- Neptune Cable
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Neptune Cable Location Country United States State New York From Sayreville, New Jersey 40°28′25.38″N 74°21′11.1″W / 40.4737167°N 74.353083°W To Levittown, New York 40°45′38″N 73°33′4″W / 40.76056°N 73.55111°W Technical information Type Submarine power cable Type of current HVDC Power rating 660 MW DC Voltage 500 kV The Neptune Cable is a 500kV and 660 MW[1] high-voltage direct current submarine power cable between Sayreville, New Jersey and Levittown, New York on Long Island.[2] It carries 22 percent of Long Island's electricity.[3]
References
- ^ NeptuneRTS [http://neptunerts.com/the-project/.
- ^ "What is Neptune RTS?". Neptune RTS. http://www.neptunerts.com/default.asp?Ss=5&Pg=7. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ Wald, Matthew L. (March 16, 2010). "Underwater Cable an Alternative to Electrical Towers". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/business/energy-environment/17power.html. Retrieved 2010-03-17. "Mr. Stern said his company’s Neptune Cable, which runs from Sayreville, N.J., to Levittown, N.Y., on Long Island, now carries 22 percent of Long Island’s electricity. His company is trying to complete a deal for a cable that would run from Ridgefield, N.J., to a Consolidated Edison substation on West 49th Street in Manhattan."
Categories:- HVDC transmission lines
- Submarine power cables
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