The LIPA Connection

摘要

Long Island Power Authority links to the PJM Interconnection with undersea/underground HVDG. LOWER-COST POWER, ENHANCED MERCHANT MARKET, ENERGY DIVERSITY AND OFF-ISLAND INTERCONNECTION CAPABILITY FOR RELIABILITY were the established goals. Through a competitive solicitation in May 2004, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA; Uniondale, New York, U.S.) selected the Neptune Regional Transmission System (Neptune; Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project to be what LIPA termed "the centerpiece" of a comprehensive plan to meet its customers' growing energy needs.