Some big wind projects in the region are not performing as planned due to
constraints on the transmission grid. That news came as Vermont lawmakers focused on both climate change and a
moratorium on new wind development.
Two large New England utilities want to build a new transmission line to carry electricity from Hydro-Quebec power dams in Canada to southern New England.
Utility officials say a new electrical transmission line will almost certainly have to be built in southeastern Vermont. Vermont Electric Power Company worked with a variety of groups in the region looking for a way to avoid the need for the line.