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Jack Savage, spokesman for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, details why he believes state regulators concluded Eversource Energy/Northern Pass did not meet the burden of proof to build the proposed 192-mile high-voltage transmission line from Pittsburg to Deerfield.
February 11, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/11/opinion-the-sec-decision-to-deny-northern-pass/As Massachusetts scrambles to proceed with its major clean energy project after Northern Pass’s application was recently denied, GOP Gov. Chris Sununu took to the radio on Friday to blast the Site Evaluation Committee’s unanimous 7 to 0 vote against building the controversial 192-mile powerline from Pittsburg to Deerfield.
February 10, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/10/sununu-talks-northern-pass-with-wtsn-it-doesnt-look-like-its-going-to-happen/It was a real David and Goliath story played out over seven years. And while Northern Pass plans to appeal after regulators denied its $1.6 billion transmission project last week, lots of people along the proposed route from Pittsburg to Deerfield are celebrating. Project supporters say they are disappointed as Massachusetts officials scramble to figure out how to proceed now – with or without Northern Pass.
February 8, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/08/new-friends-for-some-disappointment-for-others-as-northern-pass-focus-shifts-to-massachusetts/The likelihood of Hydro-Quebec electricity flowing into New England is greater than the likelihood that Northern Pass is built in its current configuration.
February 4, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/04/whew-what-a-roller-coaster-week-for-northern-pass/After the stunning vote against Northern Pass’ application on Thursday, Vermont-based TDI-NE says it’s ready to help Massachusetts’s clean energy goals with its fully permitted project that will be buried underground in Vermont and through Lake Champlain.
February 3, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/03/vt-project-ready-to-assist-mass-clean-energy-contract-after-northern-pass-debacle/CONCORD – InDepthNH.org’s reporter and columnist Garry Rayno will discuss what led to the stunning defeat Thursday of Northern Pass’ application to build a 192-mile high-voltage powerline in New Hampshire on NHPR’s The Exchange on Friday at 9 a.m.
February 2, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/02/indepthnh-orgs-garry-rayno-and-others-discuss-what-happened-to-northern-pass-friday-on-nhpr-at-9-a-m/CONCORD — The Mass. Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will “monitor and evaluate” the Site Evaluation Committee’s “shocking” decision Thursday to deny Northern Pass’s application to build a controversial 192-mile transmission line from Pittsburg to Deerfield.
February 1, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/01/reaction-swift-as-northern-pass-voted-down-in-flames-on-thursday/CONCORD — Opponents of the Northern Pass transmission project celebrated Thursday afternoon as the Site Evaluation Committee unexpectedly voted 7-0 to deny the application.
February 1, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/01/regulators-vote-7-0-to-deny-northern-pass-application-in-deliberation-day-3-shocker/CONCORD — The seven Site Evaluation Committee members said Thursday they do not believe Northern Pass developers have met its burden of proof that the project would not negatively impact the orderly development of the region, one of four criteria that must be met for approval.
February 1, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/01/breaking-news-regulators-say-northern-pass-has-not-met-burden-of-proof-on-orderly-development/