Construction has started on the 545km (339-mile) underground high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line project that will deliver 1.25GW of hydropower-backed electricity from Quebec, Canada, to New York City.
The $3bn Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) is the largest merchant renewable energy power line project that has been fully permitted and entered construction since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021.
