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Stunning Upset for Northern Pass Project

By The Exchange • Feb 1, 2018
  • CREDIT CHRIS JENSEN / NHPR

With the Site Evaluation Committee" unanimous vote denying a permit for Eversource's controversial Northern Pass project, we discuss what prompted the decision, the ramifications for Eversource, as well other energy projects, and the historical context of the proposed 192-mile transmission line through the state.

GUESTS:

  • Garry Rayno - author of Distant Dome, a Manchester Ink link and indepthnh.org series that explores stories from the NH statehouse. He formerly worked as a reporter for the Union Leader.
  • Annie Ropeik - NHPR Energy and Environment Reporter.
  • Dave Solomon - New Hampshire Statehouse reporter for the Union Leader newspaper.
  • Dean Spiliotes - civic scholar in the School of Arts and Sciences at SNHU and author of the website NH Political Capital.

Read the latest from NHPR's Annie Ropeik, and here's a link to all of NHPR's reporting on the Northern pass project. Garry Rayno has been at the SEC hearings on Northern Pass all week; here's a link to his reporting. Watch the discussion on Facebook Live:     

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Site Evaluation Committee Casts Unanimous Vote Against Northern Pass Project

By • Feb 1, 2018
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The New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee has voted unanimously to deny a permit to Eversource's controversial Northern Pass project.

Regulators Wrestle With Questions As Northern Pass Talks Continue

By • Jan 31, 2018
Annie Ropeik / NHPR

The state Site Evaluation Committee waded deeper into questions of Northern Pass's impact on the North Country on Wednesday.

Fewer protesters and even fewer supporters were there to listen than on the first day, as members continued their final deliberations on permitting the transmission line.

In discussions of how Northern Pass will affect land-use plans along its route, members seemed to grow more conflicted about how to define the tipping point where the project might become too impactful.

Supporters, Critics Show Up in Force as N.H. Begins Northern Pass Deliberations

By • Jan 30, 2018
Annie Ropeik for NHPR

UPDATE:  New Hampshire regulators began final discussions Tuesday on whether to grant a permit to the Northern Pass transmission line. 

State officials and public representatives at the Site Evaluation Committee in Concord will meet 12 times between now and Feb. 23.

Win For Northern Pass In Mass. Could Signal Shift Away From Smaller Renewables

By • Jan 30, 2018
Annie Ropeik / NHPR

Massachusetts opted last week for one large power line to cover a big chunk of its energy needs for the next 20-plus years.

The Northern Pass proposal beat out other big transmission projects and dozens of smaller options for the right to supply all renewable power the Commonwealth wants.

As NHPR's Annie Ropeik reports, this has analysts and developers wondering what role smaller projects will play in the future of the grid.

Massachusetts Picks Northern Pass For Major Energy Contract

By • Jan 25, 2018
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Eversource’s Northern Pass transmission line is the sole project picked for long-term energy contract negotiations with Massachusetts.

Officials made the announcement Thursday afternoon, less than a week before New Hampshire begins its final permitting deliberations on the controversial project.

Northern Pass would carry 1,090 megawatts of power from Hydro Quebec dams to the New England grid, over a partly-buried 192-mile power line. It would run under New Hampshire’s White Mountains and mainly follow existing transmission lines, ending in Deerfield.