Electric Grid Update Marks Halfway Point In Queens

QUEENS – Con Edison said it's halfway done with the Reliable Clean City project in Queens, adding transmission lines and substations that aim to help the city transition into renewable energy systems.

The project, expected to be completed in spring 2023, will add transmission lines that will provide renewable energy to customers from Long Island City to Corona. Partial installation of underground cable ducts is also part of the project.

“These lines will carry wind, solar and hydropower to our customers while strengthening reliability of service,” said Richard David, Con Edison’s director of regional and community affairs in Queens.

The project is part of Con Edison’s goal to deliver 100 percent clean power by 2040 to its customers.

The endeavor in Queens will add electric substations in Corona and Long Island City, and a new six-mile underground transmission line connecting the two substations. It will add 300 megawatts of transmission capacity in Queens, according to Con Edison.

The Queens portion of the project, which was approved in 2021 by New York’s Public Service Commission, represents a $275 million investment.