The project has never received as much attention as the state’s forays into offshore wind, but in many ways it is more important. It offers 1,200 megawatts of firm capacity, power that could be particularly valuable during winter months when New England electricity prices tend to skyrocket as natural gas for use by electric power generators is often diverted for home heating.
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Northern Pass hits another obstacle
THE TROUBLED NORTHERN PASS power line project was dealt another blow as the federal Environmental Protection Agency called for an additional 40-mile stretch of the transmission line to be buried underground rather than disrupting wetlands and wildlife through northern New Hampshire. In a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, which is in charge of […]