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More power for New York: Siemens to install HVDC back-to-back link to boost Manhattan's power supply

Siemens Energy is installing a turnkey HVDC (high-voltage direct-current) back-to-back link to connect the power supply networks of New Jersey and New York. In the future it is estimated that an additional 660 megawatts (MW) of controlled electric power will be transmitted via a...

Siemens Energy is installing a turnkey HVDC (high-voltage direct-current) back-to-back link to connect the power supply networks of New Jersey and New York. In the future it is estimated that an additional 660 megawatts (MW) of controlled electric power will be transmitted via a high-voltage cable link across the Hudson River from New Jersey to boost the power supply of the megacity New York.

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