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A strange concession

By Steven Syre

 |  Globe Columnist  

  February 17, 2012

Gov. Deval Patrick and attorney general Martha Coakley finally reached a deal this week with NStar, offering state approval for the big utility to merge with Northeast Utilities in return for concessions to customers and commitments to buy power from Cape Wind. It also promised not to push hydropower from Canada as a form of renewable energy to meet state mandates - exactly the opposite position big business is advancing on Beacon Hill.

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