags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=18231","title":{"rendered":"The power line that could reshape New York\u2019s grid is hitting snags"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some experts say this isn\u2019t unusual for a new infrastructure project. Other power lines have seen similar startup challenges, and the equipment hasn\u2019t really been fully tested until it\u2019s in operation, Normand Mousseau, a physics professor at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, told the Gazette<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n
Officials traced the issue to a damaged section of cable on the US side of the border, and the company that manufactured the line sent experts to investigate the cause, according to reporting from RTO Insider<\/em>, a trade publication.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The damaged portion of the cable has been removed and replaced, says Lynn St-Laurent, a spokesperson for Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec. \u201cIt is currently estimated that the remaining work, including necessary post-repair testing, will be completed by the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Similar woes have afflicted the New England Clean Energy Connect line, which opened in January, stretching 145 miles from Quebec to Maine. That project has also seen outages, and very little additional energy has flowed into the Northeast.<\/p>\n
The good news for New York is that the grid wasn\u2019t relying on CHPE yet. \u201cOur planning studies did not assume CHPE would be available this summer, and that was one reason the grid performed reliably during the heat wave earlier this month,\u201d Kevin Lanahan, a spokesperson for the New York Independent System Operator, the state\u2019s grid management company, said in a statement. \u201cA core principle of reliability planning is not relying on any single project.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The idea is that eventually, states and regions will<\/em> be able to rely\u2014at least in part\u2014on these projects, so there is pressure to get them working smoothly: Building massive transmission lines is a major long-term investment. In future years, as the equipment gets stress-tested and utilities begin to feel more confident in the projects\u2019 reliability, they could play a bigger role on the grid.<\/p>\n
One thing to keep an eye on moving forward is the condition of Quebec\u2019s hydropower fleet: The region has seen intense drought for the past three years, eating into the water reserves used to generate electricity. That could mean there won\u2019t always be abundant hydropower to ship across the border\u2014even if the transmission lines are able to carry it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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