Champlain Hudson Power Express

New York’s grid is straining under heat, with aging gas plants, rising demand from electrification, and regulatory bottlenecks hindering rooftop solar and large clean-energy projects.

US-Canada tariff escalation threatens electricity imports to New England, potentially lifting wholesale prices, as Ontario hints at halting exports; a large cross-border energy trade and a major hydro link to NYC heighten regulatory and pricing risk.

NECEC’s early operation shows limited net new hydropower to New England, with outages and Phase 2 dynamics dampening promised gains and leaving long-run benefits conditional on weather and regulatory terms.