5-15-15 MASTER NH Energy Program [Repaired]

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

EBC New Hampshire Chapter Program

Eversource Energys Initiatives for New Hampshires Energy Future

Robert Hasevlat

Chair, EBC New Hampshire Chapter

Business Development

Normandeau Associates, Inc.



Welcome

Anthony Giunta

Program Chair

Senior Client Manager

Nobis Engineering, Inc.



Welcome

Thank you to our Host



Thank you to our Sponsors



Bill Quinlan

President

Eversource NH



Energy Solutions for New Hampshire

Energy Solutions for

New Hampshire

Bill Quinlan, President

NH Electric Operations

May 15, 2015

Eversource New Englands Energy Leader

What to expect:

Local commitment

Customer focused

Leveraging resources using best practices

Regional solutions

Eversource is New Englands largest energy company, safely and reliably delivering energy to more than 3.6 million electric and natural gas customers

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New England Shares One Electric Grid

Electricity is pooled and

shared among all

New England consumers

Regional system can supply

about 31,000 MW of power

Energy market and grid

reliability is overseen by

ISO-NE

Supply and price volatility

affects all New England

customers

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Non-Gas-Fired Plants Retired in 2014

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1,535 MW Retiring

Diminishing Energy Supply = Higher Prices

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Total market cost: $1B

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Incentive Payouts to Power Plants

Heavy Reliance on Natural Gas

to Fuel Generating Plants

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Note: Installed power by fuel source

Eversource is Working to Solve

New Englands Energy Challenges

Three Critical Focus Areas:

Energy Supply: Ensuring an adequate and diverse energy supply

Transmission: Investments in expanded capacity and reliability

Distribution: Building a 21st century electric grid to meet customers growing expectations

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Eversources NH Generating Plants Provide a Bridge to the Future

1,150 MW of generation

- Hydro, coal, oil and biomass

Serve Eversource customers when costs are less than energy market

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New Hampshire Policy Makers Move to Fully

Deregulate Energy Market

Under the compromise agreement, Eversource will divest of its New Hampshire generation fleet:

Transitioning the state to a fully competitive energy market Completing a process policy makers set in motion more than 15 years ago

Timing of agreement is beneficial for our customers: Low interest rates Peak value of generating plants to reduce stranded costs and

deliver maximum value for customers

Eversource is committed to providing the supply infrastructure and innovation needed to achieve the benefits of true competition

Transmission and distribution upgrades Increase supply of gas and electricity

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2010 2020

Energy projects in development Low interest rates High demand for generating plants

2015

Northern Pass Will Help Stabilize Prices and

Diversity of Energy Supply

Partnership between Eversource and Hydro-Qubec

Clean, abundant hydro power

Significant energy market price reductions

Developing a solution to address concerns and deliver substantial NH benefits

Targeted completion: Spring 2019

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Access Northeast: Increasing New Englands Natural Gas Supply to Fuel Power Plants

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Serves over 70% of New England natural gas power plants

Will provide fuel for 5,000 MW of electric generation in New England

Seeks to minimize impacts by expanding existing gas infrastructure

Updating Transmission Infrastructure

to Support 21st Century Demands

Grid Issues

Areas of growing power demand lack sufficient infrastructure

Congestion is costly and threatens grid stability

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Many projects underway to improve power

flows and reliability

Substantial investments

have already been made

in southern New England

Investing to Meet the

Growing Needs of Customers

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Moving New Hampshires energy future forward through grid automation and investments in state-of-the-art technology

System hardening to protect against

weather-related events

Protected from physical and cyber threats

Self-healing system that reduces power

interruptions

Resilient

Smart

Integrated

Questions?

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Mike Ausere

Vice President-Energy Planning

& Economics

Eversource NH



Improving NHs Backbone Electric System: Seacoast and Merrimack Valley Reliability

Projects

Access Northeast: Meeting New Englands Energy Needs

Environmental Business Council May 15, 2015

project developers:

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New England is Facing Major Energy Challenges

Natural gas pipeline constraints are driving electric power prices higher

Competitive power market is not delivering a solution; power grid reliability is threatened on the coldest days

Consumers are switching from oil to natural gas for heating

Environmental concerns about extensive new pipeline construction

Natural gas supply problem compounded by the retirement of nuclear, coal and oil power plants

More than 3,500 MW to retire by 2018 (10% of fleet)

Additional 5,000 MW at-risk of retiring by 2020

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New England Gas Prices This Winter ~175% Higher Than Rest Of Country

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Chicago Citygates

Henry Hub (Louisiana)

Malin (Northwest)

PG&E - Citygate (Northern California)

Socal-Citygate (Southern California)

Socal-Ehrenberg (Southwest)

New England

Winter 2014-15 Natural Gas Market Prices at Selected U.S. Hubs (ICE Reported Data Republished by U.S. EIA - $/MMBtu)

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These Costs Burden the New England Economy

1.8% 2.4%

3.1% 3.2% 3.7% 4.0%

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6.7%

11.8%

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West South Central

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U.S. Average

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South Atlantic

Mountain Mid-Atlantic New England

Change in Average Residential Electricity Prices First half 2014 vs First half 2013

Gap widening further in 2015 New England customers saw 25% - 100%

jump in power supply costs

(source: EIA)

Forbes 2014 Ranking of states by cost to do business:

Rhode Island #36 Maine #40 New Hampshire #43 Vermont #44 Connecticut #47 Massachusetts #49

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Plentiful Energy Supplies Exists Next Door

NEW ENGLAND

MARCELLUS/UTICA SUPPLY REGION

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Access Northeast is a Tailored Solution for the Regions Electric Energy Needs

Upgrades Existing Pipelines

Innovative

Cost effective

Environmentally responsible approach

Utilizes local natural gas storage

Reduces carbon emissions by displacing oil generation

Increases natural gas supplies to power plants by 0.9 Bcf /day

Provides rapid response capability a first of its kind service to electric generators that will:

Meet peak winter day needs

Back stop intermittent solar and wind renewable power

Is quick to market, with a planned November 2018 in-service date

Algonquin Gas Transmission

Texas Eastern

MARCELLUS

UTICA

Gas-fired power plant connected to the Access Northeast Project

New England gas & electric markets served by Access Northeast

Iroquois

Serves over 70% of New England generation

Will provide fuel for 5,000 MW of electric generation Maritimes

& Northeast

NEW YORK

BOSTON

PORTLAND

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Access Northeast Benefits to NH

Estimated reduction in wholesale power costs Normal winter 2013/14 winter

New England: gross savings $1 billion $2.5 billion

New England: net savings $600 million $2.1 billion

New Hampshire: gross savings $90 million $225 million

New Hampshire: net savings $54 million $189 million

Source: ICF International: net savings include expected annual cost of project

Projected net savings for New Hampshire electric customers, on average, $54 million annually

Greatly enhances reliability of power supply on extreme weather days

Savings higher under severe cold weather conditions

Estimated $189 million net savings in New Hampshire during winter 2013/14 had Access Northeast been in place

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Utilizing Existing Infrastructure Already In-Service in New Hampshire

No new construction in New Hampshire

Newington is one of the plants that will benefit from increased access to domestic natural gas

Newington will also benefit from rapid response capability

Existing infrastructure will be utilized to fullest extent possible

PNGTS Augusta

Concord

Boston

TGP

AGT

Maritimes & Northeast

Newington

Portsmouth

Greenland

Stratham

Exeter

East Kingston

Plaistow

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Activity 1Q15 2Q15 2H15 2016 2017 2018

Finalize Access Northeast project developers

Complete gas infrastructure agreements

State approval of agreements

Federal & state permitting

Construction

In-service

Action is Needed Now

New England states demonstrated strong leadership by the early identification of energy challenges facing the region

Eversource Energy, National Grid and Spectra Energy have developed a pragmatic solution aimed directly at the problem fuel supplies on cold winter days

Access Northeast has commenced the development of contracts with electric distribution companies and gas distribution companies

All contracts subject to state utility commission(s) review / approval to ensure customer benefits

Access Northeast Preliminary Schedule

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Access Northeast is The Solution

Focuses squarely on the energy problems facing

New England:

Winter gas supply

Serves greatest number of natural gas

power plants

Leverages existing assets, accelerating

in-service date and reducing

environmental impact

Reduces carbon emissions by displacing oil generation

Delivers significant savings to customers

Scalable to meet growing needs of heating

customers and electric generation

David ONeill

Vice President Conservation Programs

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation



Partners for New Hampshires Fish and Wildlife Initiative Overview

Partners for New Hampshires Fish and Wildlife

ABOUT US

WHO WE ARE

Chartered by Congress in 1984

30 member Board appointed by Secretary of the Interior

Includes FWS Director & NOAA Administrator

WHAT WE DO

Sustain, restore, enhance the nations natural heritage

Bring collaboration among federal agencies & private sector

Create common ground among diverse interests

HOW WE DO IT

Leverage public funding with private money average 3:1

On-the-ground conservation projects through grant making

HOW WE DO IT

Federal Government

Non-Federal Partners

Convener of focused, leveraged funding & leadership for priority wildlife & habitat conservation

through grant making

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Appropriations Cooperative Agreements

Corporations Foundations Private Donors Mitigation & Settlements States NGOs

Species Places Issues

OUR RESULTS

NFWF Grant Leverage FY 1984-2013

Trend

Overview of NFWF Funds Invested

FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 1984-2013

Federal Funds $42.6 million $49.7 million $668.2 million

Non-Federal Funds $18.8 million $20.5 million $267.7 million

Grantee Matching Funds $130.6 million $126.9 million $1.398 billion

Total Funds Invested $192.1 million $197.2 million $2.33 billion

# of Grants Awarded 505 537 12,645

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12,500 investments

4,000 organizations

All 50 states

Current Federal Partners

CORPORATE PARTNERS

TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDING SOURCES: 450+

Federal, Non-Federal & IDEA

VALUE OF FUNDING SOURCES: $500M+

NUMBER OF PROJECTS: 2,500+

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT: $400M+**

Managed by professional investment managers (e.g., J.P.Morgan, Commonfund)

Governed by Investment Policy Statements (IPS) reflecting the purpose of the funds

**These figures exclude funds received in 2013 for the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund.

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SNAPSHOT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY


Historic Public-Private Partnership

Northern Pass Transmission LLC, Eversource and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

$3M Corporate Commitment

$1.5M NFWF Commitment

Strengthen the health of forest systems by improving the management of public and private forestlands and create a mosaic of mixed age forests;

Provide incentives to strengthen habitat conservation on working forests;

Improve the quality of cold water river and stream systems through targeted restoration;

Reduce barriers to fish passage and increase fish access to high quality cold water habitat;

Enhance biodiversity to increase populations of keystone species, such as New England cottontail and Eastern Brook Trout;

Create and sustain vital habitat for diverse native freshwater fish and bird populations in New England.

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Program Strategy: Implementation Process

1) Early Action Projects: Signals Intent and Builds Partnerships

2) Develop Program Goals and Outcome Metrics

3) Operate Competitive Request for Proposal Process

4) Involve Experts/Partners in Grant Review and Selection

5) Brief Eversource on Selected Projects and Notify Congress

6) Announce Grant Awards

7) Track Project Progress and Report Outcomes

Need: Populations of ESF wildlife have declined as young forest habitat has declined. Suppression

of natural fire and changes in forestry practice have

resulted in a landscape dominated by even aged

forest stands fragmented by development.

Overall Program Goals:

Implement BMPs for ESF species on 1

million new acres/ annually

18% increase in American Woodcock

New England Cottontail

1,150 individuals in Maine

1,000 individuals in NH

Recover greater than 20 species of wildlife

dependent upon early successional habitat

Early Successional Forest Habitat

Project summaries: Early Successional Forests

Project objectives/outcomes 1. Bellamy Wildlife Management Area

Phase III project to restore New England cottontail populations - Habitat restoration and translocation are primary strategies

Convert 10 acres of old field to ESF habitat F2014/S2015 - Herbicide treatment; Plant 20,000 native shrubs using local volunteers

2. Town of Londonderry, NH

Restore ESF habitat in Londonderry, NH on municipal lands Londonderry supports the largest population of New England cottontail

Transmission corridors provide key population connectivity

Includes school properties (leverages USFWS Schoolyard Habitat program)

20 acres of habitat improved (through timber management) Species benefitting include :New England cottontail, American woodcock, Black racer

Partners include: NH Fish and Game, US Fish and Wildlife Service,

Wildlife Management Institute, Town of Londonderry, NH

Costs: $48K, leverages $150k in matching contributions

Northeast Rivers

Need: Northeastern rivers have been heavily impacted by agricultural practices, fragmentation

by dams and culverts, introduced exotic species,

and urbanization

As a result, eastern brook trout, a regional icon

and indicator of high water quality, have been

lost from 90% of their historical range

Program Goal: Implement win-win watershed restoration strategies in Northeastern

streams that demonstrate measurable recovery

of key species, while benefiting human

communities

Project summary for Northeast Rivers

Project objectives Remove and replace existing fish passage barriers in the

Connecticut River

Assess future barrier removals based on

Risk of structural failure

Ability to pass fish

Complete engineering work on second culvert replacement

Key outcomes Remove 2 fish barriers at high risk of structural failure

Reopen 10 miles of fish habitat, create 20 miles of interconnected habitat

USDA FS, FWS, EBTJV, Orvis, Town of Haverhill,

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Trout Unlimited

$50K, leverages $130K in matching contributions

EARLY ACTION PROJECTS Collective Total Investment Grant Investment: $100,000 Leverages: $180,000 Total Conservation Impact: $278,000

Collective Conservation Outcomes Establish 10 Acres of New ESF Habitat Plant 20,000 native shrubs using local volunteers Improve 20 Acres of Wildlife Habitat Reopen 10 miles of fish habitat Create 20 miles of interconnected habitat Species Benefitting: New England cottontail, American woodcock, Black

racer, Eastern Brook Trout Number of Initial Partners 11 Partners: Federal and State Agencies, Municipalities, Charitable

Organizations and Non-Profits

Approximately $1 million

Eversources Partners for New Hampshires Fish and Wildlife

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Throughout New England

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut

Especially projects in New Hampshire

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Priorities: Healthy Forest Systems

Restore Early Successional Forests (aka Young Forests):

Create and enhance early successional forest

habitat

Implement prescriptive management of forest stands

improve fallow or un-managed habitat through planting and selective treatment

Assess and monitor high elevation forests

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Priorities: Healthy River Systems

Restore Connectivity:

Replace culverts and remove under-utilized dams

Install fish passage structures

Prioritize future connectivity restoration

Restore Riparian, In-stream Habitat and Water Quality:

Replant riparian areas

Reconnect rivers to floodplains

Enhance habitat complexity with wood and boulders

Stabilize stream banks and improve road maintenance

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Provide Technical Assistance, Outreach, Coordination, Training:

Provide outreach and technical assistance to private landowners

Leverage govt cost-share funding

Conserve Existing High-Quality Native Trout Rivers:

Protect riparian forests

Conduct Native Trout Inventory and Assessments:

Target rivers where data is qualitative or unknown

Priorities: Healthy River Systems (continued)

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Grantmaking Process How Decisions Are Made

January-March: RFP development and issuance

May: Grant proposals due

Mid-May to Mid-June: Technical Review

NFWF Review

Subject matter experts from state and Federal agencies, academia and NGOs

NFWF synthesizes reviews and makes awards decisions

Mid-June to Mid-July: Congressional Notification

Congress is notified of recommended grants. 30 days to comment.

July: Grant awards announced

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Evaluation Criteria All proposals will be screened for relevance, accuracy, completeness and compliance with NFWF and funding source policies. Proposals will then be evaluated based on

the extent to which they meet the following criteria:

Program Goals and Priorities Project contributes to the Programs overall habitat and species conservation goals, and has specific, quantifiable performance metrics to evaluate project success. Project addresses one or more of the program priorities outlined in the Request for Proposal.

Technical Merit Project is technically sound and feasible, and the proposal sets forth a clear, logical and achievable work plan and timeline. Project engages appropriate technical experts throughout project planning, design and implementation to ensure activities are technically-sound and feasible.

Budget Costs are allowable, reasonable and budgeted in accordance with NFWFs Detailed Budget Instructions cost categories.

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TIMELINE

RFP Issued - 3/26/15

Applicant Webinar - 4/10

Proposals Due - 5/14

Review Period - May June

Awards Announced - mid-July 2015

Cycle will repeat in 2016!

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Promoting the Program and Celebrating

Progress

NFWF works with our partners to promote new grant programs and celebrate progress and success of those initiatives. Standard communications include:

Kick-Off Press Events

Program Fact Sheets

Webinars

Grant Announcements

Dedicated Webpage

Recognition in Annual Reports and other Collateral Materials

MEASURING SUCCESS;

CAPTURING OUTCOMES

NFWF grant programs are often guided by conservation business plans. These plans are tracked using a conservation scorecard that measures progress and performance overtime.

David L. Plante

Lead Project Manager,

Transmission Projects

Eversource NH



Access Northeast A Natural Gas Transmission Project of Eversource

Energy, National Grid, and Spectra Energy

Improving NHs Backbone Electric System

David L. Plante, PE

Lead Project Manager, Eversource Transmission

May 12, 2015

Topics

Transmission 101

Transmission Planning and Project Selection

Regional Projects

Siting and Permitting Transmission Projects in NH

Outreach

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Transmission vs. Distribution

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Transmission lines are like the interstate highway system

Backbone of the electric systems carry bulk supply of electricity

Distribution lines are lower voltage, carry power to homes

Project Selection Process

Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE), along with all of the regional transmission owners, state regulators, generation owners and other stakeholders, are responsible for planning the Regional Transmission System.

Needs Assessment

ISO-NE oversees Needs Assessment studies under a variety of system scenarios and demand levels to determine where transmission system improvements are needed to provide service that is in compliance with the latest reliability criteria established by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).

Solutions Study

Transmission owners then prepare a collection of proposed solutions to address the needs ,which are then presented to the Participant Advisory Committee (PAC) at ISO-NE where they are critiqued. This process often includes evaluation of non-transmission alternatives (NTAs). Ultimately, a preferred solution is agreed upon by the PAC, and the transmission owner

becomes obligated to construct.

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Regional Projects in NH

Several regional suites of projects have been completed in NH over the past 8 years:

White Mountains Region Upgrades

Monadnock Region Upgrades

Deerfield Area Solution

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White Mountains Region

Willey Brook Bridge Crawford Notch

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Saco Valley Phase Shifting Transformer

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Saco Valley PST and Schnabel rail car

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Monadnock Region Upgrades

Fitzwilliam s/s

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Deerfield Area Solution

Deerfield s/s

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Ongoing Regional Projects in NH

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NH 10 Year Plan Regional Projects

Northern Area Autotransformer addition at Littleton s/s

Central Area Synchronous Condenser at Saco Valley s/s

New 115 kV line, Fitz to Monadnock

Seacoast Area

Southern Area

Western Area

New 345 kV s/s in Merrimack

New 115 kV line, Madbury to Portsmouth (SRP)

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Seacoast Reliability Project

The Seacoast Regions electric demand is growing at twice the rate of any other region in the state, and is expected to represent

approximately 25% of New Hampshires electric demand in 2020.

The electric transmission system serving the Seacoast Region does not meet both thermal and voltage planning criteria, putting the

reliability of the system at risk even at todays electrical demand levels.

If these criteria violations are not addressed, the risk of system overloads could lead to power outages for large groups of customers

in the Seacoast and surrounding area.

To support these growing needs, a new 115 kV transmission line is needed between Madbury s/s and Portsmouth s/s.

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Considerations for Route Selection

Reliability Benefits/System Operability

Environmental Impacts, including: Wetlands Endangered species Cultural and/or historical resources

Community Impacts, including: Existing vs. acquisition of easement rights Impacts to residential and business community Existing land uses

Cost, including: Underground vs. Overhead Length of line Regionalized or localized cost recovery

Constructability, including: Existing right-of-way; other options Water crossings

Schedule to meet identified reliability need

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Alternates Investigated

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Proposed Project

A new 115-kV transmission line connecting Madbury and Portsmouth substations

The new 115-kV transmission line will be approximately 13 miles long and will traverse though portions of the towns of Madbury, Durham, Newington and the City of Portsmouth.

The line is anticipated to be a combination of overhead and underground design and may include utilization of specialized marine cable for crossing Little Bay.

No new right-of-way is anticipated, though some new or modified easements may be required to accommodate the underground line or to improve the overall line design.

Total cost ~$70M.

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Proposed View of Corridor Durham/UNH

Proposed Double Circuit 115/34.5kV Line

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Little Bay Crossing

Underwater crossing begins at a transition structure at

the west shore of Little Bay within an existing PSNH

right-of-way.

The underwater crossing (consisting of 3 power cables) will be within an existing utility corridor currently

occupied by de-energized distribution cables.

Construction will have limited and temporary environmental impacts to the Bay, and no long-term

adverse effect on the health and well-being of the Bay.

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Little Bay Crossing

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Merrimack Valley Reliability Project

The Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire region has the most concentrated and fastest-growing electric demand in New England.

ISO-NE system studies since 2008 have identified potential overloads on existing transmission lines.

Eversource/National Grid Solution set, including the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MVRP), will solve reliability needs and create $520M investment in NH and MA.

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The Merrimack Valley Reliability Project

New 24.6 mile overhead 345-kV line 18.1 miles in NH 6.5 miles in MA

Built within an existing power line corridor

Proposed route passes through: Londonderry, Hudson, Windham and

Pelham, NH

Dracut, Andover, and Tewksbury, MA $123M investment

$82M in NH $41M in MA

In NH, the Project requires approval from the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee (SEC)

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Proposed ROW Configuration

Londonderry

North from the Hudson Town Line toward Wiley Hill Road

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Proposed ROW Configuration

Londonderry

North from Wiley Hill Road towards Scobie Pond Substation

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Benefits

Maintains reliable electric service for years to come

Large local investment of $82M in New Hampshire

Construction jobs

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Transmission Project Siting and Permitting in NH

A project requires an Application for a Certificate of Site and Facility

from the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) to

construct, operate and maintain an electric transmission line if it

meets the following criteria:

Transmission line projects > than 100-kV , and

> 10 miles long, and

Over a route not already occupied by a transmission line, or

over 200-kV, regardless of length or location

Based on these criteria, both SRP and MVRP require SEC approval.

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Transmission Project Siting and Permitting in NH

Eversource identifies environmental conditions and resources such as: soils,

water resources,

wetlands and water quality,

vegetation and wildlife,

and threatened or endangered species habitat areas.

Eversource is committed to constructing the projects in an environmentally acceptable manner that will meet all the expectations of our regulators and will avoid long-term adverse impacts.

During the various stages of the projects, Eversource will work with state and federal environmental agencies to establish work methods that eliminate, or minimize, the impact to these resources.

The majority of the environmental impact of these projects will be temporary and limited to the construction phase. Once constructed, the project rights-of-ways will provide beneficial scrub/shrub and grassland habitats.

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Proactive Project Outreach

Stakeholders

Municipal officials State and federal elected officials and

regulators

Regional planners Property owners and tenants Businesses Community groups

Project Communication for Municipalities

Briefings and presentations E-mail updates

Public

Transmission 1-800 Hotline Project Website and contact email address Community meetings/open houses News releases/media advisories Door hangers Letters

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Questions??

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