Submarine Cable Will Connect New York to New Power Pool

In yet another step to prevent a repeat of the Great Blackout of 2003, New York's Long Island Power Authority is installing a 660-MW $300-million submarine electric transmission cable to link electricity consumers on Long Island with the PJM (Pennsylvania-Jersey-Maryland) Interconnection for th...

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Published in:ENR 2006-05, Vol.256 (17), p.15
Main Author: Wicker, Ken
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cables
Civil engineering
Electric power lines
Electric utilities
Electricity distribution
Energy
Galvanized steel
Parks & recreation areas
Undersea cables
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Summary:In yet another step to prevent a repeat of the Great Blackout of 2003, New York's Long Island Power Authority is installing a 660-MW $300-million submarine electric transmission cable to link electricity consumers on Long Island with the PJM (Pennsylvania-Jersey-Maryland) Interconnection for the first time. The project also is part of the utility's plan to add 1,250 MW to its grid by 2010. The cable will stretch from First Energy Inc.'s converter station in Sayreville, NJ, to Uniondale, NY-based LIPA's Newbridge Road substation in Levittown.
ISSN:0891-9526