DOE/EA-2155: Environmental Assessment

EA to inform public interest determination for New England Clean Energy Connect.

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

January 15, 2021

New England Clean Energy Connect; Maine

DOE prepared this EA (DOE/EA-2155) to inform the public interest determination for the New England Clean Energy Connect Project.

For more information, see New England Clean Energy Connect.

Documents Available for Download

Linked below are the EA, appendices, and select reference documents (i.e., those that are not available elsewhere online).

NECEC EA (January 2021) (6.89 MB)

NECEC EA, Appendix A, Geology and Soils (January 2021) (12.12 MB)

NECEC EA, Appendix B, Vegetation (January 2021) (13.87 MB)

NECEC EA, Appendix C, Water Resources and Quality (January 2021) (5.46 MB)

NECEC EA, Appendix D, Land Use and Recreation (January 2021) (12.2 MB)

NECEC EA, Appendix E (1 of 3), Visual Resources (January 2021) (18.88 MB)

NECEC EA, Appendix E (2 of 3), Visual Resources (January 2021) (17.59 MB)

NECEC EA, Appendix E (3 of 3), Visual Resources (January 2021) (16.67 MB)

NECEC EA, Appendices F-K (January 2021) (4.42 MB)

Reference: Section 7 Biological Assessment (June 23, 2020) (6.33 MB)

Reference: Section 7 Biological Assessment - Exhibits (June 23, 2020) (22.75 MB)

Reference: Section 106 MOA Redacted Appendix A (June 2020) (36.09 MB)

Reference: USACE Environmental Assessment (July 2020) (7.99 MB)

Reference: USACE EA Addendum (November 2020) (5.31 MB)