Coos delegation receives briefing on Coos Loop

WHITEFIELD — As aging fossil fuel and nuclear power plants are phased out in New England, the region is turning to clean energy sources. But Coos County’s ability to host additional clean or renewable energy facilities is blocked by the limitations of the so-called Coos Loop transmission line.

In a recent briefing to the Coos County delegation, Bill Quinlan, president of Eversource New Hampshire Operations, said the industry is undergoing transformational change. He said traditional power plants that have been the backbone of New England’s power grid are closing, and individual states are moving the region toward sources of clean energy.