Feds approve Conn., Mass. power line proposal

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Feds approve Conn., Mass. power line proposal 
May 22, 2009 Boston Globe
BERLIN, Conn.—Connecticut-based Northeast Utilities says it and a Massachusetts company have been given federal approval for a high voltage power line to link a Canadian power plant to New England. NU says the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday approved its joint proposal with Boston-based NSTAR. The power line will bring electricity from a hydroelectric power plant in Quebec to the regional high voltage system. The two companies had proposed the plan last December. FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff says the project provides access to clean, low-cost energy for consumers in a region of the country that with tight constraints on electricity supplies. The proposed line would transmit at least 1,200 megawatts of power which is enough to power tens of thousands of homes.

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