Building Trade Union Calls for Support of Northeast Energy Direct Project

Ahead of this week’s Site Evaluation Committee informational sessions hosted by Kinder Morgan for their Northeast Energy Direct project, the New Hampshire Building and Construction Trades Council is calling the project a win-win for everyone.

“Hard working Granite State families have been bearing the brunt of our state’s historically high energy costs for far too long,” said New Hampshire Building Trades President Steve Burk. “Regulators, elected officials, and third party organizations have all identified that increased natural gas transmission capacity is absolutely required to meet New England and New Hampshire’s energy needs. NED is a common sense energy solution that will help protect the New Hampshire advantage in the most effective and least disruptive way possible. What’s more, this project will create hundreds of good local jobs.”

Burk concluded, “That’s a win-win. It is time for leaders across New Hampshire to step up and support this energy project or risk leaving Granite State families out in the cold.”