About the Northeast Reliability Interconnect EIS

The Northeast Reliability Interconnect EIS addresses potential impacts associated with the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company's proposed transmission line between the U.S. and Canada, including potential impacts associated with a modification of the previously authorized transmission line route and other alternative routes.

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE) has applied to DOE to amend Presidential Permit PP–89, which authorizes BHE to construct a single-circuit 345,000-volt (345-kV) electric transmission line across the U.S. international border in the vicinity of Baileyville, Maine. DOE has determined that amendment of the Presidential permit would constitute a major Federal action that may have a significant impact upon the environment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). For this reason, DOE prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) entitled, "Environmental Impact Statement for the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Northeast Reliability Interconnect," or the Northeast Reliability Interconnect EIS" for short. The EIS addresses potential environmental impacts from the proposed action and the range of reasonable alternatives. The EIS was prepared by DOE, with assistance from Argonne National Laboratory.

For more information about the contents and scope of the EIS, see What's in the EIS.

Amendment to Presidential Permit Available

The full text of the Amendment to Presidential Permit Order No. PP-89-1 is available for downloading or online browsing in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Record of Decision Available

The full text of the Record of Decision and Floodplain Statement of Findings; Bangor Hydro- Electric Company Northeast Reliability Interconnect is available for downloading or online browsing in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Final EIS Document Available

The full text of the Northeast Reliability Interconnect Final EIS is available for downloading or online browsing in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

EIS Process and Schedule

Preparation of the Northeast Reliability Interconnect EIS was a multi-step process that included publication of a Draft EIS, a Final EIS and a Record of Decision. These and other EIS-related documents are available for downloading and browsing on the Documents page of this Web site.

Follow the links in the menu on the left to learn more about the EIS purpose, contents, process, preparers, and schedule. See Getting Involved to learn how you can participate in the EIS process.

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