New York governor announces completion of Smart Path Connect grid project

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday the completion of the 100-mile Smart Path Connect transmission project, a major grid upgrade expected to deliver over $438 million in annual savings to consumers.

This energy pathway is the latest project to be completed as part of the largest investment in New York's electric grid in 50 years, the press release said, adding that it unlocks one gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy in Upstate New York.

The release noted that the Smart Path Connect project was developed collaboratively by New York Power Authority (NYPA) and National Grid, and that it merges existing and new renewable resources along its path, including clean, low-cost hydropower from the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project in Massena.