CHPE brochure - Champlain Hudson Power Express

AC POWER
TO NYC
TO U.S. BORDER
ALONG ROAD & RAILROAD ROW
Underground DC Cable
50 km (31 miles)
Underground DC Cable
126.8 miles (204 km)
STONY POINT
TO CLARKSTOWN
BRONX TO ASTORIA Underground GIS
Underground DC Cable
7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Underground DC Cable
2.3 miles (3.7 km)
345 kv AC
0.2 miles (0.3 km)
ConEd
System
HERTEL
CONVERTER
STATION
LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Submarine DC Cable
101.5 miles (163 km)
CANADA
HUDSON RIVER
Submarine DC Cable
67.2 miles (108 km)
HUDSON &
HARLEM RIVER
ASTORIA
CONVERTER
STATION
1,000 MW
CAPACITY
ASTORIA
ANNEX
GIS
SUBSTATION
Submarine DC Cable
27.3 miles (44 km)
USA/NEW YORK STATE
CHAMPLAIN HUDSON POWER EXPRESS
About Transmission Developers Inc.
TDI was founded in 2008 with the goal of developing unique energy transmission
projects in an environmentally responsible manner. The company has its headquarters
in Albany, N.Y., and uses HVDC cable to link trapped generation resources with markets
that are experiencing acute power shortages.
The company was acquired by the Blackstone Group LP, which has its headquarters in
New York City, in January 2010. More information is available at www.chpexpress.com.
Transmission Developers Inc.
600 Broadway
Albany, N.Y. 12207
(518) 465-0710
[email protected]
www.transmissiondevelopers.com
www.CHPExpress.com
The
Champlain
Hudson
Power
Express
Project
The Champlain Hudson Power Express
(CHPE) Project
The Champlain Hudson Power Express Project is a 333-mile, buried transmission line
that will bring up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) of clean, renewable energy to the New York
City metropolitan area. 1,000 MW is enough power to serve approximately one million
residential customers.
The $2.2 billion project, financed completely by the private sector, will deliver renewable
power to meet New York’s growing demands, increase the security of the state’s
electric grid, reduce greenhouse gas and other air emissions and lower energy costs for
consumers.
The project will also diversify the state’s energy portfolio and increase the electric grid’s
safety and security by creating new, hardened infrastructure that is less susceptible to
damage from natural disasters. In fact, New York City supports this project as part of its
overall effort to prepare the city for climate change.
Safe, Buried Transmission
Five-inch diameter HVDC
cable cross-section used
in this project.
The CHPE Project will consist of two buried High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cables,
each five inches in diameter. This technology is extremely controllable, which allows the
system to integrate more intermittent renewable resources onto the grid. It will also
provide additional benefits including black-start capability for quick restoration of the
statewide electric system in the event of a blackout and voltage control for management
of daily load swings. All of these benefits put the project at the forefront of America’s
emerging “smart grid” revolution. The cables are solid state, nonflammable, and
well insulated.
The cables will be buried mostly in public and railroad rights of way and avoid the visual
impacts of overhead transmission projects. The cables are virtually maintenance free
once installed and have been in use all over the world for more than 60 years.
installation
When in water, the cables will be buried an average of six feet deep, using low-impact
water-jet technology over much of the route.
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When on land, the cables will be buried up to five feet deep. The trenches needed to
safely bury the cables will be minimally invasive, averaging only four feet wide
during installation.
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The New York energy market is comprised
of approximately 42,000 MW of energy
supply resources which need to be
continuously expanded and modernized to
meet the steady growth of the New York
market’s electricity demand. With an aging
energy infrastructure, New York State will
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New York City’s Power Needs
While residents and businesses inside and
outside of New York City will see lower
power prices and new jobs as a result
of the CHPE Project, this new source of
clean, renewable power will play a major
role in helping New York City meet its
aggressive clean energy goals. Mayor
Bloomberg has announced plans to
reduce New York City carbon emissions by
30 percent by 2030, and the CHPE Project
will play a role in accomplishing that.
The clean power being delivered by the
CHPE Project is a major reason why
citizen groups fighting for cleaner air in
the New York City borough of Queens are
supporting the project.
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need many solutions to address its energy
future. An analysis done as part of New
York’s Energy Highway initiative found that
most of the state’s transmission lines are
more than 50 years old and many need to
be replaced in the next 10 years.
The project extends 333
miles, traveling from the
U.S.-Canadian border to New
York City. The cables will be
buried mostly on public and
railroad rights of way.
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New York State’s Power Needs
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The route begins at the
U.S.-Canadian border 1 and
travels most of the distance
of Lake Champlain, emerging
from the water at the south end
of the lake 2 . From there the
CHPE Project continues along
state highway and railroad
rights of way, then enters the
Hudson River in Catskill 3 .
The route then stays in the
Hudson until it reaches
Rockland County 4 , where
it travels on land for nine
miles before re-entering the
Hudson River. Once back in the
Hudson, the route continues
down to the junction of the
Hudson and Harlem Rivers,
follows the Harlem down to
the vicinity of the new Willis
Avenue Bridge 5 , and finishes
its journey with short stretches
buried on land in the Bronx
and Queens. Finally, it reaches
its destination along the East
River—a new converter station
that will be built in Astoria
Queens 6 .
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TDI plans on commencing construction
in 2015 with a projected in-service date of
December 2017.
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State and federal regulators have
thoroughly vetted the project and
continually seek public input.
Lower Power
Prices and a
Cleaner Environment
You don’t have to choose between clean energy
and lower prices. The CHPE Project is proof
positive that new energy solutions can deliver
cleaner air and economic benefits to consumers
and the economy.
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By adding 1,000 MW of renewable energy to
one of the nation’s most congested markets,
the CHPE Project will bring lower prices
and a better environment to New
Yorkers.
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january 2013—New York State Public
Service Commission issues the Project
a Water Quality Certificate.
July 2010—The Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
authorizes TDI to establish
negotiated rates for users of
the CHPE Project.
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march 2011—New York
Independent System Operator
approves the project’s System
Reliability Impact Study.
february 2012—
Joint Proposal of
Settlement filed.
june 2011—New
York Department of
State determines that
project conforms to
state’s Coastal Zone
Management Program.
april 2013—New York
State Public Service
Commission issues the
project a Certificate
of Environmental
Compatibility and Public
Need (Article VII permit).
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Several major milestones have already
been achieved, and permitting is expected
to conclude in 2014.
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The development of the CHPE Project
began in 2008. Since that time the project
has been thoroughly vetted by regulators
and the public alike. Nearly 30 public
meetings have been held at locations along
the route, and more will occur in 2013 and
throughout the construction period.
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The benefits of such a development are:
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and businesses
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conomic risk is the responsibility
of the developer
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In fact, studies have shown the CHPE,
once in service, will lower energy bills
for New Yorkers by $650 million a year.
This is a true example of how an open,
independent market can deliver a project
that benefits the public sector.
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Unlike most transmission lines, the CHPE
Project is what is known as a merchant
project. That means the developer, in
this case Transmission Developers Inc.
(TDI), has to find its own customers
and financing for the line. As a result,
ratepayers, who normally have to pay the
costs associated with new transmission
projects through their bills, pay nothing.
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$600M
increase in the state’s GDP
2,400
new jobs created
as a result of
those savings
construction jobs
for 3.5 years
(with a peak of 600)
1,200
indirect jobs created in the
construction phase
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AC POWER
TO NYC
TO U.S. BORDER
ALONG ROAD & RAILROAD ROW
Underground DC Cable
50 km (31 miles)
Underground DC Cable
126.8 miles (204 km)
STONY POINT
TO CLARKSTOWN
BRONX TO ASTORIA Underground GIS
Underground DC Cable
7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Underground DC Cable
2.3 miles (3.7 km)
345 kv AC
0.2 miles (0.3 km)
ConEd
System
HERTEL
CONVERTER
STATION
LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Submarine DC Cable
101.5 miles (163 km)
CANADA
HUDSON RIVER
Submarine DC Cable
67.2 miles (108 km)
HUDSON &
HARLEM RIVER
ASTORIA
CONVERTER
STATION
1,000 MW
CAPACITY
ASTORIA
ANNEX
GIS
SUBSTATION
Submarine DC Cable
27.3 miles (44 km)
USA/NEW YORK STATE
CHAMPLAIN HUDSON POWER EXPRESS
About Transmission Developers Inc.
TDI was founded in 2008 with the goal of developing unique energy transmission
projects in an environmentally responsible manner. The company has its headquarters
in Albany, N.Y., and uses HVDC cable to link trapped generation resources with markets
that are experiencing acute power shortages.
The company was acquired by the Blackstone Group LP, which has its headquarters in
New York City, in January 2010. More information is available at www.chpexpress.com.
Transmission Developers Inc.
600 Broadway
Albany, N.Y. 12207
(518) 465-0710
[email protected]
www.transmissiondevelopers.com
www.CHPExpress.com
The
Champlain
Hudson
Power
Express
Project