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Spanning more than 150 miles, the New England Clean Power Link project touches many communities.

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02/09/2018 -  WCAX: Scott administration lending support to Lake Champlain
transmission cable

In a letter to Massachusetts regulators, Vermont officials says in the wake of the Northern Pass project's inability to get approval in New Hampshire, the New England Clean Power Link has strong support in Vermont.

View the letter here.
02/04/2018 -  Concord Monitor: After Northern Pass decision, Vermont company to help Massachusetts clean energy goals

After the stunning vote against Northern Pass's application on Thursday, Vermont-based TDI-NE says it's ready to help Massachusetts's clean-energy goals with its fully permitted project that will be buried underground in Vermont and through Lake Champlain.
12/17/2017 -  RTO Insider: New England Panelists Talk 'Trust' in Power Project Siting

“[The TDI engagement process]… resulted in what we think is a robust mitigation package and a piece of transmission infrastructure that would serve the region well and also serve the environment and advance environmental objectives well.”
12/15/2017 -  Vermont Business Magazine: Clean Power for Clean Water, by Julia Moore

The Clean Power Link project would bring 1,000 MW of clean, renewable hydroelectric power from northern Quebec to Massachusetts. The line would pass through Vermont via an entirely underground 154-mile transmission line. Among other benefits, this project would provide $6 million annually to fund water quality improvement projects in Vermont for the next 40 years.
11/13/2017 -  RTO Insider: Canada, New England Talk Energy Infrastructure

TDI CEO Donald Jessome agreed that something special is happening between Canada and the U.S. His company is partnered with Hydro-Québec on the New England Clean Power Link, a 154-mile underwater and underground transmission line that would transmit 1,000 MW of Canadian hydropower under Lake Champlain to Vermont.
11/12/2017 -  MassLive: Transmission developer TDI offers $20 million for Western Massachusetts home energy retrofits if it wins statewide clean electricity contract

TDI New England has pledged 20 years of funding, at $1 million annually, to Community Action of Franklin, Hampshire and North Quabbin Regions for deep energy retrofits to low-income homes, said Don Jessome, CEO of Transmission Developers, Inc.
10/13/2017 -  Bloomberg: Canada Wants to Solve U.S. Nuclear Woes With Faraway Dams

Exporting more would require more transmission capacity in the U.S. It's partnered with three developers pushing to build power lines, including two fully permitted projects proposed by Transmission Developers Inc., a Blackstone Group LP company.
10/10/2017 -  Commonwealth Magazine: Utilities on both sides of bargaining table

Donald Jessome, the CEO of TDI New England, a bidder on one of the clean energy contracts, likes his project's chances, largely because he has already obtained most of the permits he needs to begin construction.
10/09/2017 -  RTO Insider: Tx Developers Pitch Mass. Clean Energy Bids

Transmission Developers Inc. partnered with Hydro-Québec on the New England Clean Power Link, which includes a submarine cable under Lake Champlain and an overland section to a proposed converter station in Ludlow, Vt., to connect to the existing Coolidge substation. It would bring 1,000 MW of hydropower, solar and wind from Canada.
09/24/2017 -  Boston Globe Editorial: A Massive Project Demands Basic Transparency

The state has received 46 proposals for one of the most important pending infrastructure projects in the Commonwealth: a massive electricity transmission line to bring more renewable power into New England. Each of the plans would meet the state's requirements in slightly different ways, but generally involve routes tapping into some combination of Canadian hydroelectric dams, northern New England or Canadian wind power, and solar.

09/11/2017 -  RTO Insider: ISO-NE Visits Vermont to Discuss Tx Planning

VT Gov. Scott said that TDI worked with host communities and "now enjoys significant support in our state and a clear path to construction. In my view, the Clean Power Link is a smart, common sense and very affordable solution for Massachusetts and New England. It provides economic and environmental benefits for both states, and it shows how a region can work together to accomplish energy goals."
07/28/2017 -  VT Digger: Scott touts power project seen tied to lake cleanup

"We're extremely pleased," Jessome said. "To have the governor endorse our project so publicly like that … is a real differentiator for our project." Massachusetts will look favorably upon the fact that the project's host state has given such strong support to the Clean Power Link when evaluating it against other bidders for the state's clean-energy contracts, Jessome said.
07/27/2017 -  Commonwealth Magazine: Hydro-Quebec partners up, seeking Mass. contract, utility giant works with 3 transmission firms

TDI New England wants to run a power line from Quebec to Ludlow, Vermont, using cables running underground and along the bottom of Lake Champlain.
07/27/2017 -  Boston Globe: Power companies line up to seek a big state-managed contract for clean energy

TDI said it has all its permits and its line would be completely underground or underwater.
03/24/2017 -  Lawmakers Look to Bank on TDI Money for Lake Champlain Cleanup
House lawmakers are struggling to find funding for an initiative that would reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Champlain.
02/16/2017 -  Scott, Quebec Premier Convene for Talks on Trade, Immigration Issue
Gov. Phil Scott and the premier of Quebec talked openly Wednesday of Vermont likely purchasing more Canadian hydroelectric power...
12/21/2016 -  The Republican: High-voltage Transmission Line from Canada to New England Wins Presidential Permit
The U.S. Department of Energy on Dec. 12 issued a presidential permit to a $1.2 billion, 1,000-megawatt high-voltage power line that would carry Canadian hydropower and New York wind power to southern New England.
12/15/2016 -  Hydro-Power Line From Canada to Southern New England Gets Final
Federal Approval
A plan to run a new hydro-power transmission line from Canada through Vermont to provide more clean electricity to southern New England has been granted a critical federal permit.
12/06/2016 -  Globe and Mail: Hydro-Québec Eyes New Long-Term Power Accords
in U.S. Northeast
Three lines in the planning process-- the Champlain Hudson Power Express, the New England Clean Power Link, and Northern Pass -- could allow the provincially owned utility to boost exports south.
12/06/2016 -  Burlington Free Press: Power Line to Link Canada, NE Gets Key US Permit
A power line planned to run under Lake Champlain and link suppliers in Canada with consumers in southern New England has won a key federal permit, clearing its last big regulatory hurdle.
06/29/2016 -  The White House: Leaders' Statement on a North American Climate,
Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, and President Enrique Peña Nieto share a common commitment to a competitive, low-carbon and sustainable North American economy and society.
05/18/2016 -  Boston Globe: SJC rules Mass. failed to issue proper regulations
to cut emissions
In a decision environmental advocates hailed as a landmark, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday that Massachusetts regulators must set specific limits on various sources of greenhouse gases to comply with the legal obligation to reduce emissions linked to climate change.
05/16/2016 -  Boston Globe: Carbon emissions rising at New England power plants
For the first time in five years, power plants across New England are producing more carbon emissions, dealing a setback to Massachusetts' legally mandated efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and raising concerns that reduced production of nuclear energy will undercut environmental gains.
04/25/2016 -  Boston Globe (Editorial): Hydro power needed to meet state's
2020 carbon goal
For those inclined to see the glass half full, Massachusetts has made enormous strides in reducing its carbon emissions. Coal-fired plants, the worst offenders, are dying out across the Commonwealth. Investments in energy efficiency have lowered demand. The solar panels sprouting up along the Massachusetts Turnpike are only the most visible of the new generation of green technologies feeding power into homes and businesses.
02/09/2016 -  VT Digger: Army Corps of Engineers Approves $1.2 Billion Power Cable
The Army Corps of Engineers signed off this week on a 1,000-megawatt electric cable that would run from Canada to Ludlow. TDI New England's $1.2 billion utility transmission project will feed the southern New England power grid, which company representatives say will be completed by 2019.
02/01/2016 -  Boston Globe: Rival hydro providers team up to make push for Mass. legislation
Hydroelectric companies will eventually fight with each other for a piece of Massachusetts' power market, but first they are teaming up to make sure they can get significant amounts of their energy into the state at all.
01/11/2016 -  The Berkshire Eagle: Our Opinion: Vermont energy project an example for New Hampshire
A Vermont company seeking to bring Canadian electricity south has the right idea. A New Hampshire company with the same goal should take note.
01/10/2016 -  The Addison Independent: Regulator OK's power line under lake from Canada
The Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) this week issued a Certificate of Public good to the New England Clean Power Link, a high power line that would transmit 1,000 megawatts of wind and hydro power from the Canadian border to a transfer station at Ludlow.
01/09/2016 -  Associated Press: Vermont power line approval big step for
Canadian power
Long-term plans to bring renewable Canadian electricity to the power-hungry markets of southern New England got a big boost when Vermont utility regulators approved a plan to build a 1,000-megawatt transmission line down Lake Champlain and across the state to feed the regional power grid, experts say.
01/09/2016 -  Statehouse News Service: Beaton: Competition seen in hydropower market
Approval of an electrical transmission line through Vermont signals potential competition that could drive down the price of hydroelectricity, though Massachusetts would need a new law to tap that supply, according to the state's top energy chief.
01/08/2016 -  The Republican: Major power line from Canada to New England wins approval
A proposed transmission line that would bring hydroelectricity from Canada to New England cleared a major hurdle this week when the New England Clean Power Link was approved by the Vermont Public Service Board.
01/06/2016 -  Boston Globe: Regulators approve $1.2b Vermont power line
A proposed 154-mile power line that will bring electricity from Canada to New England was approved by Vermont regulators this week.
01/06/2016 -  Union Leader: NE Clean Power Link wins OK from Vermont
Public Service Board
A proposed transmission line designed to bring hydroelectricity from Quebec into the New England grid through Vermont cleared its last major hurdle on Tuesday, as the New England Clean Power Link was approved by the Vermont Public Service Board.
01/06/2016 -  Burlington Free Press: Under-lake power cable approved by VT
With a final regulatory hurdle behind them, developers of a $1.2 billion project to bring electricity from Canada to New England via a cable beneath Lake Champlain are planning to begin construction this year.
12/10/2016 -  Vermont Business Magazine: TDI transmission line gets multiple 'expressions of interest' from utilities for 1,000 MW of power
TDI New England has announced that seven electricity suppliers from Canada and the United States have expressed interest in transmitting up to 3,200 MW of power over the 1,000 MW New England Clean Power Link in response to the Open Solicitation process conducted by the company.
11/09/2016 -  RTO Insider: Energy Department OKs Canadian Hydro Line
in New England
The Department of Energy on Thursday issued the final environmental impact statement for the New England Clean Power Link, recommending approval of a presidential permit for the cross-border project, which would transmit 1,000 MW of Canadian hydropower into New England.
10/30/2015 -  Boston Globe: Environmental report suggests approval for power line
under Lake Champlain
Federal authorities have recommended approving a high-capacity power line to be buried below Lake Champlain.
10/30/2015 -  Union Leader: Buried line puts New England Clean Power Link
plan on fast track
The federal Department of Energy on Thursday recommended that a high-voltage power line to transmit electricity from Quebec be granted a presidential permit.
10/30/2015 -  VT Digger: Feds Issue Final EIS For Transmission Line Beneath Lake Champlain
The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday issued its final environmental impact statement for a 154-mile high-voltage transmission line that would run beneath Lake Champlain.
10/30/2015 -  Worcester Telegram: Dean backs Baker in applauding hydropower mix
Former Vermont governor and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Wednesday supported Gov. Charlie Baker's push to import large-scale hydropower to Massachusetts, calling the governor's approach "groundbreaking."
10/29/2015 -  Vermont Public Radio: Feds Support Proposed Under-Lake Power Line
The U.S. Department of Energy gave a boost to a proposed power transmission line under Lake Champlain this week, issuing an environmental study that suggests the department plans to give federal approval to the project.
10/29/2015 -  Associated Press: US Energy Department: Send Canadian electricity to southern New England via Vermont
The U.S. Department of Energy is recommending approval of a proposal to move Canadian electricity to southern New England via a power line buried beneath Lake Champlain and then across much of Vermont.
09/25/2015 -  MassLive.com: Massachusetts, Quebec lawmakers to explore
energy issues
Lawmakers from Massachusetts and Quebec have signed a resolution that will commit them to working together to explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
09/20/2015 -  Concord Monitor: My Turn: A tale of two transmission lines
In Vermont, the 154-mile New England Clean Power Link has been met with widespread approval from the start. Mindful of public antipathy for high-risk, high-voltage towers and the dangers such towers pose to the state's tourist economy, transmission developer TDI proposed to bury the line in full.
07/30/2015 -  Vermont Public Radio: Big Businesses Step Up To Aid Vermont's Water Quality Efforts
Transmission company TDI-New England is hoping to get permits for a power line under Lake Champlain to serve markets in southern New England. And it's putting some big money on the table to help with water quality.
07/22/2015 -  Vermont Public Radio: Promised Payments Help Sway Approval For Lake Power Line
An underwater power line planned for Lake Champlain has won key support from two Vermont state agencies.
07/22/2015 -  VT Digger: TDI to pay $720M over 40 years to State for transmission
cable under Lake Champlain
Developers of a planned 154-mile high-voltage transmission cable that would run beneath Lake Champlain agreed to pay the state $720 million over the project's expected 40-year life, should it be approved by regulators.
07/22/2015 -  The Times Argus: State backs Canadian power line
A plan to run a 1,000-megawatt power line down Lake Champlain and across Vermont to bring Canadian power to southern New England is getting key support in the Green Mountain State.
07/21/2015 -  Associated Press: New line for Canadian power to NE wins support in Vermont
A plan to run a 1,000-megawatt power line down Lake Champlain and across Vermont to bring Canadian power to southern New England is getting key support in the Green Mountain State.
07/21/2015 -  Vermont Business Magazine: Department of Public Service announces agreement with TDI-New England on 1,000 megawatt powerline
Commissioner Christopher Recchia and the Vermont Department of Public Service announced today it has reached agreement with TDI-New England in its application for a Certificate of Public Good for a 1,000 MW transmission line to be constructed under Lake Champlain and underground from Benson to Ludlow.
07/21/2015 -  Rutland Herald: Agreement reached with TDI-New England on 1,000 megawatt powerline
A developer has reached a series of agreements totaling more than $720 million in direct public benefit payments over a 40-year period.
07/21/2015 -  Seven Days VT: Vermont Could Get $720 Million for Lake Champlain Power Lines
If a new project to put electric transmission lines under Lake Champlain is completed, Vermont stands to receive a boatload of money for playing host.
07/21/2015 -  My Champlain Valley: Agreement Reached Over New England Clean Power Link
TDI New England announced they have reached agreements with four Vermont state agencies, three towns, and an electric utility regarding the proposed New England Clean Power Link project.
07/19/2015 -  Conservation Law Foundation: Many benefits of transmission project
The recent settlement with TDI-NE demonstrates a good path forward in meeting our region's future power and climate change needs while also promoting the general good of Vermont communities today.
07/17/2015 -  Keene Sentinel: Vermont model a workable alternative to Northern Pass
It's time for the out-of-state and out-of-country interests pushing the current Northern Pass proposal to bury the private transmission line along appropriately designated transportation corridors. A similar project in Vermont shows it can be done.
06/15/2015 -  Associated Press: Firm planning long buried power line agrees to lake funding
A company that wants to bury a power line from the Canadian border down Lake Champlain and then across the state to feed the New England power grid said it has reached an agreement with an environmental group to help fund lake protection projects.
06/15/2015 -  The Boston Globe: Developer agrees to pay $284 million to help
clean Lake Champlain
A project that would bring Canadian hydropower to New England by submerging a cable under Lake Champlain cleared a major hurdle when the developer struck a deal with an influential environmental advocacy group.
06/15/2015 -  Rutland Herald: Agreement advances electric line
A developer has pledged to spend more than $280 million on a series of Lake Champlain cleanup efforts in exchange for running a power line under the lake.
06/15/2015 -  VT Digger: TDI, CLF Reach Agreement On Transmission Line Project
The Conservation Law Foundation has agreed not to oppose a planned 154-mile high-voltage transmission cable that would run beneath Lake Champlain in exchange for the developer's promise to increase the value of a benefits package for the state. The agreement was filed Friday with the Public Service Board as part of TDI New England's effort to obtain a certificate of public good for the proposed $1.2 billion transmission line.
06/15/2015 -  Vermont Public Radio: Agreement Brings Big Money To Lake Cleanup
An agreement between the Conservation Law Foundation and TDI New England could bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the Lake Champlain cleanup effort if regulators approve TDI's proposed New England Clean Power Link project.
06/15/2015 -  Burlington Free Press: Green advocates back under-lake power cable
Developers of a $1.2 billion project to run a high-capacity power cable beneath Lake Champlain have reached an agreement with the Conservation Law Foundation promising commitments to water quality and renewable energy in Vermont. The project requires approval from the state's Public Service Board before construction can begin.
06/04/2015 -  Union Leader: Dave Solomon's Power Plays: Vermont hydro project 'leapfrogs' Northern Pass
The Department of Energy on Wednesday released the draft environmental impact statement for the New England Clean Power Link, recommending a presidential permit for the plan to bring hydroelectricity from Quebec into New England through Vermont.
06/04/2015 -  The Boston Globe: Canadian power line project advances
Federal regulators have tentatively recommended allowing a proposal to import Canadian hydropower into New England to go forward. The Department of Energy said Wednesday that the environmental impact of a cable under Vermont's Lake Champlain would be small. Power line developer TDI-New England is seeking permission to build across the Canadian border. The project needs more regulatory approvals before it begins work, however, and work won't finish until 2018, according to the Energy Department.
06/04/2015 -  VT Digger: Environmental study sees little problem with cable
under Lake Champlain
Federal officials recommend allowing the $1.2 billion project proposed by TDI New England, which builds direct-current power transmission systems, to go forward because it would help meet regional energy needs. Officials also concluded that the environmental impacts of a high-voltage cable's construction, operation and maintenance would be minimal, in the draft study.
06/04/2015 -  Associated Press: Draft report on Lake Champlain power lines:
little impact
A federal report says a proposal to move Canadian electricity to southern New England via two power lines buried beneath Lake Champlain and then across Vermont to Ludlow would have little impact on the lake or surrounding areas.
05/28/2015 -  Vermont Public Radio: Hoping For Power Line Approval,Developer Offers Millions For Lake Clean-Up
A power line developer has offered Vermont millions of dollars to lower electricity bills and to clean up Lake Champlain. State officials like the potential windfall, but they say it won't get in the way of a vigorous review of the project.
04/08/2015 -  Rutland Herald: Tentative timetable set for project's CPG approval
A $1.2 billion project to run a power line from Canada to Ludlow may clear its final hurdle before the end of the year. Jeanne Elias, special counsel and case attorney to the Vermont Public Service Department, said she expects the Vermont Public Service Board to issue a Certificate of Public Good for the proposed New England Clean Power Link, or NECPL by December.
04/02/2015 -  Addison Independent: Group plans utility cable under Lake Champlain
With Vermont Gas having pulled the plug on its Phase II natural gas pipeline plan, attention is now shifting to another project designed to funnel energy through Lake Champlain – although the proposal in question has not drawn the same controversy that the Vermont Gas application generated.
03/27/2015 -  The Burlington Free Press: VT weighs turbo-charge from Hydro-Québec
Keep Vermont's lights on, somehow. Let them shine without the release of too much carbon; without despoiling too many cultural and natural resources; and of course without costing us an arm and a leg.
12/18/2014 -  New Hampshire Union Leader: BANANAS and NH's energy needs
The notion that public opposition is stalling much-needed energy projects in New England has gotten a lot of attention lately.
12/10/2014 -  The Rutland Herald: Power line promises Vt. $298M
Proposers of a $1.2 billion Vermont underground hydropower transmission line are promising the state $136 million in ratepayer relief as part of a $298 million public benefits package.
12/09/2014 -  VT Digger: PERMIT SOUGHT FOR TRANSMISSION LINE UNDER LAKE CHAMPLAIN
A company seeking to build a high-voltage power line beneath Lake Champlain applied for a state permit Tuesday. The company said it would contribute nearly $300 million to the state for environmental and other purposes. The $1.2 billion project is expected to be completed by 2019, company officials said.
12/09/2014 -  SNL Energy: TDI files in Vermont for approval of New England Clean Power Link
Transmission Developers Inc.'s TDI New England on Dec. 8 filed a state permit application with the Vermont Public Service Board to construct and operate its planned New England Clean Power Link high-voltage, direct-current transmission project, which would deliver up to 1,000 MW of Canadian hydroelectric and wind power into New England.
12/09/2014 -  Rutland Herald: Ludlow silently supports $1.2B power line
Local leaders have hit upon an unusual way to voice their support for a $1.2 billion hydropower transmission line proposed to run from the Canadian border to a planned $200 million converter station in town. They're declining an invitation from the Vermont Public Service Department to speak out about it.
12/08/2014 -  Associated Press: Firm files for power line under lake
A company that wants to bring Canadian power to New England through a new line under Lake Champlain formally asked the Vermont Public Service Board on Monday for approval.
10/10/2014 -  Burlington Free Press: Power cable beneath Lake Champlain proposed
A pair of fist-thick cables proposed to run beneath Lake Champlain from the Quebec border to central Vermont might bolster New England's supply of hydroelectric power by 2019, its developers said Thursday.
10/08/2014 -  Transmission Hub: Local Vermont leaders endorse New England
Clean Power Link
The board of selectman for the town of Ludlow, Vt., where Transmission Developers Inc.'s (TDI) New England Clean Power Link HVDC transmission line will terminate, support the $1.2bn project, Municipal Manager Frank Heald told TransmissionHub on Oct. 8.
10/08/2014 -  The Barre Montpelier Times Argus: Ludlow endorses $1.2B power line
Local leaders are endorsing a $1.2 billion hydropower transmission line proposed to run from the Canadian border to a planned $200 million converter station in town.
10/05/2014 -  Associated Press: Plan takes shape for power line under lake
With permits to build an underwater and underground power line from the Canadian border to New York City all but fully in hand, the developer is turning its attention to a similar proposal for a 1,000-megawatt power line that would run down Lake Champlain and then across Vermont to feed the New England electric grid.
10/02/2014 -  Rutland Herald: Public saying little about $1.2B power line
A recent letter, "What are benefits of power line?" (Sept. 25), inquired about the New England Clean Power Link and the benefits it will bring to Vermont. This is a good question that I welcome the chance to answer.
09/23/2014 -  Rutland Herald: Public saying little about $1.2B power line
Everything about the proposed New England Clean Power Link hydropower transmission line is big, from its $1.2 billion price tag to its 150-mile underwater and underground route through Vermont. The only thing so far that's small: Public feedback on the plan.
08/26/2014 -  Associated Press: Power line project to undergo
environmental review
An energy project developer says the U.S. Department of Energy has issued a notice to prepare an environmental review for its proposed underwater and underground power line to bring Canadian power to New England by way of Vermont.
08/26/2014 -  Nashau Telegraph: Quebec hydropower line through Vermont
moves ahead
A project similar to Northern Pass, which would bring a gigawatt of electricity into New England from Quebec hydropower has taken the next step ahead.
08/26/2014 -  Transmission Hub: DOE to prepare EIS for New England Clean Power Link, in consideration of Presidential permit
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Aug. 26 published its notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Transmission Developers Inc.'s (TDI) proposed $1.2bn New England Clean Power Link transmission line.
08/26/2014 -  VT Digger: Feds To Conduct Environmental Study Of Proposed Underwater Transmission Line
The Department of Energy will prepare an environmental impact statement for a proposed power line that will pass under Lake Champlain to connect power supplies in Canada to the Coolidge substation in Ludlow.
08/21/2014 -  LPCTV: New England Clean Power Link Open House
TDI New England hosted an informational "open house" at the Ludlow Town Hall to begin the process of presenting its plans for the New England Clean Power Link, a proposed privately-financed high voltage transmission line from the Quebec border, running beneath Lake Champlain and across VT to a new station in Ludlow. This is a brief video interview with the CEO of TDI New England.
08/18/2014 -  Rutland Herald: Public meetings set on $1.2B power line
Proposers of a $1.2 billion Vermont hydropower transmission line are set to explain their plan at public meetings in six communities along the 150-mile underwater and underground route.
06/06/2014 -  WCAX: A look at the proposed power line under Lake Champlain
A proposed power line under Lake Champlain could bring renewable energy to thousands of Vermonters. The new power line will tap into the power grid in Canada and run 154 miles south to Ludlow.
05/21/2014 -  Portland Press Herald: OK sought for underwater, underground New England power project
An energy project developer formally asked the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday for approval to build a 1,000-megawatt, underwater and underground power line to bring Canadian power to New England by way of Vermont.
05/20/2014 -  VPR: Transmission Company Seeks Federal Permit For
Lake Champlain Power Line
TDI New England has applied for a Presidential Permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a 154 mile power line under Lake Champlain from Canada to Ludlow, Vt. The proposal is one of several projects competing to bring electricity to markets in southern New England.
05/20/2014 -  VT Digger: Developer Of Power Line Under Lake Champlain
Applies For Federal Permit
The company proposing to bury a transmission line under Lake Champlain to bring renewable power from Canada to the New England power market filed for a Department of Energy permit Tuesday.
05/20/2014 -  Nashua Telegraph: Transmission line carrying Quebec electricity through New England moves ahead (no, not that power line)
TDI New England has filed a Presidential Permit application with the United States Department of Energy, formally requesting authority to construct the New England Clean Power Link electric transmission project.
05/08/2014 -  Vermont Public Radio: Analysis: Vermont As A Power Pathway
Developers of high voltage power lines are starting to stake out routes in Vermont to import electricity from Canada to markets in southern New England. The interest in Vermont as a transmission corridor is unprecedented.
05/07/2014 -  The Times Argus: $1.2B buried power line planned for Vt.
Private developers are proposing a $1.2 billion hydropower transmission line to run 100 miles underneath Lake Champlain from the Canadian border to Benson, then 50 miles east along and below major highway rights-of-way to a planned $200 million converter station in Ludlow.
05/05/2014 -  Vermont Public Radio: Power Surge: Vermont Sees Boom
In Transmission Proposals
In Vermont, the project that's most advanced is the plan to submerge the 1,000 megawatt line under Lake Champlain. Transmission Developers Inc. says the $1.2 billion power line could save Vermont $100 million over ten years in reduced power costs.
03/05/2014 -  Seven Days Vermont: Power Play: Developers Race to Run Lines
Under Lake Champlain and Beyond
Large hydroelectric dams in the north of Québec are generating energy that is abundant and cheap. New England states and New York are clamoring for clean power that will help meet ambitious goals to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
11/01/2013 -  Union Leader: Utility says it would bury power lines for project in Vermont
A proposal to bring high-voltage Canadian hydroelectric power through Vermont on 150 miles of buried transmission lines is welcome news to those who oppose the Northern Pass plan to import large-scale hydroelectric power through New Hampshire — largely on overhead power lines.
11/01/2013 -  Vermont Digger: COMPANY PROPOSES TO RUN NEW TRANSMISSION LINE THROUGH VERMONT TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MARKET
A Wall Street financial services subsidiary is proposing to run a 150-mile high voltage power cable from massive hydro power systems in Canada to southern Vermont. If the project, the New England Clean Power Link, is approved by federal, regional and state regulators, 100 miles of the direct current line would be laid underneath Lake Champlain starting from the Canadian border area.
11/01/2013 -  Valley News: Proposed Hydropower Line Would Run from Quebec to Ludlow, Vt.
A New York company announced Thursday it hopes to build a 150-mile power line from the Canadian border under Lake Champlain and then across Vermont to the town of Ludlow where it would plug into the New England electric grid.
10/31/2013 -  Burlington Free Press: Hydropower line proposed
By 2019, two 6-inch-wide cables would extend 150 miles from Quebec under Lake Champlain and across land to Ludlow, carrying 1,000 megawatts of hydro-electric power, according to an announcement Wednesday by TDI New England.
10/31/2013 -  Associated Press: Firm seeks Vt. power line under Lake Champlain
A New York company announced Thursday it hopes to build a 150-mile power line from the Canadian border under Lake Champlain and then across Vermont to the town of Ludlow where it would connect to the New England electric grid.
10/31/2013 -  Vermont Public Radio: Power Line Proposed For Under Lake Champlain
An electric transmission company wants to build a 150-mile power line from the Canadian border to the southern Vermont town of Ludlow. The developer says it will bury the line under Lake Champlain and along the land route.
10/31/2013 -  WAMC Northeast Public Radio: Firm Seeks VT Power Line Under Lake Champlain
An electric transmission company wants to build a 150-mile power line from the Canadian border to the southern Vermont town of Ludlow, much of which would be buried beneath the bottom of Lake Champlain.
10/31/2013 -  The Energy Collective: Clean Energy for NYC? $2.2 Billion Electric Pipeline Gets State Approval
A developer has proposed another transmission project that would link Canadian hydro-power to consumers in Southern New England. As proposed the project would be 150 miles through Vermont, and be entirely underground and underwater.

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Overview
Presentation of NECPL


NECPL Overview Video

The New England
Clean Power Link Receives Presidential Permit

The United States Department of Energy issued a Presidential Permit for the New England Clean Power Link. A Presidential Permit is required for the construction, operation and maintenance of electric facilities connecting at the international borders of the United States.

State of Vermont
issues VT Siting Permit

The Vermont Public Service Board ("PSB") has issued the project a Certificate of Public Good, the comprehensive state siting approval needed to construct and to operate the project in the state. You can review the certificate here and the Final Order here.

Massachusetts Clean Electricity Partnership

TDI NE is proud to be a member of the Massachusetts Clean Electricity Partnership (MCEP) a coalition advocating for affordable hydropower, onshore wind and other clean energy resources. Learn more about the MCEP here.

New England Clean
Power Link EIS webpage

This site, administered by the U.S. Department of Energy, serves as a repository for all National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)-related public documents and will be the central location for EIS Project announcements.
October 29, 2015 - Final Environmental Impact Statement Available

Lake Champlain Symposium

TDI New England held a Lake Symposium that included preliminary research on the Clean Power Link and Lake Champlain.

Development Team:

TDI New England has put together a group of experts with years of experience working in Vermont and New England to develop the project.