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The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags

MIT Technology Review 23 July 2026 13h ago
The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags
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On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet about 9% of its total electricity demand that day. Some of that power shuttled in on a 339-mile power line stretching from Quebec to Queens called the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE).…
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