New England hydropower transmission line shows mixed results in first six months of operation

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3d ago· 4 min readenNews

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The New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line, which began carrying hydropower from Canada to Maine in January, has shown mixed results in its first six months. While supporters hailed it as a renewable energy triumph, early data shows only marginal increases in energy flow into New England, with roughly 27 days of no power transmission at all. Despite the stop-and-go start, the line still shows potential to boost Massachusetts' renewable energy supply.

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When the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line started carrying electricity from Canada into Maine in January, supporters hailed the project as a triumph for renewable power.

Now, after nearly six months of operations, the early numbers raise questions about whether the project will be able to advance the region's energy transition as much as advertised.

Energy flow into New England is up just marginally, and there have been roughly 27 days when no power at all traveled along the new line, commonly called NECEC.

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The flow has been stop and go for the first few months, but the line shows plenty of potential to boost Massachusetts’ renewable energy supply.

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