I just read about a proposal from a new company in Canada. They want to run a 350 mile-long cable, from Québec to New York City, all under water. Hudson River and Lake Champlain. 2000 megawatts of DC current, all inside a 5" diameter conduit.
I kind of wonder what kind of high voltage can enable DC current to travel that far? I'd hate to get my boat-anchor snagged on it.
The purpose of this is to get "cheap" Canadian hydro to New York City residents. I think we upstaters ought to charge the City a tax for running the big extension cord across our land.
Same goes for all our clean water they take via hundreds or miles of pipes.
I kind of wonder what kind of high voltage can enable DC current to travel that far? I'd hate to get my boat-anchor snagged on it.
The purpose of this is to get "cheap" Canadian hydro to New York City residents. I think we upstaters ought to charge the City a tax for running the big extension cord across our land.
Same goes for all our clean water they take via hundreds or miles of pipes.