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Middletown-Norwalk
LI Replacement Cable
Glenbrook Cables
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Waterford Substation
Bethel-Norwalk
Northeast Connecticut Reliability Project
New England East-West Solution (NEEWS)
Greater Springfield Reliability Project (GSRP)
Interstate Reliability Project (Interstate)
Central Connecticut Reliability Project (CCRP)
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 Project Description
 CL&P is building two new underground 115-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission lines that will run under streets from Stamford, through Darien to Norwalk (see general project map or detailed maps showing current construction (103 KB) ). The project is needed to provide a reliable electric supply in southwest Fairfield County, and to assure the area's electric grid conforms to national and regional reliability criteria.
| Route length: | 8.7 miles |
| Line voltage: | 115,000 volts (115-kV). Read more about the technology of the project. |
| Municipalities along the route: | Stamford, Darien, Norwalk |
| Cost: |
Estimated $223 million. |
| Regulatory review by: |
The Connecticut Siting Council, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). |
| Timetable: |
Regulatory review began March 2004
Planning, September 2005 – August 2006
Trenching & cable installation, October 2006 – September 2008
System operational, December 2008
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