Project Update: North America

Current status of key electric power transmission projects in North America

• Renewable storage firm Energy Vault reaches USD1.6 billion SPAC deal to go public

  September 8, 2021
  Energy Vault Inc. is merging with Novus Capital Corporation II—a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), to go public.

• Lake Erie Connector, Canada-US

  September 6, 2021
  The Lake Erie Connector (earlier known as Lake Erie Clean Power Connector) is a 1,000 MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) electric transmission line proposed to connect the power grids of Canada and the United States (US).

• Transmission upgrade project in Warren County, US

  August 9, 2021
  The transmission upgrade project was undertaken to improve the service reliability for customers in the Flowers area of Warren County, US.

• West of Devers Upgrade Project, US

  July 13, 2021
  The project, completed in June 2021, was undertaken by SCE to upgrade part of the transmission line network in Southern California to integrate the upcoming renewable energy capacity in eastern Riverside County.

• Greenlink Nevada, US

  July 13, 2021
  In June 2020, the Nevada utility, NV Energy, unveiled its plans for building Greenlink Nevada, a transmission and renewable energy initiative, which aims to transform the state’s clean energy landscape, thereby boosting economic development.

• Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) Project, US

  June 11, 2021
  The project is being developed by Champlain Hudson Power Express Incorporation (CHPEI), owned by TDI through its subsidiary TDI-USA Holdings Corporation (TUHC), and National Resources Energy, LLC (NRE), a Delaware limited liability company.

• Northern New York Priority Transmission Project, US [free access]

  May 13, 2021
  The proposed Northern New York Priority Transmission Project (NNYPTP) is a major transmission line rebuild, which will harden the resilience of New York's power grid and accelerate movement towards meeting New York State's clean energy goals.

• Harry Allen−Eldorado Transmission Line Project, US

  March 12, 2021
  The project which was energised in August 2020 strengthens the connection between the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) grid and the Nevada utility, NV Energy's transmission system.

• Illinois Rivers Transmission Project, US

  February 12, 2021
  The recently completed project entailed the construction of USD1.4 billion, 345 kV transmission link from Palmyra, Missouri, to Sugar Creek, Indiana, crossing the state of Illinois under Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) Multi-Value Projects (MVPs) portfolio.

• Grain Belt Transmission Project, US

  January 7, 2021
  The project has been proposed to deliver 3,500 MW of wind energy from western Kansas to utilities and customers in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and states farther east.

• Moses–Adirondack Smart Path Reliability Project, US [free access]

  December 17, 2020
  The proposed project aims to strengthen the New York state electric power grid and enable more renewable energy (RE) from upstate New York and Canada to be connected to the state’s power system.

• Roadrunner–Phantom–China Draw Transmission Line Project, USA

  November 5, 2020
  The proposed USD81.8 million Roadrunner–Phantom–China Draw transmission line and its associated facilities will help serve SPS's increasing retail loads in the Eddy and Lea counties.

• 735 kV Micoua–Saguenay Transmission Line Project, Canada [free access]

  November 5, 2020
  A new power line is being planned by Canada’s Hydro-Québec to help maintain the reliability of the Hydro-Québec transmission system in the face of increased power flow along the lines in the Manic–Québec corridor towards the major load centres.

• Rio Rico–Patagonia Transmission Line Project, US

  October 6, 2020
  The new 132 kV transmission line aims to connect Rio Rico (in Santa Cruz County, Arizona) to the Patagonia Mountains so as to provide Hermosa South32’s mine development project with sufficient power supply.

• Blue Ridge Energy Transmission Project, US

  October 5, 2020
  This project aims to upgrade the electric reliability and capacity in the Ashe and Watauga counties in North Carolina.

• BC Hydro's Site C Transmission Project, Canada

  September 9, 2020
  The transmission project is associated with BC Hydro’s Site C Clean Energy Project which entails the construction of a dam and a hydroelectric generating station over the Peace River in northeast British Colombia to provide 1,100 MW of capacity and produce about 5,100 GWh of electricity each year.

• SOO Green HVDC Link Project, US

  September 2, 2020
  The SOO Green high voltage direct current (HVDC) Link is a first-of-its-kind infrastructure project to transport renewable energy (RE) via a 350-mile (563-km) underground 525 kV HVDC transmission line along an existing railroad (following a co-location model—co-locating transmission along a transportation corridor).

• Orlando/St. Cloud Regional Resiliency Connection, US

  July 9, 2020
  The project is expected to support the future development of renewable energy resources; enhance capacity to meet the growing energy demands in Osceola and Orange counties; and maintain a robust system for supplying and delivering energy to these regions.

• New Mexico–Texas Power Transmission Project, US

  June 10, 2020
  The project is part of Xcel Energy’s USD3 billion ‘Power for the Plains’—a grid enhancement initiative that aims to deliver reliable and abundant electricity to customers in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

• New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), US [free access]

  June 10, 2020
  The proposed project will provide a new link through a ±320 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line between Hydro-Québec and the New England grid.