The Hudson Project is a 345 kV AC underground and

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from the Bergen Generating Station, in

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. The cable system was laid by Anbaric Development Partners.

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The system consists of a

high-voltage direct current A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. Most HVDC links use voltages betwe ...

(HVDC) back-to-back station with a transmission rate of 660 MW and DC voltage of 180 kV at 1 Railroad Avenue () in Ridgefield, which is connected by a 230 kV line with the nearby substation. From the static inverter plant the three-phase AC line to

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's W. 49th Street substation at starts, is in its whole length implemented as underground or submarine cable, buried in non-navigable and in navigable sections. After travelling through the

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, the cable enters the

Hudson River The Hudson River, historically the North River, is a river that flows from north to south largely through eastern New York (state), New York state. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains at Henderson Lake (New York), Henderson Lake in the ...

Edgewater, New Jersey Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,336, an increase of 2,823 (+24.5%) from the 2010 census count of 11,5 ...

and runs along the eastern side of the river parallel to the shore until piers 92 and 94, where it enters

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. Construction of the link started in May 2011 and was completed in June 2013. The cable was completely removed and replaced in 2017. The ''Ariadne'', a 130-meter

cable ship A cable layer or cable ship is a deep-sea vessel designed and used to lay underwater cables for telecommunications, for electric power transmission, military, or other purposes. Cable ships are distinguished by large cable sheaves for guid ...

, performed the submarine cable replacement.

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Master Electric Transmission Plan for NYC - 2009
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