POLITICSJun 9 · 12:40 UTCCOMMONWEALTH BEACONJordan Wolman

Two-week pause of Canadian hydropower exposes frailty of Mass. plan to wean off natural gas

Massachusetts faces energy challenges as the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) hydropower transmission line from Canada experienced a two-week technical outage, and the Vineyard Wind project is operating below half its capacity due to litigation with GE Vernova. These issues coincide with rising summer electricity demand and increased reliance on natural gas.

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