Day one of the Northern Pass trial at the N.H. Site Evaluation Committee was dedicated to the cross-examination of the president of Eversource NH, Bill Quinlan, who described himself on the stand as the project manager for Northern Pass, including "siting, permitting and construction planning." A
Nine years after planning began, the most-discussed electricity transmission project in New Hampshire history will get its day in court Thursday, as weeks of hearings begin at the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee.
CONCORD — On the eve of a state hearing on the proposed Northern Pass project, opponents Wednesday delivered a petition signed by nearly 90 businesses demanding that transmission lines along the entire 192-mile route be buried.
In something of a bombshell announcement, National Grid announced this week that they are proposing a new transmission project that would carry 1,200 additional megawatts across upgraded transmission lines along their existing right-of-way corridor through Vermont and New Hampshire.
The state Public Utilities Commission has dismissed Eversource’s petition for a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Hydro Renewable Energy saying it would violate state law.
National Grid announced Tuesday morning that it too wants to build a high-power transmission line linking Canada to New England. This one would go though both Vermont and New Hampshire along existing transmission lines.
This letter seeking answers to certain questions regarding potential funding for Northern Pass construction was sent by Counsel for the Public Peter Roth to Eversource in March 2017.
