CONCORD — Eversource has decided Northern Pass “has no path forward” after the New Hampshire Supreme Court unanimously decided to uphold the Site Evaluation Committee’s decision denying the $1.6 billion project.
The company filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday evening notifying investors it would not go forward with the project.
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