Huge good news: as documented by Ben Storrow of @eenews.bsky.social, the NECEC transmission line was activated around 1 PM today & is feeding power from Quebec to the #NewEngland grid!
This means lower emissions and lower prices, and we can already see the latter./1
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
This means lower emissions and lower prices, and we can already see the latter./1
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
You see a boring graph. I see an energy project almost a decade in the making.
NECEC is online, people.
The controversial power line, which carries Canadian hydropower through Maine, has been in…...
You see a boring graph. I see an energy project almost a decade in the making.
NECEC is online, people.
The controversial power line, which carries Canadian hydropower through Maine, has been in ...
www.linkedin.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Huge good news: as documented by Ben Storrow of @eenews.bsky.social, the NECEC transmission line was activated around 1 PM today & is feeding power from Quebec to the #NewEngland grid!
This means lower emissions and lower prices, and we can already see the latter./1
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
This means lower emissions and lower prices, and we can already see the latter./1
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Okay but it’s f**king freezing and we just turned on the NECEC which is providing 1+ GW of power so I would really like to not lose that power or, you know, double the price.
January 24, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Okay but it’s f**king freezing and we just turned on the NECEC which is providing 1+ GW of power so I would really like to not lose that power or, you know, double the price.
Avangrid sues Nextera about its NECEC transmission line project, claiming "NextEra has committed anticompetitive, unfair, and deceptive business practices to foreclose competition for the supply of wholesale electricity on the ISO-New England marketplace."
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statepowerproject.org
November 15, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Avangrid sues Nextera about its NECEC transmission line project, claiming "NextEra has committed anticompetitive, unfair, and deceptive business practices to foreclose competition for the supply of wholesale electricity on the ISO-New England marketplace."
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Combined output of Natural Gas plants in New England ~ 11 p.m. equaled ~5 GW.
It would have be 8 GW but for Wind contributing ~1.9 GW and Québec Hydro delivering 1.1 GW via NECEC transmission line.
A clear demonstration of the effect state policies are having on New England’s bulk power system.
It would have be 8 GW but for Wind contributing ~1.9 GW and Québec Hydro delivering 1.1 GW via NECEC transmission line.
A clear demonstration of the effect state policies are having on New England’s bulk power system.
September 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Combined output of Natural Gas plants in New England ~ 11 p.m. equaled ~5 GW.
It would have be 8 GW but for Wind contributing ~1.9 GW and Québec Hydro delivering 1.1 GW via NECEC transmission line.
A clear demonstration of the effect state policies are having on New England’s bulk power system.
It would have be 8 GW but for Wind contributing ~1.9 GW and Québec Hydro delivering 1.1 GW via NECEC transmission line.
A clear demonstration of the effect state policies are having on New England’s bulk power system.
Update: zero flow on NECEC leading up to the evening peak! 😅😂
January 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Update: zero flow on NECEC leading up to the evening peak! 😅😂
NECEC conservation plan will not protect Maine’s mature forests | Opinion
NECEC conservation plan will not protect Maine’s mature forests | Opinion
As professional foresters, we're astonished by the commercial forestry proposed for more than 80% of the conservation area.
www.pressherald.com
March 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
NECEC conservation plan will not protect Maine’s mature forests | Opinion
Despite all the noise, construction work on the 2 DC powerlines from Quebec to NYC and New England is going apace. The 2 segments should be ready by December 15, 2025 for NECEC and May 29, 2026 for CHPE. 🔌💡
March 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Despite all the noise, construction work on the 2 DC powerlines from Quebec to NYC and New England is going apace. The 2 segments should be ready by December 15, 2025 for NECEC and May 29, 2026 for CHPE. 🔌💡
and compare, Janet Mills on this issue
March 24, 2026 at 12:02 AM
and compare, Janet Mills on this issue
Senators @markwarner.bsky.social and @kaine.senate.gov should join Sen. Angus King on this one. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/wedn...
July 1, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Senators @markwarner.bsky.social and @kaine.senate.gov should join Sen. Angus King on this one. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/wedn...
Womp womp NECEC got curtailed for the Saturday morning peak
January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Womp womp NECEC got curtailed for the Saturday morning peak
Just a reminder that your power in New England could be cheaper if it were not for NIMBYs. (Maine has negative energy rates right now, caused by transmission congestion preventing more lower-cost, cheaper energy from making it further south.)
March 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Just a reminder that your power in New England could be cheaper if it were not for NIMBYs. (Maine has negative energy rates right now, caused by transmission congestion preventing more lower-cost, cheaper energy from making it further south.)
"NextEra’s repetitive advancing of baseless objections and arguments...created substantial delays and expenses for the project. Each week that NextEra’s sham petitioning delayed NECEC meant NextEra could reap millions in unearned monopoly profits, ultimately totaling hundreds of millions of dollars"
November 15, 2024 at 12:09 PM
"NextEra’s repetitive advancing of baseless objections and arguments...created substantial delays and expenses for the project. Each week that NextEra’s sham petitioning delayed NECEC meant NextEra could reap millions in unearned monopoly profits, ultimately totaling hundreds of millions of dollars"
"Final testing of the CMP corridor is on track to be completed by mid-December, said Jon Breed, a spokesperson for Avangrid, after which the system can start delivering power."
Agreed with the professor - completion of the 1.2 GW NECEC transmission line is tremendously good news for #NewEngland. /1
Agreed with the professor - completion of the 1.2 GW NECEC transmission line is tremendously good news for #NewEngland. /1
This is great news for a New England grid that desperately needs a non-intermittent source of clean power to satisfy both state climate and clean energy laws and rising electricity demand. (1/2)
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/c...
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/c...
Controversial hydropower project gets final Maine permit despite losing referendum
The energy company Avangrid has received the final permit it needs from Maine to build a controversial hydropower transmission line to power hundreds of thousands of homes in Massachusetts. The projec...
www.nbcboston.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Final testing of the CMP corridor is on track to be completed by mid-December, said Jon Breed, a spokesperson for Avangrid, after which the system can start delivering power."
Agreed with the professor - completion of the 1.2 GW NECEC transmission line is tremendously good news for #NewEngland. /1
Agreed with the professor - completion of the 1.2 GW NECEC transmission line is tremendously good news for #NewEngland. /1
…production (behind-the-meter (BTM) solar production reached ~6.8 GW); the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line was delivering ~1.1 GW of Canadian hydropower; and the region’s nuclear units were contributing 3.3 GW.
Midday, the sum of BTM solar, NECEC, and nuclear output…
Midday, the sum of BTM solar, NECEC, and nuclear output…
May 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
…production (behind-the-meter (BTM) solar production reached ~6.8 GW); the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line was delivering ~1.1 GW of Canadian hydropower; and the region’s nuclear units were contributing 3.3 GW.
Midday, the sum of BTM solar, NECEC, and nuclear output…
Midday, the sum of BTM solar, NECEC, and nuclear output…
4/20/25 had about 1000 MW of nuclear shut down for refueling, so that would have been replaced by the NECEC.
If we get a mild, windy, sunny Sunday this year, with nuclear and NECEC online and more solar and wind in the mix, there are going to be some mighty low prices.
If we get a mild, windy, sunny Sunday this year, with nuclear and NECEC online and more solar and wind in the mix, there are going to be some mighty low prices.
March 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
4/20/25 had about 1000 MW of nuclear shut down for refueling, so that would have been replaced by the NECEC.
If we get a mild, windy, sunny Sunday this year, with nuclear and NECEC online and more solar and wind in the mix, there are going to be some mighty low prices.
If we get a mild, windy, sunny Sunday this year, with nuclear and NECEC online and more solar and wind in the mix, there are going to be some mighty low prices.
Cold snap reality check: Hydro-Québec briefly cut exports to New England during peak winter demand to protect its own grid. That’s winter peaking politics and a reminder that imported power raises real capacity questions = energy deficits.
www.rtoinsider.com/124194-hydro...
www.rtoinsider.com/124194-hydro...
Hydro-Québec Halted NECEC Deliveries amid Reliability Concerns
As extreme winter weather descended on the Eastern U.S. and Canada, Hydro-Québec suspended power exports to ISO-NE on the NECEC line.
www.rtoinsider.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Cold snap reality check: Hydro-Québec briefly cut exports to New England during peak winter demand to protect its own grid. That’s winter peaking politics and a reminder that imported power raises real capacity questions = energy deficits.
www.rtoinsider.com/124194-hydro...
www.rtoinsider.com/124194-hydro...
#Maine please reach out to your local reps and land trusts to express concern over NECEC conservation plan and learn more about how it can be corrected. Maine DEP is supposed to protect, not neglect or attack.
#nature
#nature
NECEC conservation plan will not protect Maine’s mature forests | Opinion
NECEC conservation plan will not protect Maine’s mature forests | Opinion
As professional foresters, we're astonished by the commercial forestry proposed for more than 80% of the conservation area.
www.pressherald.com
March 5, 2026 at 12:19 PM
*New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line
*1.2 GW of Canadian hydroelectricity
*Competing utility - Nextera - funded referendum that voted against line
*jury ruled in 2023 that developers had a constitutional right to proceed
*Final testing to be completed by mid-December
*1.2 GW of Canadian hydroelectricity
*Competing utility - Nextera - funded referendum that voted against line
*jury ruled in 2023 that developers had a constitutional right to proceed
*Final testing to be completed by mid-December
This is great news for a New England grid that desperately needs a non-intermittent source of clean power to satisfy both state climate and clean energy laws and rising electricity demand. (1/2)
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/c...
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/c...
Controversial hydropower project gets final Maine permit despite losing referendum
The energy company Avangrid has received the final permit it needs from Maine to build a controversial hydropower transmission line to power hundreds of thousands of homes in Massachusetts. The projec...
www.nbcboston.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
*New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line
*1.2 GW of Canadian hydroelectricity
*Competing utility - Nextera - funded referendum that voted against line
*jury ruled in 2023 that developers had a constitutional right to proceed
*Final testing to be completed by mid-December
*1.2 GW of Canadian hydroelectricity
*Competing utility - Nextera - funded referendum that voted against line
*jury ruled in 2023 that developers had a constitutional right to proceed
*Final testing to be completed by mid-December
Anyway, NECEC and this are a Big Deal and would allow us to leverage a lot of offshore wind if the country wasn't run by nincompoops.
March 16, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Anyway, NECEC and this are a Big Deal and would allow us to leverage a lot of offshore wind if the country wasn't run by nincompoops.
WAKE UP #MAINE #mepolitics Industry destroy what makes life as we know it possible: #biodiversity #ecosystems #nativeplants #nativeinsects #nativewildlife #cleanairwater "NECEC conservation plan will not protect Maine’s mature forests" | Opinion (professionals) www.centralmaine.com/2026/03/04/n...
NECEC conservation plan will not protect Maine’s mature forests | Opinion
As professional foresters, we're astonished by the commercial forestry proposed for more than 80% of the conservation area.
www.centralmaine.com
March 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
WAKE UP #MAINE #mepolitics Industry destroy what makes life as we know it possible: #biodiversity #ecosystems #nativeplants #nativeinsects #nativewildlife #cleanairwater "NECEC conservation plan will not protect Maine’s mature forests" | Opinion (professionals) www.centralmaine.com/2026/03/04/n...
I've never thought of NECEC or any other transmission line primarily in terms of "how many electrons will it deliver?"
The main benefit of transmission to the #energytransition is flexibility; the ability to move power when needed.
NECEC=useful by that metric.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
The main benefit of transmission to the #energytransition is flexibility; the ability to move power when needed.
NECEC=useful by that metric.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
Is New England’s new hydropower transmission line paying off?
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.
www.canarymedia.com
June 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I've never thought of NECEC or any other transmission line primarily in terms of "how many electrons will it deliver?"
The main benefit of transmission to the #energytransition is flexibility; the ability to move power when needed.
NECEC=useful by that metric.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
The main benefit of transmission to the #energytransition is flexibility; the ability to move power when needed.
NECEC=useful by that metric.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
very very curious if the tariffs touch energy in any way
we took a look when the early 2025 US tariffs were being announced and the white house seemed poised to tariff electricity
blog.gridstatus.io/tariffs-chal...
might be time to dust some of that off, picture has changed with CHPE and NECEC 🔌💡
we took a look when the early 2025 US tariffs were being announced and the white house seemed poised to tariff electricity
blog.gridstatus.io/tariffs-chal...
might be time to dust some of that off, picture has changed with CHPE and NECEC 🔌💡
August 22, 2026 at 5:27 PM
very very curious if the tariffs touch energy in any way
we took a look when the early 2025 US tariffs were being announced and the white house seemed poised to tariff electricity
blog.gridstatus.io/tariffs-chal...
might be time to dust some of that off, picture has changed with CHPE and NECEC 🔌💡
we took a look when the early 2025 US tariffs were being announced and the white house seemed poised to tariff electricity
blog.gridstatus.io/tariffs-chal...
might be time to dust some of that off, picture has changed with CHPE and NECEC 🔌💡
Currently ISO-NE is importing 1100MW of power from HQ via the NECEC for $75 less than the LMP.
That saves ratepayers $82,500 per hour, or about $2 million per day. And that's all hydro which would instead be gas or oil.
(Does this actually work this way?)
That saves ratepayers $82,500 per hour, or about $2 million per day. And that's all hydro which would instead be gas or oil.
(Does this actually work this way?)
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Currently ISO-NE is importing 1100MW of power from HQ via the NECEC for $75 less than the LMP.
That saves ratepayers $82,500 per hour, or about $2 million per day. And that's all hydro which would instead be gas or oil.
(Does this actually work this way?)
That saves ratepayers $82,500 per hour, or about $2 million per day. And that's all hydro which would instead be gas or oil.
(Does this actually work this way?)
the NECEC line was energized a few months ago. 15 yr timescales par for the course for large transmission interconnections 🥲
May 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
the NECEC line was energized a few months ago. 15 yr timescales par for the course for large transmission interconnections 🥲
Delays to CMP project in Maine will cost Massachusetts ratepayers more than $500M
Delays to CMP project in Maine will cost Massachusetts ratepayers more than $500M
Bay State regulators approve the higher costs caused by political and legal opposition to the 145-mile NECEC transmission line in western Maine that is expected to come on line in 2026.
www.pressherald.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Delays to CMP project in Maine will cost Massachusetts ratepayers more than $500M