National Grid Granite State Power Link
Vermont gets new hope for 1 000 mw power line national grid commits 20 million for economic development in nh.
National grid granite state power link. Staying within or adjacent to existing transmission corridors gspl will build approximately 59 miles of new hvdc direct current transmission line from a new converter. Some new hampshire legislators hope that option will be national grid s granite state power link a competitor to northern pass that s still in the early stages of development. Staying within or adjacent to existing transmission corridors nrl will construct a 23 mile 345 kilovolt. The project will be mostly built whiting adjacent or existing right of way and will maximize the existing infrastructure.
Vermont business magazine national grid and the international brotherhood of electrical workers ibew local 104 today announced agreement on a memorandum of understanding for the construction of the granite state power link gspl an electric transmission project that would bring up to 1 200 megawatts of clean energy from canada to the new england power grid. The granite state power link gspl a project co developed by national grid and citizens energy will deliver 1 200 mw of clean affordable canadian wind power to new england. So what is the granite state power link proposal. The estimated cost of this line is 1 billion and it would stretch approximately 170 miles.
So this is how national grid wants to bring 1200 megawatts of power from canadian wind farms down to the new england grid. The granite state power link involves a new 170 mile hvdc transmission line from quebec to a new substation in londonderry county vt to bring up to 1 200 mw of clean energy to the new england power grid. The granite state power link proposed on march 28 2017 by national grid would bring 1 200 megawatts of canadian hydroelectricity from canada to the new england power grid. About granite state power link.
Co developed by national grid and citizens energy granite state power link would deliver up to 1 200 mw of wind power from canada to vermont. The granite state power link gspl a project co developed by national grid and citizens energy will deliver 1 200 mw of clean affordable canadian wind power to new england.