The New York Power Authority (NYPA), the largest state public power utility in the U.S., announced on March 30, 2021, that it had approved the Northern New York Priority Transmission Project (NNYPTP).[1] NYPA also announced that it had selected National Grid as a co-participant to help rebuild transmission lines in the northern part of New York. The NNYPTP is a significant transmission line rebuild that will improve New York’s power grid resiliency and help the state meet its aggressive clean energy goals. The project includes completion of NYPA’s Smart Path Moses-Adirondack project, rebuilding approximately 45 miles of transmission in a region known as the Northern Alignment, rebuilding approximately 55 miles of transmission in the Southern Alignment, and expanding several substations. According to NYPA, the NNYPTP will enable more than 1 GW of wind and hydropower deliveries from the northern region of New York to the central part of the state. It will also avoid more than 1.16 million tons of carbon emissions annually, save $447 million in annual transmission congestion costs, and create hundreds of jobs. NYPA’s approval of the project allows for engineering and planning work to begin in preparation for the New York State Public Service Commission’s environmental review and approval process. NYPA expects to begin construction on the NNYPTP in 2022 and plans to complete the project in about three years.
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