London Economics Int’l: Northern Pass will Improve Reliability

At yesterday’s Senate hearing on HB 648, Julia Frayer, managing director of London Economics International, was among those testifying against the bill, which seeks to amend the state’s long-standing eminent domain law. In a related statement, Frayer outlined five reasons … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

See for Yourself: Northern Pass Visual Simulations

Many people have expressed concern about the potential visual impacts associated with The Northern Pass project. In response to these concerns, the project team hired LandWorks, a landscape architecture and planning firm, to produce a visual simulation booklet showing what … Continue reading

Posted in Collateral | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

NH Business, on Northern Pass

WMUR TV9′s “New Hampshire Business” this past weekend included two interviews regarding the project aimed at bringing 1,200 megawatts of hydroelectric energy from Canada into New England. Host Fred Kocher interviewed Gary Long, PSNH president and COO, who explained the … Continue reading

Posted in Updates | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Business forum focuses on project

The Northern Pass project was the focus of a Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday, May 5. PSNH President and COO Gary Long spoke of the economic and environment benefits the project will provide New Hampshire and the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Project response to CLF call to halt the process

Today we filed with the U.S. Department of Energy our response to an earlier call by the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation to halt the current project permitting process. The CLF has asked the DOE to instead produce a single, broad … Continue reading

Posted in Filings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Food for thought…

Natural Gas is the dominant source (> 40 percent) of electrical energy production in New England. It is currently cheap, due in part to a relatively new gas extraction technique known as “fracking.” A recent Cornell University study argues that … Continue reading

Posted in Links, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments