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LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.
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LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.
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Industry News
ESC Files Application with FERC for the Empire State Connector "HVDC" Transmission Project
LCG, April 27, 2016--Empire State Connector Corp. (ESC) announced yesterday that it has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authority to negotiate agreements with customers for transmission service on a 260-mile long high voltage direct current (HVDC) electric transmission line designed to deliver 1,000 MW of energy and capacity directly into New York City from generating sources located in upstate New York. ESC has assumed the full market risk for the $1.5 billion construction cost so at to cause no negative impact on ratepayers. The project is scheduled to be in-service in 2021.
ESC plans to conduct a solicitation later this year to subscribe capacity on the Empire State Connector, and it anticipates that it will file its Article VII application with the New York State Department of Public Service by year end.
ESC is wholly-owned by Forum Equity Partners and oneGRID Corp., the project developer. The transmission line will start in upstate New York near Utica, where a converter station will be installed at the Marcy substation. At the converter station, the energy is converted from AC to DC and transmitted via two six-inch diameter non-fluidized solid-state cables over 260 miles directly into the heart of New York City, where the energy is then converted back to AC and injected into the grid. The energy physically delivered will qualify as "in-city" generation by the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO).
The proposed HVDC transmission cables will be routed primarily underwater in the Erie Canal and Hudson River and underground, where necessary, to avoid any visual impact.
ESC's Chief Executive Officer stated, "Our strategic location and innovative, low impact route will "unlock" upstate renewable and zero emission generators helping New York State achieve its ambitious goal of 50 percent renewable generation by 2030. The world is taking notice how serious New York is about climate change and economic development."
The Empire State Connector will be built under a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) using New York State construction workers and labor unions affiliated with the New York State Building Trades.
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