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AVANGRID Inc., a sustainable energy company, has announced that it has received the Presidential Permit from the US Department of Energy for its New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project, thus successfully completing all major permitting.
The project also marked the start of construction with the commencement of clearing activities and installation of temporary access roads to prepare for the installation of the monopoles that will carry the transmission line. In partnership with Hydro-Quebec, the NECEC will bring clean hydropower from Quebec, Canada, significantly reducing carbon emissions in New England, US.
“From day one, our focus has been on how we can provide cleaner energy for the region along with lower electric rates, jobs and economic stimulus - all while mitigating the project s environmental impact,” said AVANGRID President, Robert Kump. “After 33 months, hundreds of hours of public hearings, thousands of pages of evidence, and a comprehensiv
Central Maine Power Co.’s proposal for a 145-mile electricity transmission line through the western part of the state has cleared its final regulatory hurdle, but now faces a potential legal one.
The company and its parent, Connecticut-based Avangrid Inc. (NYSE: AGR), last week received a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for the $950 million New England Clean Energy Connect project. The permit is required for any transmission line that crosses a U.S. border into another country.
The NECEC corridor will import renewably produced hydropower from Hydro-Quebec in Canada and deliver it to the New England power grid via a junction in Lewiston. Over the past three years, the project has received other needed permits including ones from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state s Public Utilities Commission, Land Use Planning Commission and Department of Environmental Protection.
As a Mainer who has spent countless hours volunteering my time to qualify the “No CMP Corridor” referendum for the ballot for a second year in a row, I am deeply offended by Central Maine Power’s latest ads against our volunteer effort, which are designed to instill fear and spread misinformation. The Maine Constitution recognizes […]