Vermont’s governor and Nova Scotia’s premiere have signed an agreement to enhance clean energy development.
The agreement between the province and state is intended to strengthen collaboration on clean energy development and energy security. The three-year pact creates a framework for electricity transmission planning, regional grid integration, and it explores how to bring Nova Scotia’s offshore wind power to New England.
Gov. Phil Scott says the state cannot generate enough affordable, clean energy, and the agreement “lets us explore how to put ... strengths together in a way that keeps costs down for ratepayers (and) strengthens reliability across New England...”