The ITC Lake Erie Connector is a proposed +/- 320 kV HVDC bi-directional underwater transmission line, approximately 73 miles in length, that would connect converter stations located in Nanticoke, Ontario and Erie, Pennsylvania.
A 500kV AC line would tie the Nanticoke converter station to Hydro One’s Nanticoke substation, while a 345kV Alternating Current (AC) underground transmission line would connect the Erie converter station to Penelec's existing Erie West substation.
The majority of the transmission line would be buried beneath Lake Erie or underground using existing roadway rights-of-way. Ontario is Canada’s second largest province, covering more than one million square kilometers (415,000 square miles) with a population of 13.5 million. The PJM regional transmission organization comprises all or part of 13 states, with a regional population exceeding 60 million – the largest energy market in the world.
To learn more, please see our project profile and project presentation.