New England public advocates file lawsuit over transmission project

Public advocates in several New England states have sued to block a $360 million transmission project through New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

The proposed project, called X-178, would reconstruct 49 miles of transmission facilities, including replacing 580 poles.

The Maine Office of the Public Advocate joined its counterparts in New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island to sue Eversource Energy Service Company, arguing the company mischaracterized the project as necessary to repair “damaged or destroyed” facilities.