Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
First Advisor
Richard Watts
Second Advisor
Clare Ginger
Third Advisor
Amy Seidl
Keywords
environmental impact statement, national environmental policy act, hydroelectric power, transmission line, Hydro-Quebec, New Hampshire
Abstract
The proposed Northern Pass Project is a 187-mile high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that would carry up to 1,200 megawatts (MW) of electricity across the Canadian border through the state of New Hampshire. This energy will be generated from hydroelectric power from Hydro-Quebec. I will focus this research on the public scoping period in the Department of Energy’s Environmental Impact Statement development from November 11, 2010 to December 2013. There are over 7,700 total comments, and I have collected a sample of 506 comments that I have analyzed based on content and geography. The Northern Pass Project incorporates energy policy and public participation as it relates to the environmental decision-making process.
Recommended Citation
Storace, Michael A., "The Proposed Northern Pass Transmission LIne and the Power of Public Opinion" (2015). Environmental Studies Electronic Thesis Collection. 35.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/envstheses/35