Working In Winter

Posted on February 3, 2022

The Hudson Valley’s blustery winter weather hasn’t slowed the New York Energy Solution team. The skilled and hardy members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are keeping our electric transmission upgrade project through Rensselaer, Columbia and Dutchess counties on-time and on-budget in support of the State’s clean energy goals. You can click the photos to enlarge and learn more.

NYES Wired: Wire Installation on Newly Erected Monopoles

Posted on September 14, 2021

The progress continues on the New York Energy Solution! This video shows the transmission wire being “pulled” onto the new monopoles in the Town of Schodack.

NYES in Action: Photos from Our Work in Schodack and Stuyvesant

Posted on August 13, 2021

Work on the New York Energy Solution is progressing well and on-schedule, with new modern monopole structures being erected in the northern portion. Here are some photos charting our progress in the Towns of Schodack and Stuyvesant. Similar activities are, or will be, taking place in all 11 corridor communities between now and the end of 2023. You can click the photos to enlarge and learn more about what’s happening in each.

 Churchtown “Shoofly” Takes Shape

Posted on May 18, 2021

The first new structures of the New York Energy Solution project are now standing in Claverack. Three new structures have been built near the existing Churchtown Switching Station and will carry a temporary bypass electric line (known as a “shoofly”) around the station while it is de-energized and rebuilt. The new Churchtown Switching Station is scheduled to be in operation in the spring of 2022. Here’s a look at the assembly of the new structures. You can click the photos to enlarge.