06.03.2026 New Yorkers, Electricity Will Now Come to You From Dams in Canada
You get home, flick your lights on, run your air conditioner, charge your phone. As of this month, there’s a chance the electricity you’re using is generated from dams in Quebec, Canada, and arrived at your apartment via a line that snakes more than 330 miles long.
A massive transmission line called the Champlain Hudson Power Express began a contract with New York state to carry 1,250 megawatts of electricity from hydropower to the city — enough to power about a million homes, and around a fifth of the city’s electricity needs.
“This is a really exciting milestone because it is the largest transmission project contracted in the whole state in the last 50 years,” said Louise Yeung, New York City’s chief climate officer. “That’s a huge game changer.”