Massachusetts ditches Northern Pass, looks to CMP for clean energy goals

Utility Dive: Massachusetts officials on Wednesday announced they will move on from their first choice to supply the state with additional hydroelectric power, after Eversource Energy was unable to make permitting progress in New Hampshire. The company had pleaded with the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee to immediately reopen consideration, but regulators in that state would not be rushed.

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) gave Eversource until March 27 to secure a permit, and now the state is moving to finalize agreements with competing project NECEC. The decision  was made in part by the state's electric distribution companies, including Eversource, which were involved in the initial selection.

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