| Lake Erie Connector | |
|---|---|
 Map of Lake Erie Connector | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada United States |
| From | Nanticoke, Ontario |
| To | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Ownership information | |
| Owner | ITC Investment Holdings Inc. |
| Technical information | |
| Type of current | HVDC |
| Total length | 117 km (73 mi) |
| Power rating | 1000 MW |
The Lake Erie Connector is a planned underwater electric transmission line that would run under Lake Erie to connect the power grids of the Canadian province of Ontario with the American state of Pennsylvania.[1] The 117 kilometres (73 mi) high-voltage direct current line will carry up to 1000 MW and run from Nanticoke, Ontario to Erie County, Pennsylvania.[2]
The connector is budgeted at US$1 billion.[3]
Energy planners first started to work on the project in 2004.[4]
References
- ↑
Sarah Reid (2017-06-30). "What the Lake Erie Connector project could mean for your hydro bill: The federal government last week approved a transmission line that would run under Lake Erie from Ontario to Pennsylvania. But will it mean lower electricity prices?". TV Ontario. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
Last week, the federal government approved the Lake Erie Connector project, a 1,000-megawatt transmission line to be buried under the lake, sending electricity 117 kilometres back and forth between Nanticoke, Ontario, and Erie County in Pennsylvania.
- ↑ "Lake Erie Connector Project: Draft Environmental Assessment" (PDF). United States Department of Energy. June 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ↑ Jamison Hixenbaugh (2017-06-28). "Canadian Government Approves $1 Billion Lake Erie Connector Project". Erie News Now. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ↑
Jay Greene (2017-06-28). "Novi-based ITC to build transmission line under Lake Erie". Crain's Detroit. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
Novi-based ITC Holding Corp. is embarking on a new path in its 14-year history to build a 73-mile, $1 billion high-voltage direct current transmission line under the waters of Lake Erie that will connect the energy markets of Pennsylvania with Ontario.
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