Americas > New York would see few environmental benefits from cross border hydro line -report

New York would see few environmental benefits from cross border hydro line -report

Published 19:10 on January 28, 2020  /  Last updated at 10:26 on January 30, 2020  / Dan McGraw /  Americas, Canada, US

A proposed 1,000MW transmission line to bring Quebec hydroelectric power to New York would increase electricity costs and fail to stimulate carbon abatement, according to a utility-funded report that was dismissed as inaccurate by a project backer.
A proposed 1,000MW transmission line to bring Quebec hydroelectric power to New York would increase electricity costs and fail to stimulate carbon abatement, according to a utility-funded report that was dismissed as inaccurate by a project backer.


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