Lawmakers hit the brakes on a bill that could give Eversource Energy another chance to seek regulatory approval on its plan to buy power off the Northern Pass.
The House Science, Technology and Energy Committee voted, 20-1, on Tuesday to retain Senate Bill 128, meaning members will work on it over the summer and bring it back next year.
In March, the Public Utilities Commission rejected Eversource’s request to secure 10 percent of the 1,000-megawatt transmission line for customers. Eversource officials had been watching the bill, but they said Tuesday they understood the committee’s decision.
Click below to read the full story by Allie Morris in the Concord Monitor.