Hudson Project
Encyclopedia
The Hudson Project is a 345 kV AC powerline
under construction for the power supply of New York City
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, New Jersey
, which will be connected by a 220 kV line with the nearby substation. From the static inverter plant the three-phase AC line to ConEd W. 49th Street substation at 40°45′57"N 73°59′45"W starts, which will be in its whole length implemented as underground or submarine cable, which will be buried 3 metres in non-navigable and
4.5 metres in non-navigable sections.
The cable will enter Hudson at Edgewater
and run at the eastern site of Hudson River
parallel to the shore until piers 92 and 94, where it will enter the area of Manhattan
.
Construction of the link started in May 2011 and completion is expected in 2013.
Overhead power line
An overhead power line is an electric power transmission line suspended by towers or utility poles. Since most of the insulation is provided by air, overhead power lines are generally the lowest-cost method of transmission for large quantities of electric energy...
under construction for the power supply of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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Overview
It consists of a HVDC back-to-back station with a transmission rate of 660 MW at 1 Railroad Avenue (40°49′56"N 74°00′44"W) in RidgefieldRidgefield, New Jersey
There were 4,020 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, which will be connected by a 220 kV line with the nearby substation. From the static inverter plant the three-phase AC line to ConEd W. 49th Street substation at 40°45′57"N 73°59′45"W starts, which will be in its whole length implemented as underground or submarine cable, which will be buried 3 metres in non-navigable and
4.5 metres in non-navigable sections.
The cable will enter Hudson at Edgewater
Edgewater, New Jersey
Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 11,513...
and run at the eastern site of Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
parallel to the shore until piers 92 and 94, where it will enter the area of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
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Construction of the link started in May 2011 and completion is expected in 2013.