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- Committee chair’s decision sends transmission lines burial bill directly to NH Senate (1/23/14)
CONCORD -- A bill passed by the House on Wednesday directing the state's Site Evaluation Committee to "give preference" to burying electric transmission lines as it considers Northern Pass and other projects will go directly to the state Senate rather than a House committee.
- N.H. delegation asks feds for alternate power routes (1/14/14)
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation yesterday asked the U.S. Department of Energy to provide details of alternative routes for a proposal to run electrical transmission lines from Canada to southern New Hampshire.
- Northern Pass transmission line clears regulatory hurdle in NH (12/31/13)
ISO New England said in a letter dated Tuesday it has approved the interconnection application made by Northeast Utilities. It means Northeast Utilities can continue pursuing the project and is just one of many regulatory steps the company must clear on the way to final approval
- Plymouth (NH) hosts hearing on bill for tougher scrutiny of power projects such as Northern Pass (12/18/13)
PLYMOUTH — High-profile energy projects coming before the state's Site Evaluation Committee require a deeper study of their effect on New Hampshire's dependence on tourism, more involvement from residents and more emphasis on "need" as a factor in approving projects, many speakers at a "listening session" said Wednesday.
- Northern Pass collects geotechnical information on proposed route (11/26/13)
CLARKSVILLE — The rhythmic thump of a drilling rig could be heard echoing alongside Route 3 on Tuesday morning, Nov. 19, near the 2,128-acre Washburn Family Forest that was acquired by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) in 2008
- NH House backs burial of Northern Pass, other future transmission lines (1/22/14)
CONCORD -- In a clear slap at the Northern Pass project, New Hampshire's House of Representatives Wednesday approved a bill directing the state's siting panel to "give preference" to burying electric transmission lines as it considers where and how future projects should be constructed. (JAN. 23, UPDATE: House Bill 569 will not be sent to the House Ways and Means Committee, after all. House Clerk Karen Wadsworth told UnionLeader.com that this morning Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Susan Almy informed her that she has decided not to take the bill, which is allowable under a House rule
- Plan to run power lines from Canada through N.H. faces hurdles in 2014 (1/5/14)
CONCORD, N.H. — The coming year will bring critical deadlines and key developments in a private company’s plan to run electrical transmission lines from Canada through New Hampshire.
- Understanding Northern Pass (12/13)
Is Northern Pass inevitable? Would we ever get used to it? The headlines focus on towers and power. But it's really a story about people and land.
(NH Magazine - January 2014)
- New England governors sign energy agreement (12/6/13)
Representatives of consumers and New England's largest utility reacted with cautious optimism Friday to a pact announced Thursday night that commits the governors of Connecticut and five other states to expand gas and electric transmission lines, without endorsing any specific project
- Northern Pass collects geotechnical information on proposed route
CLARKSVILLE — The rhythmic thump of a drilling rig could be heard echoing alongside Route 3 on Tuesday morning, Nov. 19, near the 2,128-acre Washburn Family Forest that was acquired by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) in 2008.