NH House votes to slow Northern Pass project

"The New Hampshire House has voted to slow down a project to carry hydroelectric power from Canada to southern New England.

The House voted Wednesday to send the Senate a bill that would prevent public utilities from taking private land to build a plant or transmission facility.

The bill would allow construction if the transmission facility is needed for reliability of the electric grid. Project opponents say that would stop the Northern Pass project from using eminent domain because the electricity from the proposed project is not needed."