Transmission

One of the main issues in the lawsuit is NextEra’s handling of an outdated circuit breaker at the Seabrook nuclear facility. Avangrid alleges the company purposefully delayed updates to the equipment, preventing them from moving forward with their transmission project.

The proposed underground transmission line was set to run through northern Vermont to Londonderry, 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 proposal comes after yearslong efforts to bring Canadian hydropower into New England, including the failed Northern Pass project.

The solar array is set to be the largest in the state when it’s built, according to the company.

As offshore wind projects gain steam, the system of poles and wires that gets power where it needs to go needs an upgrade. New England states recently submitted a proposal for what that could look like.

The grid operator’s report shows wind power could play a much larger role in the future.

The state’s House of Representatives has voted 194-148 to kill a bill that would have established a moratorium on wind farms and new transmission line…

First in a three part series, and a collaboration with New Hampshire Magazine.While the Northern Pass is one of the most controversial energy proposals in…