CONCORD, N.H. —
Hundreds of people came from across the state Sunday to express their opposition to the Northern Pass power transmission project.
The $1.6 billion plan to bring electrical power from Canada to markets mostly in Southern New England is working on getting approval from the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee.
The issue has been around for about seven years. Some want the power lines to be buried while others don't want the project at all.
"We are here to stand united; to tell the legislators in this building and to tell the governor that we are universally opposed to this project," Hooksett resident Brian Tilton said.
The project calls for a 192-mile transmission line in New Hampshire from Pittsburg to Deerfield. It would carry enough energy from Hydro-Quebec's hydroelectric plants to power markets in New Hampshire and Southern New England.
Northern Pass supporters said the project would meet the increasing demand for power in the region while reducing carbon emissions.
Yet protesters fear the costs to New Hampshire outweigh the benefits.
"Our town has an existing substation and this project, if it goes through, would not only need to double the size of that substation but they're looking at a third substation in our quaint little town," Deerfield resident Suzanne Steele said.
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