Topic:"Power Infrastructure" in M03347

NSPI Capital Item CI# 29009 Right of Way Purchase Northern NS In jurisdictions across North America it is becoming more difficult to obtain access to the land and the rights of way necessary to undertake transmission projects. It is estima...

AI summary NSPI plans a second 345kV transmission line to New Brunswick, citing challenges in securing right-of-way access and estimating a $200M cost with a 5-year timeline. The project, part of the 2010 ACE Plan, requires regulatory approval by June 2010 to address evolving electricity market needs.

f) Cape Breton Wind generation (150MW -250MW) development scenario An existing 230 kV circuit would be uprated to 345 kV to provide a 345 kV transmission connection between Onslow and Brushy Hill and reactive power compensation would be in...

AI summary The Cape Breton Wind generation scenario outlines infrastructure upgrades including uprating a 230 kV circuit to 345 kV, establishing new 345 kV substations at Port Hastings and Spider Lake, constructing 345 kV transmission lines to Woodbine and Spider Lake, a new Canso crossing, and adding 100 MVAR reactive compensation in the Dartmouth area.