BUSINESSJun 3 · 09:00 UTCTHE CITY NYCSamantha Maldonado

New Yorkers, Electricity Will Now Come to You From Dams in Canada

New York City now receives electricity from hydropower dams in Quebec via the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a 330-mile transmission line capable of supplying 1,250 megawatts—enough for a million homes. The project, developed by Hydro-Québec and Transmission Developers Inc., aims to reduce fossil fuel reliance and ease summer energy shortages.

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