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from PSNH’s generation fleet, while continuing to provide
the region with needed fuel diversity. The project — the
installation of a wet scrubber at our Merrimack Station —
is scheduled for completion in 2012 and will support 300
construction jobs. When the project is finished, it will make
this power plant one of the cleanest coal-burning energy
facilities in the nation. Since coal is economical and its cost
is relatively stable, this is an important component of our
strategy of reducing the impact on the environment while
continuing to provide our customers with cost-eective and
reliable energy.
Our transmission investments give the region a more reliable,
secure and modern grid. They also can provide the electrical
highway to bring low-carbon and renewable power to the
load centers of New England from northern New Hampshire
and Canada.
Building on our award-winning transmission expertise,
late last year we announced another innovative proposal:
a memorandum of understanding with NSTAR and
Hydro-Québec to build a new high-voltage, direct current,
participant-funded transmission line from Québec to central
or southern New Hampshire. As mentioned earlier in this
report, NU and NSTAR filed an application last December
for a declaratory ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. It represented our first formal step toward
making the high-voltage line a reality. We believe this project,
as conceived, could allow New England to meet nearly one-
third of its greenhouse gas reduction goals.
We also have planned pilot programs in Connecticut and
Massachusetts to demonstrate the benefits of automated
metering infrastructure and “smart grid” technology to
provide our customers with more choices, information and
control over their electric consumption, and to reduce the
energy losses through our distribution system. CL&P’s “Plan-
It Wise” pilot program will launch in summer 2009, and
we intend to file plans with the Massachusetts Department
of Public Utilities in April 2009 for a pilot focused on the
unique needs of our western Massachusetts customers.
“Environmental stewardship is a core value of NU.
It includes our commitment to promoting the ecient
use of energy.”
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