Protecting woodlands is important but cutting through woodlands for transmission lines shouldn't be a big deal. Hydro is pretty clean power so it seems silly not to bring more of that in. Plus they have already cut most of it..
"More than three-quarters of the corridor has already been cleared, with about 100 poles installed, Avangrid said last week."
"More than three-quarters of the corridor has already been cleared, with about 100 poles installed, Avangrid said last week."