The most remarkable thing about this bill is that it is trying to fix a problem that does not exist. New Hampshire residents don’t purchase wines from out-of-state sources and pay the heaving shipping costs if they can find what they want locally.
Northern Pass, if built, would be a giant extension cord. Its purpose is to deliver 1090 megawatts of hydroelectric power generated in faraway parts of Quebec to consumers in Massachusetts.
At last week’s hearing, we joined the utility and the Staff of the PUC in asking the Commission to approve Liberty’s proposal. As a famous euphemism would have it: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?