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Governor Lynch signed a bill last year requiring 25% of the state's energy come from renewable sources by 2025.

Since then several companies have proposed building renewable energy projects in the North Country.

But the transmission system that brings the power to the southern part of the state is already near capacity.

Lawmakers, regulators and the energy companies are looking for ways to build a new, more modern system.

But construction can't start until they decide who should pay the estimated 200 million dollars to build it.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.