ALBANY, New York — The New York Power Authority won’t take over a transmission project that canceled its state contract to bring new wind and solar power to New York City due to rising costs.
NYPA sought to build the more than $5 billion proposed Clean Path transmission line from Delaware County to New York City using an expedited transmission planning process. But the Public Service Commission on Thursday determined the project isn’t needed in the near term — and so ratepayers shouldn’t be on the hook for the costs.
NYPA appeared to throw in the towel on its role in the transmission line that would partially utilize the authority’s existing rights-of-way.
“While we are disappointed in the Public Service Commission’s decision to not allow us to move forward with the Clean Path transmission project, the Power Authority remains laser-focused on modernizing the state’s transmission system,” said NYPA spokesperson Lindsay Kryzak, mentioning two other transmission projects the authority is already working on in a statement.
