Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Central East Energy Connect Transmission Line

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of the Central East Energy Connect transmission project, an upgrade of transmission lines between Marcy in Oneida County and New Scotland in Albany County to relieve congestion and enable integration of more renewable energy into the state power grid. The 93-mile transmission line project involved the installation of more than 650 new steel transmission monopoles as well as the construction of two new state-of-the-art transmission substations at Gordon Road in Rotterdam, and in Princetown, both in Schenectady County, which will allow for increased power transfer capacity and more reliable transmission. The newly rebuilt transmission corridor can carry nearly five times the amount of electricity as the old lines, enough to power approximately 2 million homes. New York Power Authority President and CEO Justin E. Driscoll celebrated the completion of the project on Dec. 13 in Utica at the New York Energy Zone accompanied by LS Power CEO Paul Segal, and President and CEO of the New York Independent System Operator Rich Dewey, along with other state energy and environment representatives.