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Thorn Dickinson

Thorn Dickinson

CEO & President, NECEC Transmission LLC

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Notable Quotes

"The opposition to this project was never about protecting Maine's woods for NextEra and other fossil fuel companies. It was about protecting their fossil fuel-driven bottom line."

"I really believe that in five years from now, we're going to look back as a state and realize all of the benefits."

Stories

Quebec's power reaches Massachusetts after a decade of delays

Built World

Led project through permitting, litigation, and construction

For 40 years, transmission bottlenecks and opposition blocked Hydro-Québec from selling more power to New England. On January 16, 2026, a 145-mile power line through Maine began delivering 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydroelectricity to Massachusetts—20% of the state's needs and the largest clean energy transmission addition to the region in decades. The line went dark when a winter storm hit 10 days later.

Updated May 21