Nov. 21, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Construction work for the Champlain-Hudson Power Express (CHPE) has started along Shore Boulevard in Astoria Park as part of the final stretch of a 339-mile underground transmission line that will bring clean energy from Canada to a converter station in Astoria by 2026. Once completed, the transmission line will… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry The Canadian hydroelectric company that is constructing a $6 billion clean energy transmission line to a converter station in Astoria is also building a strong bond with the western Queens community. During a visit to a school near the Astoria Houses last winter, Hydro-Quebec Energy Services COO Serge Abergel… Read more »