Labrador–Island Link

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The Labrador–Island Link is a high-voltage transmission line in eastern Canada that carries hydroelectric power from Labrador to the island of Newfoundland as part of the Lower Churchill Project.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electric power transmission system ⓘ
high-voltage direct current transmission line ⓘ
affects electricity rates in Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
associatedWith Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Generating Facility ⓘ
commissioned 2018 ⓘ
connects Labrador ⓘ
island of Newfoundland ⓘ
constructionStartDate 2014 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
crosses Strait of Belle Isle ⓘ
currentType HVDC ⓘ
endPoint Soldiers Pond converter station ⓘ
energySource hydroelectric power ⓘ
feeds Newfoundland Island Interconnected electrical system ⓘ
financedBy Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
federal loan guarantees from Government of Canada ⓘ
gridFunction long-distance bulk power transmission ⓘ
hasComponent converter station at Muskrat Falls ⓘ
converter station at Soldiers Pond ⓘ
overhead transmission line ⓘ
submarine power cable ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact marine environment of Strait of Belle Isle ⓘ
terrestrial corridors in Labrador ⓘ
terrestrial corridors in Newfoundland ⓘ
isMajorComponentOf Lower Churchill hydroelectric development transmission system ⓘ
isPartOf Atlantic electricity grid integration initiatives ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Canada ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Canada

province of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
operator Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Newfoundland and Labrador through Nalcor Energy ⓘ
linked to: Nalcor Energy
owner Nalcor Energy ⓘ
partOf Lower Churchill Project ⓘ
planningAuthority Nalcor Energy ⓘ
projectCost several billion Canadian dollars ⓘ
purpose transmit hydroelectric power from Labrador to Newfoundland ⓘ
regionServed Avalon Peninsula ⓘ
island of Newfoundland ⓘ
regulator Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities ⓘ
startPoint Muskrat Falls Generating Station ⓘ
status in operation ⓘ
supports reduction of thermal generation on the island of Newfoundland ⓘ
technology line-commutated converter HVDC ⓘ
transmissionCapacity 900 MW ⓘ
voltage ±350 kV ⓘ

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Muskrat Falls Generating Station → connectedTo → Labrador–Island Link ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → gridConnection → Labrador-Island Link ⓘ
linked to: Labrador–Island Link
Muskrat Falls Generating Station → connectedTo → Labrador-Island Link transmission line ⓘ
subject linked to: Muskrat Falls dam
linked to: Labrador–Island Link
Lower Churchill Project → hasComponent → Labrador–Island Link transmission line ⓘ
linked to: Labrador–Island Link