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<p><font face="Arial">Okay, I've had a chance to nose around a
little bit. This is not a new idea. There are quite a few places
in the US where high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables have
been used underwater. They need a converter facility on either
end to convert DC to AC. <br>
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<p><font face="Arial">This one that runs under the Hudson River for
75 miles from NJ to Manhattan is from 2013
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-850m-underwater-line-brings-power-from-nj-to-manhattan/136972/">https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-850m-underwater-line-brings-power-from-nj-to-manhattan/136972/</a></font></p>
<font face="Arial">First question for me is whether EMFs adversely
affect freshwater species. <br>
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<font face="Arial">One study:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00028487.2013.778901">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00028487.2013.778901</a></font><br>
<p><font face="Arial"> "Paddlefish did not react to a variable,
60-Hz magnetic field (i.e., like that emitted by an AC generator
or cable), but Lake Sturgeon consistently responded with a
variety of altered swimming behaviors. These results will be
useful for positioning cables or generators to minimize
interactions with EMF-sensitive species. "</font><font
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<p><font face="Arial">Lake Erie has sturgeon:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2019/10/lake-erie-sturgeon-release-population/">https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2019/10/lake-erie-sturgeon-release-population/</a></font><font
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<p><font face="Arial">My understanding of the electricity grid is
that there is no storage. It's produced and used, and it's a
hugely complex system of sharing for peaks and lows. We have to
move as fast as possible from fossil fuels to cleanly produced
electricity and this is one way of dealing with excess and
shortages. It's a privately owned independent energy producing
company.</font><br>
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<p><font face="Arial">Owned by Fortis Inc - an energy company that
stretches back over 100 years ago to NFLD. This is their
sustainability goal
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.fortisinc.com/docs/default-source/environment-reports/fortis-2022-tcfd-and-climate-assessment.pdf?sfvrsn=645e7598_2">https://www.fortisinc.com/docs/default-source/environment-reports/fortis-2022-tcfd-and-climate-assessment.pdf?sfvrsn=645e7598_2</a></font></p>
<p><font size="6" face="Arial"><span style="left: 419.211px; top:
435.307px; font-size: 11.3333px; transform: scaleX(1.10745);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">Through 2021, we achieved a 20%
emissions </span><span style="left: 419.211px; top: 455.31px;
font-size: 11.3333px; transform: scaleX(1.15527);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">reduction relative to 2019. Upon
achieving our </span><span style="left: 419.211px; top:
475.314px; font-size: 11.3333px; transform: scaleX(1.09157);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">75% target in 2035, 99% of
Fortis assets are </span><span style="left: 419.211px; top:
495.317px; font-size: 11.3333px; transform: scaleX(1.16028);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">expected to be focused on energy
delivery </span><span style="left: 419.211px; top: 515.32px;
font-size: 11.3333px; transform: scaleX(1.17294);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr">and renewable, carbon-free
generation.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="6" face="Arial"><span style="left: 419.211px; top:
515.32px; font-size: 11.3333px; transform: scaleX(1.17294);"
role="presentation" dir="ltr"></span></font>So, as long as
they make sure the sturgeons stay away from their buried lines in
the relatively shallow Lake Erie, maybe this is okay as long as
the power generated south of the border is clean? <br>
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<p>Thoughts?<br>
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<p>Susan K<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Arial">On 5/2/2022 10:06
AM, Susan Koswan wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto"><font face="Arial">Has anyone else heard of this
project?</font>
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<div dir="auto"><font face="Arial"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.itclakeerieconnector.com/">https://www.itclakeerieconnector.com/</a></font></div>
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<div dir="auto"><font face="Arial">Susan K</font></div>
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