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8
BUILDING REGIONAL ELECTRIC RELIABILITY
Bethel-to-Norwalk Transmission Project
Laurie Aylsworth Project Director, Transmission
Our Bethel-to-Norwalk transmission project is the first of four upgrades urgently
needed to address electric reliability in southwest Connecticut, identified as
one of the most pressing transmission issues in Connecticut, New England
and the country.
In March 2005, CL&P broke ground on the overhead line portion of the 345-kV
project which runs 21 miles through southwest Connecticut, one of the fastest
growing and economically vital areas of the state. Its 54-town area consumes
half of all the electric power used in Connecticut. Yet this is the only portion of
the state not served by a 345-kV power supply system, the standard in place
throughout New England for transporting bulk electricity. By the end of 2006,
our new Bethel-to-Norwalk transmission project will be complete and will
immediately begin to improve reliability in this area.”
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