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Province declares Barrie–Sudbury new transmission line a priority project

Once complete, the line is expected to deliver up to 1,500 megawatts of electricity to northern Ontario and 1,000 megawatts south, helping to relieve a growing transmission bottleneck and support mining, electrification and industrial expansion across the north.

Barbara Patrocinio
Barbara Patrocinio
Province declares Barrie–Sudbury new transmission line a priority project

Vermont Electric Power Company transmission lines are seen on Feb. 8, 2012, in Waterbury, Vt. A New Hampshire electric utility is offering a new proposal for an electrical transmission line from Canada that would carry renewable power to New England. The proposed 211-mile, $2 billion Twin State Clean Energy Link would enter the United States in Canaan, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)