Hydro Quebec Massachusetts Deal

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Hydro quebec massachusetts deal. The state department of public utilities on tuesday approved long term contracts between the states major utilities and hydro quebec that will bring hydropower to massachusetts via a 950. Theres a new problem for the multi billion dollar contract announced by hydro quebec last week with massachusetts. Massachusetts municipal wholesale electric company of which selco is a member and the connecticut municipal electric energy cooperative signed the agreement with hydro quebec a canadian public. The hydro electricity will be produced in quebec and shipped across the border into maine where a transmission line built by central maine power will carry it to lewiston maine where it will feed into the new england power grid.

Massachusetts utilities have signed contracts to purchase 945 million mwh of electricity from hydro quebec each year marking a major milestone in the development of the new england clean energy. Hydro quebec and its american partner came to an agreement with three electricity distributors in massachusetts on wednesday to supply the state with hydroelectricity for 20 years starting in. Montreal quebecs hydro utility has been awarded the biggest export contract in its history after the us. It has links to services for them as well as links to other two sections of the site.

The massachusetts department of public utilities on tuesday approved massive hydro electricity contracts between the states three utilities and hydro quebec rejecting arguments from a broad range of skeptics questioning the environmental benefits of the deal. Massachusetts officially selected northern pass today out of 40 submissions presented to the state last year. Hydro quebec had signed a 20 year deal to provide the us. The 950 million project was picked about a year ago to bring up to 1200 megawatts of hydroelectricity to massachusetts from the canadian power company hydro quebec.