Neptune RTS is working jointly with NB Power of New Brunswick to pursue the development. Other links are contemplated for 2005 and 2006 that would connect Nova Scotia and Maine with the Boston area and Connecticut and, through the original New Brunswick link, to New York. The greater utilization of our transmission system furthers our objectives to provide customers in New Brunswick with stable rates and reliable power. Sub sea HVDC electric transmission policy has been in use in other parts of the world for more than 30 years. These systems achieve very high reliability ratings with little power loss over long distances.
Unplanned outages occur much less than one-percent of the time.
The cable is buried 10 to 14 feet below the seabed and contains no pollutants that could escape in the unlikely event the cable were broken. Neptune will work with the fisheries community and other interests to ensure the cable is routed around sensitive fishery and environmental areas. In addition to the FERC tariff, the project also requires review by U.S. and Canadian agencies with respect to various technical, environmental and international aspects of the project. All Rights Reserved. Inc. All Rights Reserved.