NH Conservation

X-178 115V Line, built in 1948-9 with 336 ASCR, Streeter Pond Tap to Whitefield “upgraded” to 795 ASCR in 1969 when U-199 is built, Beebe River to Streeter Pond tap “upgraded” to 795 ASCR in 1986.

Listed as cancelled in April 2024 Asset Condition Project list.

Pole height increases, WMNF, Lincoln, Woodstock, Easton and Sugar Hill

2013, January 39: Letter to WMNF;"United States Forest Service (“USFS”) regulations and guidance and the provisions of the WMNF Land and Resource Management Plan (“Forest Plan”)" include "the mandate that the project, given its proposed location within the Appalachian Trail management area, constitute the “only feasible and prudent alternative to meet an overriding public need,”"

2005?: White Mountain Roadless Areas. Kinsman: "The powerline corridor on the south boundary of the Inventoried Roadless Area is the most prominent non-conforming feature near the Inventoried Roadless Area. The corridor separates this Inventoried Roadless Area from the Mt. Wolf-Gordon Pond Inventoried Roadless Area. Its removal is impractical and unanticipated at this time."

2024, April 12: Eversource delays its May PAC presentation

2024, April 9: kp questions on Eversource Small Projects Day application to WMNF

2024, April 7: comment on Eversource and FirstLight

2024, April 2: Eversource Small Projects Day application for line rebuild on Section 1 of X-178, Woodstock.

2024, April, 2: PAC responses to stakeholder comments

2024, March 20: kp letter to PAC and Eversource re. percent of category c poles

2024, March 20: kp letter to PAC re. OPGW

2024, March 20: Maine PUC comments

2024, March 15: NESCOE comments

2024, March 15: k. pastoriza alternatives to project proposal

2024, March 18, k pastoriza question re structure locations (incorrectly dated)

2024, March 9: k pastoriza request for Category C POLE locations

2024, March 1: Questions on X-178

2024, February or March, posted after 2/28 PAC meeting: PAC "Guidelines" for public comments

2024, February 27: kp question on X-178 presentation to the PAC document

2024, February 27: kp letter to PAC; X-178 is not an asset condition project

2024, February 26 (dated): Eversource response to k. pastoriza questions.

2024, February 17: kp request to PAC to allot two hours for questions on Eversource's X-178 proposal to the PAC

2024: Environmental Permitting Planset, Easton, no wetlands scientist stamp.

2024, February; Reel Brook Trail to be used as access road, pending WMNF approval, section 1

2024, February; Reel Brook Trail to be used as access road, pending WMNF approval, section 2

2024, February 29: PAC meetings fail to ensure adequate project review

2024, February 28: PAC meeting; "While the transmission owners report asset condition projects to the PAC for informational purposes, the ISO does not have a decisional role in this area; these projects fall under a separate tariff administered by the TOs [transmission operators] under the jurisdiction of the FERC." ISO does approve asset condition projects for inclusion in costs passed on to rate-payers.

2024, February 27: Questions on Eversource PAC presentation

2024, February 28: Eversource document for presentation to PAC

2024, January 18: kp questions on structure locations

2024, February 17: letter to PAC, ISO and ES re failure of X-178 to meet definition of asset condition project

2024, January 6, cover letter for wetlands permit application, Dalton

2024, January 3: Easton Conservation Commission draft minutes

January 6, 2023: Eversource presentation to Easton Conservation Commission with commentary

January 3, 2024: Eversource presentation to Easton Conservation Commission

2023: smooth green snake flyer

2023, October 5: Fish & Game and Eversource email

2023, September 7: Fish and Game and Eversource email

2023, September: first view of Bog Pond from east showing location of planned 750' x 100' permanent cleared and graded laydown area.

2023, September: Bog Marsh

2023, September: X-178 crossing of Bog Pond

2023, September: view of Lafayette

2023, September: view of Mt. Wolf

2023, September: Bog Pond and east side of Old Kinsman Notch. X-178 line below cliffs on left.

2023, September: X-178 line below Cliffs, and Bog Pond

2023, September: Bog Pond and X-178, South Kinsman behind

2023, September: Cliffs with X-178 below, and Bog Pond

2023, August 23: letter to PAC and Eversource

2023, August 1; Campton, Thornton and Woodstock DRAFT proposed construction plans

2023, August 1; North Woodstock to Sugar Hill DRAFT proposed construction plans

2023, August 1; Sugar Hill, Bethlehem, Dalton, Whitefield DRAFT proposed construction plans

2023, Inspection/Treatment tags on 1948 section of line

2023, July 3; drone image X-178

2023, July 23; drone image x-178 no road

2023, May letter to ISO re X-178 and Asset Condition problem

2023, June; questions for Eversource

2023, May 24; response to Eversource answers to questions

2023, May; questions for Eversource

2023, May; photo of line

2023, May 16: Fish and Wildlife letter re. endangered species

2023, April 22: "Dear Neighbor" letter

2023, April; Project Fact Sheet sent to landowners claiming reliability

2023, April 14; E$ to Easton: "The only request at this point in time is keeping it to municipal staff only while we complete additional outreach to the towns along this line from Campton up to Whitefield.'

2023, April 14; "Confidential" Project information sent with the email above.

2023, April 7: Project presentation to WMNF (?)

2023, April 13: Archaeological survey proposal, WMNF

2022, September 19: Survey Postcard

2021, February 18: Transmission line aerial overview plans, GZA

2020, January 30: Aerial overview plan

2018, October 17; PAC submission, replace 56 structures out of 570 at $11.2 million, later cancelled

2017 river crossing application, no mention of pole condition problems.

circa 2017 crossbar and insulator replacement

2016: Bog Pond Scenic Area proposal rejected by WMNF

2016: Bog Pond Scenic Area procedural history

2015, November 9: SPNHF letter to Easton re. property rights; "Further, the DES regulations require "[t]he applicant(s) or agent and the owner(s) or agent, if other than the applicant(s), [to] sign and date the application form." !d. 1503.10(a). Because the property owner of some of the route, the Forest Society, has not signed Nothern Pass's application, the application is incomplete. It does not include all the required signatures."

2015, October 19: Testimony for Northern Pass; "load has not required upgrade of remaining [336] lines"

2016: X-178 dumped pole clean up by Eversource under pressure from Easton Conservation Commission. New line is proposed to be built in areas Eversource deemed too vulnerable for pole removal.

2015, July: work plan' "#1. Easton, Approximately 27 old poles to be removed. Debris located between X178 structure 266 and 291/ #2. Woodstock, NH, Approximately 41 old poles to be removed, Debris located between X178 structure 199 and 210 #3. Lincoln, NH, Approximately 147 old poles/pieces to be removed. Debris located between X178 structure 211 and 264"

Winco Lineman's safety manual

Winco Longline job hazard analysis

PAR helicopter requirements

PAR X-178 Health and Safety Plan

2015: PAR submittal: "If this project is awarded, PAR will longline several individuals into a ROW in order to cut up left over structure pieces and debris so they can be removed by the aircraft. Due to the lack of access, workers will need to be lowered into the ROW via longline...Workers will be transferred into different locations along an 8 mile stretch of ROW being inserted and extracted by longline."

2014: Eversource valuation of ROW and infrastructure in Easton

2013, May 22: Northern Pass and WMNF Special Use Permit requirements

NP Special Use Permit info. for WMNF with map showing where Eversource has no ROW

2013; found poem: Muntz WMNF special use permit application

Bog Pond area with poles dumped in 1986 "upgrade"

1948 pole Bog Pond area

Bog Pond area

2018 PAC presentation: proposed replacement of 56 poles out of 570 at cost of $11. million, later withdrawn

2013, September 5: Northern Pass amended attachment to Special Use Permit

FEIS

2007 Special Use permit

2007 Special Use permit

2007 Special Use permit

1987 Pemigewasset crossing, North Woodstock

1986 'upgrade' paid for by Hydro-Quebec

Pesticides used on ROW until 1985

1970, November 13: Special Use Permit for powerline in Woodstock

1970, March 25: FS to DOT re Special Use Permit for re-routed section of X-178 caused by I-93 extension north: "The lines should be planned, designed and constructed for the future anticipated needs of 345kV and 115kV and not to the present so that when the time comes, the necessary towers or poles will be in place and no added width will be needed."

1970, March 25: FS to DOT re Special Use Permit for powerline in Woodstock.

1970, February 19: Plymouth Record on powerline relocation

1970, February 10: Forest Service denies PSNH special use permit for new line

1970, February 6 through March 3; Forest Service and DOT documents re expansion of I-93 and relocation of powerline; "Due to increased demands for power, it appears that within a ten year period the combined existing 115kV and 69kV lines will be boosted to 345kV and 115kV and the existing 69kV line feeding northerly to Lincoln from the substation will be increased to a 115kV line."

1970, June 26: Union Leader article on powerline relocation; "...it has been projected that Public Service will have to provide twice as much electric power just eight years from now as the company is providing today."

1950 PSNH transmission map showing X-178

1948: portion of condemnation deed, Easton: "In order to meet the reasonable requirements of service to the public , it is necessary for the company to construct one or more 115kV transmission lines from Groveton, New Hampshire to North Woodstock, New Hampshire."

1948, June 15: WMNF SUP permit for X178, "part of a similar line from Northumberland to Woodstock"

1945: Forest Service suggests Bog Pond rather than Coppermine Trail

Bog Pond from South Kinsman before powerline