#NewHampshire said "No!" to #HydroQuebec #Massachusetts scheme!

Massachusetts to continue talks with #HydroQuébec for #NorthernPass project
Historic $680M electricity project was 1st approved in January, but rejected a week later by New Hampshire

The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2018

"Despite a rejection in New Hampshire, Massachusetts will continue negotiations on a conditional basis with Hydro-Québec and its American partner #Eversource for the Northern Pass project.

"Hydro-Quebec is counting on the Northern Pass to supply Massachusetts for 20 years, starting in 2020, as part of a historic contract signed with the state in January.

"It is estimated that the #CrownCorporation could pocket $10 billion in revenue if an agreement is reached.

"The project was rejected by the New Hampshire Site Review Board, which refused to grant a licence essential to Northern Pass's completion in the state.

"The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs says talks on the project could end by March 27.

"In the meantime, conditional negotiations may be conducted for another project, the #NewEnglandCleanEnergyConnect [#NECEC] , which would be carried out by Hydro-Quebec and #CentralMainePower."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/massachusetts-to-continue-talks-with-hydro-qu%C3%A9bec-for-northern-pass-project-1.4540291

#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #NewHampshirePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro

#CMPCorridor Proposal: A Bad Deal for #Maine

"In April 2023, a Cumberland County jury ruled in CMP’s favor during a court case that very likely will decide the future of the company’s controversial transmission corridor. The decision was based on technical legal issues and not on the merits of whether or not this was a good project for Maine

"We are disappointed with the outcome and remain sharply focused on achieving a just and equitable clean energy future that works for all Mainers.

"Maine has already shown there’s a better path forward than the CMP corridor. A path focused on #regional collaboration and centered in Maine’s pragmatic approach to solving problems.

"Mainers are pursuing home-grown clean energy sources, like the #KingPineWind project in Aroostook County that will deliver new and verifiable reductions in pollution rather than a shell game that shifts existing energy for maximum profit.

"#MaineVoters got it right when they overwhelmingly passed a referendum rejecting the #CMP corridor because it’s a bad deal for #Maine and a bad deal for our climate.

"#NRCM is honored to stand with youth #ClimateJustice activists, #tribes in Maine and Canada, people across #WesternMaine who rely on a vibrant outdoor recreation economy, and many others in opposing the CMP corridor. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us on this hard-fought campaign.

What is the CMP Corridor?

"Central Maine Power (CMP) is building a 145-mile transmission line through the heart of Maine to send hydropower from Quebec to electricity customers in Massachusetts.

"The CMP corridor is a bad deal for Maine. It will permanently damage #undeveloped #forest and #wildlife habitat, stifle the #LocalRenewableEnergy industry, and jeopardize the creation of clean energy jobs. The corridor won’t reduce global greenhouse gas emissions or create sustainable jobs for Maine people.

Top 4 Reasons NRCM Opposed the Corridor:

- Won’t reduce climate-changing pollution, and may actually increase it.
- Cuts 53 miles of new transmission lines through undeveloped forests in Maine’s #NorthWoods, harming brook trout, deer, other #wildlife, and the tourism economy.
- Jeopardizes the construction of new in-state renewable energy projects and creation of clean energy jobs.
- Generates billions of dollars of profit for CMP [#Avangrid] and #HydroQuebec while offering very little to Maine people and businesses."

https://www.nrcm.org/programs/climate/proposed-cmp-transmission-line-bad-deal-maine/

#NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods
#SaveTheForests #BigElectricity
#MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro

Electricity for #Massachusetts! Why not run it through the #Berkshires?! Too many rich white folks, I guess!

#CMP parent company ready to energize controversial corridor by end of year

by Brad Rogers,WGME
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Updated Fri, November 21, 2025

PORTLAND (WGME) -- "CMP's parent company, Avangrid, is about to flip the switch and turn on a controversial power corridor through western Maine.

"After years of legal battles and regulatory hurdles, Avangrid now has its final permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect, linking Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts and going right through Maine."

https://wgme.com/news/local/cmp-parent-company-ready-to-energize-controversial-corridor-by-end-of-year-central-maine-power-avangrid-new-england-clean-energy-connect-hydro-quebec

#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro

Someone should do some #research and see if having a more trustworthy utility leads to more rooftop/ residential #solar adoption because you're not forcing yourself into a long-term relationship with a scammy for-profit middleman mediating rates, between yourself and your panels.

Here's looking at you, #Avangrid and all your subsidiaries. Everyone hates you and we all know you're scammers. Municipalization campaigns shall soon rise.

A pattern of government and corporate abuse! Who are they looking out for? Why profit! Don't believe the spin! #Greenwashing is just a PR gimmick!

Power Grab: #Quebec vs. the #Innu Nation

Behind the scenes, Quebec has fought for years to weaken Indigenous authority over their own land. Now that battle is spilling out into the public.

by Christopher Curtis, Mar 13, 2023

"The Innu territory is a sprawling landmass home to a rapidly declining herd of #caribou, some of the best #salmon fishing in North America and a people who’ve thrived there since time immemorial. It also happens to have vast deposits of rare metals and rivers wide enough to power our cities for generations."

#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForest #SaveMaineForests #Canada #FirstNations #Maine #QuebecHydro

Read more: https://rover.substack.com/p/power-grab-quebec-vs-the-innu-nation

Hmmmm... Looks like #NewHampshire was able to say "No" to #HydroQuebec

From 2018: "Until recently, Central Maine Power’s proposal was considered an also-ran to a similar plan in New Hampshire, called Northern Pass, the initial choice of #Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s administration to import clean energy.

"But in February, New Hampshire regulators rejected Northern Pass, saying it would despoil the #WhiteMountains and hurt tourism. In March, the Baker administration announced it would instead negotiate an agreement with Central Maine Power for 1,200 megawatts of hydropower, enough to power roughly 1.2 million homes."

#Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForests #SaveMaineForests

https://www.nrcm.org/news/will-transmission-line-run-wilds-maine/