BOSTON, Massachusetts — Massachusetts has dropped Northern Pass, the $1.6 billion project from Eversource that was set to deliver hydropower from Canada through a 192-mile transmission line in New Hampshire.
The decision to terminate the earlier selection of Northern Pass was announced Wednesday by the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The state will instead move toward an agreement with New England Clean Energy Connect, a $950 million hydropower project proposed by Central Maine Power Co.
CMP’s proposal includes a 145-mile transmission line linking electrical grids in Quebec and New England.
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s energy czar, Steven McGrath, said his boss would “push this right through” the rest of the permitting process handled by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
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