New Hampshire Committee Weighs Northern Pass Permit

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January 31, 2018

Alison Bruzek
Meghna Chakrabarti

Nick Paul, left, of Concord, and Tim Madsen, of Manchester, protest with three others from the group Protect the Granite State outside a hearing by the state's Site Evaluation Committee for the Northern Pass project in 2017. Massachusetts announced Wednesday it would not sign onto the project. (Michael Casey/AP)

Last week, state officials announced they'd chosen the controversial Northern Pass transmission project — a venture between Eversource Energy and Hydro-Quebec — to bring more renewable energy into the state by 2020.

However in New Hampshire, the state is still considering whether to award the project its final permit.

Guest

Annie Ropeik, reports on energy, environment and development for New Hampshire Public Radio. She tweets @aropeik.

This segment aired on January 31, 2018.