The Canadian energy services company Emera, through its subsidiary Clean Power Northeast Development, has applied to the United States Department of Energy (DoE) for a Presidential Permit requesting authorization to build, connect and operate the 1,000 MW Atlantic Link subsea electric transmission project.
The 375 miles (603-km) Atlantic Link line is a HVDC project, which would connect the Coleson Cove neighbourhood (including in particular the 978 MW Coleson Cove thermal power station), wind and hydropower plants in New Brunswick (Canada) to Plymouth, Massachusetts (United States). Commissioning is expected in late 2022. The interconnection line would deliver 5.69 TWh of Canadian renewable electricity from seven wind projects in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and from Nalcor Energy's and NB Power's hydropower plants to US consumers at a fixed price over a 20-year period.
The project is currently 100% owned by Emera subsidiary Clean Power Northeast Development, while the Canadian electric power transmission company NB Power also holds an option to participate in the project as a minority investor.