Northern Pass http://nhpr.org en Commission Studying Burying Power Lines Urged To Continue http://nhpr.org/post/commission-studying-burying-power-lines-urged-continue <p>About 200 people gathered Wednesday night in Plymouth for public hearing held by a state commission studying whether high-power electric lines such as those proposed by Northern Pass should be buried.</p><p>NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports.</p><p>The commission’s goals include investigating whether it is feasible to bury utility lines on existing state rights-of-way, such as highways.</p><p>And the message to the commission from many of those who spoke was that the commission needs to keep working to develop a well-reasoned policy for new utility projects.</p> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:14:56 +0000 Chris Jensen 16890 at http://nhpr.org Commission Studying Burying Power Lines Urged To Continue