Tag: Northern Pass Transmission

US DoE issues Presidential Permit for Northern Pass Project

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a record of decision (RoD) and approved the Presidential Permit for the Northern Pass Project that will allow construction of transmission facilities at the US-Canada border in Pittsburg, New Hampshire to Deerfield in New England.

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US DoE issues final EIS for Northern Pass Project

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Northern Pass Project being developed by Northern Pass Transmission LLC, a part of Eversource Energy Transmission Ventures LLC which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eversource Energy.

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New Hampshire PUC denies reconsidering PPA agreement between Eversource and HQ

The New Hampshire Public Utility Commission (PUC) has rejected US-based Eversource Energy’s petition to reconsider the former’s decision of rejecting the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between the latter and Canadian Hydro-Québec (HQ) to buy 100 MW of power from the proposed Northern Pass transmission line project.

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Final hearing on Northern Pass transmission project begins

The final hearing on the Northern Pass transmission project began on April 13 before the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) in Concord. During the public hearing, opponents delivered a petition signed by nearly 90 businesses demanding burial of the entire transmission line proposed under the project.

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DoE releases draft EIS of Northern Pass Project

Department of Energy (DoE) has released the draft environmental impact assessment (EIS) report for the Northern Pass Project being developed by Hydro-Québec (HQ) and Northern Pass Transmission LLC [a joint utility of Eversource and NSTAR (now merged with Eversource)].

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Northern Pass Transmission Line project to come online in 2019

Delay in receiving all the required approvals has postponed the completion date of the Northern Pass Transmission Line Project to 2019. The project was proposed in 2010, with an in-completion date in 2015. However, the environmental impact statement (EIS) of the project has not yet been released by Department of Energy (DoE).

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US DoE declares alternative routes for Northern Pass Project

The US Department of Energy (DoE) will study the various alternative routes suggested for the Northern Pass Project proposed by two utilities, Hydro-Québec (HQ) and Northern Pass Transmission LLC [a joint utility of Northeast Utilities (NU) and NSTAR (now merged with NU)].

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