Lake Erie Connector | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada United States |
From | Nanticoke, Ontario |
To | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Ownership information | |
Owner | ITC Investment Holdings Inc. |
Technical information | |
Type of current | HVDC |
Total length | 117 km (73 mi) |
Power rating | 1000 MW |
The Lake Erie Connector is a planned underwater electric transmission line that would run under Lake Erie to connect the power grids of the Canadian province of Ontario with the American state of Pennsylvania.[1] The 117 kilometres (73 mi) high-voltage direct current line will carry up to 1000 MW and run from Nanticoke, Ontario to Erie County, Pennsylvania.[2]
The connector is budgeted at US$1 billion.[3]
Energy planners first started to work on the project in 2004.[4]