03.16.2026 Hydropower Line From Quebec to Queens Could Power a Million N.Y.C. Homes
Behind a security gate on an industrial lot in Queens, a futuristic-looking hangar sits on the site of an old fossil fuel storage facility. Inside, an obstacle course of spiraling coils and knobs will convert hydropower from Canada into clean electricity for the New York City grid.
The site is the terminus of a 339-mile transmission line known as the Champlain Hudson Power Express. When the $6 billion endeavor comes online this spring, it will feature the longest buried transmission line in North America, capable of providing up to 20 percent of the city’s power, according to Transmission Developers, the company that built it.