Northern Pass

A 145-mile transmission line bringing electricity from Canada into the New England grid through Maine began commercial operations Friday. It’s an alternative to the Northern Pass, the failed proposal to run power lines through northern New Hampshire.

The Twin States Clean Energy Link is one of three transmission projects selected to be part of the federal Department of Energy’s $1.3 billion grid investment. The project still needs approvals from regulators before construction could begin.

The state’s largest utility gave over 4,000 acres to just two companies.

Eversource spokesman William Hinkle said the properties “were disposed of for no cost, which is related to the 2019 write-off of the project.”

The proposal comes after yearslong efforts to bring Canadian hydropower into New England, including the failed Northern Pass project.

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