Electric transmission developer New York Transco recently announced the successful energization of the New York Energy Solution, a transmission project in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley in New York State, just two years after starting construction and six months ahead of schedule.
The project completely rebuilt an existing 55-mile electric transmission corridor on utility-owned property through portions of Rensselaer, Columbia and Dutchess counties.
New York Transco replaced 1930s-era transmission structures with new storm-resilient monopoles that hold a new 345kV transmission line.
The new line and associated new and upgraded substations – all on existing utility-owned lands – “will help relieve historic transmission congestion and provide the carrying capacity needed to deliver increasing amounts of renewable energy from northern New York generating sources to homes and businesses in the Hudson Valley and beyond,” New York Transco said.
The energization was marked on August 16 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Dignitaries, partners and honored guests celebrated the project’s success, including representatives from the Governor’s office, the New York State Public Service Commission, the New York Power Authority and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
