On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State's grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada-enough to meet about 9% of its total electricity demand that day. Some of that power shuttled in on a 339-mile power line stretching from Quebec to Queens called the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE)....

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The power line that could reshape New York's grid is hitting snags During a heat wave on July 3, New York State's grid imported enough electricity from Canada to meet about...