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The Upstate Upgrade is a portfolio of projects that includes the construction or rebuild of more than 1,000 miles of transmission lines, renovation and construction of substations, and implementation of new technologies that will improve resiliency and reliability of the energy delivery network, and meet the energy demands of New York residents and businesses for years to come.

These projects are designed to replace infrastructure, some of which is nearly a century old, and deliver long-term value for customers.

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More projects will be added below as they are announced.

Central New York

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Beaver River-Porter

Black River-Beaver River

Black River-Clay

Coffeen Projects

Colton-Nicholville

Smart Path Connect

South Oswego-Tar Hill

Eastern New York

Inghams-Rotterdam

Western New York

Mortimer-Golah

Dunkirk-Laona

Southeast Batavia-Golah

Project Permitting and Frequently Asked Questions

How will these projects affect you? What sort of permitting does National Grid need to complete the Upstate Upgrade? Visit our Project FAQs and Permitting page for answers to these questions and more.

Additional Projects

The Upstate Upgrade is a portfolio of more than 70 projects, ranging from the large and complex line rebuilds listed above to substation rebuilds and smaller technology deployments. Additional projects include:

Construction of the new Tar Hill substation in Albion (Oswego County) and Canajoharie (Montgomery County).
Construction of a new transmission line between the North Watertown substation in Brownville and the Indian River substation in Le Ray (Jefferson County).
Rebuilding the following substations: Lockport (Lockport, Niagara County), Malone (Malone, St. Lawrence County), Meco (Gloversville, Fulton County), Mortimer (Brighton, Monroe County), New Manheim (Canajoharie, Montgomery County), and Oneida (Oneida, Madison County).
Equipment replacement or upgrades at the following substations: Alcoa (Norfolk, St. Lawrence County), Black River (LeRay, Jefferson County), Boonville (Oneida County), Bremen (New Bremen, Lewis County), Browns Falls (Fine, St. Lawrence County), Clay (Clay, Onondaga County), Clinton Road (Canajoharie, Montgomery County), Cortland (Cortland, Cortland County), Coffeen (Watertown, Jefferson County), Colton (Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County), Dennison (Massena, St. Lawrence County), Mallory Road (Hastings, Oswego County), Mumford (Wheatland, Monroe County), Nile (Friendship, Allegany County), Niles (Skaneateles, Onondaga County), North Carthage (Wilna, Jefferson County), North Le Roy (Le Roy, Genesee County), Rotterdam (Rotterdam, Schenectady County), South Oswego (Oswego, Oswego County), and Vail Mills (Mayfield, Fulton County).
Modernization and technology upgrades along lines in Canajoharie (Montgomery County), Clay (Onondaga County), and Rochester (Monroe County); and between Canajoharie and Gloversville (Fulton and Montgomery Counties), Cortland and Virgil (Cortland County) Ellicott and Pomfret (Chautauqua County), LaFayette and Cortland (Onondaga, Cortland Counties), Oswegatchie and Pierrepont (St. Lawrence County), and Manheim and St. Johnsville (Herkimer and Montgomery Counties).